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Though it was written before Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's successful Jesus Christ Superstar, JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT caught on after Superstar's success as a kind of adjunct sequel.
I've seen BLUE MAN GROUP live quite a few times, and on this particular occasion I brought along my son for his second go around with the show.
Upstream Theater continues their fine season with the U.
Another welcome revival hits the local theatre scene with the Stages St.
It's been a couple of years since playwright Deanna Jent's FALLING debuted here in St.
I have to thank the Artistic Director of MADCO, Stacy West, for allowing me to see the first full-run through of LIQUID ROADS.
ONCE, the Oscar-winning film ("Falling Slowly"), has a lot of qualities to it that don't immediately make you think it should transition well to the stage.
There's always a risk involved in becoming a test subject for a new drug.
Stray Dog Theatre tackles another classic musical, bringing Kander and Ebb's CABARET to the stage at the Tower Grove Abbey on this occasion.
Though this review is late in arriving, I wanted to publish it anyway because I found HotCity Theatre's production of playwright Adam Rapp's RED LIGHT WINTER so intriguing.
I was lucky enough to be invited to the first full run through of MADCO's (the Modern American Dance Company, led by artistic director Stacy West) latest production, LIQUID ROADS and even in the unfinished state I saw it in, it promises to be a lively and wonderful presentation.
Writer Arthur Miller's THE PRICE is a powerful and engaging work that uses a simple set up to discuss the "price" everyone pays for the decisions they make in life.
The Repertory Theatre of St.
If there's any 'jukebox' musical that should be wildly over the top it would have to be one connected with the 70's and 80's rock group Queen.
A graduate of the Rep's Ignite! Play Festival (the 2014 festival takes place this week), playwright Rebecca Gilman's work, SOUPS, STEWS AND CASSEROLES: 1976, is currently receiving it's world premiere in the Studio Theatre of the Loretto-Hilton.
While you watch ELAINE STRITCH: SHOOT ME, you'll hear the legendary lady described in a variety of ways.
Local author Ridley Pearson, along with Dave Barry, crafted an interesting 'prequel' to the story of Peter Pan with their entertaining novel PETER AND THE STARCATCHER.
If you think you've seen RENT before, you really haven't.
I don't think there's any "jukebox musical" that's as entertaining and interesting as JERSEY BOYS, and there are a lot of musicals out there that rely on classic rock, pop, country and blues for their score.
Quilting is truly an art form, and though a lot of the quilts made over the years were made strictly out of necessity, a lot of them now hang in art museums.
Playwright Jon Robin Baitz has crafted an engaging an entertaining dramatic work with his play, OTHER DESERT CITIES.
In our current celebrity-obsessed world, Hollywood is still a dream factory inhabited by people who are held to a higher standard, even though they're just as screwed up and insecure as the rest of us.
FORGET ME NOT by playwright Tom Holloway explores a story torn from the tragic practice of "child migration" that was utilized during times of war and unrest in Great Britain since the 1600s.
Playwright Matthew Lopez's THE WHIPPING MAN is a genuinely intriguing look at religion and the aftereffects of emancipation that is set in the days following the end of the Civil War.
I've seen a great deal of cabaret shows over the years, and some are lively and enjoyable, while others are so serious and studied that it's sometimes work just to sit through them.
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La traviata Opera Theatre of Saint Louis (5/29-6/27) |
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Terry Barber: Best Of Broadway Kirkwood Performing Arts Center (9/06-9/06) |
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The Nutcracker COCA - Catherine B. Berges Theatre (12/11-12/13) |
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Safe Haven | World Premiere Opera Theatre of Saint Louis (6/12-6/26) |
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Joyful COCA - Catherine B. Berges Theatre (12/18-12/19) |
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Joshua's Boots COCA - Catherine B. Berges Theatre (10/21-10/24) |
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Rob Zombie & Marilyn Manson Morton Amphitheater (9/10-9/10) |
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Gunhild Carling at City Winery St. Louis City Winery St. Louis (10/11-10/11) |
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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) |
