BWW Review: Stray Dog Theatre's Maniacally Funny DEVIL BOYS FROM BEYOND
Each December Stray Dog Theatre chooses an unconventional show to celebrate the season.
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Each December Stray Dog Theatre chooses an unconventional show to celebrate the season.
When it comes to classifying THE GIN GAME, it's a bit of a sticky wicket.
In his director's notes Ken Page mentions that he had a conversation with a dear friend where they were trying to define 'the place that exists beyond ordinary relationships or sexual discovery.
WICKED is pure spectacle, or to quote Glinda the Good Witch herself, it's a 'thrill-ifying' experience that both dazzles and delights, backed by terrific performances and eye-popping scenic design and special effects.
A special concert for Voice for Veterans, which seeks to give aid and housing to homeless veterans, took place at The Peabody Opera House on Sunday night (December 6, 2015), and it was a simply joyous experience.
Neil Goldberg who created and directed CIRQUE DREAMS HOLIDAZE, wanted to create a Cirque show that was not only family-friendly, but one that could tour the country.
Playwright Joshua Harmon has created an intensely dark comedy/drama with his work BAD JEWS.
I had the opportunity to chat with international singing star Mario Frangoulis the other day, and it was a simply delightful experience.
So I'm watching a Paul McCartney DVD, which is a collection of videos he released over the years, and I start to queue up the one for the song "Pipes of Peace", and I notice immediately that the short film is based on the Christmas Truce of 1914.
There's something truly remarkable about playwright Lauren Gunderson's work I AND YOU that's difficult to explain without spoiling the experience.
I first became aware of author Roald Dahl from watching the film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, although I didn't read the book it was based on, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, until later, finding it much darker in tone than the movie, but very entertaining nonetheless.
Every season the Repertory of St.
The New Jewish Theatre opens their season with a nicely staged presentation of Neil Simon's lovingly written tribute to the those long gone days of vaudeville, THE SUNSHINE BOYS.
Playwright Ger Thijs' work, DE KUS has been splendidly translated by Paul Evans in Upstream Theater's production of THE KISS.
I remember when the film version of DOGFIGHT was release, and how I was initially repelled by the very concept, but then I saw the film, and I understood.
The 1980's were an interesting time for movies with teen comedy/dramas seemingly appearing everywhere, and one of the most intriguing aspects of these pictures was the absence of many adult characters.
When you're a creative person it's very important to have other people check out your work, not just for validation, but to give you good, honest feedback.
Taking it's name from the campaign slogan Lyndon B.
If you've seen the movie version of the THE FULL MONTY, and even if you haven't, you should make it a point to see STAGES St.
The sheer breadth of material from the 1950's to the 1990's covered in TELL ME SOMETHIN' GOOD is just staggering.
As playwright Jessica Dickey reveals in her notes in the program, THE AMISH PROJECT is a fictionalized realization of an actual event that occurred in Nickel Mines, which has an Amish community.
They've done it! Little Union Avenue Opera and its leader Scott Schoonover bring home the gold! They have triumphed over that colossus of all operatic colossi-Wagner's Ring Cycle! They entered the battle wielding the magic sword of talent and determination and, just like Siegfried, they have conquer
It's most certainly a renowned and respected classic of musical theatre, and the fact is that it's so popular that you're likely to find a production playing somewhere in the world at any given moment.
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Amadeus Gaslight (2/05-2/21) |
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Misery Gaslight (11/06-11/22) |
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The Mercy Seat Gaslight (9/11-9/27) |
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The Book of Mormon (Non-Equity) The Fabulous Fox Theatre (2/02-2/07) |
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The Nutcracker COCA - Catherine B. Berges Theatre (12/11-12/13) |
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Joyful COCA - Catherine B. Berges Theatre (12/18-12/19) |
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Gateway Dirt Nationals – 3 Day Pass The Dome at America's Center (12/03-12/05) |
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Wicked Fox Theatre (5/12-5/30) |
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Rocky Horror Picture Show Original Cast Spooktacular Tour with Barry Bostwick, Nell Campbell, and Patricia Quinn The Fabulous Fox Theatre (10/06-10/06) |
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Gunhild Carling at City Winery St. Louis City Winery St. Louis (10/11-10/11) |