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We are halfway through intermission at the Chanhassen Dinner Theatre and I have just returned to my seat. The waitress dropped off my coffee and pre-ordered ...

“I didn’t know that that’s what it was about.” I was sitting in the lobby at intermission when I overheard the above stage-whispered from one friend to another. I glanced at the two of them – both were women in their late 70s, give or take a few years. Her friend didn’t respond within the time i ...

Choreographer Renee Guittar and actor/dancer husband Rush Benson believe their opposite personalities attract.

The Duluth Playhouse presents “Dancing Queens” at the Norshor Theatre. Written By: Lawrance Bernabo, For the News Tribune | 11:51 pm, Apr. 29, 2021 × From left: Vicki Fingalson (Tanya), Jen Burleigh-Bentz (Donna) and Tanya Moore (Rosie) perform in the Duluth Playhouse’s 2018 premiere performance of "Mamma Mia!" at the NorShor Theatre. The actors will reprise their roles for "Dancing Queens" April 29-May 2, 2021. (Courtesy of the Duluth Playhouse) In February 2018, the Duluth Pl...

The virtual revue warms hearts. Written By: Sheryl Jensen, For the News Tribune | 12:18 am, Feb. 13, 2021 × No night out on the town on tap this Valentine’s weekend with your special sweetie? Order delivery from your favorite restaurant instead, and then snuggle up to enjoy a free virtual concert with a “bouquet” of tunes from many of your favorite area performers, in the Playhouses “From Broadway With Love.” While not every one of the 16 song choices was a home run, the ev...

This weeks top picks in local arts and entertainment. Written By: Christa Lawler | × Theater by Zoom The University of Minnesota Duluth’s production of “Love and Information,” directed by Lauren Roth, is a play of bits and blurbs, pieces of conversation the audience is dropped into: a tug-of-war over a secret, a message from an unlikely source, a sister who is technically a mother. UMD - Fine Arts Facebook Playwright Caryl Churchill’s work premiered in London in 2012, ...