When is the last time you saw an all-female cast? Photo by Dan Norman It’s a short list for me. There was Six, a treatise on Henry VIII’s wives that’s about to blow up on Broadway; the eternally lovely Steel Magnolias at the Guthrie; the Jungle’s devastating The Wolves and

This saucy show has plenty of punch for Sondheim fans.   Photo by Dan Norman When you hear the “great” names of creators of musical theater, the list tends to be pretty short. Rogers and Hammerstein are up there, to be sure. Leonard Bernstein makes the cut. Andrew Lloyd Weber,

Some people are just made for certain parts.   Photo by Dan Norman Robert Downey Jr. was born to play Iron Man. Denzel Washington was thoroughly destined to be Malcom X. Who but Idina Menzel could have originated Elphaba? Or who could have breathed life into the Phantom other than

Why should a nation as a whole have to pay the price for the madness of a few?   Photo by Dan Norman That was the question on my mind throughout the speedy 100 minute duration of Assassins, the latest to grace the stage at the Ritz Theater via Theater

What is the most Minnesotan Christmas show you can think of?   Photo by Allen Weeks Most of us would probably select something along the lines of A Christmas Story or Charlie Brown, and that would be understandable. But most of us would be wrong. Photo by Allen Weeks To

If you liked Buffy: The Vampire Slayer, you will LOVE this show. Dracula from COLLIDE THEATRICAL on Vimeo. Cross necklaces? Check. Vampy face paint? Check. Perfectly tailored pleated pants? Check. Moody emo rock band? Check. Ubiquitously smeared eyeliner paired with thin strapped halter tops? Check, check, check. If there was

Sometimes in life, all something needs is a fresh political climate to feel brand new again.  Photo courtesy of Theater Latte Da This was my main thought while watching Man of La Mancha, the premiere musical of Theater Latte Da’s 20th anniversary season. I’m sure we’ve all heard at least

An impressive debut from a dynamic new company, The Boy and Robin Hood is an engrossing play and marks Trademark as a company to watch Photo by Rick Spaulding What would you create if you could create anything? I’ve thought about that question many times. I like to fancy myself