THE BOOK
STANDING IN THE WINGS
STANDING IN THE WINGS traces the rebirth of Minneapolis's Hennepin Theatre District, as told by the impresario who saved the Orpheum, State and Pantages Theatres on Hennepin Avenue, spearheaded their restoration, and booked the Broadway and live shows which have sustained them for more than forty years.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Fred Krohn, a leader in the performing arts industry for more than fifty years, started in concert promotion and theater management in the 1970s while still a student at Carleton College. Though he obtained a law degree at the University of Minnesota, his passion for music and theater led him to a career that resulted in the transformation of Hennepin Avenue in Minneapolis from a blighted and unsafe area into a vibrant theatre district.