Your Guide to Hamilton: Part Three - A Personal Note

A personal story (or six) about Hamilton. Wherein we talk about having seen it YEARS ago on Broadway with the original cast. I mean, we can't NOT mention that, right?

Lin-Manuel Miranda,
In The Heights stage door. Cute.

Your Guide to Hamilton: Part Two - So Now You're Obsessed

So now you're obsessed with Hamilton! Welcome! Here's a picture of Daveed Diggs holding a puppy.

Let's feed your Hamilton obsession!

So now you've seen the show, you've listened to the Broadway Cast Recording, and you've read Ron Chernow's  biography of Alexander Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda's basis for the show. Awesome. Wow. What's next?

Your Guide to Hamilton: Part One - What You Need To Know

I don't know if you HEARD, but a little show called Hamilton is coming to Minneapolis from August 29 through October 7 at the Orpheum Theatre.

If you haven't seen it, prepare to be obsessed. It IS all that. If you have seen it, be prepared to be re-obsessed. There's a lot to know and a lot to love about Hamilton. So sit on my lap like I'm Santa and listen (tm Crazy Ex-Girlfriend) to our three-part series about Hamilton in Minneapolis. Check out Part Two: So Now You're Obsessed and Part Three: A Personal Note.

The Korean Drama Addict's Guide to Losing Your Virginity - Theater Mu

Thank you, May Lee-Yang and Theater Mu.

After seeing The Korean Drama Addict's Guide to Losing Your Virginity (at Park Square Andy Boss stage through August 19), I'm officially obsessed with Korean Dramas.

A Weekend in the Country - Great River Shakespeare Festival

Y'all, we can NOT say enough good things about the Great River Shakespeare Festival, now in its 15th season (June 22 - August 5). You still have a few weekends to travel down to beautiful Winona and see some amazing theater and thoughtful programming.

Must-Sees at the 2018 Minnesota Fringe Festival

At last count there were 137 shows in the Minnesota Fringe Festival 2018, but fear not! We are here to help you sort through the copious offerings. 

Caucasian-Aggressive Pandas and Other Mulatto Tales - Chameleon Theatre Circle

Yep, you read the title right. And yes, that word is the reason that a thoughtful, relevant, challenging show that tackles racism and identity was banned in Burnsville.

A bit of history:

Derek "Duck" Washington wrote Caucasian-Aggressive Pandas and Other Mulatto Tales in 2015, and it was performed at the Bryant Lake Bowl that fall, and remounted for the 2016 Minnesota Fringe Festival.