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Saturday, May 7, 2016

Dances make the show in 'Bullets over Broadway' by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The production at the Peabody could have used more meat on its bones.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 08:18AM[SHARE]
Friday, May 6, 2016

Williams' women: Playwright penned strong roles for leading ladies by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Actress Olympia Dukakis headlines the inaugural Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 03:25AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, May 4, 2016

Fox Theatricals glows with 6 Tony nominations by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Its production "The Humans" received six nominations.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 06:06AM[SHARE]

New Line Theatre gets ready for season 26 by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Artistic director Scott Miller emphasizes shows new to St. Louis

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 06:06AM[SHARE]

Arts incubator seeks tenants by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-Dispatch

.ZACK will open in Grand Center next year

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 06:06AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Upstream presents a thinking man's 'Glass Menagerie' by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Upstream Theater presents a unique take on Tennessee Williams' "The Glass Menagerie."

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 04:03AM[SHARE]
Sunday, May 1, 2016

Musical comedy 'Bullets Over Broadway' shoots into the Peabody by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Woody Allen's "Bullets Over Broadway" draws on the Roaring '20s for its setting, its music and its dances.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 05:25AM[SHARE]
Friday, April 29, 2016

A dream of 'Macbeth' plays the Chapel by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-Dispatch

"Trash Macbeth, ERA's mashup of Shakespeare and Emily Post, creates a surrealistic Scottish play.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 09:16PM[SHARE]

West End Players get ready for a 2016-17 by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The oldest troupe in St. Louis announces its 106th season

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 05:12AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, April 27, 2016

'The Sound of Music' brings back its old charms by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Kerstin Anderson and Ben Davis endow Maria and Captain von Trapp with charm and terrific voices.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 09:52PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Saturday, April 23, 2016

Black Rep drama deals with the stigma of mental illness by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-Dispatch

"Twisted Melodies" tells the story of troubled musical genius Donny Hathaway.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 01:45AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, April 19, 2016

'Ragtime' plays the Peabody by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-Dispatch

But the big show gets a skimpy production

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 06:33AM[SHARE]
Sunday, April 17, 2016

Mustard Seed presents a world-premiere story for St. Louis by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-Dispatch

'Bosnian-American: The Dance for Life' closes the troupe's season

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 09:21PM[SHARE]
Saturday, April 16, 2016

Stigma of mental illness haunts new play at Black Rep by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Actor/playwright Kelvin Roston Jr. takes on the story of musician Donny Hathaway.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 02:15PM[SHARE]
Thursday, April 14, 2016

On his 400th, 40 modern ways to appreciate Shakespeare by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Shake 38 and other events celebrate the playwright's quadricentennial.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 03:49PM[SHARE]

St. Louis Shakespeare's 'Richard III' serves up villainy with gusto by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Two plays, "Richard III" and "Great Falls," close this weekend.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 01:56AM[SHARE]
Sunday, April 10, 2016

Theater community turns out for big-screen opening by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-Dispatch

'Four Color Eulogy' was shot here with a cast of St. Louis actors

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 02:48AM[SHARE]
Friday, April 8, 2016

St. Louis actors bridge the stage-screen divide with flying colors by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-Dispatch

St. Louis movie-makers involve the theater world in their "Four Color Eulogy."

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 05:14AM[SHARE]
Thursday, April 7, 2016

Tender 'Bridges of Madison County' needs a smaller stage by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-Dispatch

"The Bridges of Madison County," an intimate musical, makes its St. Louis debut on the big Fox stage.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 04:09PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, April 6, 2016
Thursday, March 31, 2016

Insight Theatre announces Season 9 by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Artistic director Maggie Ryan plans a season with variety

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 09:24PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Mustard Seed gives a last hurrah to World War I by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-Dispatch

'All Is Calm' returns once more for the holiday season

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 05:03PM[SHARE]
Friday, March 25, 2016

Gender-bending 'Hedwig' comes to Stray Dog by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Actor Michael Baird likes roles that make him stretch.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 08:01AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Baseball drama 'Satchel Paige' swings wide by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Play about the legendary athlete closes the season at the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 02:56AM[SHARE]
Sunday, March 20, 2016

Snapshot: Nancy Bell calls herself 'the luckiest person in the world' by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Actor and playwright is up for her fourth consecutive St. Louis Theater Circle Award.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 02:51AM[SHARE]
Saturday, March 19, 2016

'Fun Home' highlights Fox Theatre's 2016-17 season by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-Dispatch

"Fun Home," "An American in Paris" and more come to the theater

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 11:42AM[SHARE]
Friday, March 18, 2016

Tender and haunting, 'Old Wicked Songs' opens at New Jewish Theatre by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Jerry Vogel and Will Bonfiglio stand out in Jon Marans' two-man drama

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 08:28PM[SHARE]

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