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BWW Review: MADAGASCAR Rocks the House at Stages
by Tanya Seale - June 25, 2018
What do you get when you mix a few displaced New Yorkers, a couple of hungry foosas, a fanciful lemur leader, and an enormous dancing steak? A crackalackin' romp of a good time, that's what!
Arts and Education Council announces 2018-2019 Operating Support Grants
by BWW News Desk - June 25, 2018
The Arts and Education Council (A&E) announced today 20 arts organizations to receive 2018-2019 Operating Support Grants. Made possible by contributions from thousands of individual, corporate and foundation donors to A&E's annual fund, these grants provide unrestricted funding to help strengthen infrastructure, build sustainability and grow outreach programs.
BWW Review: I DO! I DO! Delights Audiences While Celebrating the Institution of Marriage
by Tanya Seale - June 25, 2018
In a beautifully polished performance, Corinne Melancon as Agnes and Steve Isom as Michael (or Kari Ely as Agnes and David Schmittou as Michael on an alternating performance schedule) open Stages St Louis' 2018 season with I Do! I Do! which is a two-character musical version of the Tony-award-winning Best Play, The Fourposter by Jan de Hartog.
BWW Review: Decades of marital bliss fly by in 'I DO! I DO!' at Stages St. Louis
by Steve Callahan - June 23, 2018
Stages St. Louis is one of the great success stories in American theater. Jack Lane and Michael Hamilton started a little group in 1987 and it soon grew into a dynamite company producing season after season of superbly professional musical theater.
Photo Flash: Angela Ingersoll Stars in the St. Louis Premiere of END OF THE RAINBOW
by BWW News Desk - June 22, 2018
It's 1968 and Judy Garland is about to make her comeback… again. In a London hotel room, with both her new young fiance and her adoring accompanist, Garland struggles to get "beyond the rainbow" with her signature cocktail of talent, tenacity and razor sharp wit. Featuring some of Garland's most memorable songs, this savagely funny play-with-music offers unique insight into the inner conflict that inspired and consumed one of the most beloved figures of our time.
Max & Louie Productions Presents END OF THE RAINBOW
by BWW News Desk - June 21, 2018
It's 1968 and Judy Garland is about to make her comeback… again. In a London hotel room, with both her new young fiance and her adoring accompanist, Garland struggles to get "beyond the rainbow" with her signature cocktail of talent, tenacity and razor sharp wit. Featuring some of Garland's most memorable songs, this savagely funny play-with-music offers unique insight into the inner conflict that inspired and consumed one of the most beloved figures of our time.
HELLO, DOLLY! At Ozark Actors Theatre Announces Complete Cast And Creative Team
by BWW News Desk - June 21, 2018
The full cast and creative team have been assembled for Ozark Actors Theatre's upcoming production of the Broadway classic Hello, Dolly!
Honorees Announced For the 2019 St. Louis Arts Awards
by BWW News Desk - June 19, 2018
The Arts and Education Council (A&E) has announced seven honorees for the 2019 St. Louis Arts Awards. Celebrating its 28th year, the St. Louis Arts Awards is the region's preeminent event honoring artists, educators, individuals and organizations that achieve a legacy of artistic excellence and enrich St. Louis' arts and cultural community.
Fox Concerts Welcomes BECK Live at the Fabulous Fox Theatre
by BWW News Desk - June 18, 2018
Beck has traveled light years from being pegged as a reluctant generational spokesperson when "Loser" metamorphosed from a rejected demo in 1992 to a ubiquitous smash by 1994. In the decades since, he has crystallized much of the post-modern ruckus of the '90s alternative explosion, but in his own unpredictable manner: Beck's singular career has been one that's seen him utilize all manners and eras of music, blurring boundaries and blazing a path into the future while simultaneously foraging through the past.
TCG's 2018 National Conference Will Get a View of the Arch in St. Louis
by BWW News Desk - June 14, 2018
Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for theatre, announces that the 28th annual TCG National Conference will take place in St. Louis, MO from June 14 to 16, 2018.
The Ozark Mountain Daredevils Join All-Star Lineup for 2019's ROCK LEGENDS CRUISE VII
by BWW News Desk - June 13, 2018
Just announced! The Ozark Mountain Daredevils will bring their distinctive 'rootsy rock' sound to the Rock Legends Cruise VII stage February 14-18, 2019. The Rock Legends Cruise VII brings together rock music's most successful and critically acclaimed bands, with all proceeds going to the Native American Heritage Association, a non-profit organization dedicated to fighting hunger and providing basic life necessities to families living on Reservations in South Dakota.
Insight Theatre Company's THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST
by BWW News Desk - June 13, 2018
Insight Theatre Company proudly presents their production of "The Importance of Being Earnest, A TrivialComedy for Serious People".
St. Louis High School Musical Theatre Awards Winners Announced!
by BWW News Desk - June 13, 2018
The Second Annual St. Louis High School Musical Theatre Awards winners were announced Sunday, June 10 at the Fabulous Fox Theatre. The ceremony was hosted by Kendra Kassebaum and directed by Tony Parise. The winners were named in 15 categories including an Outstanding Lead Actress and an Outstanding Lead Actor who will go on to compete in the Jimmy Awards/National High School Musical Theatre Awards on Monday, June 25 at the Minskoff Theatre in New York City, presented by The Broadway League Foundation.
Photo Flash: I DO! I DO! Comes to STAGES ST. Louis
by BWW News Desk - June 13, 2018
Last seen at STAGES in its Inaugural Season, I DO! I DO! tells the poignant story of 50 years in the married lives of Michael and Agnes.  This two character musical version of the comedy/drama "The Fourposter" takes place entirely in a bedroom and takes its audience on a whirlwind journey that begins in 1895 and ends half a century later.  I DO! I DO! offers its audiences a frank look at the miracle of marriage as Michael and Agnes experience childbirth, parenthood, and the eventual settling down to face the future and their advancing years together.
Celtic Woman to Stop at the Fox Theatre with 'Homecoming' Tour
by BWW News Desk - June 13, 2018
Celtic Woman (www.celticwoman.com), the multi-platinum international music sensation, is returning with a brand new live show for an extensive North American tour beginning Spring 2018 with a stop in St. Louis today, June 13 at the Fabulous Fox Theatre.
BWW Review: OTSL Stages a Shocking Story in AN AMERICAN SOLDIER
by Steve Callahan - June 09, 2018
Opera Theatre St. Louis continues its 43rd season of exceptionally fine opera with another world premiere. An American Soldier is their twenty-seventh such premiere, a record which sets OTSL among the forefront of producers of new opera in America.
Share The Fun And Laughter As GIRLS NIGHT: THE MUSICAL Returns To The Playhouse at Westport Plaza
by BWW News Desk - June 04, 2018
Emery Entertainment, Inc. presents GIRLS NIGHT: THE MUSICAL for a limited return engagement July 20-22 at the Playhouse @ Westport Plaza. Tickets for this hilarious, feel-good comedy are on sale now and may be purchased through MetroTix at www.metrotix.com or by calling 314-534-1111. Additionally, tickets will be available at the Playhouse @ Westport Plaza box office one hour prior to show time. Groups of 10 or more should call 314-616-4455 for special rates. All seats are $60.
Photo Flash: New Line Theatre Presents YEAST NATION
by BWW News Desk - May 31, 2018
New Line Theatre, "the bad boy of musical theatre," presents the area premiere of YEAST NATION: THE TRIUMPH OF LIFE, the world's first bio-historical musical, a comic political thriller with book and lyrics by Greg Kotis, and music and lyrics by Mark Hollmann, the subversive geniuses behind the award-winning Broadway musical Urinetown, running May 31-June 23, 2018 at the Marcelle Theater in the Grand Center Arts District. 
Photo Flash: BENT Touches on Timely Themes at Beck Center
by BWW News Desk - May 31, 2018
Beck Center for the Arts proudly presents Bent June 1 through July 1, 2018 in the intimate Studio Theater. Show times are 8 p.m.Fridays and Saturdays, and 3 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are now on sale. Buy early and save with promo code: TRIANGLE to receive $5 off each adult/senior ticket purchased by May 31. Bent contains adult content.
STAGES Offers Complimentary Tickets To Couples Married 50 Years Or Longer
by BWW News Desk - May 30, 2018
The opening production for the 2018 Season at STAGES St. Louis, I DO! I DO!, gives audiences a true glimpse at 50 years in the life of a marriage. In honor of this musical journey through the many milestones of a marriage, STAGES is proud to offer a pair of complimentary tickets to any Week 1 evening performance to couples married for 50 years or longer.
David Heron Signs On For ROMEO AND JULIET
by BWW News Desk - May 29, 2018
Award winning actor and playwright David Heron has returned to his classical roots, taking on the role of Lord Montague in the Shakespeare Festival of St Louis production of Romeo and Juliet.
Arts and Education Council Names Two Winners in 2018 stARTup Competition
by BWW News Desk - May 29, 2018
The Arts and Education Council (A&E) announced today The Makers Program and the Who Raised You? Listening Collective have been named winners in the 2018 stARTup Competition. A partnership between A&E and the PNC Foundation, the competition fosters innovative ideas for improving St. Louis through the arts. The winners will each receive $10,000 in prize money and one year of space and incubation support in A&E's Centene Center for the Arts, as well as professional development, networking and mentorship opportunities.  
11th Annual Emerson SPRING TO DANCE Festival Returns To The Touhill
by BWW News Desk - May 26, 2018
Dance St. Louis closes its 2017-18 season with the 11th Annual Emerson SPRING TO DANCE Festival. Noted as one of the region's must-see festivals, the vibrant extravaganza brings together more than 25 professional dance companies from across the country and beyond for two unique, exhilarating nights of nonstop dance on Memorial Day weekend.
THE BOOK OF MORMON Announces $25 Ticket Lottery
by BWW News Desk - May 25, 2018
THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, is pleased to announce a lottery ticket policy for the National Tour, which begins Tuesday, May 29 at the Fabulous Fox Theatre in St. Louis and plays a limited one week engagement through Sunday, June 3. In St. Louis, the production will conduct a pre-show lottery at the box office, making a limited number of tickets available at $25 apiece.
11th Annual Emerson SPRING TO DANCE Festival Returns To The Touhill
by BWW News Desk - May 25, 2018
Dance St. Louis closes its 2017-18 season with the 11th Annual Emerson SPRING TO DANCE Festival. Noted as one of the region's must-see festivals, the vibrant extravaganza brings together more than 25 professional dance companies from across the country and beyond for two unique, exhilarating nights of nonstop dance on Memorial Day weekend.

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