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John and Alan Lomax were pioneering folklorists and ethnomusicologists who tracked down songs and performers to produce field recordings that provide a compelling picture of our cultural history in musical terms.
Though playwright Clifford Odets wrote AWAKE AND SING! in 1933, it still has the power to resonate with an audience over 70 years later, not only due to the fact that our country is currently struggling with its own economic uncertainties, but also because the theme of pursuing your dream under unde
It's always exciting when a reviewer gets the opportunity to see a new work premiered, and Mustard Seed Theatre is currently presenting an adaptation of the C.
Last year the Pulitzer prize-winning play August: Osage County absolutely lit up the Fox Theatre, going down in my memory as one of the finest productions I'd ever had the pleasure to have seen, and this year the Pulitzer prize-winning musical NEXT TO NORMAL arrives with similar high expectations an
After years of just seeing clips on public television, I thought it was time to actually take in a complete performance of MICHAEL FLATLEY'S LORD OF THE DANCE to see what all the fuss was about.
I can always depend on Upsteam Theater to deliver a unique theatrical experience, and with the US premiere of THE DEATH OF ATAHUALPA they continue in the fine tradition they've firmly established, providing an audience with a fresh look at the last days of the Inca empire.
If you've ever drummed on your steering wheel to a song on the radio, or absentmindedly tapped your pencil on your desk, creating your own rhythmic accompaniment, then you've already grasped the concept at the heart of STOMP.
always consider it a rewarding experience when you go to see a play and you actually learn something along the way.
The basic story of Chanticleer can supposedly be traced back to Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales, and a particular story titled 'The Nun's Priest's Tale', but you'd be hard pressed to find any resemblance between that work and most adaptations which focus instead on the conflict between a sly fox and
BEEHIVE THE 60's MUSICAL closes out the season for the Repertory Theatre of St.
If your only previous exposure to the story of Cyrano de Bergerac was through the Steve Martin vehicle Roxanne, then you've really only seen a watered down (and considerably lightened) telling of the tale.
It's easy to see why playwright Alfred Uhry's DRIVING MISS DAISY was so successfully adapted for the movies.
The idea of following the stories of four young gay men who are raised as members of a Baptist church in Texas is certainly fertile enough stuff for a play on its own.
Playwright Sarah Ruhl has crafted a brilliantly funny and touching work with IN THE NEXT ROOM OR THE VIBRATOR PLAY, a piece that's as moving, in the end, as it is hilarious and erotic.
Muddy Waters Theatre opens their season devoted to playwright Paula Vogel with her OBIE award-winning work, THE BALTIMORE WALTZ, a play best described as a kind of farcical fever dream that satirizes AIDS hysteria.
Though Shakespeare's first play, TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA, is ungainly and raw at times, many of the devices and plot mechanisms that will soon become the playwright's stock in trade are present in its text.
So, one evening (February 25, 2011) Randy Newman is providing the assembled throng at the Sheldon Concert Hall (a benefit for the Friends of the Sheldon) with an immensely entertaining concert, and a couple of days later he's picking up his second Academy Award (after countless nominations) for his
Patrick Marber's play CLOSER is an intriguing examination of the way men and women interact with one another, particularly with regards to their vastly differing ideas as to what love and commitment actually mean.
Playwright Deborah Zoe Laufer has constructed an interesting and very engaging work with SIRENS, which comes to us directly from the Humana New Plays Festival.
RUINED is one of those plays that lingers in your mind long after it's over.
Since I've become a theatre critic I've had the opportunity to see several productions of William Shakespeare's MACBETH, and most have left me wanting in one way or another.
The 1980 movie Nine to Five was a pretty big hit when it came out, and one reason is because it touched a nerve with its tale of three secretaries (Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda and Dolly Parton) who extract revenge from their chauvinistic boss, superbly played by Dabney Coleman, who made a career out of
As a fan of the Beatles, I imagine it's a bit of a daunting task to try and bring something fresh to the table regarding their classic catalog of music.
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Gunhild Carling at City Winery St. Louis City Winery St. Louis (10/11-10/11) |
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Route 66: The Main Street of America screening w/Q&A – September 10, 7pm The Wildey (9/10-9/10) |
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Mamma Mia! The Fabulous Fox Theatre (3/30-4/04) |
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Rob Zombie & Marilyn Manson Morton Amphitheater (9/10-9/10) |
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Parsons Dance Touhill Performing Arts Center (4/10-4/10) |
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The Book of Mormon (Non-Equity) The Fabulous Fox Theatre (2/02-2/07) |
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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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Mamma Mia! Fox Theatre (3/30-4/04) |
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Joshua's Boots COCA - Catherine B. Berges Theatre (10/21-10/24) |
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Safe Haven | World Premiere Opera Theatre of Saint Louis (6/12-6/26) |
