July 2025

Cabaret at the Ellen Theatre

Angie Ripple

This July 10–27, the Ellen Theatre lights up with Cabaret — a boundary-pushing Broadway classic set in the shadowy, glittering cabarets of 1930s Berlin. Montana TheatreWorks celebrates its 30th summer season with a production that’s…

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June 2025

In Praise of Trees

Kevin Brustuen

Richard Powers, in his 2019 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Overstory, says: “You and the tree in your backyard come from a common ancestor. A billion and a half years ago, the two of you parted ways. But even now, after an immense journey…

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December 2024

Annie at the Ellen

Sydney Jones

This December, Montana TheatreWorks and The Ellen Theatre present ten wonderful performances of the beloved Broadway musical, Annie. Opening Wednesday, December 11th and running Wednesday through Sunday through December 22nd, the show offers a…

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December 2024

Hallmark in Montana

Jessica Cairoli

Hallmark movies are a corny Christmas staple, and have been nationally heralded for decades, and although they’re not everyone’s cup of hot cocoa, it’s impossible to deny their lasting cultural…

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November 2024

The Broads Are Back

25 Years of Writing Feminist Comedy… Has Anything Changed?

Twenty-five years ago, the two of us were privy to our cousins having a very, very important and slightly heated conversation. They were new parents and figuring out what to call “it”… the “pee pee,” or the “wee…

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