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Review: INTO THE WOODS at Tower Grove Abbey
The second show of Stray Dog Theatre’s 2023 season honors the late Stephen Sondheim with an innovative take on his musical Into the Woods. Filled with great songs, this imaginative production gives audiences a thrilling theatrical experience.at did our critic think of INTO THE WOODS at Tower Grove...
Review: SKELETON CREW at The Black Rep At Berges Theatre At COCA
Director Geovonday Jones vision and collaboration with his actors and technical crew deliver a superb production of SKELETON CREW. In addition to the exceptionally directed performances by the actors, Jones empowers his technical teams and allows their creativity to raise the production value to the...
Review: MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS at The Loretto-Hilton Center On The Campus Of Webster University
Brimming with Hitchcockian noir and soaked in blood and intrigue, The Rep’s Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express excels in every possible way. Great performances, a smart use of projections, gorgeous costumes and a must-see set design come together for a vivid interpretation of Christi...
Review: THE BIRTHDAY PARTY at Kranzberg Black Box Theater
Albion’s extraordinary production of Pinter’s work is grounded in Suki Peter’s sharp direction, brisk pacing and her collaboration with her actors. The performances she elicits from each of the cast members are balanced perfection. Her use of the space within Brad Slavik’s smartly appointed ...
Review: THE ONE FOUR FIVES at The Improv Shop
Meeting at the intersection of improvisation and musical comedy is THE ONE FOUR FIVES, a comedy troupe that performs at The Improv Shop in St. Louis. THE ONE FOUR FIVES are made up of four women and three men who create two entirely original musicals at each performance.
This performance of the fer...
Review: THE DESERT SONG at Winter Opera
A stellar cast brightens a Romberg favorite. Operetta, as a genre, arose in the 1850's and swelled into a widely beloved form of entertainment. In America its chief luminaries were Sigmund Romberg, Victor Herbert, and Rudolf Friml. From the 1920's to the '40's the modern musical gradually drove oper...
Review: NINE at The Marcelle Theatre
New Line Theatre has again put together an overall performance that is entertaining and enjoyable. This production of NINE succeeds because of the quality performances of every member of the cast and their ability to deliver strong vocals....
Review: JUST ONE LOOK at Midnight Company At The Blue Strawberry Showroom And Lounge
JUST ONE LOOK is just one night of exceptional music. It’s a rock ‘n roll cabaret performance that is uniquely driven by a theatrical narrative and it works on every level....
Review: CONFEDERATES at Loretto-Hilton Center For The Performing Arts
Executed with poignancy, The Rep’s production of Confederates, guided by Dominique Morisseau’s vison and executed by director Elizabeth Carter comes to life through the work of an incredible cast....
Review: DISNEY'S MARY POPPINS at Historic Owen Theatre
What did our critic think of DISNEY'S MARY POPPINS at Historic Owen Theatre?...
Review: SPELLS OF THE SEA at Metro Theater Company
'Spells of the Sea' shows polished professionalism. The marvelous Metro Theater Company has launched it's 50th season of fine theater for children. They open with a world premiere of a musical play, Spells of the Sea, by Guinevere Govea (with contributions by Anna Pickett). It's playing at the Grand...
Review: WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? at Tower Grove Abbey
Ugly and combatative, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? is a well-acted drama that lingers with audiences long after the final curtain. This fearless Stray Dog production pulls no punches in bringing marital dysfunction to audiences numbered by its emotional resonance. Impolite conversation has neve...
Review: THE LIGHT at The Hotchner Studio Theatre On The Washington University Campus
THE LIGHT, the current offering at The Black Rep, is Loy A. Webb’s two-character play that takes on the painful topic of sexual assault and the victim’s devastation. Newly engaged couple Genesis and Rashad are celebrating when Genesis speaks a painful truth and Rashad deflects to protect the agg...
Review: SIDE BY SIDE BY SONDHEIM at The Catherine Berges Theatre At The Center For The Creative Arts (COCA)
Although Side by Side by Sondheim provides audiences with a dose of light musical entertainment, those familiar with the composer’s prolific output may not be satisfied. This is because when these songs are taken out of the context of their full productions, some of the magic wanes....
Review: LES MISERABLES at Fox Theatre, St. Louis
This exuberant and tragic production of Les Misérables is a breathtakingly epic reminder that the power of theater lies in its ability to capture the essence of the human spirit.at did our critic think of LES MISÉRABLES at Fox Theatre, St. Louis?...
Review: DEATH OF A SALESMAN at The Black Rep at The Edison Theater on the Washington University Campus
In The Black Rep’s current production of DEATH OF A SALESMAN, director Jacqueline Thompson helms an emotional narrative that is propelled by excellent performances from a stellar cast. She uses Dunsi Dai’s and Lily Thomasic’s multi-leveled static set design effectively to intersperse Willy’s...
Review: RIDE THE CYCLONE at Tower Grove Abbey
What did our critic think of RIDE THE CYCLONE at Tower Grove Abbey? A tragic rollercoaster ride and a cryptic prophecy from a mechanical fortune teller set the stage for a thrill ride season finale from Stray Dog Theatre. From the onset Ride the Cyclone, establishes itself as a quirky musical with e...
Review: LA RONDINE at Winter Opera
Winter Opera has presented a truly gorgeous production of Puccini's La Rondine (The Swallow). Puccini is the supreme master of romantic melody, and in Rondine he outdoes himself. I love this opera, my heart having been beguiled early by one lilting, gently syncopated romantic waltz refrain that recu...
Review: THE GOOD SHIP ST. LOUIS at Upstream Theater
The world premiere of 'The Good Ship St. Louis' is beautiful, theatrical, stylish, poetic, rich. It's a gracefully told tale of doomed refugees....
Review: PRIVATE LIVES at Catherine B. Berges Theatre At COCA
The Rep’s superb production of Noël Coward's Private Lives is directed by Meredith McDonough. This emotionally raw drama pulls no punches in depicting the intense passion and constant divisiveness that haunts Amanda and Elyot’s relationship. Alternating between sexually charged and emotionally ...
Review: New Line Theatre's SOMETHING ROTTEN at The Marcelle Theatre
This production of SOMETHING ROTTEN is terrific. New Line Theatre’s production delivers a robust number of laughs from a script filled with nonsense musical theatre references. Director Scott Miller has taken a big, overblown musical and effectively shrunk the performance to a smaller stage with a...
Review: A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC at Tower Grove Abbey
Filled with vim and vigor from start to finish. Stray Dog Theatre’s A Little Night Music is an energetic and passionate treat. This frolic filled morsel of musical theater is a pure delight that is not to be missed....
Review: ST. LOUIS WOMAN at The Midnight Company At .Zack Theatre
Hanrahan’s script provides a nostalgic look at St. Louis through the 1900s and the compelling lives of incredibly talented woman. His script is more than just a historic look at some famous St. Louis Women. It is an important lesson in St. Louis Black history, examining the lives of strong African...
Review: HOUSE OF JOY at Loretto-Hilton Center For The Performing Arts
Visually stunning and brimming with romance, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis’ House of Joy is a compelling production that pulls no punches in emphasizing the dangers of authoritarianism and the power of love in tempestuous times....
Review: A CHORUS LINE at STAGES St. Louis In The Ross Family Theater At The Kirkwood Performing Arts Center
The actors in this production do a magnificent job conveying their characters stories with acting choices that are credible and believable. STAGES St. Louis’ production succeeds because the audience connects with each of the dancers portrayed including those who may not initially seem warm or like...
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God of Carnage New Jewish Theatre (NJT) (6/11-6/28) |
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The Light in the Piazza Loretto-Hilton Center (5/30-6/28) |
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The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Stages St. Louis at the Kirkwood Performing Arts Center (5/29-6/28) |
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The Wasp by Morgan Lloyd Malcom Albion Theatre (6/12-6/28) |
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Rob Zombie & Marilyn Manson Morton Amphitheater (9/10-9/10) |
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Mamma Mia! The Fabulous Fox Theatre (3/30-4/04) |
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Motown Magic Kirkwood Performing Arts Center (6/19-6/19) |
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Ludo The Pageant (10/24-10/24) |
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The Book of Mormon (Non-Equity) The Fabulous Fox Theatre (2/02-2/07) |
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16th Annual Missouri Chamber Music Festival June 10-21 at The Sheldon Sheldon Concert Hall (6/17-6/17) |
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