Theatre

Theater Latté Da presents “A Little Night Music.”

December 6, 2018 by Liz Jensen

Winner of three Tony Awards including Best Musical, “A Little Night Music,” features a book by Hugh Wheeler with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Theater Latté Da Artistic Director Peter Rothstein directs the production with Music Director Jason Hansen and choreography by Heidi Spesard-Noble. Performances begin Wednesday, Jan. 23 and go through Sunday, March 3 at the Ritz Theater, 345 13th Ave. NE. Single tickets and season tickets are on sale now and can be purchased at latteda.org or by calling 612-339-3003.

All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914

September 27, 2018 by Liz Jensen

All Is Calm features Sasha Andreev, David Darrow, Benjamin Dutcher, Ben Johnson, Michael McGowan, Tom McNichols, Riley McNutt, Rodolfo Nieto, James Ramlet, and Evan Tyler Wilson. A limited one-weekend engagement will take place at the Ritz Theater, 345 13th Ave. NE, Thursday, Nov. 1-Sunday, Nov. 4. Single tickets are on sale now at Latteda.org or by calling 612-339-3003. “All Is Calm” recalls an astounding moment in history when Allied and German soldiers met in “No Man’s Land” and laid down their arms to celebrate the holiday together by trading carols, sharing food and drink, playing soccer and burying the dead. In some places the truce lasted only a night, in others it endured until New Year’s Day. Created by Peter Rothstein, the production combines period songs and firsthand accounts of this remarkable event and has become an annual holiday classic.

Theater Latté Da opens Season 21, announces the Cast of “Once”

August 15, 2018 by Liz Jensen

Theater Latté Da announced the cast for the first regional production of “Once.” Winner of eight Tony Awards including Best Musical, “Once“ features a book by Enda Walsh with music and lyrics by Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová. Theater Latté Da’s Artistic Director Peter Rothstein directs the production with Music Director Jason Hansen and choreography by Kelli Foster Warder. Performances begin Wednesday, Sept. 12 and run through Sunday, Oct. 21, at the Ritz Theater, 345 13th Ave. NE. Single tickets and season tickets are on sale now and can be purchased at latteda.org or by calling 612-339-3003.

“Once” stars are Ben Bakken and Britta Ollmann, and features Jay Albright, Francesca Dawis, Martin L’Herault, Molly Sue McDonald, Antonia Perez, Dan Piering, Matt Riehle, Silas Sellnow, Reed Sigmund, and Suzanne Warmanen.

On the streets of Dublin, an Irish songwriter and a Czech immigrant are drawn together by their shared love of music. Over the course of one fateful week, their unexpected friendship and collaboration quickly evolves into a powerful but complicated love story, propelled by emotionally charged music. “Once“ is an unforgettable show about the power of music to connect us all.

The Film Society presents, “Do Not Resist” at St. Anthony Main Theatre

October 27, 2016 by Liz Jensen

The Film Society of Minneapolis St. Paul presents “Do Not Resist,” at the St. Anthony Main Theatre, 115 Main St. SE, Oct. 28-Nov. 10. Director Craig Atkinson’s urgent and powerful exploration of the rapid militarization of the police in the United States. Starting on the streets of Ferguson, Missouri, as the community grapples with the death of Michael Brown, “Do Not Resist” offers a stunning look at the current state of policing in America and a glimpse into the future. The Tribeca Film Festival winner for Best Documentary puts viewers in the center of the action, from a ride-along with a South Carolina SWAT team and inside a police training seminar that teaches the importance of “righteous violence.” To the floor of a congressional hearing on the proliferation of military equipment in small-town police departments, before exploring where controversial new technologies, including predictive policing algorithms, could lead the field next. For information and tickets, mspfilm.org.