TCTB Review Roundup: Hot Funky Butt Jazz by Interact Center

"The array of truly diverse performers having the time of their lives is something that will stick with me for a long time, and provided a new standard for what inclusive art really looks like." Compendium - Minneapolis

Catch Interact Center for Visual and Performing Arts' HOT FUNKY BUTT JAZZ at Guthrie Theater through November 18.

https://compendiummpls.blogspot.com/2018/11/hot-funky-butt-jazz-defines-true.html

TCTB Review Roundup: Words Do Move by Sandbox Theatre

"These stories feel personal to this wonderful open-hearted ensemble. Stories of not liking one's skin, or being a 'gender outlaw,' with the cast showing great strength and vulnerability in sharing themselves with the audience."
Cherry and Spoon: http://bit.ly/cs_words

"Because it is so specific and personal, it not only draws the audience in, it creates a feeling of universal humanity."
Single White Fringe Geek: https://tinyurl.com/y8z2c7hr

See Sandbox Theatre's WORDS DO MOVE through Nov 18 at The Crane Theater.

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: The Laramie Project by Uprising Theatre Company

"On the one hand there’s been so much progress in twenty years. Then you look at it all sideways and squint, and it feels like nothing’s changed at all. Some days, lately, it feels like the whole country’s Laramie."
~Single White Fringe Geek: https://tinyurl.com/y8y4ofmh

"Learning about the people of Laramie, Wyoming and Shepard's life is one of the best ways I can think of to understand where we need to go to change hearts and minds and protect our LGBTQIA family."
~Compendium - Minneapolis: https://bit.ly/2Q2UdZp

"Both are beautiful plays about the power of theater, the power of community, the power of speaking out against hate."
~Cherry and Spoon: http://bit.ly/cs_laramie

Uprising Theatre Company's THE LARAMIE PROJECT (original & 10 years later) runs through Nov 17 at Howard Conn Fine Arts Center.

TCTB Review Roundup: Mary Poppins at Artistry

See Mary Poppins at Artistry MN through Sunday! Read the Twin Cities Theater Bloggers reviews below along with an interview with Becca Hart who plays Mary Poppins by Brett Talk!

The magic is strongest on stage when Ms. Becca Hart is on it. Hart, who plays the title role, is not just “practically perfect in every way” but is perfect in every way. Hart is whimsically delightful and completely makes the role her own. - Brett Talk Read more: https://bit.ly/2C0wWD7

Brett's interview with Becca here: https://bit.ly/2zaURwG

Artistry's Mary Poppins may be just the thing you need right now. That is, an escape from reality into the magical world of everyone's favorite nanny, filled with talking dogs, moving statues, high-flying kites, and fantastic dance numbers. - Cherry and Spoon Read more: https://bit.ly/2AAD6c4

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TCTB Review Roundup: Beautiful: The Carole King Musical Broadway Tour

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical at Hennepin Theatre Trust closes on Saturday! Read the Twin Cities Theater Bloggers reviews below. 🎶

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical is a wonderful celebration of the music of Carole King and the music of her generation. - Twin Cities Stages Read more: https://bit.ly/2OSbAj9

It was like a wonderful oldies radio station, punctuated by well-written banter and a bit of drama and tears. -Brian Bix Read more: https://bit.ly/2z7dNfB

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical is a lovely celebration of music and the lessons of perseverance. - Brett Talk Read more: https://bit.ly/2PscTVz

If you love shows that can double as sing-alongs or are a fan of music created sometime between the 1950s and 1980s, you will love Beautiful. - Compendium - Minneapolis Read more: https://bit.ly/2Plg29q

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TCTB Review Roundup: God of Carnage at Lyric Arts

Don't miss God of Carnage at Lyric Arts through October 28th! It is Twin Cities Theater Blogger, Brett Talk's favorite!

God of Carnage is a brilliantly written play, as I’ve said it’s my favorite because the nature in which it’s written. Reza has you on the edge of your seat through the whole 90 minutes. - Brett Talk Read more: https://bit.ly/2EzigOv

It'll make you laugh, it'll make you cringe, it might even make you recoil in disgust at times. In other words, it's a fun night at the theater. But it plays through next weekend only, so make your plans to head to Anoka soon (which I hear is the Halloween capital of the world, so October is not a bad time to visit). 🎃 - Cherry and Spoon Read more: http://bit.ly/cs_carnage

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