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MOA's Princess Diana exhibit will thrill Diana lovers, bore everyone else // Recap

by Marcus Michalik February 8, 2012 -

Is there anything tackier than the thought of one of the world’s biggest tourist traps (that would you be you, Mall Of America) hosting an exhibition full of a dead princess’ personal artifacts, with the wedding dress (of what was arguably a sham marriage) as its crowning jewel?
End Of The Rainbow is a depressing, yet entertaining, slide into a megastar’s death // Recap

by Jason Zabel February 7, 2012 -

For an actor with a taste for hysterics—and, really, what stage actor doesn’t have a taste for hysterics?—portraying Judy Garland in End Of The Rainbow would be like taking a trip to the playground. A very exhausting playground.
Mythical creature Jeff Mangum played a momentous show at the State Theatre Saturday // Recap

by Colleen Powers February 6, 2012 -

If indie rock has a messiah, it has to be Jeff Mangum.
Cat On A Hot Tin Roof // Recap

by Jason Zabel January 24, 2012 -

The Guthrie production succeeds in transferring the steamy Delta to the chilly Thrust Stage.
Harold And The Purple Crayon // Recap

by Becky Lang January 23, 2012 -

When you think about it, Harold And The Purple Crayon seems like a book specifically designed to be difficult to adapt onstage. After all, its protagonist is a tiny, bald child that looks like an old man walking around in footie pajamas.
The Lion King, now at the Orpheum Theater // Recap

by Jason Zabel January 17, 2012 -

One of the first things you’ll notice about the traveling Broadway production of The Lion King is that it was better when you were 10 years old.
Ryan Adams expertly mixed the sad and silly for an intimate night at the State Theatre // Recap

by Marcus Michalik December 14, 2011 -

If hearing Adams talk about wearing white Ray-Bans and a wrist cast during an acoustic festival that also included Paula Cole sounds like it would come into conflict with an exceedingly tender one-man acoustic show, it didn’t.
M83 made each and every note feel gigantic at First Avenue // Recap

by Marcus Michalik November 17, 2011 -

If you’re going to name your band after something as grandiose as a spiral galaxy, you better make sure you have a sound expansive enough to do it justice.
Lykke Li brought the drama (and smoke) to First Avenue // Recap

by Marcus Michalik November 14, 2011 -

If last night’s performance showed anything, it’s that Li is a whole lot more than just another wispy indie beauty; she’s a full blown rock star with charisma to spare and enough theatrics and talent to set her apart from the rest of the pack.
Aziz Ansari packs Treasure Island Casino, proves he hates bro culture, as suspected // Recap

by Jason Zabel November 7, 2011 -

Ansari is very good at one thing both on Parks And Rec and in a stand-up comedy setting: He truly understands the bro, that sometimes enigmatic cultural figure that probably doesn’t deserve to be described with the word “cultural.”

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MOA's Princess Diana exhibit will thrill Diana lovers, bore everyone else // Recap

End Of The Rainbow is a depressing, yet entertaining, slide into a megastar’s death // Recap

Mythical creature Jeff Mangum played a momentous show at the State Theatre Saturday // Recap

Cat On A Hot Tin Roof // Recap

Harold And The Purple Crayon // Recap

The Lion King, now at the Orpheum Theater // Recap

Ryan Adams expertly mixed the sad and silly for an intimate night at the State Theatre // Recap

M83 made each and every note feel gigantic at First Avenue // Recap

Lykke Li brought the drama (and smoke) to First Avenue // Recap

Aziz Ansari packs Treasure Island Casino, proves he hates bro culture, as suspected // Recap

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