St. Louis Shakespeare Festival Announces 2026 Season
by James Lindhorst - January 16, 2026
St. Louis Shakespeare Festival has announced its 2026 season including Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, The Tempest, the return of Romeo & Zooliet, and Two Gentlemen of Verona.
by James Lindhorst - January 16, 2026
St. Louis Shakespeare Festival has announced its 2026 season including Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, The Tempest, the return of Romeo & Zooliet, and Two Gentlemen of Verona.
Nicole Angeli, Michelle Hand and More to Star in PROGRESS World Premiere at Prism Theatre Company
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 15, 2026
Prism Theatre Company has revealed the cast for its upcoming production and world premiere of Progress, a new play by John Wolbers, running at the Kranzberg Black Box Theatre.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 15, 2026
Prism Theatre Company has revealed the cast for its upcoming production and world premiere of Progress, a new play by John Wolbers, running at the Kranzberg Black Box Theatre.
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA Tour is Coming to The Fabulous Fox Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 14, 2026
The National Tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber's legendary musical, The Phantom of the Opera, is coming to The Fabulous Fox. The Phantom of the Opera is widely considered one of the world's most beautiful and spectacular musicals.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 14, 2026
The National Tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber's legendary musical, The Phantom of the Opera, is coming to The Fabulous Fox. The Phantom of the Opera is widely considered one of the world's most beautiful and spectacular musicals.
Winners Announced For The 2025 BroadwayWorld St. Louis Awards
by BWW Awards - January 14, 2026
Winners have been announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld St. Louis Awards! The 2025 Regional Awards honor regional productions, touring shows, and more which had their first performance between October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025.
by BWW Awards - January 14, 2026
Winners have been announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld St. Louis Awards! The 2025 Regional Awards honor regional productions, touring shows, and more which had their first performance between October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025.
BLUE MAN GROUP To Stop at The Fabulous Fox This June
by A.A. Cristi - January 13, 2026
BLUE MAN GROUP will present their renowned live performance in a North American tour, stopping in major cities including a three-day event in June. The tour promises a blend of music, comedy, and multimedia theatrics.
by A.A. Cristi - January 13, 2026
BLUE MAN GROUP will present their renowned live performance in a North American tour, stopping in major cities including a three-day event in June. The tour promises a blend of music, comedy, and multimedia theatrics.
Review: THE OUTSIDERS at Fox Theatre, St. Louis
by Rob Levy - January 11, 2026
More of a drama with sung interludes than a full-blown musical, The Outsiders is an outstanding production. Relying on a minimalist stage, dark lighting, and choreography, the ensemble is given a wide berth to perform.
by Rob Levy - January 11, 2026
More of a drama with sung interludes than a full-blown musical, The Outsiders is an outstanding production. Relying on a minimalist stage, dark lighting, and choreography, the ensemble is given a wide berth to perform.
Stray Dog Theatre To Present DEATHTRAP
by A.A. Cristi - January 09, 2026
Stray Dog Theatre will present DEATHTRAP, Ira Levin’s comic thriller, at Tower Grove Abbey in St. Louis. The cast includes Stephen Peirick, Victor Mendez, Anne Vega, Liz Mischel, and David Wassilak.
by A.A. Cristi - January 09, 2026
Stray Dog Theatre will present DEATHTRAP, Ira Levin’s comic thriller, at Tower Grove Abbey in St. Louis. The cast includes Stephen Peirick, Victor Mendez, Anne Vega, Liz Mischel, and David Wassilak.
Circus Harmony's MISTERIOSO to be Presented at City Museum
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 07, 2026
A wild whodunnit is evolving at Circus Harmony inside City Museum! Circus Harmony, the internationally renowned social circus school located inside of City Museum, will present Misterioso.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 07, 2026
A wild whodunnit is evolving at Circus Harmony inside City Museum! Circus Harmony, the internationally renowned social circus school located inside of City Museum, will present Misterioso.
The Repertory Theatre Of St. Louis To Present PRIMARY TRUST
by A.A. Cristi - January 06, 2026
The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis will present Primary Trust by Eboni Booth, winner of the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Directed by Tyrone Phillips, the production explores themes of grief, friendship, and imagination through a contemporary lens.
by A.A. Cristi - January 06, 2026
The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis will present Primary Trust by Eboni Booth, winner of the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Directed by Tyrone Phillips, the production explores themes of grief, friendship, and imagination through a contemporary lens.
World Premiere of Experimental Short Film Collection Coming to Joplin’s Royale Cinema Lounge
by BWW News Desk - January 02, 2026
The Royale Cinema Lounge will be hosting the World Premiere of 6 SHORT FILMS FROM THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE in Joplin, Missouri, on the evening of January 16, 2026.
by BWW News Desk - January 02, 2026
The Royale Cinema Lounge will be hosting the World Premiere of 6 SHORT FILMS FROM THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE in Joplin, Missouri, on the evening of January 16, 2026.
Last Chance to Vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld St. Louis Awards; THE SECOND HURRICANE Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - December 29, 2025
This is the last chance to vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld St. Louis Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
by BWW Awards - December 29, 2025
This is the last chance to vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld St. Louis Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
Review: SUPERHERO at Tower Groves Abbey
by Rob Levy - December 19, 2025
Aided by a top-notch band, Justin Been’s potent drama uses moving songs and poignant drama to make Superhero is a thrill-packed adventure.
by Rob Levy - December 19, 2025
Aided by a top-notch band, Justin Been’s potent drama uses moving songs and poignant drama to make Superhero is a thrill-packed adventure.
The Rep Will Present MRS. KRISHNAN’S PARTY In The Steve Woolf Studio Series
by BWW News Desk - December 17, 2025
The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis will present Mrs. Krishnan’s Party as part of its Steve Woolf Studio Series. Created by Indian Ink Theatre Company, the immersive production invites audiences into an interactive performance space where food, music, and storytelling unfold together.
by BWW News Desk - December 17, 2025
The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis will present Mrs. Krishnan’s Party as part of its Steve Woolf Studio Series. Created by Indian Ink Theatre Company, the immersive production invites audiences into an interactive performance space where food, music, and storytelling unfold together.
HELL'S KITCHEN National Tour is Coming to The Fabulous Fox
by BWW News Desk - December 16, 2025
Hell's Kitchen, the Broadway musical from 17-time Grammy Award winner, Alicia Keys, will bring its North American tour to The Fabulous Fox. Hell's Kitchen is directed by five-time Tony Award nominee Michael Greif.
by BWW News Desk - December 16, 2025
Hell's Kitchen, the Broadway musical from 17-time Grammy Award winner, Alicia Keys, will bring its North American tour to The Fabulous Fox. Hell's Kitchen is directed by five-time Tony Award nominee Michael Greif.
Critic James Lindhorst's Best of St. Louis Theatre in 2025
by James Lindhorst - December 15, 2025
This past season was the year of the comedy in St. Louis Theater. Companies across the city had audiences laughing all season long with slapstick, farce, and satire. There were some wonderful musical productions that really sang, a few hard hitting dramas, but comedies reigned in both quantity and quality. Instead of publishing a Top 10 list this year, I’m going to recognize the Best in St. Louis Theater for 2025. “The Best” is still a shortened list of just 13 shows out of the nearly 90 shows I saw this past year. It took weeks of thought and painstaking consideration to decide which productions would be included in my annual list. Here they are. The productions are listed in alphabetical order, not ranked by favorites:
by James Lindhorst - December 15, 2025
This past season was the year of the comedy in St. Louis Theater. Companies across the city had audiences laughing all season long with slapstick, farce, and satire. There were some wonderful musical productions that really sang, a few hard hitting dramas, but comedies reigned in both quantity and quality. Instead of publishing a Top 10 list this year, I’m going to recognize the Best in St. Louis Theater for 2025. “The Best” is still a shortened list of just 13 shows out of the nearly 90 shows I saw this past year. It took weeks of thought and painstaking consideration to decide which productions would be included in my annual list. Here they are. The productions are listed in alphabetical order, not ranked by favorites:
Review: SARA SHEPERD: PLEASE COME HOME FOR CHRISTMAS at The Blue Strawberry Showroom And Lounge
by James Lindhorst - December 14, 2025
Watching Broadway’s Sara Sheperd perform her holiday themed cabaret, Please Come Home for Christmas, is akin to sitting in front of a cozy fire with a mug of hot cocoa. Sheperd, and her piano playing father Scott, shared more than a dozen of her favorite holiday songs peppered with a few seasonally appropriate Broadway tunes. From her opening number “Let it Snow” to her final song “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas,” Sara Sheperd gifted the audience with a lovely evening of perfectly pitched and precisely phrased vocals. Her audience left the club feeling the spirit of the season and grateful that the humble Sheperd shared her talent again in St. Louis.
by James Lindhorst - December 14, 2025
Watching Broadway’s Sara Sheperd perform her holiday themed cabaret, Please Come Home for Christmas, is akin to sitting in front of a cozy fire with a mug of hot cocoa. Sheperd, and her piano playing father Scott, shared more than a dozen of her favorite holiday songs peppered with a few seasonally appropriate Broadway tunes. From her opening number “Let it Snow” to her final song “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas,” Sara Sheperd gifted the audience with a lovely evening of perfectly pitched and precisely phrased vocals. Her audience left the club feeling the spirit of the season and grateful that the humble Sheperd shared her talent again in St. Louis.
Review: JOHN HUGHES YOUR OWN ADVENTURE- LIVE is 90-Minutes of Pratfalls, Sight Gags, & Buffoonery
by James Lindhorst - December 13, 2025
John Hughes Your Own Adventure - LIVE is a whole lot of fun for anyone familiar with Hughes work. Hughes enthusiasts and aficionados will be laughing through their tears. The sold-out runaway hit was the headliner at STL Fringe and one of last summer’s hottest theater tickets. St. Louis Fringe and Cherokee Street Theatre Co. are reprising the outrageous satire at the Kranzberg Black Box. Twelve actors, supported by an offstage announcer (billed as The Voice of God), are hurling themselves about the stage in their homage to John Hughes and his classic films.
by James Lindhorst - December 13, 2025
John Hughes Your Own Adventure - LIVE is a whole lot of fun for anyone familiar with Hughes work. Hughes enthusiasts and aficionados will be laughing through their tears. The sold-out runaway hit was the headliner at STL Fringe and one of last summer’s hottest theater tickets. St. Louis Fringe and Cherokee Street Theatre Co. are reprising the outrageous satire at the Kranzberg Black Box. Twelve actors, supported by an offstage announcer (billed as The Voice of God), are hurling themselves about the stage in their homage to John Hughes and his classic films.
Review: LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL at Tesseract Theatre Company is a Peppy High Energy Production
by James Lindhorst - December 12, 2025
Director Will Bonfiglio, Music Director Larry D. Pry, Choreogrpaher Jo Palisoc, and the entire company deserve a lot of credit for their all in committed, peppy, and high-spirited production of a marginal show that is staged as a pet project far too often. There are thousands of musical theater assets that have arguably better books and scores that are rarely produced. Legally Blonde the Musical is like a pink piece of bubblegum. At first it sounds appealing, but the flavor does not last long.
by James Lindhorst - December 12, 2025
Director Will Bonfiglio, Music Director Larry D. Pry, Choreogrpaher Jo Palisoc, and the entire company deserve a lot of credit for their all in committed, peppy, and high-spirited production of a marginal show that is staged as a pet project far too often. There are thousands of musical theater assets that have arguably better books and scores that are rarely produced. Legally Blonde the Musical is like a pink piece of bubblegum. At first it sounds appealing, but the flavor does not last long.
Interview: Chatting with Lize Lewy of EMMA at The Repertory Theatre Of St. Louis
by James Lindhorst - December 11, 2025
Lize Lewy is having a moment. The actor, director, and playwright is currently slaying audiences in their breakout turn as Harriet in the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis’ production of Emma. Their scene stealing portrayal of Emma’s awkward friend is a masterclass in expressive physical comedy.
by James Lindhorst - December 11, 2025
Lize Lewy is having a moment. The actor, director, and playwright is currently slaying audiences in their breakout turn as Harriet in the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis’ production of Emma. Their scene stealing portrayal of Emma’s awkward friend is a masterclass in expressive physical comedy.
Previews: MERRY OL’ MISSOURI: A FAMILY CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR at The Missouri Theatre
by James Lindhorst - December 10, 2025
Merry Ol’ Missouri: A Family Christmas Spectacular returns to the Missouri Theatre in Columbia, Missouri on December 18-20, 2025. Last year’s sold-out, one night only show created such overwhelming demand that producers Melissa Bohon-Webel and Shelby Ringdahl Cox expanded the 2025 holiday spectacular to three performances. The very busy Shelby Ringdahl Cox graciously agreed to sit down with Broadway World and talk about creating Merry Ol’ Missouri: A Family Christmas Spectacular. Melissa and Shelby are the founders of Show Me Theatricals, the creative minds behind Merry Ol’ Missouri: A Family Christmas Spectacular, and the co-directors of the show. Both women grew up in Columbia, Missouri, graduated from Rockbridge High School, and went on to successful performing careers in New York and beyond.
by James Lindhorst - December 10, 2025
Merry Ol’ Missouri: A Family Christmas Spectacular returns to the Missouri Theatre in Columbia, Missouri on December 18-20, 2025. Last year’s sold-out, one night only show created such overwhelming demand that producers Melissa Bohon-Webel and Shelby Ringdahl Cox expanded the 2025 holiday spectacular to three performances. The very busy Shelby Ringdahl Cox graciously agreed to sit down with Broadway World and talk about creating Merry Ol’ Missouri: A Family Christmas Spectacular. Melissa and Shelby are the founders of Show Me Theatricals, the creative minds behind Merry Ol’ Missouri: A Family Christmas Spectacular, and the co-directors of the show. Both women grew up in Columbia, Missouri, graduated from Rockbridge High School, and went on to successful performing careers in New York and beyond.
Spotlight: EMMA at The Repertory Theatre St. Louis
by BWW Special Offer - December 10, 2025
'Emma' is Now Playing at The Rep!
by BWW Special Offer - December 10, 2025
'Emma' is Now Playing at The Rep!
Review: EMMA at Loretto-Hilton Center
by Rob Levy - December 09, 2025
At a time when the weather is colder, and winter is tuning up, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis’ production of Emma keeps us warm. The latest show of the company's 59th season is a vibrant feast of laughter and love.
by Rob Levy - December 09, 2025
At a time when the weather is colder, and winter is tuning up, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis’ production of Emma keeps us warm. The latest show of the company's 59th season is a vibrant feast of laughter and love.
Travelogue: The Musings of a Regional Theater Critic's Week in New York City
by James Lindhorst - December 09, 2025
There is nothing like the holidays in New York City. Ice skating under the iconic Rockefeller Center Tree, watching the Rockettes high kick in Radio City Music Hall’s Christmas Spectacular, eating your way through the Winter Village in Bryant Park, and admiring the decorated storefront windows on 5th Avenue is unforgettable. But for this regional theater critic, all the holiday hoopla (which I enjoyed) is secondary to attending live theater in Manhattan.
by James Lindhorst - December 09, 2025
There is nothing like the holidays in New York City. Ice skating under the iconic Rockefeller Center Tree, watching the Rockettes high kick in Radio City Music Hall’s Christmas Spectacular, eating your way through the Winter Village in Bryant Park, and admiring the decorated storefront windows on 5th Avenue is unforgettable. But for this regional theater critic, all the holiday hoopla (which I enjoyed) is secondary to attending live theater in Manhattan.
The Muny Will Upgrade Seats and Improve Drainage in $9.5 Million Auditorium Overhaul
by BWW News Desk - December 08, 2025
The Muny will embark on an extensive overhaul of its nearly 11,000-seat auditorium at the end of the 2026 season, upgrading aging seats, replacing deteriorating concrete and improving stormwater drainage.
by BWW News Desk - December 08, 2025
The Muny will embark on an extensive overhaul of its nearly 11,000-seat auditorium at the end of the 2026 season, upgrading aging seats, replacing deteriorating concrete and improving stormwater drainage.
Chamber Project St. Louis to Present DANCE BREAK: Fancy Footwork at the Schlafly Tap Room
by BWW News Desk - December 08, 2025
Chamber Project St. Louis will kick off the new year with DANCE BREAK: fancy footwork, an energetic, rhythm-driven chamber music program inspired by dance traditions from around the world
by BWW News Desk - December 08, 2025
Chamber Project St. Louis will kick off the new year with DANCE BREAK: fancy footwork, an energetic, rhythm-driven chamber music program inspired by dance traditions from around the world
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