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Review: THE DETAILS Empathic Spirit is Plagued by Wooden Dialogue
The Details is a story of catharsis that stems from confronting one’s beliefs, taking accountability for behavior, and charting a path forward for change. The narrative has promise. Larson has a strong point of view, and he has penned a play with a mostly satisfying conclusion. The character’s b...
Review: New Jewish Theatre's TWO JEWS WALK INTO A WAR… is Wryly Amusing
Two Jews Walk into a War... is not slapstick or laugh out loud funny. It is more wryly amusing. The humor is abundant. Laughs come from Seth Rozin’s quippy script, Aaron Sparks’ crisp direction and sharp timing, and Gary Glasgow and Chuck Winning’s playful sparring. But Rozin, Sparks, and the...
Review: EVITA at The Muny is a Mesmerzing Masterclass in Production Aesthtics
EVITA at The Muny is an auditory and visual feast. Hear Katerina McCrimmon, Paulo Szot, Omar Lopez-Cepero, and the rest of this talented ensemble sing the Webber and Rice score in superb operatic fashion. Be mesmerized by a breathtaking masterclass in production aesthetics and designing for the th...
Review: 11TH ANNUAL LABUTE NEW THEATER FESTIVAL at The St Louis Actors’ Studio
This year’s LaBute Festival is filled with six strong scripts that are enhanced by Bryan McLaughlin and Avery Harrison’s direction. Both directors help their actors find and create intriguing characters in completely original stories....
Review: St. Louis Shakespeare Festival's ROMEO & ZOOLIET is Wildly Entertaining
Romeo and Zooliet is an enchanting theatrical event. The ingenious Jennifer Joan Thompson’s clever script and Michael Curry’s fairy-tale like puppets are brought to fantastical life in the exuberant performances of a well-rehearsed, talented, and vivacious cast. Tom Ridgely’s leadership and co...
Review: PRIDE AND JOY at The Chapel is a Sharply Written Dysfunctional Family Comedy
What did our critic think of PRIDE AND JOY at The Chapel?McLaughlin and Overly’s audience are unwelcome intruders listening in on a family’s raw, unfiltered, and private conversations. Pride and Joy is very funny. The Moran Family, as portrayed by the talented ensemble, is a bit of a trainwre...
Review: DISNEY’S FROZEN at The Muny is Moving and Heartfelt Storytelling
The Muny’s Frozen is filled with endearing performances, gasp-inducing stagecraft, beautiful musical direction by Darryl Archibald, and loveable puppets created by Puppet Kitchen’s Eric Wright. But it's not the many wow moments that make Frozen special. Frozen is touching because of John Tarta...
Review: MY FAIR LADY at Union Avenue Opera
Read our review of MY FAIR LADY, playing now at Union Avenue Opera through July 12. This beloved musical has everything going for it: absolutely captivating melodies by Frederick Lowe, lovely clever lyrics by Alan Lerner, and plenty still of the incomparable wit of that old master George Bernard Sha...
Review: COME FROM AWAY at The Muny is a Soul-Stirring Piece of Musical Storytelling
The Muny’s emotionally impactful Come From Away captures the humanity, heart, and soul of Irene Sankoff and David Hein’s poignant book and beautifully soaring score. This elite cast of actors transports the audience back to Gander, Newfoundland with lived-in and emotionally truthful performance...
Review: BRING IT ON at The Muny is a High Flying Sensation
The Muny's Bring It On is electrifying musical theatre for people of all ages. The biggest surprise is Jeff Whitty’s clever book. His story is filled with laughs, unexpected surprises, and a lot of heart. The young exuberant cast’s lively performances are punctuated with high-intensity dancing a...
Review: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM at Opera Theatre Of Saint Louis
Opera Theatre of St. Louis draws us into a truly enchanted forest. In staging Benjamin Britten’s 'A Midsummer Night’s Dream' they create a marvelous amalgam of strange and gorgeous music, superlative voices, and design and directorial genius. And they are unerringly true to Shakespeare’s i...
Review: Albion Theatre's COLDER THAN HERE is an Affectionately Droll Dark Comedy
It is odd to call a story about a terminal cancer patient likeable, warm, and witty. Director Robert Ashton and his cast have staged a bittersweet production of Colder Than Here that is filled with vulnerable performances. Laura Wade’s affectionately droll and delightfully strange dark comedy con...
Review: DON PASQUALE at Opera Theatre of St. Louis
Susanne Burgess sings Norina, the quintessential bel canto soprano role. She’s astonishing! She defines that vocal style....
Review: FRANKIE AND JOHNNY IN THE CLAIR DE LUNE at Tower Groves Abbey
Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune walks a tightrope of comedy and tenderness. Emotionally his show highlights the agility between trust and truth as the two characters open and then shut down their feelings....
Review: MURDER FOR TWO at STAGES St. Louis is Murder Most Fun!
STAGES St. Louis has a hit with their zany Muder for Two. Director Michael Kostroff keeps the fun coming for the entire 90-minutes in a fast-paced audience pleasing comedy. The script is goofy and the lyrics witty, but it is the comedic physicality of two immensely talented actors, singers, pianis...
Review: HEAVY at Greenfinch Theater And Dive Bar is a Weighty Look at Obesity
Satterfield and McIntire’s blunt script carries a lot of unflinching truths about being overweight. Heavy takes on weighty topics. There are several frank adult themed discussions and overt sexuality. It is bold writing with a lot of humor and has much to say about life as an obese person. Heav...
Review: THIS HOUSE at Opera Theatre Of St. Louis
'This House', a world premiere opera at Opera Theatre of St. Louis is the saga of a Harlem family that is both blest and cursed....
Review: THE HEIDI CHRONICLES at New Jewish Theatre
The New Jewish Theatre production of The Heidi Chronicles is an entertaining revival of Wasserstein’s seminal work thanks to Ellie Schwetye’s storytelling expertise. Schwetye’s direction and sound design builds the narrative through the chronological timeline she creates. She, and projection...
Review: St. Louis Shakespeare Festival’s HAMLET is Mid-Century Jazzy Cool
Often a modern take on a classic will go awry, but Michael Sexton’s brilliant vision creates a phenomenal retelling of Hamlet. His collaboration with his actors and designers gives this production it very cool retro and jazzy vibe. The show’s running time clocks in at just under three hours. It ...
Review: DIE FLEDERMAUS at Opera Theatre Of St. Louis
For nearly half a century the Opera Theatre of St. Louis has been bringing quite glorious opera to our fair city. It just opened its semicentennial season with a brilliant and lively production of Die Fledermaus, by Johann Strauss II. ...
Review: POTUS: OR, BEHIND EVERY GREAT DUMBASS ARE SEVEN WOMEN TRYING TO KEEP HIM ALIVE at Kranzberg Arts Center
POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive is filled with absurd sight gags, whacky dialogue, and absurdly comedic performances from an all-in ensemble....
Review: RADIO GOLF at The Black Rep Includes A Theatrical Milestone for Ron Himes and Ronald L. Conner
The Black Rep has provided St. Louis audiences many opportunities to see the works of August Wilson. This is an entertaining, well-acted production of Radio Golf. It’s not only an aesthetically pleasing production, but it is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to witness a part of theatrical history with...
Review: & JULIET at Fox Theatre, St. Louis
A fun romp of gooey fun wrapped in a Shakespearean shell, & Juliet takes the earworm drivel of songs like Baby One More Time, I Want It That Way, Roar, and Since U Been Gone, and makes them musical theater bangers.
But, behind the schmaltz and campy energetics, the production entertains thanks to t...
Review: A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER at Kirkwood Theatre Guild
Don't miss it!The grand old Kirkwood Theatre Guild, now in its 93rd season, has opened a quite glorious and dazzlingly funny production of the musical A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder. Catch it if you can!...
Review: SCREAM, ECHO. SCREAM. at Metro Theater Company
Mythophiles will find Baer and McLaughlin’s work fascinating and captivating. Lewy’s direction is crisp. Their pacing moves the plot along effortlessly. Strom, Baer, Ferrari, and Lantsberger’s offer arresting portrayals of the nymphs and the script's metaphysical concepts. The technical aspect...
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Jim Caruso’s NYC Cast Party The Sheldon Concert Hall, Presented by The Cabaret Project of St. Louis (6/04-6/04) |
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Faith Prince The Sheldon Concert Hall, Presented by The Cabaret Project of St. Louis (6/02-6/02) |
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