The Big Blue Blog

Less formal than an article in a newsletter or program (we hope). Less rambling than a conversation over a beer after a show (perhaps). It’s the Big Blue Blog. Talk to us at blog@guthrietheater.org.

 

"Faith & Values" profiles Douglas Gresham

Posted on Nov 21, 2008 at 5:07 p.m. by LeeH
The Star Tribune profiles Douglas Gresham in this weekend's "Faith & Values" column by Jeff Strickler.
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Lots of new offerings at Cue and Level 5 Cafe

Posted on Nov 21, 2008 at 10:58 a.m. by LeeH
Highlights include an intermission dessert buffet, weekend brunch buffet, a kids menu (finally!), a new lunch menu at Cue ... and the return of Haagen Dazs ice cream cups (yum!)
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REVIEW: "Shadowlands" reveals C.S. Lewis

Posted on Nov 20, 2008 at 11:43 a.m. by LeeH
Minnesota Monthly assistant editor Courtney Lewis shares her thoughts on the Guthrie's production of Shadowlands in a recent posting on MNMO's "Front & Center" blog
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REVIEW: Emotionally harrowing production deliberately leaves loose ends

Show: Blackbird
Posted on Nov 20, 2008 at 11:38 a.m. by LeeH
City Pages theater critic Quinton Skinner hails Pillsbury House Theatre's jawdropping production of David Harrower's Blackbird.
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Arts community mourns loss of Clive Barnes

Posted on Nov 19, 2008 at 12:59 p.m. by LeeH
Prolific arts critic Clive Barnes, 81, died early Wednesday morning from cancer. His career as a New York dance and theater critic spanned decades, and included posts at The New York Times and The New York Post.
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KSTP chats with Gary Gisselman

Posted on Nov 19, 2008 at 12:46 p.m. by LeeH

KSTP reporter Cyndy Brucato chats with Gary Gisselman about directing A Christmas Carol, and how the Twin Cities theater scene has changed over the past 40 years.

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Is the size of the MSP theater scene still shocking to locals?

Posted on Nov 13, 2008 at 11:45 a.m. by LeeH
As Jay Gabler writes, we all know that "among American cities, Minneapolis-St. Paul is second only to New York City in theater seats per capita." How did this come to be? METRO Magazine explores the vibrant theater community in a recent article.
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Remember to silence your cell phones

Posted on Nov 10, 2008 at 4:52 p.m. by LeeH
Star Tribune opinion editor Eric Ringham chronicles a recent visit to the Guthrie, during which a fellow patron didn’t heed the preshow warning to silence cell phones.
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REVIEW: Fine acting, intelligent staging power 'Blackbird'

Show: Blackbird
Posted on Nov 09, 2008 at 5:32 p.m. by LeeH
Pioneer Press contributor Renee Valois offers her thoughts on Pillsbury House Theatre's production of Blackbird
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REVIEW: "Blackbird" dares to reveal humanity and nuance in a drama of two people damaged by sexual abuse

Show: Blackbird
Posted on Nov 09, 2008 at 5:23 p.m. by LeeH

Star Tribune editor Claude Peck offers his review of Pillsbury House Theatre's production of Blackbird, playing in the Dowling Studio through Nov. 30

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