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Remembering John Munger: The best of his writing for the Twin Cities Daily Planet

By Jay Gabler, Front Row Seat

Video by 3 Minute Egg, 2008

Along with the rest of the Twin Cities arts community, I was saddened this week to learn of the death of John Munger, a great talent, enthusiastic supporter, and vibrant presence on the Minnesota dance scene for decades.

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MUSIC PHOTOS | Jason Isbell and Todd Snider at the Fitzgerald Theater

By Ryan Cutler, TC Daily Planet

Photos by Ryan Cutler

On Satuday, April 27, Jason Isbell and Todd Snider played at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul.

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Movies that could become blockbusters in the sweet, sweaty days of summer 2013

By Derek Anderson, Tuesday Movie Men

In the days of spring, you can hear them coming. Stand in a movie theater lobby and cock your head to the side just right, and you’ll feel more than hear a rumble emanating from the horizon. Okay, so it’s more likely the sound of movie trailers in nearby theaters that you’ll be hearing and feeling, but isn’t it more epic if the noise comes from the mystical regions of beyond? At any rate, the roar of the summer blockbuster cannot be ignored when April and May spring upon you. For decades the warm summer months have been a time when even on the sunniest of days and the most star-streaked of perfect nights, people have chosen to retreat to the air conditioned caverns of movie theaters. So what compels us to discard perfect outdoor conditions in favor of a cushioned seat in a dark room? The answer: summer blockbusters.

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THEATER REVIEW | Theatre in the Round's "Treasure Island" is magical

By Madeline Salmon, TC Daily Planet

Jason Paul Andrews in Treasure Island. Photo © Act One, Too, Ltd., courtesy Theatre in the Round.

Should you choose to see Theatre in the Round’s production of Treasure Island, your evening may go something like this: an usher takes you to your seat, walking you across the treasure map painted on the stage, and the first thing you notice is the smell of wood and smoke. When you take your seat, you realize you never left the set at all, because rigging and seagulls and pirate paraphernalia adorn the walls around you. Then the lights come down, the waves roll, and the story begins. You join Billy Bones in singing “Dead Man’s Chest” in spite of yourself. Soon Jim and the pirates are dashing through the aisles beside you and perching in the balconies above you, and you wonder for a split second if you remembered to feed the cat before going in search of buried treasure.

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Boz Scaggs at the State Theatre: The fastest 90 minutes known to humankind

By Dwight Hobbes, Sounding Off On Sound

Courtesy Boz Scaggs

On April 8, just under 2,000 fans were happy as hell to see veteran singer-songwriter-guitarist Boz Scaggs stroll onto the State Theatre stage; they greeted their man with a cataract of cheers and applause.

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MUSIC PHOTOS | Fleetwood Mac at the Xcel Energy Center

By Jeff Rutherford, TC Daily Planet

Photos by Jeff Rutherford

Fleetwood Mac came to St. Paul on April 28, playing at the Xcel Energy Center.

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"Mary Poppins" musical: Simply supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

By Allie Brown, Critical Review

On Tuesday, April 23, I saw Mary Poppins at the Oprheum Theatre. There were two distinct age groups: middle aged people and families.

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"Mary Poppins" musical: Just the right amount of sugar

By Jenn Fabian, Critical Review

Walking into the Orpheum this past Tuesday night it was safe to say that I had very high expectations.  I can’t count the number of times I’ve seen that movie over the past seventeen years and really, once you’ve gone Disney, you can’t go back.  And after a few rough starts, it’s safe to say this show was certainly a spoonful of sugar.

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"Mary Poppins" musical: Supercali-nope

By Emma Dalen, Critical Review

When, as a small child, I was first shown the movie Disney’s “Mary Poppins” by my mother, I didn’t like it all that much.  I recently was shown it as a teenager, and I quite enjoyed it.  The catchy music was enjoyable, and I thought that the storyline was quite interesting.  Seeing the Broadway musical was something that I was starting to look forward to.  After seeing the musical on stage, my opinion on it is that I much prefer the movie.  Disney’s “Mary Poppins” is being performed at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis till the twenty-eighth of April.  It was written by Julian Fellowes and directed by Richard Eyre.

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