2022 Twin Cities Theater Blogger Awards

TCTB AWARDS 2022!

Before we get too far into the new year, we wanted to share with you the bloggers' favorites of 2022. There was a lot of great theater last year, in many different forms, but these shows really struck a chord with our bloggers. Congrats to everyone involved, and here's to another great year of live theater in 2023!

Favorite Play, drama - The Humans at Park Square Theatre

Favorite Dramatic performance - Lucy Farrell, The Boys Room at Gremlin Theatre

Favorite Comedic performance - Avi Aharoni and Nathan Keepers, Two Jews Walk Into a War at Six Points Theater

Favorite Play, comedy - Georgiana & Kitty: Christmas at Pemberley at The Jungle Theater

Favorite Musical performance - ensemble of Twelve Angry Men, Theater Latté Da

Favorite Musical - Merrily We Roll Along at Theater Latte Da

TCTB Review Roundup: SIGNIFICANT OTHER at MN Jewish Theatre Company

Significant Other at MN Jewish Theatre Company is closing this weekend. Many of our bloggers got to see the show and all had quite positive things to say about the show. Read more about their thoughts below:

Cherry and Spoon: "This is a smart, funny, relatable, and poignant play by a talented young Jewish playwright, a perfect fit for Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company."
http://bit.ly/cs_sigoth

The Stages of MN: "This is a wonderful comedy performed by a talented cast. Filled with moments that ring true because the humor comes from character as much as from jokes."
http://bit.ly/2V4ToEO

The Global Dig: "Come see this intensely emotional production at MJTC."
http://bit.ly/3bYk14g

Single White Fringe Geek: "Significant Other is a funny cautionary tale, for the more complicated romantic landscape of 2020."
https://tinyurl.com/qq9lwm6

TCTB Review Roundup: Closing Soon!

A large number of shows are closing in a little over a week on May 19th. See the link before to see what our blogger Cherry and Spoon thought of them. 
Hidden Figures at Stages Theatre Company : http://bit.ly/2vJxNUD
Red Hot and Cole at Theatre in the Round : http://bit.ly/2VKHwbT
Shul at MN Jewish Theatre Company : http://bit.ly/2JnWHkr
The Gun Show at Uprising Theatre Company : http://bit.ly/2J6yJL8

TCTB Review Roundup: Closing This Weekend!

Go see some theater this weekend! Our bloggers recommend these shows (through this weekend only!):

Brett Talk recommends Potted Potter at the Pantages: "it’s really adorable, charming and absolutely hilarious." https://bit.ly/2EjdqT2

Cherry and Spoon gives a variety of options for the theatergoer:

Actually at MN Jewish Theatre Company, which tackles the issue of consent: "Actually is a powerful and incredibly timely play that will hopefully get audiences thinking and talking about this important issue." http://bit.ly/cs_actually

Line of Sight at Uprising Theatre Company handles gun violence and bullying: "Line of Sight is a fantastical story, but grounded in reality, about both of these problems that threaten the health and safety of our young people, performed by an appealing young cast." http://bit.ly/cs_sight

Iphegenia and Other Daughters by Theatre Unbound at the Gremlin: "Iphigenia and Other Daughters tells ancient women's stories in a fresh and modern way that's relatable today, making it obvious why these stories have survived for so long." http://bit.ly/cs_iphigenia

TCTB Review Roundup: The Last Schwartz by Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company

"At times funny, at times heart-breaking, The Last Schwartz is an intense 90 minutes spent with a family that puts the fun in dysfunctional." ~ Cherry and Spoon

MN Jewish Theatre Company's The Last Schwartz closes on Sunday!

http://www.cherryandspoon.com/2018/10/the-last-schwartz-by-minnesota-jewish.html

TCTB Review Roundup: Shows Closing this Weekend

For your consideration, Cherry and Spoon brings you a few shows that are closing this weekend (two brand new plays, and one little known classic). Check it out, and then go see a show!

Yellow Tree Theatre: STILL DANCE THE STARS
http://bit.ly/cs_stilldance
"The storytelling is completely unique, combining very real and natural dialogue, fantastical dream sequences in which stuffed animals come to life, dance, and music to tell a heart-wrenching and heart-warming story of grief, love, and family."

MN Jewish Theatre Company: NATASHA AND THE COAT
http://bit.ly/cs_natasha
"An engaging look at a Hasidic Jewish family in the neighborhood of Williamsburg in early 21st Century Brooklyn, as well as the garment industry in that neighborhood... touches on themes of immigration, gentrification, and how to maintain one's culture and traditions while still functioning in modern American society."

Ghoulish Delights: PRESCRIPTION: MURDER
http://bit.ly/cs_columbo
"Thanks to Ghoulish Delights, you have a chance to revisit that history [of iconic TV detective Columbo] and see Columbo's origins on stage at the Phoenix Theater in Uptown: a must see for Columbo fans and fans of retro thrillers."

We Are the Levinsons - TCTB Review Roundup

We Are the Levinsons at MN Jewish Theatre Company through May 14, starring the marvelous Robert Dorfman. Our bloggers had all the feels.

"You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll likely recognize your own family somewhere." Cherry and Spoon
http://bit.ly/2q54IlC

"If you go to see We are the Levinsons, you will be moved, you’ll laugh and you’ll feel warm inside, and you might just find you have a craving for tongue sandwiches." Kit Bix in TC Jewfolk
http://bit.ly/2qFQ15D

The Whipping Man - TCTB Review Roundup

photo: l to r: Warren C. Bowles as Simon, Riley O’Toole as 
Caleb, and JuCoby Johnson as John in Minnesota Jewish 
Theatre's production of The Whipping Man; 
photography by Sarah Whiting Photography

The Whipping Man is currently playing at MN Jewish Theatre Company until February 26th and is the directorial debut of well known actor about town Sally Wingert. Both bloggers who saw the show agree that it is a powerful production and important for our current times. 
Single White Fringe Geek writes, "The Whipping Man deals in hard truths in a surprisingly gentle but still powerful way. It doesn’t spare the audience, but it also doesn’t attack them. Nor does it leave the audience without hope. These days, that’s a great and necessary thing for a piece of theater to do." Read the full review: http://bit.ly/2mi9uH7
Cherry and Spoon says, "The play beautifully and painfully illustrates the intricacies of the slave/master relationship, one that has had and continues to have lasting effects on our country." Read the full review: http://bit.ly/2mcSw01

Aunt Raini - TCTB Review Roundup

Aunt Raini by the MN Jewish Theatre Company at the Highland Park Center Theater through November 20, 2016! See our reviews below. 

Twin Cities Stages: http://bit.ly/2fVdhYM
Cherry and Spoon: http://bit.ly/2fTSgzM
Artfully Engaging: http://bit.ly/2gbYqwu

Bad Jews at MN Jewish Theater: TCTB Review Roundup

Four of our bloggers saw MN Jewish Theatre Company's BAD JEWS on the same night. This intense, talky, thought-provoking play inspired a four-way conversation that we recorded for your reading pleasure. 

Read the conversation below, go see the show, and have your own conversation!

Minnesota Theater Love: http://bit.ly/bad_love
Cherry and Spoon: http://bit.ly/bad_cherry