Christopher Kehoe

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THEATER | "Dial M for Murder" at the Jungle Theater: Spoiler alert

By Christopher Kehoe, TC Daily Planet

As any American who takes in an evening of opera can vouch, there's something a bit out of place about the art form. I'm not talking about the need for English supertitles (although a little reading never hurt anyone). And obese strangers rambling about what they love or hate has become startlingly commonplace (thanks, YouTube). No, I'm talking about a long-standing practice that can make any Yankee wrinkle his or her nose before the orchestra even plays a note: the damn program.MORE »

THEATER | “A Christmas Carol” at the Guthrie Theater: God bless us every 1%

By Christopher Kehoe, TC Daily Planet

Let's make this clear up front: the Guthrie's Christmas Carol is largely spectacle. There are zip lines, pneumatics, strobe lights, a massive backlit angel of death, and a two-story set piece that seems to move by magic. Heck, there's even an "Aerial Flight Director" listed in the program.MORE »

"Welcome to Our Neighborhood" at the Cedar Cultural Center: On the street where they live

By Christopher Kehoe, TC Daily Planet

“It’s not a scary neighborhood; it’s very friendly. I usually get lunch at the market right over there.” Hamdi Mohamed points across Cedar Avenue. “I’ve probably gained a few pounds,” she jokes. Mohamed, 18, doesn’t live in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood but, thanks to a joint production between Bedlam Theatre and Mixed Blood Theatre, she now has a gaggle of new Cedar-Riverside friends.MORE »

THEATER | "Song of Extinction" by Theater Latté Da at the Guthrie Theater: Intelligently designed

By Christopher Kehoe, TC Daily Planet

The beginning is the end and the end is the beginning in Theater Latté Da's Song of Extinction. But that's kind of the point.MORE »

THEATER | Mixed Blood Theatre’s “Agnes Under the Big Top”: Six rings shy

By Christopher Kehoe, TC Daily Planet

Agnes Under the Big Top is, at times, a lot of fantastic adjectives: ambitious, confident, funny, provocative. But the end result winds up being notably less than the sum of its parts.MORE »

THEATER | "Our Town" by Yellow Tree Theatre: Excellent "community" theater

By Christopher Kehoe, TC Daily Planet

Look sharp, friends: this unassuming little show in, of all places, Osseo is poised to be among the finest Twin Cities theater offerings in 2011. Bold words for mid-February, but Yellow Tree Theatre's latest is a winning effort that throws the gauntlet down to its metropolitan cousins.MORE »

THEATER | "Helen" by 20% Theatre Company Twin Cities: Hold on to your hat

By Christopher Kehoe, TC Daily Planet

Playwright Ellen McLaughlin is asking you to forget what you learned in tenth grade World Literature. This may be easier for some than for others. MORE »