Parade Tour at Hennepin Arts (Orpheum Theatre)

Three days after Donald Trump was sworn in for his second term as President, the North American tour of Parade had its official premiere at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis. The theme of injustice in America seemed terribly fitting.

Max Chernin (center) as Leo Frank with the
Company of Parade. Photo by Joan Marcus.

 
With a book by Alfred Uhry and music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown (who was in attendance), Parade follows the true story of a Jewish factory superintendent who in 1913 was accused of murdering a factory worker, 13-year-old Mary Phagan. The musical originally premiered on Broadway in 1998 and won Tony Awards for Best Book and Best Original Score (out of nine nominations). Despite positive reviews, the show ran only 84 performances on Broadway, followed by a U.S. tour.

Twin Cities Horror Festival XIII - Schaulust

This year's Twin Cities Horror Festival is celebrating its 13th year and this festival is truly an outstanding selection of short horror theater.

We've seen 10 of the 11 shows so far (and you can read our reviews for Day One, Day Two, and Day Three here) and Schaulust by Keith Hovis Productions is our final show. 

Twin Cities Horror Festival XIII - Day Three: The Alchemist's Bargain, Gh0stChaser04, and The Wrench

It's been a weekend of fun at the Twin Cities Horror Festival. Check out our reviews of Day One and Day Two. We caught three shows today and it was another delightful horror theater fest!

First up was The Alchemist's Bargain by Phantom Chorus Theatre and we couldn't have asked for a better show to get us in the mood for a theater marathon. We fondly remember Phantom Chorus's take on Frankenstein, Victor Invictus, at the 2022 TCHF. 

Twin Cities Horror Festival XIII - Day Two: Doctor Clown, The Regular, Campfire Stories, and The Night Parade

Do you want to see something SCARY? Us too! Also, funny and charming and gory and creepy! Do join us at Twin Cities Horror Festival, now in its 13th fabulous year, running October 24 through November 3 at the Crane Theater.

This year, we are seeing all eleven shows in the festival. Check out our other reviews: TCHF XIII - Day One  and Day Three: 

Day Two, we spent nearly six hours at the Crane engrossed in delightful horror theater. Here's what we saw: 

Twin Cities Horror Festival XIII - Day One: Fractured Remembrances, Let's Summon a Demon at Debbie's, Ghostrunners

The Twin Cities Horror Festival is celebrating its 13th year of delightfully spooky theater and is one of the highlights of our theater year. After years of raving about the fabulousness of TCHF, we've distilled WHY you should add it to your Halloween traditions:

Twin Cities Horror Festival 2024 - Monster & Mayhem Cabaret

It's spooky season again! And as in previous years, we are excited for the new offerings at the Twin Cities Horror Festival (TCHF XIII), running October 23 - November 3 at the Crane Theater in Minneapolis. 

Check out all of our TCHF XIII reviews here!

The Festival kicked off this year with a special one-time performance on October 23. Leslie Vincent Presents: A Monster and Mayhem Cabaret was a terrific evening of spooky, murdery jazz tunes performed by local cabaret goddess and former TCHF producer Vincent and a terrific band. 

Death and the Maiden at Pangea World Theater

The new production of Death and the Maiden at Pangea World Theater is a tense thriller that will linger in audience members' minds long after they leave the theater.