Matthew McCarthy News

Abingdon Theatre Company officially opens the Off-Broadway premiere of the critically acclaimed one-woman show Rum & Coke, featuring Carmen Peláez, on Wednesday February 13, with performances through March 2, 2008 in the June Havoc Theatre.

Twenty-four theater companies in the St. Louis area received 118 nominations in 22 different categories. Forty-five different productions received nominations; twenty-five productions receive multiple nominations the Awards Ceremony will be held on March 31 at the Loretto-Hilton Center

Abingdon Theatre Company will present the Off-Broadway premiere of the critically acclaimed one-woman show Rum & Coke, featuring Carmen Pelaez, February 1 - March 2, 2008 in the June Havoc Theatre. Previews begin February 1st and the production will have its official opening on Wednesday, February 13, 2008.

The Penguin Repertory will open their critically acclaimed production of The Goldman Project' off-Broadway October 3 as a joint presentation with the noted Abingdon Theatre Company (312 West 36th Street).

Abingdon Theatre Company will present the World Premiere of Jan Buttram's The President and Her Mistress on April 25, 2007

Ron Hirsen's 'The Frugal Repast' begins previews January 26th at the Abingdon Theatre.

Ken Page and Natascia Diaz were among the winners of the first annual Kevin Kline Awards for St. Louis theatre

Meadowvale Music Theatre's WEST SIDE STORY suffers from uneven direction and sloppy choreography, but the performances of the leads help compensate. * * * 1/2 (out of 5)

BLOOD BROTHERS opens successful run in Mississauga, Ontario. Though the show remains problematic at times, the production is first rate! * * * * (out of 5)

Kevin Kline to participate in the first annual Kevin Kline Awards ceremony on March 20 in St. Louis, to be hosted by Broadway star Jason Danieley