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HOT TOPICS: Sartell teen's death [http://www.twincities.com/localnews/ci_26601144/police-still-searching-clues-teens-death?source=hottopics] Kellogg bridge future Penfield filling up MSP airport changes Best brunch Win stuff Chance for Romance contest Crime map Get travel deals Best bets At Wisconsin pizza farm, they grow it, they cook it, you eat it The Eagan outlet mall's five best bargains Minnesota apple crop a bit late but worth the wait Plan ahead: Upcoming festivals, fairs and events in Minnesota and Wisconsin Your guide to fall entertainment in the Twin Cities DNR predicts colorful, but short-lived fall foliage this year Twin Cities taproom tour: 21 and counting Review: 'Heidi Chronicles' shows its age but still entertains At the top of the second act of Wendy Wasserstein's Pulitzer Prize-winning "The Heidi Chronicles," the title character notes that her profession as an art historian places her in a strange, liminal place: "neither the painter nor the casual observer, but a highly informed spectator." Illusion's 40th has 'Hatcher's Hamlet,' 'Miss Richfield' and 'Fruit Fly: Musical' Illusion Theater turns 40 with a 2014-15 season that includes new work and a few old favorites. 'The Lion King' earns record box office NEW YORK (AP) — Here's something the folks at Disney can take real pride in: "The Lion King" is the top ticket of all time. Children's Theatre Company's 'Busytown' a delightful, all-ages urban jaunt Cities are cool. That's what I gleaned from Richard Scarry's books when I started paging through them at age 3. A whole lot was happening in every image, everyone going somewhere or undertaking a task, action above, below and every which way. For a kid who lived just off a major thoroughfare, Scarry's books encouraged the idea that this was an environment worthy of wonder. Review: 'La Fanciulla del West' worth a look and a listen Puccini rules. Italian composer Giacomo Puccini may not have pumped out the operas as frequently as some, but he certainly knew how to write a hit. In fact, three of the six most frequently performed operas nowadays are by Puccini: "La Boheme," "Tosca" and "Madama Butterfly." But one of his that doesn't even crack the top 50 is "La Fanciulla del West," a 1910 tale of romance and robbery during the 19th-century gold rush. Ivey Awards: a gala and a good show The Twin Cities theater community applauds itself on Monday night at the 10th annual Ivey Awards. Nine questions with Ananya Chatterjea, dance company founder When Ananya Chatterjea was growing up in Calcutta, she was chided for daydreaming in math class. In the short term, that daydreaming may have resulted in some less-than-perfect grades but, in the long term, it led to the founding of Ananya Dance Theatre and to this week's performances, "Neel: Blutopias of Radical Dreaming." 'Busytown' director's core belief: Treat kids like people On the table where Sean Graney sat during a Children's Theatre Company rehearsal of "Busytown the Musical" about a month ago were 12 shiny red apples, arranged in two tidy rows in front of him. 'Hello, Dolly!' review: Nice to have her back Chanhassen Dinner Theatres' new production of "Hello, Dolly" follows the company's recent stagings of "Bye Bye Birdie," "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" and "Fiddler on the Roof." All four are familiar properties that might just be too familiar to some audiences, who have likely endured a less-than-stellar amateur production at some point. 'Middle Brother' review: Sharp's play insightful, ambitious I have never been more delighted to be urged to shut off my phone, open my wallet and forget about taking photos than I was at the beginning of Mu Performing Arts' production of "Middle Brother." 'Marcus; or the Secret of Sweet' review: Fresh, heartfelt Tarell Alvin McCraney has something to which every playwright aspires: A voice all his own. He's used it to create plays both personal and universal, frequently returning in his work to an African-American community on the Louisiana Bayou, where stories are shared of the ties that bind families and friends together... and the differences that drive them apart. 1965 'Cinderella' star to attend Broadway version NEW YORK (AP) — The Cinderella onstage on Broadway next Wednesday will have another Cinderella in the audience — Lesley Ann Warren. 'New Electric Ballroom' review: Frank Theatre rewards focus "We're stamped by story, aren't we?" 'Rainmaker' review: Yellow Tree Theatre finds a gem Confidence is from whence comes the term "con game," in that a huckster earns someone's confidence before swindling them. But there's a twist to the trickery in N. Richard Nash's 1954 play "The Rainmaker," in that the con man of the title lacks self-confidence but is skilled at helping others find theirs. 'Sexy Laundry' review: Accurate if not inspired look at long-term love You'll be forgiven if -- departing Park Square Theatre's production of "Sexy Laundry" -- you have the feeling that the Minnesota Fringe Festival ran a few weeks longer than normal and is now operating on the other side of the Mississippi River. The Bottom Line Celebrities Culture Oddities Comedy Good News Comics Games Advice Polls Blogs ‹ › Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | MNG Corporate Site Map | Copyright