BWW Review: CANFIELD DRIVE Asks Where Are You in Your Work to Heal Racial Trauma?
by Tanya Seale - January 27, 2019
Playwrights Kristen Adele Calhoun and Michael Thomas Walker's new drama, Canfield Drive, received its world premier this month, after being co-commissioned by 651 Arts in partnership with The St. Louis Black Repertory Company and the National Performance Network. Under development for the past four years, this breathtaking new play takes a hard, serious look at incidents and attitudes surrounding the August 14, 2014 fatal police shooting of Michael Brown, the Ferguson protests that followed, and the #BlackLivesMatter movement. Calhoun and Walker, whose work is well-researched and hard-hitting, uses a documentary theatre structure, its many short scenes based on interviews from people around Ferguson and around the nation whose voices might not necessarily have been heard in traditional media coverage.
by Tanya Seale - January 27, 2019
Playwrights Kristen Adele Calhoun and Michael Thomas Walker's new drama, Canfield Drive, received its world premier this month, after being co-commissioned by 651 Arts in partnership with The St. Louis Black Repertory Company and the National Performance Network. Under development for the past four years, this breathtaking new play takes a hard, serious look at incidents and attitudes surrounding the August 14, 2014 fatal police shooting of Michael Brown, the Ferguson protests that followed, and the #BlackLivesMatter movement. Calhoun and Walker, whose work is well-researched and hard-hitting, uses a documentary theatre structure, its many short scenes based on interviews from people around Ferguson and around the nation whose voices might not necessarily have been heard in traditional media coverage.
BWW Review: THE MOTHERF**KER WITH THE HAT Is Bold and Brutal; Funny Too
by Tanya Seale - January 26, 2019
Carl Overly, Jr. has made his directorial debut with the St. Louis premier of The Motherf**ker with the Hat by Stephen Adly Guirgis at R-S Theatrics, and it is an effort to be applauded. This play, as you might suspect from its title, is graphic and realistic, a dramedy about people who survive in the gritty real world, and all the circular ways in which they hurt one another. It has been described as a 'high-octane verbal cage match about love, fidelity, and misplaced haberdashery,' and it is all of that and more.
by Tanya Seale - January 26, 2019
Carl Overly, Jr. has made his directorial debut with the St. Louis premier of The Motherf**ker with the Hat by Stephen Adly Guirgis at R-S Theatrics, and it is an effort to be applauded. This play, as you might suspect from its title, is graphic and realistic, a dramedy about people who survive in the gritty real world, and all the circular ways in which they hurt one another. It has been described as a 'high-octane verbal cage match about love, fidelity, and misplaced haberdashery,' and it is all of that and more.
Branson's 25th Annual Hot Winter Fun Big Show Comes to Dick Clark's American Bandstand Theater
by BWW News Desk - January 25, 2019
Experience Branson's 25th Annual Hot Winter Fun Big Show on Wednesday, February 13, 2019, at 7:00 PM at Dick Clark's American Bandstand Theater. Every year the Hot Winter Fun Big Show sizzles with an exciting line-up of Branson stars and shows. For the 25th year plans are in progress for a truly BIG celebration. Along with a wide variety of shows and performers jam-packed into one exciting show, there are souvenirs, special treats, and surprising performances. The 2019 Big Show promises to be one hot show! Tickets are on sale now.
by BWW News Desk - January 25, 2019
Experience Branson's 25th Annual Hot Winter Fun Big Show on Wednesday, February 13, 2019, at 7:00 PM at Dick Clark's American Bandstand Theater. Every year the Hot Winter Fun Big Show sizzles with an exciting line-up of Branson stars and shows. For the 25th year plans are in progress for a truly BIG celebration. Along with a wide variety of shows and performers jam-packed into one exciting show, there are souvenirs, special treats, and surprising performances. The 2019 Big Show promises to be one hot show! Tickets are on sale now.
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by BWW News Desk - January 24, 2019
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by BWW News Desk - January 24, 2019
Do you live and breathe all things St. Louis Theatre? If so, you know there's a ton of exciting things happening in the St. Louis theatre community every day! We at BroadwayWorld know how overwhelming it could be to keep up with all the local happenings each week - so we're curating the best you can't miss on our social media feeds daily!
Photo Flash: New Jewish Theatre Presents DISTRICT MERCHANTS
by BWW News Desk - January 23, 2019
The New Jewish Theatre's 2018-19 season continues with an adaptation of The Merchant of Venice - Aaron Posner's District Merchants, an Uneasy Comedy. The production will be directed by St. Louis Theatre Circle Award winner, Jacqueline Thompson, and runs January 24 - February 10, 2019.
by BWW News Desk - January 23, 2019
The New Jewish Theatre's 2018-19 season continues with an adaptation of The Merchant of Venice - Aaron Posner's District Merchants, an Uneasy Comedy. The production will be directed by St. Louis Theatre Circle Award winner, Jacqueline Thompson, and runs January 24 - February 10, 2019.
BWW Review: LOVE, LINDA Gives Voice to Porter's Muse
by Tanya Seale - January 22, 2019
Max & Louie Productions has opened its 10th season with the St. Louis premier of the one-woman show Love, Linda at The Marcelle. Debby Lennon, a member of the St. Louis Symphony Chorus for 31 seasons, plays the elegant Linda Lee Thomas (aka Mrs. Cole Porter), whose devotion to her husband drove much of his career. She, a wealthy divorcee, begins by telling how she mistook a piano-playing Porter for the “hired help” at a wedding reception and invited him to entertain at a dinner party soon after. Despite the blunder, Porter showed up to play and their partnership blossomed.
by Tanya Seale - January 22, 2019
Max & Louie Productions has opened its 10th season with the St. Louis premier of the one-woman show Love, Linda at The Marcelle. Debby Lennon, a member of the St. Louis Symphony Chorus for 31 seasons, plays the elegant Linda Lee Thomas (aka Mrs. Cole Porter), whose devotion to her husband drove much of his career. She, a wealthy divorcee, begins by telling how she mistook a piano-playing Porter for the “hired help” at a wedding reception and invited him to entertain at a dinner party soon after. Despite the blunder, Porter showed up to play and their partnership blossomed.
Double Dare Live Comes to the Fabulous Fox
by BWW News Desk - January 22, 2019
Red Tail Productions LLC and Charlie Blum Entertainment / CB Entertainment, in partnership with Nickelodeon, announce new tour dates for Nickelodeon's Double Dare Live stage show. Coming off of a successful fall 2018 tour, Double Dare Live -- featuring original host Marc Summers and his beloved sidekick Robin Russo -- will resume touring March 26 in Lancaster, PA, and will play the Fabulous Fox Theatre in St. Louis on Tuesday, May 7 at 7:30 p.m.
by BWW News Desk - January 22, 2019
Red Tail Productions LLC and Charlie Blum Entertainment / CB Entertainment, in partnership with Nickelodeon, announce new tour dates for Nickelodeon's Double Dare Live stage show. Coming off of a successful fall 2018 tour, Double Dare Live -- featuring original host Marc Summers and his beloved sidekick Robin Russo -- will resume touring March 26 in Lancaster, PA, and will play the Fabulous Fox Theatre in St. Louis on Tuesday, May 7 at 7:30 p.m.
Lulu Auditions Announced For WAITRESS In St. Louis!
by BWW News Desk - January 21, 2019
WAITRESS, the Tony nominated musical will be premiering at the Fabulous Fox Theatre on Tuesday, March 26 for a limited engagement and is looking for two young girls to perform the role of "Lulu" for the duration of the engagement.
by BWW News Desk - January 21, 2019
WAITRESS, the Tony nominated musical will be premiering at the Fabulous Fox Theatre on Tuesday, March 26 for a limited engagement and is looking for two young girls to perform the role of "Lulu" for the duration of the engagement.
Sutton Foster To Perform With St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
by BWW News Desk - January 19, 2019
The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra announced two-time Tony award-winning actress and singer Sutton Foster will perform for one night only with the SLSO at Powell Hall on Saturday, February 23, 2019.
by BWW News Desk - January 19, 2019
The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra announced two-time Tony award-winning actress and singer Sutton Foster will perform for one night only with the SLSO at Powell Hall on Saturday, February 23, 2019.
2019 Shakespeare Festival St. Louis Presents LOVE'S LABORS LOST
by BWW News Desk - January 18, 2019
Shakespeare Festival St. Louis announced today that "Love's Labors Lost" will be the 2019 season main stage production at Shakespeare Glen in Forest Park. A comedic masterpiece by William Shakespeare, the production is scheduled May 31 through June 23; preview nights are set for May 29-30.
by BWW News Desk - January 18, 2019
Shakespeare Festival St. Louis announced today that "Love's Labors Lost" will be the 2019 season main stage production at Shakespeare Glen in Forest Park. A comedic masterpiece by William Shakespeare, the production is scheduled May 31 through June 23; preview nights are set for May 29-30.
VIDEO: Get A First Look At THE WOLVES at St. Louis Rep
by BWW News Desk - January 17, 2019
It's hard to ask for a better city in which to perform The Wolves, Sarah DeLappe's acclaimed drama that focuses on the fascinating dynamics of a girls soccer team. With its history of producing fantastic female soccer players and rabid club soccer fanbase, St. Louis is a hotbed for the sport.
by BWW News Desk - January 17, 2019
It's hard to ask for a better city in which to perform The Wolves, Sarah DeLappe's acclaimed drama that focuses on the fascinating dynamics of a girls soccer team. With its history of producing fantastic female soccer players and rabid club soccer fanbase, St. Louis is a hotbed for the sport.
The Rep Gives Tony-Winning OSLO An Epic Mainstage Production
by BWW News Desk - January 17, 2019
For longtime Repertory Theatre of St. Louis artistic director Steven Woolf, Oslo is his final directing project before his retirement at the end of this season. So it's no surprise that The Rep is pulling out all the stops in its production of the 2017 Tony Award winner for Best Play, assembling an all-star cast and design team to bring this grand political epic to The Rep stage.
by BWW News Desk - January 17, 2019
For longtime Repertory Theatre of St. Louis artistic director Steven Woolf, Oslo is his final directing project before his retirement at the end of this season. So it's no surprise that The Rep is pulling out all the stops in its production of the 2017 Tony Award winner for Best Play, assembling an all-star cast and design team to bring this grand political epic to The Rep stage.
John Waters' CRY-BABY Musical to Open New Line Theatre's 29th Season
by BWW News Desk - January 16, 2019
New Line Theatre, "the bad boy of musical theatre," has announced that one of the most popular shows in the company's long history is returning -- the outrageous rock musical CRY-BABY, based on the iconic John Waters film, a wild and wacky fable about class, justice, and rock and roll, featuring classic songs like 'Girl, Can I Kiss You With Tongue?', 'The Anti-Polio Picnic,' 'Screw Loose,' 'Baby, Baby, Baby, Baby (Baby, Baby),' 'I'm Infected,' and many more.
by BWW News Desk - January 16, 2019
New Line Theatre, "the bad boy of musical theatre," has announced that one of the most popular shows in the company's long history is returning -- the outrageous rock musical CRY-BABY, based on the iconic John Waters film, a wild and wacky fable about class, justice, and rock and roll, featuring classic songs like 'Girl, Can I Kiss You With Tongue?', 'The Anti-Polio Picnic,' 'Screw Loose,' 'Baby, Baby, Baby, Baby (Baby, Baby),' 'I'm Infected,' and many more.
THE WOLVES Hit the Pitch in St. Louis
by BWW News Desk - January 16, 2019
It's hard to ask for a better city in which to perform The Wolves, Sarah DeLappe's acclaimed drama that focuses on the fascinating dynamics of a girls soccer team. With its history of producing fantastic female soccer players and rabid club soccer fanbase, St. Louis is a hotbed for the sport.
by BWW News Desk - January 16, 2019
It's hard to ask for a better city in which to perform The Wolves, Sarah DeLappe's acclaimed drama that focuses on the fascinating dynamics of a girls soccer team. With its history of producing fantastic female soccer players and rabid club soccer fanbase, St. Louis is a hotbed for the sport.
The Rep Announces Lineup For Its 2019 Ignite! Festival Of New Plays
by BWW News Desk - January 14, 2019
A group of nationally renowned playwrights will present public readings of their newest scripts at The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis' Ignite! Festival of New Plays, running March 27 - April 4, 2019 in The Rep's Emerson Studio Theatre.
by BWW News Desk - January 14, 2019
A group of nationally renowned playwrights will present public readings of their newest scripts at The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis' Ignite! Festival of New Plays, running March 27 - April 4, 2019 in The Rep's Emerson Studio Theatre.
ROCK OF AGES Announces Cast for St. Louis Stop
by BWW News Desk - January 14, 2019
Fifth Estate Entertainment is proud to announce tour casting for the mind-blowing, face melting, nothin' but a good time, audience favorite ROCK OF AGES.
by BWW News Desk - January 14, 2019
Fifth Estate Entertainment is proud to announce tour casting for the mind-blowing, face melting, nothin' but a good time, audience favorite ROCK OF AGES.
Transluminate: The Q Collective Announces Festival Playwrights
by BWW News Desk - January 14, 2019
The Q Collective announces the playwrights for its first annual TRANSLUMINATE FESTIVAL. We are pleased to be featuring five works by three St. Louis-based playwrights: Elon Ptah, Charlie Meyers, and John Waller in this year's festival. The Q Collective is also excited to announce that the festival will feature visual arts on display from February 4 through the end of the month with a gallery opening party on February 10 from 2:00 to 5:00 PM.
by BWW News Desk - January 14, 2019
The Q Collective announces the playwrights for its first annual TRANSLUMINATE FESTIVAL. We are pleased to be featuring five works by three St. Louis-based playwrights: Elon Ptah, Charlie Meyers, and John Waller in this year's festival. The Q Collective is also excited to announce that the festival will feature visual arts on display from February 4 through the end of the month with a gallery opening party on February 10 from 2:00 to 5:00 PM.
Winners Announced for the 2018 BroadwayWorld St. Louis Awards
by BWW News Desk - January 11, 2019
We are pleased to announce the winners for the 2018 BroadwayWorld St. Louis Awards, brought to you by BroadwayHD! Nominations were reader-submitted and voted on by you - the local theatergoers!
by BWW News Desk - January 11, 2019
We are pleased to announce the winners for the 2018 BroadwayWorld St. Louis Awards, brought to you by BroadwayHD! Nominations were reader-submitted and voted on by you - the local theatergoers!
9th Annual St. Louis Teen Talent Competition 1st Round of Competition February 2-3
by BWW News Desk - January 10, 2019
Fox Performing Arts Charitable Foundation (FoxPACF) is pleased to announce that the preliminary round of the 9th Annual St. Louis Teen Talent Competition will take place on February 2 & 3, 2019 with 141 performers taking the stage in the first round of competition (a complete list of students/schools can be found here). "We are thrilled with the ongoing response to this event from students, parents, arts organizations and the community. The Fox Performing Arts Charitable Foundation is happy to be able to provide the opportunity for students to perform at the Fox and on other stages around St. Louis. We're delighted that we are able to put talented young people in the spotlight," said Mary Strauss, St. Louis Teen Talent Competition creator, as well as FoxPACF Founder and President Emeritus of the FoxPACF Board of Directors.
by BWW News Desk - January 10, 2019
Fox Performing Arts Charitable Foundation (FoxPACF) is pleased to announce that the preliminary round of the 9th Annual St. Louis Teen Talent Competition will take place on February 2 & 3, 2019 with 141 performers taking the stage in the first round of competition (a complete list of students/schools can be found here). "We are thrilled with the ongoing response to this event from students, parents, arts organizations and the community. The Fox Performing Arts Charitable Foundation is happy to be able to provide the opportunity for students to perform at the Fox and on other stages around St. Louis. We're delighted that we are able to put talented young people in the spotlight," said Mary Strauss, St. Louis Teen Talent Competition creator, as well as FoxPACF Founder and President Emeritus of the FoxPACF Board of Directors.
B2K's Millennium Tour With Mario Comes to Enterprise Center
by BWW News Desk - January 08, 2019
Multi-platinum R&B group B2K (Omarion, Boog, Fizz and Raz-B), will kick off a limited engagement tour in March, entitled "The Millennium Tour". The iconic group along with special guests Mario, Pretty Ricky, Lloyd, Ying Yang Twins, Chingy, and Bobby V - will visit over 25 cities across the U.S. The tour is produced by G-Squared Events in association with Omarion Worldwide, Hall of Fame Entertainment, and Blvd. Music.
by BWW News Desk - January 08, 2019
Multi-platinum R&B group B2K (Omarion, Boog, Fizz and Raz-B), will kick off a limited engagement tour in March, entitled "The Millennium Tour". The iconic group along with special guests Mario, Pretty Ricky, Lloyd, Ying Yang Twins, Chingy, and Bobby V - will visit over 25 cities across the U.S. The tour is produced by G-Squared Events in association with Omarion Worldwide, Hall of Fame Entertainment, and Blvd. Music.
STL's Madden Returns With MAYBE THIS TIME At Alton Little Theatre
by BWW News Desk - January 07, 2019
This is a comedy about the first dates of people that meet online. There are four different dates involving 4 people:
by BWW News Desk - January 07, 2019
This is a comedy about the first dates of people that meet online. There are four different dates involving 4 people:
BWW Review: ALABAMA STORY Explores Censorship and Racism, Makes One Laugh and Think
by Tanya Seale - January 07, 2019
This, as the opening line of Alabama Story tells us, is a story about two rabbits. It's a story about 1959 Montgomery, where cotton is king, where conservative white men call all the shots, and where books that might be about integration are censored. It is a battle of wills between a segregationist senator and a cultivated state librarian regarding a children's book wherein one rabbit happens to be black and one happens to be white. It is a story of childhood friends Lily and Joshua who encounter one another later in life and reminisce over their shared memories while illuminating the dramatic differences in their human experience. It is based on a true story. It is reflective of many true stories.
by Tanya Seale - January 07, 2019
This, as the opening line of Alabama Story tells us, is a story about two rabbits. It's a story about 1959 Montgomery, where cotton is king, where conservative white men call all the shots, and where books that might be about integration are censored. It is a battle of wills between a segregationist senator and a cultivated state librarian regarding a children's book wherein one rabbit happens to be black and one happens to be white. It is a story of childhood friends Lily and Joshua who encounter one another later in life and reminisce over their shared memories while illuminating the dramatic differences in their human experience. It is based on a true story. It is reflective of many true stories.
Kennedy Holmes Added To St. Louis Arts Awards Line-up
by BWW News Desk - January 04, 2019
Kennedy Holmes, finalist of season 15 on NBC's The Voice, has been added to the entertainment line-up at the Arts and Education Council's St. Louis Arts Awards on January 21. She will perform alongside acclaimed jazz pianist Peter Martin, a 2012 Excellence in the Arts recipient. The performance is a nod to Lifetime Achievement in the Arts recipient Ken Page, with whom Holmes appeared in The Muny's "Aida" in 2016, and Champion of the Arts recipient Sue Greenberg, company manager at The Muny and executive director of St. Louis Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts.
by BWW News Desk - January 04, 2019
Kennedy Holmes, finalist of season 15 on NBC's The Voice, has been added to the entertainment line-up at the Arts and Education Council's St. Louis Arts Awards on January 21. She will perform alongside acclaimed jazz pianist Peter Martin, a 2012 Excellence in the Arts recipient. The performance is a nod to Lifetime Achievement in the Arts recipient Ken Page, with whom Holmes appeared in The Muny's "Aida" in 2016, and Champion of the Arts recipient Sue Greenberg, company manager at The Muny and executive director of St. Louis Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts.
Shakespeare Festival St. Louis Announces New Program For Emerging Regional Playwrights
by BWW News Desk - January 03, 2019
Three emerging playwrights - two from St. Louis and one from Chicago - have been selected to participate in a new initiative developed by Shakespeare Festival St. Louis called the Confluence Regional Writers Project. As part of the program, the festival has also selected St. Louisan Carter Lewis, a two-time nominee for the American Theatre Critics Award, as the Festival's 2019 Playwriting Fellow.
by BWW News Desk - January 03, 2019
Three emerging playwrights - two from St. Louis and one from Chicago - have been selected to participate in a new initiative developed by Shakespeare Festival St. Louis called the Confluence Regional Writers Project. As part of the program, the festival has also selected St. Louisan Carter Lewis, a two-time nominee for the American Theatre Critics Award, as the Festival's 2019 Playwriting Fellow.
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