‘La Traviata’ moves Ordway audiences
Minnesota Opera review by Hoo Sook Hwang ST. PAUL, Minn. (May 8, 2019) — I had the unique opportunity to attend “La Traviata,” my third opera on May 4, at[…]
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March. Knock. Elect Women.
Editorial by Hoo Sook Hwang ST. PAUL, Minn. (Nov. 3, 2018) — U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith joined U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum (MN-4) Saturday morning to rally a[…]
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Hamilton seats are scarce, expensive and worth it
By Hoo Sook Hwang AAP Theatre Writer MINNEAPOLIS (Sept. 17, 2018) — Recently, I was the lucky recipient of an unbelievable, “Golden opportunity!” I was one of a few fortunate ticket[…]
Guthrie revives iconic racial integration drama, ‘Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner’
AAP Theater Review By Hoo Sook Hwang April 20, 2018 Playwright Todd Kreidler took the William Rose script for the 1966 racial integration drama, “Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner” for a[…]
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‘Annie’ captivates at the Ordway
AAP Theater Review By Hoo Sook Hwang ST. PAUL, Minn. (Dec. 9, 2017) — Thirteen-year old child actress Carly Gendell and cast drew in a Friday night crowd of over 1,600[…]
My first night at the opera: Don Pasquale
Opera Review By Hoo Sook Hwang ST. PAUL, Minn. (Oct. 7, 2017) — The story of a fading star fighting the transition of Hollywood from its golden era — as[…]
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‘Circus 1903’ is an acrobatic delight
Theater Review By Hoo Sook Hwang Asian American Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (June 27, 2017) — The glory days of the circus come alive again in “Circus 1903, The Golden Age[…]
Get into the season with ‘White Christmas — The Musical’
By Hoo Sook Hwang AAP Theater Review ST. PAUL, Minn. (Dec. 15, 2016) — It was an honor to be able to see Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas — The Musical!” The[…]
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Hip Hop Nutcracker energizes Ordway
By HOO SOOK HWANG AAP staff columnist ST. PAUL, Minn. (Nov. 24, 2016) — Theater goers of all age groups were treated to a very contemporary Broadway version of Tchaikovsky’s classical Christmas[…]
South Pacific at the Guthrie
By Hoo Sook Hwang AAP contributing writer MINNEAPOLIS (June 28, 2016) — The original broadcast of “South Pacific” by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, debuted in 1946. In 1949 South[…]
