BWW Review: MAMMA MIA! Has a Grand Farewell at the FOX This Weekend
MAMMA MIA! officially ended it's farewell tour this past weekend, and it was interesting to see the audience reaction to a show I've seen at least six times.
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BWW Review: The MUNY's Incredible and Heartfelt A CHORUS LINE
A CHORUS LINE was the creation of Michael Bennett, one of Broadway's finest choreographers, who held a series of workshops in the mid 1970's to explore a way to examine the life that dancers lead.
BWW Review: STAGES St. Louis's Hilarious Must-See 9 TO 5
It's not surprising that the 1980 film 9 to 5 was turned into a musical, since it's revenge driven farcical plot is a natural fit, and it's a period piece, so it has that going for it as well.
BWW Review: The MUNY's Amazing and Wonderful THE UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN
Dick Scanlan (revised book and additional lyrics) deserves a hand for the long process that led to a reinvigorated and refocused version of Meredith Willson's THE UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN.
BWW Review: The MUNY's Engaging and Lively ALL SHOOK UP
ALL SHOOK UP, a celebration of music performed by the King, Elvis Presley, is a entertaining mash-up of Shakespeare's TWELFTH NIGHT, combined with some ideas from FOOTLOOSE, and with just a pinch of the movie version of GREASE (book by Joe DiPietro).
BWW Review: The MUNY's Uproarious and Delightful A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM
Brimming with painfully amusing puns, by gag writers Larry Gelbart and Bert Shevelove , who bring a bit of borscht belt humor and a sprinkling of vaudeville to the proceedings, and adorned with the wonderful music and lyrics of Stephen Sondheim, A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM is an i
BWW Review: The MUNY's Outstanding and Visually Stunning THE LITTLE MERMAID
It's interesting to imagine just what fairy tale author Hans Christian Andersen would think of the musical version of THE LITTLE MERMAID (book by Doug Wright, music by Alan Menken, and lyrics by Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater) that's now gracing the stage of The MUNY.
BWW Review: STAGES St. Louis's Incredibly Fun SEUSSICAL
There's just something magical about the world of Dr.
BWW Review: The MUNY Opens Season with Spectacular JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR
Growing up in the 1970's I can't tell you how many times I came across the boxed LP set, complete with booklet, that housed Tim Rice (lyrics) and Andrew Lloyd Webber's (music) classic, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR.
BWW Review: STAGES St. Louis's Highly Entertaining JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT
I've seen several stagings of JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT over the years, and I've always enjoyed the Tim Rice (book and lyrics) and Andrew Lloyd Webber (music) show each time.
BWW Review: Hugely Fun CIRCUS FLORA - TIME FLIES
Just before Summer arrives each year the iconic red big top of Circus Flora pops up behind Powell Symphony Hall to provide a refreshing (it's air-conditioned inside) and entertaining show that mixes a specific theme with various performing acts.
BWW Review: New Line Theatre's Smashing SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS
There are so many things to love about New Line Theatre's latest production, SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS, that this review is certain to be filled with superlatives.
BWW Review: Upstream Theater's Provocative A HUMAN BEING DIED THAT NIGHT
It's uncanny the way that Upstream Theater is able to produce plays that consistently tackle issues that, while often international in scope, often resonate with situations we face in our own country and, in particular, the current political climate we find ourselves in.
BWW Review: The New Jewish Theatre's Funny and Heartfelt 4000 MILES
Amy Herzog's marvelous play, 4000 MILES, draws upon relationships and people from the playwright's own life.
BWW Review: Mustard Seed Theatre's Bittersweet DANCING AT LUGHNASA
Parts of playwright Brian Friel's DANCING AT LUGHNASA are joyous, and some are unsettling, mainly because we come to care so much about the Mundy family that inhabits it.
BWW Review: St. Louis Actors' Studio's Superb and Intense AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY
Several years ago the Steppenwolf Theatre Company's touring production of AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY touched down at the Fox Theatre and I was blown away by it.
BWW Review: The Black Rep's Powerful and Intriguing SEVEN GUITARS
August Wilson's SEVEN GUITARS represents the sixth installment in his "Pittsburgh Cycle", this time representing the decade of the 1940's.
BWW Review: Stray Dog Theatre's Gloriously Dark and Gruesome SWEENEY TODD
Stephen Sondheim's gloriously dark and enormously tuneful take on the tale of the 'Demon Barber of Fleet Street', SWEENEY TODD, is given a highly entertaining presentation in Stray Dog Theatre's latest production.
BWW Review: MADCO's 40th Anniversary Results in Amazing Production of FREEDOM
Before the performance of MADCO's FREEDOM took place the four choreographers who created this piece, along with Executive and Artistic Director Stacy West, took the stage to discuss the genesis of their work, and to take questions from the packed audience who gathered to witness these amazing segmen
BWW Review: Stunning THE ILLUSIONISTS LIVE FROM BROADWAY at The Fox Theatre
Magicians have always found a home on stage, whether it was during vaudeville's heyday or on Broadway, and THE ILLUSIONISTS is proof that this association is still going strong (of course, the art of magic goes back many centuries, long before either existed).
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