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It's always nice to have the opportunity to attend something new and fresh when you see as many shows as I do, and local playwright/actor/director Stephen Peirick's original play, FOUR SUGARS, delivers an engaging and entertaining experience.
The Union Avenue Opera continues its bold venture into Wagner's Ring Cycle with the opening of a fine production of Siegfried, the third in that titanic tetralogical juggernaut that has rolled through opera history since 1874.
There have been a lot of versions of Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey's (book, music and lyrics) GREASE that I've seen over the years.
Andre Previn's operatic adaptation of 'A Streetcar Named Desire' opens at the Union Avenue Opera.
The corporate business world of today is far removed from the tropes that abound in the musical HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING, and that's one of things that makes it so interesting and enjoyable to watch, particularly when it's a production as sharply staged and exuberantly perfor
Cartoonist and creator of the creepy and kooky characters that make up THE ADDAMS FAMILY, Charles Addams, probably never envisioned his work gracing the Broadway stage, but then, could anyone have imagined that such a thing would come to pass.
When you think of classic operas LA TRAVIATA is certainly one that immediately comes to mind.
Though the weather was stormy on the opening night of the MUNY's presentation of the American Repertory Theater's 2011 update of THE GERSHWINS' PORGY AND BESS, and believe me I drove through some heavy downpours as I made my way to Forest Park, somehow the rain held off and allowed this wonderful sh
Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950) got into writing as a lark, musing that he could produce stories that were better than the pulp fiction that was currently on display.
Along with their regular productions each season, Stages St.
A lot happens over the course of the three acts that comprise playwright Terence McNally's work LOVE! VALOUR! COMPASSION!.
The Opera Theatre of St.
Opera Theatre of St.
I've always been curious about THEY'RE PLAYING OUR SONG, but I'd never had the chance to see it before.
Looking over a list of New Line Theatre's shows for the past 23 years is a very telling experience.
Well, it worked on me! 'The Elixir of Love' opened last night at the Opera Theatre of St.
Harold Pinter's THE HOMECOMING has been referred to as one of his early 'menacing' comedies.
Since the stories and cast of HENRY IV (pts.
Opera Theatre of St.
I hesitated to review the current touring production of THE WIZARD OF OZ (Fox Theatre, through May 18, 2014), which has been adapted by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Jeremy Sams, because even though I thought it told essentially the same tale as the original, I didn't particularly care for it.
It's impossible to analyze humor, and even if you try to it just takes all the fun out of it anyway.
I would've written about Dramatic License Production's presentation of playwright Larry Shue's THE NERD sooner, but my computer crashed.
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Parsons Dance Touhill Performing Arts Center (4/10-4/10) |
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Gunhild Carling at City Winery St. Louis City Winery St. Louis (10/11-10/11) |
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Terry Barber: Freddy Mercury Cabaret Kirkwood Performing Arts Center (9/05-9/05) |
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Joshua's Boots COCA - Catherine B. Berges Theatre (10/21-10/24) |
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Ludo The Pageant (10/24-10/24) |
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ELVIS, PATSY CLINE & LORETTA LYNN: THE ULTIMATE TRIBUTE CONCERT Kirkwood Performing Arts Center (9/12-9/12) |
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Joyful COCA - Catherine B. Berges Theatre (12/18-12/19) |
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Mamma Mia! Fox Theatre (3/30-4/04) |
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ELVIS, PATSY CLINE & LORETTA LYNN: THE ULTIMATE TRIBUTE CONCERT Kirkwood Performing Arts Center (9/13-9/13) |
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The Mercy Seat Gaslight (9/11-9/27) |
