myron | March 29, 2010
Hello all,
Johnson and Rydberg was an amazing adventure. Beautiful music and graceful, high-spirited, inspired dancing by the gorgeous Dolls. Now, it’s Springtime and all hell is about to break loose. First, Fashion Ball 2010, an evening of fashion and dance. Grant Whittaker is producing along with myself two amazing evenings (you know Grant as the “fortune [...]
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admin | March 25, 2010
Fashion Ball 2010 “Cabaret Catwalk,” a fundraiser for Ballet of the Dolls, will be the most stylish event of the season! Styled/produced by Grant Whittaker and Myron Johnson, look for fab models in clothing from Grethen House, John Novachis, and Ann Lambrecht Jewelry. Also featuring a silent auction, haute cocktails made with Prairie Vodka, and [...]
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admin | March 18, 2010
Lili’s Burlesque Revue presents The Big Teasy-A Night of Bourbon Street Burlesque!
What do you get when you combine the sensational performances of Lili’s Burlesque Revue with the authentic New Orleans Jazz of the Southside Aces? A night of foot-stomping music, sultry singing, and vintage tease! With an all-star cast and all-live music, we’ll take a [...]
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admin | March 12, 2010
The Ritz Theater presents “Funny Business: An Evening with Matt Braunger.” Tickets are $20-30, with special pricing available for cabaret tables.
About Matt
Matt was recently a series regular on MADtv, his television credits also include The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien, The Late Show with David Letterman, United States of Tara, Pushing Daisies, Carpoolers, Acceptable TV, [...]
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Laura | December 30, 2009
From Electric Arc Productions, a New Radio Variety Show: PowderKeg Live!
From the creators of the Electric Arc Radio Show comes PowderKeg Live!—a variety show to be recorded live at the Ritz Theater in Northeast Minneapolis.
PowderKeg Live! is hosted by non-married domestic partners Geoff Herbach and Stephanie Wilbur Ash, who live, tell stories, entertain special guests, [...]
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Tags: comedy, electric arc radio, Music, spoken word, storytelling
Laura | December 30, 2009
Keane Sense of Rhythm’s 3rd Annual “For the Love of Tap.”
Enjoy an evening of new works performed by the many facets of Keane Sense of Rhythm.
Our steppin’ & tappin’ will leave you laughin’ & clappin’!
Audiences young and old will delight in seeing dancers both young and ( ) well you get it; [...]
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admin | December 21, 2009
Saint Paul City Ballet presents “Reimaginings”
This is the first Minneapolis performance for Saint Paul City Ballet Company, and features the emerging talent of its dancers as choreographers. The program begins with four pieces that fuse classical ballet vocabulary with contemporary dance and closes with dramatic virtuosic excerpts from the classical ballet, Raymonda.
The artists of [...]
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admin | November 28, 2009
Choreographer dancer Rita Mustaphi joins forces with Robert Robinson Music to bridge the distance between cultures and transcend time and space, culminating in the creation of one unique art! Experience moving gospel music with soulful and sole stamping Kathak dance by the KDT Company and Robert Robinson Music.
General Admission:
$20 Adults
$18 Students and Seniors
$10 Youth 12 [...]
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Laura | August 13, 2009
After more than 20 years, the dynamic duo of Myron Johnson and Steven Rydberg join artistic forces once again.
Read the Star Tribune review by Caroline Palmer >>
In the 80s, they were the Diaghilev and Stravinsky of Minneapolis, creating many original productions at the Children’s Theatre Company, such as The Nightingale, Mother Goose, and several [...]
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