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The Cameron Mackintosh/Really Useful Theatre Company, Inc.

Webster University's Conservatory of Theatre Arts presents the Tony Award winning musical comedy 'Company,' music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by George Furth.

The New Jewish Theatre opens its 'Bat Mitzvah Season' on Wednesday, September 30 with Herb Gardner's 1994 quasi-autobiographical classic about three generations of a Jewish family living on the lower East Side, CONVERSATIONS WITH MY FATHER.

The Cameron Mackintosh/Really Useful Theatre Company, Inc.

The Cameron Mackintosh/Really Useful Theatre Company, Inc.

YOUNG ELVIS PERFORMS TO BENEFIT LOCAL ANIMAL SHELTER Event: Young Elvis: Live! featuring Joseph Hall When: Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 7:30 p.

As a swansong for their theatre company, WONDER OF THE WORLD acts as a whimsical sendoff; a farcical piece filled with quirky characters and hilarious dialogue.

THE SECRETARIES is a bizarre play, mixing strange elements and eccentric characters together like something out of a John Waters or David Lynch film.

Mustard Seed Theatre presents FIDDLER ON THE ROOF October 30 - November 22, 2009 at the Fontbonne University Black Box Theatre in the Fine Arts Building at 6800 Wydown Boulevard in Clayton.

Gateway to Shakespeare is a consortium of Shakespeare related performances and events designed to spotlight Shakespeare in the coming year.

If you look up the term 'soul survivor' online, you might just stumble across a biography and picture of Bettye Lavette waiting for you to peruse since her career trajectory could lead to her being aptly labeled as such.

Set predominantly in New York, RAGTIME follows three families - one Jewish immigrant, one upper-class Protestant and one African-American - as their lives intertwine amidst the era's social upheavals.

Miriam Zendle finds out about London's fringe theatre scene.

On Sale Event - Saturday, September 26! Along with Grand Center's Fall festival, Dancing in the Streets, on Saturday, September 26; The Fabulous Fox Theatre will host an on-sale event for several upcoming Broadway shows.

On the heels of a successful production of their all-female MACBETH, Slightly Askew Theatre Ensemble presents TOP GIRLS, written by revolutionary author Caryl Churchill (A NUMBER, CLOUD NINE).

HotCity Theatre presents a provocative thriller, NEIGHBORHOOD 3: REQUISITION OF DOOM, written by Jennifer Haley and directed by Chuck Harper, opening September 11, 2009.

Through personal stories and family photographs, Erin Kelley, a direct descendant of noted Shawnee chief, Tecumseh, shares her experiences of being of blended-culture ancestry.

The Orange Girls Theatre company wraps up its 2009 season with the journey of a seemingly stereotypical housewife as she attempts to rewrite the story of her life in David Lindsay-Abaire's screwball comedy WONDER OF THE WORLD, presented September 25 through October 11 at COCA's Anheuser-Busch Black

The Sheldon Art Galleries presents Backpack Blues: Art by Students of Central Visual and Performing Arts High School, September 25, 2009 - February 6, 2010 in the AT&T Gallery of Children's Art.

Echo Theatre Company presents the regional premiere of THE SECRETARIES by The Five Lesbian Brothers from September 25-October 11.

Bill Borst's The Last Memory of an Ol' Brownie Fan hits Sound Stages Theater (214 Crestwood Mall Art Space) on September 25.

UNBEATABLE! is a ground-breaking new musical that seamlessly weaves moments of poignant drama and well-timed comedy.

The following are COCA's upcoming events.

The Sheldon presents An Evening with Chad and Jeremy, Friday, October 23, 2009 at 8 p.

Webster University's Conservatory of Theatre Arts presents the Tony Award winning musical comedy 'Company,' music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by George Furth.