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• Actress channels Judy Garland at 'End of the Rainbow'
  Judy Garland returns to the state of her birth this week, or at least a play about her calamitous final days.February 3, 2012
• Madonna channels Victor Cruz with salsa dance
  Madonna won't explicitly say who she's rooting for, but her spot-on salsa dance may have revealed where her allegiance lies.February 2, 2012
• 'Doubt' to be adapted for Minn. Opera
  The Minnesota Opera is commissioning an operatic adaptation of the hit Broadway play "Doubt" as part of its 50th season, it was announced today.January 28, 2012
• Playwright strips topic of feminism bare in new work
  The word "feminist" hauls a lot of baggage nowadays. It can draw every kind of reaction from unquestioning acceptance to eye-rolling, from immediate understanding to boiling anger.January 5, 2012
• Popcorn and snowflakes: 'Nutcracker' at the movies
  A live performance of "The Nutcracker" will be broadcast in high-definition from Lincoln Center to some 560 movie theaters in all 50 states, followed the next night by a live broadcast on public television.December 10, 2011
• Ordway plans $75 million expansion
  Backers of a plan to build a new concert hall at the the St. Paul Ordway Theatre Center say they've raised $50 million for the project, and could break ground in the spring.December 8, 2011
• 'How to Cheat' challenges actor with role just for him
  It's uncommon for actors to have plays written specifically for them. But Randy Reyes has the role cut out for him in the edgy comedy, "How to Cheat."December 2, 2011
• U of M students collaborate with three theater veterans
  A new show opening at the University of Minnesota this weekend takes improvisation to new heights. A group of students developed "The War Within: All's Fair" from scratch, under the watchful eye of three of the Twin Cities' most gifted physical comedians.November 9, 2011
• Mpls Loring Theater struggling but still open
  The newly rechristened Loring Theater in Minneapolis has canceled some shows and relocated others but remains open.November 7, 2011
• Merce Cunningham Dance Company finishes out last tour
  Finishing its final tour, the Merce Cunningham Dance Company will perform for the last time this weekend before disbanding. It's legacy, however, lives on at the Walker Art Center.November 4, 2011
• Dracula and the Metropolitan Ballet
  Steve Staruch interviews Erik Sanborn, composer and choreographer of the Metropolitan Ballet's "Dracula"October 7, 2011
• Australian dancers examine a different bridge collapse
  A bridge collapses in a busy city, taking lives and shaking survivors to the core. It's a story the people of Minneapolis know well, but it turns out it's far from unusual.October 7, 2011
• Nobel-winning poet muses on the tension between speech and silence
  When Irish poet Seamus Heaney won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1995 his biography stated how his work revolves around the "inner tension between speech and silence."October 3, 2011
• How Gretchen Seichrist's band evolved into a variety show
  The Minneapolis indie rock band "Patches and Gretchen" has a big weekend ahead. The theatrical debut of the group's wacky and whimsical variety show, named "Headquarters and Dimes," happens Saturday night at the Loring Theater.September 2, 2011
• Salsa lovers look forward to 'voice from the mountain'
  Salsa singer Marc Anthony's appearance at the Minnesota State Fair is a big deal for the state's growing Latino community.September 1, 2011

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