Review: DRACULA at The Marcelle Theater
by Rob Levy - June 12, 2024
Finishing the company’s 32nd season, this alluring redux of Bram Stoker’s literary classic emerges from the shadows to give audiences an emotionally charged musical with plenty of chilling moments....
Review: Albion Theatre's WOMAN IN MIND at Kranzberg Black Box Theater
by James Lindhorst - June 08, 2024
Albion Theatre’s WOMAN IN MIND is a mad, absurd comedy that works on every level. It is a marvelous collaboration between director, actors, and technical crew to enrich comedic storytelling. Emily Baker is fantastic in the insanely demanding role as Susan. She leads this company with a workhorse-lik...
Review: LA BOHEME at Opera Theatre Of Saint Louis
by Steve Callahan - June 03, 2024
You'll fall in love with Puccini yet again. Opera Theatre of St. Louis continues their forty-ninth season with a superb production of Puccini’s masterpiece, La Bohème—his most beloved work. The occasional sprinkle of very light rain seemed to refresh rather than deter those dining on the lovely gro...
Review: THE WRITING ON THE STALL at Blue Strawberry Showroom And Lounge
by James Lindhorst - June 03, 2024
Caitlin Cook brought her one-woman musical THE WRITING ON THE STALL to Blue Strawberry Showroom and Lounge for two shows over the weekend. Cook, a songwriting social media sensation, has penned a musical asserting that bathroom graffiti is art. She starts her show, seated on the commode, and asks th...
Review: WE ALL FALL DOWN at The New Jewish Theatre
by James Lindhorst - May 31, 2024
The Stein family has gathered to celebrate the Passover Seder for the first time. Linda, the controlling family matriarch, insisted that all the members of her family gather for the traditional celebration that has been anything but a tradition for their non-practicing secular family. ...
Review: THE BARBER OF SEVILLE at Opera Theatre Of St. Louis
by Steve Callahan - May 28, 2024
Spring fever? If you’ve been made a bit dozy by these warm spring days the new production at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis will, with a bang, hoist you wide awake in all your senses. Rossini’s The Barber of Seville opened Saturday to an audience that packed the Loretto-Hilton theatre to the rafters...
Review: Alice Ripley with John McDaniel at Blue Strawberry Showroom and Lounge
by James Lindhorst - May 25, 2024
McDaniel’s vision for their collaboration, his music direction, and accompaniment brought an award-winning musical theatre actor back to the stage after a lengthy hiatus. Their show played directly into the strengths of Ripley’s vocal stylings with her massive voice. Ripley belted for two hours whil...