BWW Reviews: St. Louis Shakespeare Mounts HIlarious and Thought-Provoking RESTORATION
Playwright Edward Bond parodies, skewers, and otherwise upends the restoration comedies so familiar to theatre-goers with his work RESTORATION.
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BWW Reviews: Muny Closes 2011 Season with Spirited Production of BYE BYE BIRDIE
Audiences will probably be more familiar with the 1963 film version of BYE BYE BIRDIE from its innumerable screenings on television, with Dick Van Dyke, Ann Margaret, Janet Leigh, Maureen Stapleton and Paul Lynde all making vivid impressions under George Sidney's direction.
BWW Reviews: Max & Louie Productions Powerful and Disturbing Presentation of THRILL ME: THE LEOPOLD AND LOEB STORY
The story of Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb has been written about and filmed on a few separate occasions, most notably with Alfred Hitchcock's version of Patrick Hamilton's play, Rope (shot in single film reel length takes as an added novelty), and with Meyer Levin's more fictionalized account Com
BWW Reviews: NonProphet Theater Co. Provides Raunchy Adult Fun with DEBBIE DOES DALLAS-THE MUSICAL
Debbie Does Dallas was a ground-breaking bit of sordid celluloid that ushered in an era of amateur pornography, where a pimply ass was not something to be ashamed of, but something to be celebrated, sort of.
BWW Reviews: Rambunctious Production's SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS - Entertaining and Engaging
When the 1954 musical Seven Brides for Seven Brothers was initially adapted for the stage it didn't meet with much success on Broadway back in the early 1980's (film director Joshua Logan had actually optioned the story for a stage musical).
BWW Reviews: Union Avenue Opera's LA CENERENTOLA (CINDERELLA) Enchants
Jacopo Ferretti (libretto) and Gioachino Rossini's (composer) re-imagining of the fairy tale LA CENERENTOLA (CINDERELLA) is a clever and charming take on the original work that's suitable entertainment for the entire family.
NonProphet Theatre Company Presents DEBBIE DOES DALLAS - THE MUSICAL 8/4-20
The NonProphet Theater Company presents the second show of their fifth theater season DEBBIE DOES DALLAS - THE MUSICAL by Erica Schmidt, Andrew Sherman & Susan L.
BWW Reviews: Stages St. Louis' Touching Production of THE SECRET GARDEN
Frances Hodgson Burnett's work, THE SECRET GARDEN, was initially serialized before being published in 1911 and becoming a children's classic.
BWW Reviews: St. Louis Shakespeare's THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR - Generally Fine
It's been speculated that Queen Elizabeth I enjoyed the character of Falstaff so much she asked Shakespeare to write something else with him in it.
BWW Reviews: Tasty Production of LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS Graces The Muny Stage
I'm a big fan of lowbrow horror and science fiction films, especially those made between the 1930's and late 1970's, and I've always enjoyed the work of cult director/producer Roger Corman.
BWW Reviews: The Muny's Delightful and Tuneful Production of SINGIN' IN THE RAIN
The movie version of SINGIN' IN THE RAIN is one of my all-time favorites.
BWW Reviews: The Muny's Colorful and Splashy Production of THE LITTLE MERMAID
When initially transforming Hans Christian Andersen's fairytale THE LITTLE MERMAID into an animated film, Disney provided an instant classic that was a smash hit with children and adults (and was a key player in their animation revival).
BWW Reviews: Union Avenue Opera's Stirring Production of TURANDOT
The Union Avenue Opera begins season seventeen with Giacomo Puccini's classic, and final work, TURANDOT (with libretto by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni), and it's an excellent production buoyed by several fine performances.
BWW Reviews Citilites Theatre Presents Captivating Production of SONGS FROM AN UNMADE BED
Citilites Theatre presents a late night show, making a sort of double bill for theatre patrons after they take in THE CRUMPLE ZONE, with the short musical, SONGS FROM AN UNMADE BED.
BWW Reviews: Citilities Theatre's THE CRUMPLE ZONE Fails to Spark
Buddy Thomas takes the typical trappings of a romantic triangle and places them in a rundown New York apartment somewhere in Staten Island, with the twist here being that all the participants (in the triangle) are gay.
BWW Reviews: NonProphet Theatre Co.'s Excellent Production of DANNY AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA
DANNY AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA is an early piece by playwright John Patrick Shanley, but you wouldn't know it, since it's filled with the same kind of crackling dialogue and troubled characters that populate most of his work.
BWW Reviews: The Muny's Lively Production of KISS ME KATE
Following closely on the heels of Shakespeare Festival St.
BWW Reviews: Stages St. Louis's Howlingly Funny Production of 101 DALMATIANS
The stage version of 101 DALMATIANS differs greatly from the original 1961 Disney film classic, but the changes are smart ones that focus our attention more on the evil villain of the piece, Cruella De Vil, rather than on a lengthy, suspense filled chase through snowy woods and icy ponds, which real
BWW Reviews: Muddy Waters Continues Season of Paula Vogel with THE MINEOLA TWINS
Muddy Water Theatre continues their season devoted to playwright Paula Vogel with her work THE MINEOLA TWINS, and it's an interesting piece that covers a period of around 40 years in the lives of two very different twins, Myra and Myrna.
BWW Reviews: The Muny Kickstarts Summer Season with Breezy and Fun LEGALLY BLONDE
For those who haven't seen the film or the musical verion of LEGALLY BLOND, the plot revolves around a rich Malibu Barbie, who comes complete with an ever-present pink ensemble, named Elle Woods, who's blindly and blissfully in love with the man of her dreams.
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