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Kristen Hirsch Montag

Kristen Hirsch Montag is a senior public relations and communications manager for Meet Minneapolis, Convention and Visitors Association, by day and self-professed theatre geek by night. A busy career keeps her from working onstage these days, but she still finds time to act occasionally in TV/film projects when not attending MSP area productions and touring shows or catching a little Broadway in NYC. She also does freelance PR and sells Mary Kay along with the journalistic pursuits. Interviewing Laura Osnes, Kevin McCollum, Anthony Rapp and Rita Moreno are BWW highlights over the past seven years. Kristen holds a bachelor's degree from Augsburg College in Theatre Arts and Communications.






BWW Interviews: The Guthrie's MIDSUMMER Queen Christina Acosta Robinson
BWW Interviews: The Guthrie's MIDSUMMER Queen Christina Acosta Robinson
January 29, 2015

Get to know Christina Acosta Robinson, who plays the two queens in in Joe Dowling's fantastical re-telling of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM on the Guthrie Theater's Wuertele Thrust stage.

BWW Interviews: Getting to Know I LOVE LUCY'S Thea Brooks
BWW Interviews: Getting to Know I LOVE LUCY'S Thea Brooks
January 23, 2015

Thea Brooks stars in the national tour of I LOVE LUCY® LIVE ON STAGE, playing at Minneapolis' State Theatre through Jan. 25, 2014. BWW Minneapolis got to find out more about her and the unique show in this fun Getting to Know interview.

BWW Interviews: Getting to Know THE MISANTHROPE Director Adrian Balbontin
BWW Interviews: Getting to Know THE MISANTHROPE Director Adrian Balbontin
January 9, 2015

THE MISANTHROPE, a classic play with a new and unique interpretation is playing the Bryant Lake Bowl now, and BWW Minneapolis got to know a little more about the director who brought it there.

BWW Interviews: MOTOWN THE MUSICAL's Leon Outlaw Jr.
BWW Interviews: MOTOWN THE MUSICAL's Leon Outlaw Jr.
December 12, 2014

At the ripe old age of 12, theatre 'vet' Outlaw plays Young Berry Gordy, Young Stevie Wonder and Young Michael Jackson in MOTOWN THE MUSICAL, playing Dec. 16 - 28 at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis.

BWW Interviews: Ordway's A CHRISTMAS STORY's Dieter Bierbrauer
BWW Interviews: Ordway's A CHRISTMAS STORY's Dieter Bierbrauer
December 8, 2014

Accomplished Twin Cities actor Dieter Biebrauer is playing an iconic character in a show based on an iconic, now classic Christmas movie. But don't expect him to be just like the one you remember from the film.

BWW Reviews: IRVING BERLIN'S WHITE CHRISTMAS
BWW Reviews: IRVING BERLIN'S WHITE CHRISTMAS
November 28, 2014

IRVING BERLIN'S WHITE CHRISTMAS is a tap dancing good time at the theatre. The classic movie-made-into-a-musical has plenty of charms, but it truly shines when Jeremy Benton & Kaitlyn Davidson are dancing.

BWW Reviews: ON GOLDEN POND at the Jungle
BWW Reviews: ON GOLDEN POND at the Jungle
November 10, 2014

ON GOLDEN POND at the Jungle Theater is a quiet, sweet play that shines the spotlight on two theater veterans and the relationship of the elderly lovers who are realizing the changes they're beginning to face in their sunset years.

BWW Interviews: Getting to Know HELLO DOLLY's Michelle Barber
BWW Interviews: Getting to Know HELLO DOLLY's Michelle Barber
October 22, 2014

Michelle Barber may have played more than 60 roles in her Chanhassen Dinner Theatre career but this role may be the one she's meant to play. BWW Minneapolis got to know this local theatre legend a little better.

BWW Interviews: Getting to Know A STEADY RAIN's Sal Viscuso
BWW Interviews: Getting to Know A STEADY RAIN's Sal Viscuso
October 19, 2014

Actor Sal Viscuso never turns down a challenge, which may explain his long career on stage, film and television, where many audience members will recall him from diverse roles. Most recently, he's seen on 'SCANDAL' with director of A STEADY RAIN, Jeff Perry. BWW Minneapolis learned a bit more about him in this interview.

BWW Interviews: Getting to Know Mariah MacFarlane of NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT
BWW Interviews: Getting to Know Mariah MacFarlane of NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT
October 8, 2014

Unless you happened to make the run on Broadway last year, NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT will feel familiar just due to the classic songs they built the show around. Actor Mariah MacFarlane leads the first national tour to the stage in Saint Paul and we got to chat a little about her experience.

BWW Interviews: Getting to Know HEIDI CHRONICLES' Kate Wetherhead
BWW Interviews: Getting to Know HEIDI CHRONICLES' Kate Wetherhead
September 27, 2014

Actor, screenwriter, author and more... Kate Wetherhead seems to be living the life that character Heidi Holland was striving for in Wendy Wasserstein's acclaimed THE HEIDI CHRONICLES. BWW Minneapolis got to know here a little better in this interview.

Photo Coverage: IVEY Awards Celebrate 10 Years in Twin Cities Theatre
Photo Coverage: IVEY Awards Celebrate 10 Years in Twin Cities Theatre
September 27, 2014

IVEY celebrates Twin Cities theatre professionals each year and for 10 years, the community has come out in style to the State Theatre in Minneapolis. BWW Minneapolis captured the beautiful people of Twin Cities theatre on the Red Carpet and the Step & Repeat before the show. (Part 2)

Photo Coverage: IVEY Awards Celebrate 10 Years in Twin Cities
Photo Coverage: IVEY Awards Celebrate 10 Years in Twin Cities
September 27, 2014

IVEY celebrates Twin Cities theatre professionals each year and for 10 years, the community has come out in style to the State Theatre in Minneapolis. BWW Minneapolis captured the beautiful people of Twin Cities theatre on the Red Carpet and the Step & Repeat before the show. (Part 1)

BWW Interviews: Getting to Know THE WHITE SNAKE's Amy Kim Waschke
BWW Interviews: Getting to Know THE WHITE SNAKE's Amy Kim Waschke
September 10, 2014

The Guthrie Theater opens its new season with a new adaptation of an ancient Chinese tale by Tony Award-winning director Mary Zimmerman. Lead Amy Kim Waschke comes to the Guthrie for the first time and gives some perspective on the role and the play.

BWW Interviews: VANYA & SONIA & MASHA & Sass
BWW Interviews: VANYA & SONIA & MASHA & Sass
August 10, 2014

Joel Sass brings the farcical VANYA & SONIA & MASHA & SPIKE to the Guthrie stage for the first time this summer. BWW Interviews had a chance to get his insight on the show and learn more about the man behind the scenes himself.

BWW Interviews: Rocco Previews BROADWAY SONGBOOK and Upcoming Tour
BWW Interviews: Rocco Previews BROADWAY SONGBOOK and Upcoming Tour
August 7, 2014

How do you pack 100 years of the American musical into a brief show? James Rocco may still be whittling it down but patrons at the latest BROADWAY SONGBOOK: THE FIRST 100 YEARS OF BROADWAY will soon find out, in Saint Paul and all over Minnesota, too.

BWW Reviews: CAT IN THE HAT Has the Desired Effect at Children's Theatre Company
BWW Reviews: CAT IN THE HAT Has the Desired Effect at Children's Theatre Company
July 21, 2014

What better way to review a Children's Theatre Company show than to have a real mom and her little boy attend and tell us about the experience? This first-hand review by a first-time reviewer will charm you into attending one of the remaining performances as the show closes this Sunday, July 27.

BWW Interviews: Getting to know MY FAIR LADY'S Tony Sheldon
BWW Interviews: Getting to know MY FAIR LADY'S Tony Sheldon
July 1, 2014

Known best as Bernadette in PRISCILLA - QUEEN OF THE DESERT, actor Tony Sheldon is in Minneapolis for the summer and is having fun with his role, exploring the city and working at the Guthrie.

BWW Interviews: MN Native GHOST Star Haunted By Longing for NYC
BWW Interviews: MN Native GHOST Star Haunted By Longing for NYC
June 18, 2014

Steven Grant Douglas is touring the country as Sam Wheat in GHOST THE MUSICAL but his heart belongs to New York City.

BWW Interviews: A Little Education from James Rocco on BROADWAY SONGBOOK: COMDEN & GREEN
BWW Interviews: A Little Education from James Rocco on BROADWAY SONGBOOK: COMDEN & GREEN
June 13, 2014

James Rocco's BROADWAY SONGBOOK series at The Ordway Center for Performing Arts in Saint Paul, Minn., is a treasure for anyone who has an iPod full of showtunes (me: guilty!) and should earn continuing education credits for audience members who gain a wealth of knowledge in theatre history over the course of the show.



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