Chris has been active in the local theatre scene for over 30 years and reviewing local theatre for over 11. In addition to his acting work, he's also contributed as a director, writer and composer. Though, initially a film buff, he grew tired of the sanitized, PG-13 rated blockbusters that were being continually shoved down his throat by the studios. An opportunity to review theatre in St. Louis has grown exponentially with the sudden explosion of venues and talent in the region. He now finds himself obsessed with witnessing those precious, electric moments that can only happen live, on stage.
Bear Stage kicks off its inaugural season as the Professional Theatre Company in Residence at Lindenwood University with PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES, a musical tribute to life by the roadside on Highway 57, April 9 - April 25 at Jelkyl Theater in Roemer Hall located off Watson Street on the Lindenwood Un
April is Music For Lifelong Achievement (MFLA) month at The Sheldon! Bring a used or new musical instrument to any Sheldon concert during the month of April, or bring it by during normal business hours, Monday - Friday, 9 a.
History books, at least when I was growing up, devoted only a sidebar to pioneering aviatrix AMELIA EARHART, although today her life has become the subject of many books, movies and television specials that seek to shed light on her mysterious disappearance in 1937 during an attempt to fly around th
If you're a fan of musical theatre, and you missed out on your chance to see THE FANTASTICKS during its record setting run off-Broadway (it did play for over 40 years, after all), then you owe it to yourself to take in the Repertory Theatre of St.
Subtitled The Re-Education of Undine, FABULATION centers on a self-made public relations diva who organizes celebrity parties and otherwise caters 'to the vanity and confusion of the African-American nouveau riche elite.
Muddy Waters Theatre begin their season of O'Neill with the classic American morality tale, DESIRE UNDER THE ELMS, a play that manages to examine nearly all of the seven deadly sins before reaching its dramatic conclusion.
If you've never read Fyodor Dostoyevsky's mammoth classic CRIME AND PUNISHMENT, you're probably still familiar with certain themes and characters that populate this piece of Russian literature.
At our current rate of consumption, is it conceivable that we could ever reach a point where every movie, book, historical figure, or current event available will have been used as the basis for a musical? Probably not.
DIVA LA TAP Professional Tap Trio makes its concert debut with the premiere of 'Rhythm Confetti - A Unique Tap Cabaret' combining the rhythmic tap footwork of Diva La Tap with the jazz vocal stylings of Charles and Nikki Glenn.