Thursday, March 20, 2014
Well, another celebration of St. Louis theatre is in the books, a wonderful time was had by all, and I had quite a headache Tuesday morning. :) Seriously though, the talent in this town is s…
SOURCE: St. Louis Theatre Snob at 07:13PMWednesday, March 19, 2014
St. Louisan Kate Chopin's novel, "The Awakening", was published in 1899, and is notable for being recognized as one of the earliest literary works of feminism. The story, scandalous in its t…
SOURCE: St. Louis Theatre Snob at 08:06PMMonday, March 10, 2014
New Line continues its 23rd season with Jonathan Larson's hugely popular, Pulitzer Prize, Tony-Award winning "Rent." Largely based on Henri Murger's collected stories, Scenes de la Vie de Bo…
SOURCE: St. Louis Theatre Snob at 07:48PMThursday, March 6, 2014
Willy Russell's 1986 comedy introduces us to Shirley Valentine, a 42 year old Liverpool housewife who has found herself entrenched in a well-worn rut. At one point she asks, “I used to be …
SOURCE: St. Louis Theatre Snob at 10:24PMSaturday, February 22, 2014
Brian Friel's 1967 play takes a look at the prospects of love with two different couples. There's one young couple anticipating their future, and one older couple, navigating the realities o…
SOURCE: St. Louis Theatre Snob at 12:36PMMonday, February 10, 2014
Stray Dog's production of Douglas Carter Beane's Tony-award winning, sharp-tongued comedy about the closeted foibles of the showbiz industry, is the perfect thing to knock off the chill of t…
SOURCE: St. Louis Theatre Snob at 09:04PMSaturday, February 8, 2014
Artistic director Philip Boehm has carved out a unique niche for Upstream Theater, finding and producing moving and thought-provoking plays from all over the world. This eloquently potent U.…
SOURCE: St. Louis Theatre Snob at 01:49AMWednesday, February 5, 2014
Matthew Lopez's "The Whipping Man" is currently playing at the New Jewish Theatre, and after a solid production at the Black Rep last year, we're lucky enough to have another opportunity to …
SOURCE: St. Louis Theatre Snob at 07:44PMSaturday, February 1, 2014
After a world-premiere off-Broadway in 2011 and a well-received Broadway run a couple of years later, playwright Sharr White's smartly constructed drama settles into the Rep's studio space -…
SOURCE: St. Louis Theatre Snob at 06:41PMSunday, January 26, 2014
"Swallows and Amazons" is being presented as part of a new "COCA Presents" series that focuses on producing more of the Center of Creative Arts' own family-friendly theatre in St. Louis with…
SOURCE: St. Louis Theatre Snob at 11:13AMMonday, January 20, 2014
Arthur Miller is considered one of America's greatest playwrights, giving us "All My Sons", "Death of a Salesman", "An Enemy of the People", "The Crucible", "A View from the Bridge" and "The…
SOURCE: St. Louis Theatre Snob at 04:59PMTuesday, January 14, 2014
While members of a string quartet may enjoy more autonomy than members of an orchestra, the strong opinions of an intimate group of talented musicians is a ready mixture for conflict. …
SOURCE: St. Louis Theatre Snob at 01:44PMWednesday, December 18, 2013
William Gibson wrote this play with music in 1975 for his church, to be performed in their annual Christmas pageant. The full title, "The Butterfingers Angel, Mary & Joseph, Herod …
SOURCE: St. Louis Theatre Snob at 08:55AMMonday, December 9, 2013
The season's first snowfall this past week in St. Louis provided the perfect setting for the Rep's current production, Agatha Christie’s “The Mousetrap”. A month ago I mentioned …
SOURCE: St. Louis Theatre Snob at 12:35AMSunday, November 17, 2013
This 1993 comedy mines the depths of a popular trope -- the dysfunctional family. But the bite in playwright Nicky Silver's black comedy plunges it into the darkest of places, and it's…
SOURCE: St. Louis Theatre Snob at 12:08PMMonday, November 11, 2013
This a capella musical documents a true and all too brief period of time during the First World War on Christmas Eve. At dawn, only months into the war, after hearing and trading carol…
SOURCE: St. Louis Theatre Snob at 02:07PMSunday, November 10, 2013
Mark St. Germain's 2009 play, inspired by Dr. Armand Nicholi Jr.'s book, The Question of God, depicts a fictional meeting between Sigmund Freud, an atheist, and C. S. Lewis,&n…
SOURCE: St. Louis Theatre Snob at 02:21AMSunday, November 3, 2013
Stephen Mallatratt's 1987 play was adapted from Susan Hill's book bearing the same name, and it continues Slightly Askew Theatre Ensemble's "Season of the Monster." In London where "Th…
SOURCE: St. Louis Theatre Snob at 10:28AMTuesday, October 29, 2013
Ready for a little trivia night action? "The Trivia Job", written specifically for OnSite by Dan Rubin, makes its debut in Soulard. In keeping with OnSite's tradition of producin…
SOURCE: St. Louis Theatre Snob at 06:58PMWednesday, October 16, 2013
George A. Romero's classic horror film may not seem that scary to audiences today, but when "Night of the Living Dead" was released in 1968, it scared the crap out of people, and is believed…
SOURCE: St. Louis Theatre Snob at 02:07AMSunday, October 13, 2013
"Evita" began as a rock opera released in 1976. After lyricist Tim Rice became fascinated with Eva Perón through a radio program, he approached Andrew Lloyd Webber with the idea …
SOURCE: St. Louis Theatre Snob at 11:45AMThursday, October 10, 2013
Nikolai Gogol's 1835 short story, adapted by David Holman, chronicles Poprishchin, a civil servant working in St. Petersburg, and his downward spiral into madness through entries in his diar…
SOURCE: St. Louis Theatre Snob at 07:49PMSunday, October 6, 2013
The New Jewish Theatre transports us to 19th century Russia during the course of its season opener, "The Good Doctor". Five actors play multiple roles across eight vignettes based on t…
SOURCE: St. Louis Theatre Snob at 01:55PMMonday, September 30, 2013
The residents of playwright Lee Blessing's "Lonesome Hollow" are sex offenders. The town, set up to keep predators removed from the general population, is overseen by a private company…
SOURCE: St. Louis Theatre Snob at 06:31AMSaturday, September 21, 2013
Currently in town for a quick stop at the Fox is Kander and Ebb's 1975 musical, "Chicago". This story of murder, greed, corruption, and violence in the late twenties, bolstered with an…
SOURCE: St. Louis Theatre Snob at 03:39PMFriday, September 20, 2013
The Rep is starting its 47th season with a stunning production of "Cabaret", winner of eight Tony Awards when it premiered in 1966. The original source material for "Cabaret" was Chris…
SOURCE: St. Louis Theatre Snob at 05:50PMSunday, September 15, 2013
Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer Prize winning drama about the lives, loves and deaths in Grover's Corners has been around since 1938, and Insight Theatre is celebrating the play's 75th anniversar…
SOURCE: St. Louis Theatre Snob at 05:46PMThursday, September 12, 2013
"Entertaining Mr. Sloane", written by English playwright Joe Orton, is currently getting a jaunty revival at HotCity. This sordid little comedy that premiered in 1964 may have los…
SOURCE: St. Louis Theatre Snob at 02:12PMSunday, September 8, 2013
In 1913, Leo Frank, a Jewish Yankee living in Atlanta, was accused of raping and murdering 13-year-old Mary Phagan, an employee at the National Pencil Factory where Frank worked as the super…
SOURCE: St. Louis Theatre Snob at 02:15PMTuesday, September 3, 2013
Okay so, I got a little bored over the Labor Day weekend and did this. Yes, sometimes having a YouTube Channel is a dangerous thing… :)Thanks for watching!
SOURCE: St. Louis Theatre Snob at 12:13AMSunday, September 1, 2013
I saw a couple of cool theatre things in August that have ended, but wanted to give a little shout-out to, so let's start with…COMPLICATED LIVES: AN EVENING OF SHORT PLAYSStray Dog Theatre…
SOURCE: St. Louis Theatre Snob at 06:47AM 
