The 2026 ST. LOUIS THEATER CIRCLE AWARD NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED - The Rep Leads All Companies with 38 Nods
by James Lindhorst
- Feb 3, 2026
The St. Louis Theatre Circle has announced their nominations for their annual awards to be distributed on March 23, 2026, at the Loretto-Hilton Center. 172 theatre artists have been nominated in 34 categories honoring the best in St. Louis Theater in 2025.
The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis leads all companies with a record-breaking 38 nominations for their productions of Athena, Clyde’s, Emma, Ken Ludwig’s Sherwood: The Adventures of Robin Hood, The Brothers Size, and The Cottage. Emma is the most nominated comedy of the season with 11 nominations.
Critic James Lindhorst's Best of St. Louis Theatre in 2025
by James Lindhorst
- Dec 15, 2025
This past season was the year of the comedy in St. Louis Theater. Companies across the city had audiences laughing all season long with slapstick, farce, and satire. There were some wonderful musical productions that really sang, a few hard hitting dramas, but comedies reigned in both quantity and quality. Instead of publishing a Top 10 list this year, I’m going to recognize the Best in St. Louis Theater for 2025. “The Best” is still a shortened list of just 13 shows out of the nearly 90 shows I saw this past year. It took weeks of thought and painstaking consideration to decide which productions would be included in my annual list. Here they are. The productions are listed in alphabetical order, not ranked by favorites:
BWW Q&A: Isa Venere Talks The Cottage at Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
by Joshua Wright
- Sep 12, 2025
In The Cottage a woman decides to expose her latest affair to both her husband—and her lover's wife. As secrets unravel and passions collide, the meaning of love, identity, and marriage are all thrown into question, and served in a way only the British can serve it: with tea.
Review: THE COTTAGE at Loretto-Hilton Center
by Rob Levy
- Sep 9, 2025
Roaring laughter meets the roaring twenties in The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis’ The Cottage. A dramedy in the classic sense, the company’s 59th season starter offers an endless barrage of scandalous dalliances, clever double entendres, and mistaken identities.
Sandy Rustin's THE COTTAGE, Tracy Lett's THE MINUTES and Anna Ziegler's THE WANDERERS Get Their St. Louis Premiere
by James Lindhorst
- Aug 25, 2025
After a brief hiatus for the Labor Day Weekend, the St. Louis Theater scene gets back into full swing with more than twenty shows opening between now and the end of the year. Broadway World critic James Lindhorst picks the six shows opening in September and early October that he thinks cannot be missed, including the local premieres of Sandy Rustin's The Cottage, Tracy Lett's The Minutes, and Anna Ziegler's the Wanderers.
Review: NOSOTROS LA GENTE (WE THE PEOPLE) Celebrates Family at B St. Theatre
by Courtney Symes
- May 4, 2025
The B Street Theatre and Jerry Montoya have done it again. Another masterful blend of emotion and humor hits the stage with Montoya’s original story based on true events. Nosotros La Gente (We the People) is just as enthralling as Montoya’s previous works, which is no small feat. My first introduction to his writing was Love and Baseball, which was made into a film in 2021. This secured my admiration of Montoya’s talents and now invites eager anticipation for his new projects.
Review: CIRCUS QUIXOTE at Lookingglass Theatre
by Zac Thriffiley
- Feb 12, 2025
Lookingglass Theatre’s CIRCUS QUIXOTE provides Chicago audiences with a stunning dramatic adaptation of Don Quixote that is every bit as impactful and imaginative as its source material.
Photos: Lookingglass Theatre Company's CIRCUS QUIXOTE
by Blair Ingenthron
- Feb 8, 2025
Lookingglass Theatre’s Circus Quixote is now playing through March 30 at The Joan and Paul Theatre at Water Tower Water Works. Check out photos and learn how to get tickets here!
Photos: Steppenwolf Celebrates Opening Night of THE THANKSGIVING PLAY
by Nicole Rosky
- May 14, 2024
Steppenwolf Theatre Company continues its 48th season with the Chicago premiere of Larissa FastHorse’s The Thanksgiving Play, a biting comedy about everything right, wrong and woke in America, directed by Jess McLeod. Check out photos from inside opening night here!
Video: Scene from Goodman's THE PENELOPIAD
by Joshua Wright
- Mar 25, 2024
Get a first look at this spirited scene from THE PENELOPIAD by Margaret Atwood starring Jennifer Morrison (Once Upon a Time, House) in an all-new video.
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