Gayle Holsman

Review: Stages St. Louis High-Spirited THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE Delights
by James Lindhorst - Jun 4, 2026

Stages St. Louis opened their 40th Anniversary season with one of the most adorable and wittiest ensemble theater pieces written in the past 25-years. The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is the award winning, silly, and relatable musical comedy about a group of quirky middle schoolers competing to win a trip to a national spelling bee competition. Stages St. Louis frolicsome production of The 25th Annual Spelling Bee is gleefully irreverent carefree fun. Directors RonnGibbs and Gayle Holsman Seay capture the script’s humor and the heart that is carefully tucked behind the comedic playfulness.

Preview: Brianna Kothari Barnes to Lead BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL at STAGES St. Louis
by James Lindhorst - Aug 26, 2025

STAGES St. Louis revealed their full cast and creative teams for the upcoming run of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. Learn more about the production here!

Limited Engagement of AUSTEN'S PRIDE Comes to Orpheum Theatre
by Emmy Rice - Jul 12, 2025

The Orpheum Theatre Group has announced the limited engagement of the pre-Broadway production of Austen's Pride September 9-10.

AUSTEN'S PRIDE: A NEW MUSICAL OF PRIDE AND PREJUDICE to be Presented at The Palace Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 8, 2025

The Palace Theater will present Austen's Pride: A New Musical of Pride and Prejudice. Where wit and romance meet, a writer finds her true voice. Learn more here!

Casting Director Gayle Seay Will Teach BWW Edu Masterclass- Enroll Today!
by Nicole Rosky - May 26, 2020

Looking for a way to continue your theatre training? We can help! Enroll today for BWW Edu for a very special masterclass with Casting Director Gayle Seay.

Photo Flash: SCHOOL OF ROCK Takes Over CATS' Former Broadway Home
by BWW News Desk - Jul 7, 2015

Below, Demeter the Cat (Gayle Holsman Seay) from Andrew Lloyd Webber's CATS poses in front of her former longtime home, the Winter Garden Theatre, as it gets ready for Lloyd Webber's newest show, SCHOOL OF ROCK, to open this fall. Seay played the role of Demeter in the final Broadway cast of CATS, which occupied the Winter Garden for a record-breaking 18 years. SCHOOL OF ROCK begins previews there November 9, with an oepning night slated for December 6, 2015. 

Kevin Kline Award Winners Announced!
by BWW News Desk - Apr 1, 2008

Seventeen different stage productions were honored at the third annual Kevin Kline Awards ceremony. Ten St. Louis area theater companies - double the number of last year's recipients - were recognized with awards. Four of those ten theaters were multiple award winners.