Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Youth Orchestra doubles attendance in 2012-13

The strategy worked: The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra announced that this season saw more than doubled attendance at performances by their training ensemble, the St. Louis Symphony Youth Or…

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Tuesday, May 21, 2013

3 characters in 'Talking Heads' speak up but not to each other

Alan Bennett's series of monologues opens at the Gaslight Theater.

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Joe Hanrahan performs in workshop

New play looks at the Beatles' road manager.

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Monday, May 20, 2013

Opera Theatre of St. Louis announces 2014 season

Mizrahi and Brewer return to OTSL; Stephanie Blythe debuts.

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Bach Society closes season with rich Rachmaninoff

St. Stan's provides a fine setting for Polish and Russian music.

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St. Louis Symphony Orchestra announces four new hires

Now filled: principal timpani, principal harp, piccolo and a section violin.

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Contest: Win breakfast for your office

Here are a few of last week's responses in our #goodmorningstl contest, where we asked what you love about mornings in St. Louis.

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St. Louis Art Museum expansion brings national attention to all of area's visual arts venues

Arts advocates are using the expansion as a chance to promote the city as the culture town of the Midwest.

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Museum expansion gives big works room to breathe

New galleries feature large-scale works by Richard Serra and Frank Stella.

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Spring to Dance Festival raises price — but also expectations

The three-night dance event returns for a sixth edition.

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Taste this: Apple Crisp cocktail at the Shack

The Shack’s frothy, delicious Apple Crisp will evoke memories of Grandma’s desserts.

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Storybook musical comes flavored with Yiddish

Klezmer music and Singer's characters create a world of wonderful fools.

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Young STL woman creates large London mural

Rebecca Hendin wins design contest for public art

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Jewish music flavors a new production

"Shlemiel the First" is based on stories of fools.

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Summer Fun Guide: Music, dance and more

Music, opera and dance companies are staging performances this season for every taste.

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Kerry James Marshall promises something 'elaborate' at Contemporary

Acclaimed artist to be latest Front Room resident.

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Summer Fun Guide: 6 things to learn at St. Louis museums

Here are a few cool things you could learn this summer at St. Louis institutions.

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Summer Fun Guide: 10 things to see at the expanded St. Louis Art Museum

Here's what you should check out when the museum unveils its new east wing expansion in June.

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Summer Fun Guide: Season will bring plays for every taste

Serious drama, jukebox musicals, new shows and more are on tap all over town.

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From the editor: Shakespeare in Forest Park sparks Post-Dispatch tradition

Theater critic Judith Newmark teams with artist John Telford to help explain classic plays.

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Maria Zifchak shows comedic side in 'Pirates'

Mezzo-soprano played Witch in “Hansel and Gretel” in 2006 and Herodias in “Salome” in 2009.

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Ryan McAdams comes home to conduct 'Pirates of Penzance'

McAdams performed here as a teenager; Zifchak does comedy.

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Opera Theatre's 'Pirates' promises to swash and buckle

Season opener is an audience favorite.

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Artist installs new penguin sculpture at St. Louis Zoo

A.J. Obara's interest in animals started when he was a child.

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Wednesday, May 15, 2013

St. Louis performers write plays, too

LaBute Festival winners include familiar faces.

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Mary Poppins will sail over the Muny

Actress will "fly" over the audience, not just the stage.

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CAM curator to depart in September

Melon accepts job at museum at Rhode Island School of Design

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Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Slatkin receives honorary degree

St. Louis Symphony Orchestra conductor laureate Leonard Slatkin added an honor last week: Doctor of Musical Arts, honoris causa, from the Manhattan School of Music.

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Director Lana Pepper treasures quirky characters

But she says it takes experience to play them.

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Goldenrod Showboat may face scrap heap

Illinois River dock owner says scrapping the 104-year-old landmark is possible if no one buys it at a court-ordered auction

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