- Becki-Iverson
- February 14, 2017
Round two of this quintessential show does not disappoint. Photo by Petronella. Some things are just meant to be classics. Nina Simone: Four Women, running in a refreshed reprise at Park Square Theater, is just such a piece. The first iteration of the show, which premiered last year (and absolutely
- Becki-Iverson
- February 13, 2017
A love story for the ages, just in time for Valentine’s Day. Photo by Rich Ryan. We live in tumultuous times, and much of the art being made right now reflects this. It’s important to use art as a way to help process things, to put things in their place
- Becki-Iverson
- February 10, 2017
If the Kardashians lived in the 1920s, this would be for them. Photo by Heidi Bohnenkamp. In this era where we are working to ease the yawning gap between the 1% and the 99%, it can be a little difficult to identify with people on the opposite side of the
- Becki-Iverson
- February 2, 2017
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door! Photo by Nick Schroepfer. Art always seems to closely follow politics, and there is no better example than the pointed shows about immigration that opened last weekend, right as the new immigration ban was set
- Becki-Iverson
- January 30, 2017
Give me your tired, your poor, your hungry…. Photo by Rich Ryan. Immigration is a hot topic these days, so the new joint production from Park Square Theatre and Mu Performing Arts couldn’t have come at a better time. Flower Drum Song, a seldom-performed part of Rogers and Hammerstein’s considerable
- Becki-Iverson
- January 18, 2017
#bealight #ghostlightproject #allarewelcome Photo courtesy of Mixed Blood Theater. Ahead of the looming inauguration festivities (or, some might say, dirges) this coming weekend, theaters around the country are hosting a Ghostlight ceremony this Thursday, January 19 at 5:30 p.m. to help shine a light of solidarity with marginalized groups and fellow
- Becki-Iverson
- January 16, 2017
Could you game a system if it meant big money? Photo by Matthew Glover. If you’re a person of a certain age (aka you were raised prior to the predominance of satellite or cable TV), at some point you had a gameshow day. You were 8, you had the chicken
- Becki-Iverson
- January 13, 2017
I have always felt that playing roles of real-life people are the hardest of all. Photo by Joan Marcus. This is especially true of iconic celebrities; get it right, and you are a superstar. Fail, and it could end your career. We’ve been gifted with marvelous performances of Ray Charles,
- Becki-Iverson
- January 9, 2017
Are you nowhere? Or now here? Photo by Maria Baranova. Ah, January. Whoever decided to schedule the change to a new year here really knew what they were doing. When you’re overloaded with holiday foods, tired due to Vitamin D deficiency, and waiting for the snow to melt so you
- Becki-Iverson
- January 5, 2017
The 2nd Annual Twin Cities Theater Blogger Awards are coming! Photo courtesy of Park Square Theater. And I cannot wait to see how they turn out. We have had such an incredible year of theater here in the Twin Cities and let me tell you: trying to narrow down the