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November 4th, 2011 - 12:59 pm § in Theatre

Cirque du Soleil Iris at Kodak Theatre, Los Angeles

I had the opportunity to attend Cirque du Soleil’s Iris at the Kodak Theatre last night, and my high expectations were met and exceeded. Using a blend of prerecorded film, light, shadows, visual effects and straight up superhuman prowess, the cast of Iris created a fantasy world that blends va[...]

May 27th, 2011 - 9:38 am § in Theatre

Cirque du Soleil’s Ovo wows crowd on opening night in Minneapolis

Set up in a massive tent outside the Mall of America, the traveling Cirque du Soleil Ovo troupe marked their Minneapolis debut last night. And in typical Cirque fashion, it was a head trip. Superhumans of diverse size, ethnicity and talents tackled the trapeze, tightrope and trampolines with little [...]

October 12th, 2008 - 12:30 pm § in Local: Minneapolis, Show Highlights, Theatre

Lamb Lays with Lion presents 10/14 by Dan O'Neil on Oct. 14

From the press release: Lamb Lays with Lion Theater Company is proud to present a one-night-only staged reading of 10/14, written by Dan O’Neil and directed by Cameron Brainard, on October 14th, 2008 at the People’s Center Theater. A post-show discussion will be held following the readin[...]

September 12th, 2008 - 10:02 am § in Comedy, Local: Minneapolis, Show Highlights, Theatre

Lamb Lays with Lion Presents: SPIT

more info here.[...]

September 11th, 2008 - 8:59 pm § in Local: Minneapolis, Music - News, Show Highlights, Theatre

Lamb Lays with Lion Presents: Tenebrism

Tenebrism is a group work first performed at the Artery24 Performance Art Festival at the Soap Factory this July. Twin Cities Theatre Company Lamb Lays with Lion is re-mounting this work that “runs the gamut from Caravaggio to Jesus and Joy Division to beer,” along with other short works[...]

April 1st, 2008 - 8:34 pm § in Music - News, Theatre

Fort Wilson Riot Presents: Idigaragua, Massgraves come to Bedlam Theatre

The encore presentation of Fort Wilson Riot Presents: Idigaragua and the world-premiere production of Massgraves comes to Bedlam Theatre April 3-13, 2008 (opening April 4) thanks to Minneapolis theatre company Lamb Lays with Lion. Idigaragua is an award winning “indie-rock opera” featuri[...]

January 9th, 2008 - 1:59 am § in Theatre

Cirque du Soleil: Love : The Beatles : The Mirage : Las Vegas, NV : January 7, 2008

Cirque du Soleil: Love January 7, 2008 (10 p.m.) The Mirage, Las Vegas, Nevada I’ve been in Las Vegas for the last four days touring the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), checking out the gizmos and gadgets, hearing the spiel from fellow PR flaks like me and more importantly, taking lots of pho[...]

November 10th, 2007 - 2:17 pm § in Theatre

Review: Cirque Du Soleil : KA : MGM Grand, Las Vegas, NV

Cirque Du Soleil’s “KÀ” November 8, 2007 MGM Grand, Las Vegas, NV  Unlike most Cirque shows, KÀ was created with the Vegas stage in mind. Maybe that’s why the cupholders were big enough to fit a beer glass larger than your head. Billed as the story of “confli[...]

October 8th, 2006 - 9:57 am § in Theatre

Lost in Yonkers : Neil Simon : Guthrie Theater

Lost in Yonkers Neil Simon Guthrie Theater We highly enjoyed Friday’s Guthrie Theater presentation of Neil Simon’s Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Lost in Yonkers. Set in a borough wrought with gangsters, henchmen and air-conditioned movie theaters around World War II, the se[...]