On this page you’ll see my thoughts on various productions around the Twin Cities, including theater, dance, and the occasional traveling spectacular. Reviews will usually include links to reviews by theater critics as well as feature stories on the production.
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| The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, Open Eye, 2012 A visual feast and a clever retelling of Goethe’s work. End of the Rainbow, Guthrie, 2012 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Guthrie, 2012
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Royal Winnipeg Ballet – Wonderland (2011-2012 Nat’l Tour) Lavish costumes but inconsistent pacing as this show debuts in the US. James Sewell Ballet, Fall Show (& notes on the new Cowles Center) 2011 Les Miserables, Dec 2011 Hairspray, CDT, Fall-Spring 2011/2012 The Burial at Thebes, Guthrie Theater, Fall 2011 Much Ado about Nothing at the Guthrie Theater and Hamlet at Jungle Theater, Fall 2011 |
Other Theater-Related Stories at Northern Word
- Susan reviews the most important facilities in any Twin Cities theater: the toilets.
- A visit to The Playwright’s Center
Misc. Traveling Shows that Defy Categorization:
Cavalia, Fall 2011
Horses, horses, more horses, charging across the stage at full gallop. What more could you want. In St. Louis Park under the circus tents.
About me: I was a theater geek in college, once playing “Bottom” in a Midsummer Night’s Dream (this resulted in a memorable conversation with an older male professor in which he said, without irony, “I have never seen a female Bottom”). But nowadays I just go and enjoy the plays. As I’m not a professional critic, I generally go to productions that interest me from the outset, and that means I review a smaller set of shows than a critic would, and I’m more likely to actually like the shows I see. This is why I always link to critics and I recommend readers check them out as well.
I don’t receive free tickets or any other compensation for my reviews.