Theater Latté Da Announces Rehearsals Are In Progress For STONES IN HIS POCKETS
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 4, 2024
Theater Latté Da (Justin Lucero, Artistic Director; Elisa Spencer-Kaplan, Managing Director) announces that rehearsals are now underway for STONES IN HIS POCKETS, an Olivier Award-winning comedy running January 24, 2024 through February 25, 2024 at the Ritz Theater (345 13th Ave NE, Minneapolis).
Review: EROTICA FOR HOUSEPLANTS at Mixed Blood Theatre
by Jared Fessler - Aug 15, 2022
What did our critic think of EROTICA FOR HOUSEPLANTS at Mixed Blood Theatre? This is a production at Minnesota Fringe by Tom Reed. A comedic collage of erotica by, for and about plants (read aloud by a human). Steamy succulents. Lonely redwoods. Corn-ographic tales of crop pollination. A silly botanical f*ckfest. Houseplants get in free!
Optimist Theatre Announces Retirement of Founding Artistic Director Ron Scot Fry
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 28, 2021
Optimist Theatre has announced the retirement of Ron Scot Fry, its Founding Artistic Director. Fry set the vision and mission of Optimist Theatre, from its founding as Midwest Children’s Theatre in 1993, through its evolution to producer of Shakespeare in the Park in 2010 to the post-pandemic return to live theater.
OWN to Air John Legend Hosted Special REVISITING UNDERGROUND
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Dec 22, 2020
OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network will air “Revisiting Underground,” an all-new half-hour special from Sony Pictures Television, immediately following the previously announced January 5 premiere on OWN of the critically acclaimed historical drama “Underground on OWN” at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
Mixed Blood To Host Theatrical Reading Of The Mueller Report
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 16, 2019
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Robert Schenkkan has adapted the drama, 'The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts' from former special counsel Robert S. Mueller III's report. This edited 80-minute version focuses primarily on Mueller's findings around whether President Trump obstructed justice. Artistic Directors and theatrical talent from throughout the Twin Cities are donating their time and imagination to bring this report alive. The event is free and open to all. Come participate in the shaping of our country's future.
National Comedy Center Officially Designated As The United States' Cultural Institution Dedicated To Comedy
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 14, 2019
The National Comedy Center was formally designated as the nation's official cultural institution dedicated to the art form of comedy on Tuesday, March 12. In a tremendous bi-partisan show of support, both the Senate and House of Representatives passed this bill in February, and the president signed it into law on Tuesday, recognizing the Center as the "Official National Comedy Center of the United States."