Today on State of the Arts, the Twin Cities get another Tony Award, why no one is seeing any movies and immigrants tell their own stories.
Tony Award
For the second year in a row, a Minnesota theater company has been awarded the Tony for regional theater. What does the award mean for winners Theatre de la June Lune? Euan Kerr and Dominic Papatola talk about what it means beyond a nifty ornament for Dominique Serrand's mantle.
Ten Years Later at the Illusion
A decade ago, the Illusion Theater invited ten immigrants to tell their stories on stage. Now they are inviting the same crew back to talk about how their lives have changed. Toni Randolph talks to the performers.
Who Wants to See a Movie?
Hollywood is worried that not enough people want to head to the local cineplex. We'll talk to Colin Covert about why he thinks attendance is down and whether this is a sea change for the film industry.
Nixon in China
Karl Gehrke reports on The Minnesota Opera's production of "Nixon in China."
Cary John Franklin composes for students
This Sunday three Minnesota high school choirs will fan out across the stage at Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis to sing compositions written just for them. It's the culmination of a three year composers residency by Cary John Franklin. He says he hopes he's shown his students that composers are real people.
Can arts reporters be friends with artists?
Dominic Papatola says the idea makes him uncomfortable.
