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THEATER | "White Sheep of the Family," a sharp farce at Theatre in the Round
You’re not going to find a stronger theater company in the Twin Cities than the Theatre in the Round Players, and they’ve done it again, mounting yet another first-rate production. The White Sheep of the Family, by L. du Garde Peach and Ian Hay, is a splendidly written, sharply directed, beautifully acted farce you’re going to rush home and tell family, friends—pretty much anyone who’ll listen—all about. MORE »
Little Joey Peterson may be only 10, but let me tell you: his acting stinks.
by Jay Gabler •
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THEATER | Guthrie's "Christmas Carol" plays to the peanut gallery
I’m a huge fan of Christmas. I start secretly playing Christmas music as soon as I blow out the candles in the jack-o-lanterns. I pull out my stack of holiday books and supplement those with more from the library. I have my list of must-see holiday shows, and the Guthrie’s Christmas Carol is always included. It’s always the same—for better and for worse. MORE »
Fringe-For-Fall again
by Phillip Andrew Bennett Low • 11/27/08 • Drifting outside of my usual comfort zone, I’m always struck by the fact that this town doesn’t really consist of a “theatre community” so much as it consists of a vast array of communities arranged around various disciplines and economic models.
Arts Orbit Weekly: 11/27/08
This week’s picks
Thursday, November 27
If the blindly patriotic, crassly commercial nature of Thanksgiving is just too much for you, head to First Ave, where you can really stick it to ‘em by enjoying free turkey and music by a Soviet panda.
Friday, November 28
After battling the Black Friday crowds to score that discount Oreck, take Sanctuary with a delicious and—most importantly—leftover-free meal downtown. MORE »
THEATER | A martyrific holiday spectacular at the Children's Theatre
Parents taking the family out for a night at the theater may have some idea that they are ushering their children into a magical land of wonder and imagination, distant from the hyperkinetic squawking of the television set. Some such parents may be surprised to discover that The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe—the musical production now being presented by the Children’s Theatre Company—rockets by with a frenetic glibness that makes an episode of Animaniacs look like My Dinner With Andre. MORE »
DANCE | Zenon goes "urban" at the Southern
Zenon Dance Company is marking its 26th fall season this year, and they are celebrating in their usual fashion: by putting on a showcase of some of the most innovative recent dance pieces by choreographers from the Twin Cities and beyond. They launched the season on Thursday night at the Southern Theater, and despite a technical glitch or two, the show generally went off with the flawless grace that has become a Zenon trademark. MORE »
AIDS vs. anorexia vs. indie rock
by David de Young, HowWasTheShow Blog • 11/21/08 •
This is the tail end of Lamb Lays With Lion‘s The Little Skeleton That Could Not, which was presented Thursday night at the Hexagon.
