Friday, May 27, 2011
This powerful 1985 Off-Broadway play about the early days of the HIV-AIDS epidemic in NYC is receiving a striking Broadway revival at the Golden Theatre. THE NORMAL HEART follows a gro…
SOURCE: St. Louis Theatre Snob at 01:40PMThursday, May 26, 2011
I love New York. Particularly the area of Manhattan that falls within 7th and 9th Avenues between 40th and 54th, roughly. Theatre District, baby! That's why I've been comin…
SOURCE: St. Louis Theatre Snob at 04:10PMMonday, May 16, 2011
So, let's say you've found yourself at the end of your rope and suicide is seemingly your only option. Well, nobody wants to leave behind a punk-ass note right? You want to leave…
SOURCE: St. Louis Theatre Snob at 12:31AMSaturday, May 14, 2011
Esther Pauline "Eppie" Lederer, better know as Ann Landers, took over the Chicago Sun-Times's 'Ask Ann Landers' column in 1955 after the death of its creator, Ruth Crowley. During the …
SOURCE: St. Louis Theatre Snob at 04:12PMMonday, May 9, 2011
It's really been an extraterrestrial kind of week!You guys remember Fox and Scully right? That is, Fox Mulder and Dana Scully of the incredibly popular Fox network series, "The X-Files…
SOURCE: St. Louis Theatre Snob at 02:02AMSaturday, May 7, 2011
How far can "willing suspension of disbelief" take you? Well, if you see Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa's DARK MATTERS at Stray Dog (directed by Justin Been), trust me. You will find out…
SOURCE: St. Louis Theatre Snob at 07:54PMSunday, May 1, 2011
I had only seen the movie version of this play, so when I found out that Avalon was doing it, I couldn't wait to see it.Okay, so you've got this young nun, Sister Agnes, who's been found pas…
SOURCE: St. Louis Theatre Snob at 08:31PMTuesday, April 26, 2011
Okay so, this week I got my OBCR of WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN in the mail. I posted a blog about it when I saw it in the Big Apple, and at the time I wasn't c…
SOURCE: St. Louis Theatre Snob at 12:05AMSaturday, April 23, 2011
This Clifford Odets play debuted in NYC at the Belasco Theatre in 1935. To me, it's a little "slice of life" kind of action, where you're dropped into the world of this lower-middle-cl…
SOURCE: St. Louis Theatre Snob at 12:48PMTuesday, April 19, 2011
TILL WE HAVE FACES is a novel by C.S. Lewis that retells the myth of Cupid and Psyche. There are variations of this myth, but (very) basically, it goes something like this: The g…
SOURCE: St. Louis Theatre Snob at 12:33AMThursday, April 14, 2011
So, I'm not even sure where to begin.Those who know me are well aware of the fact that I fell in love with this musical a couple of years ago when I saw it in NYC (twice), and I was euphoric…
SOURCE: St. Louis Theatre Snob at 06:42AMSunday, April 3, 2011
I had no idea what to expect seeing this show. See, this story is one that has been orally handed down through generations in the Andes Mountains in the language of the Incas -- Quechu…
SOURCE: St. Louis Theatre Snob at 01:59PMTuesday, March 29, 2011
Woo-hoo, the Kevin Kline Awards! Or if you'd like, think of them as the Tonys -- St. Louis Edition. They were held yesterday at the Loretto-Hilton Center, and guess who got to go…
SOURCE: St. Louis Theatre Snob at 08:33PMSunday, March 13, 2011
It's the end of the Gilded Age, a time when sex for women is something that's not enjoyed, merely tolerated, and women are suffering from "hysteria" all over the place. Dr. Givings has…
SOURCE: St. Louis Theatre Snob at 09:07PMSaturday, March 12, 2011
Dramatic License Productions' 2011 season opener is a charming presentation of DRIVING MISS DAISY. The revival of this play has been enjoying a run in NYC at the John Golden Theatre si…
SOURCE: St. Louis Theatre Snob at 06:12PMSaturday, March 5, 2011
This Tony Award winning musical that debuted in 1971 was based on Shakespeare's comedy of the same name -- presumed by many to be his first play. Not really the Bard's best work, but w…
SOURCE: St. Louis Theatre Snob at 06:46PMTuesday, February 22, 2011
Heads up folks! On March 6th, PBS will air the 25th anniversary concert of LES MISERABLES.This concert will feature Alfie Boe as Jean Valjean, Lea Salonga as Fantine, Nick Jonas as Mar…
SOURCE: St. Louis Theatre Snob at 09:15PMSaturday, February 12, 2011
Ooo… Shakespeare's MACBETH…Nothing like a play that opens with witches and prophecies!MACBETH is such a highly revered play by such a highly revered playwright that as excited as I was t…
SOURCE: St. Louis Theatre Snob at 01:05AMThursday, February 10, 2011
In case you didn't know, this 1980's movie was adapted for the stage a couple of years ago, and now this girl-powered "little guy gets the better of the boss" musical has punched in at the F…
SOURCE: St. Louis Theatre Snob at 01:56AMTuesday, February 8, 2011
Why is it that so much interesting stuff always seems to happen in the kitchen? This is where the sibling rivalry of HotCity's first offering of their 2011 season, Sam Shepard's TRUE W…
SOURCE: St. Louis Theatre Snob at 09:40AMTuesday, February 1, 2011
Okay, so here's a bona fide rambling -- but I can't help it. It's about counterpoint! You guys know I love this stuff.Contrapuntal moments are something I get chills over. …
SOURCE: St. Louis Theatre Snob at 02:33AMSunday, January 23, 2011
The Kevin Kline Awards honor excellence in St. Louis professional theater, and are presented by the Professional Theatre Awards Council, and the nominees for the Sixth Annual Kevin Kline Awa…
SOURCE: St. Louis Theatre Snob at 06:33PMThursday, January 20, 2011
"I seem to have lost the, uh, reality of, of the, uh… reality".~Myrtle Gordon, "Opening Night"A film about a Broadway actress having a psychological breakdown during out-of-town previews?!…
SOURCE: St. Louis Theatre Snob at 08:55PMTuesday, January 11, 2011
Soon to be 12 year old Jonas lives in a drab gray world. Literally. Everyone is mechanically polite, eerily agreeable, and although nobody seems to experience any pain, they don'…
SOURCE: St. Louis Theatre Snob at 11:14PMSunday, January 9, 2011
The Black Rep opens its 34th season with PERICLES, a Shakespeare play that's seldom performed. It draws from a couple of sources, and is generally thought of to have been only half wri…
SOURCE: St. Louis Theatre Snob at 11:07PMSaturday, January 8, 2011
This is the first play by best-selling novelist Walter Mosley, best known for his mystery novels, including "Devil in a Blue Dress", "Six Easy Pieces" and "Fortunate Son", among many others.…
SOURCE: St. Louis Theatre Snob at 02:40PMTuesday, December 28, 2010
Okay, I've held off long enough. Theatre etiquette time.A few folks have told me that the name of this blog would suggest someone who will only see shows at the Fox or "highbrow" intel…
SOURCE: St. Louis Theatre Snob at 09:00PMSaturday, December 11, 2010
Who wouldn't want a shot at fame and fortune? Nowadays, when our culture is drenched with glamour-seekers and reality tv show celebrities, this Douglas Carter Beane comedy about the ta…
SOURCE: St. Louis Theatre Snob at 10:45PMTuesday, December 7, 2010
This is one of those shows that I wanted to see primarily just so I can say that I'd seen it. I had to stand in the cancellation line for about an hour, and snatched up a ticket from a…
SOURCE: St. Louis Theatre Snob at 08:25PMWhen you first walk into the 1078 seat Jacobs, you're met with a theatre that has been adorned with fairy lights, stuffed moose heads, bears and a horse hanging upside down over the orchestr…
SOURCE: St. Louis Theatre Snob at 01:20PMSunday, December 5, 2010
In all honesty, I'm not sure how objective I'm going to be able to be on this one (seeing shows in NYC always kinda clouds my objectivity), but I'll do my best.Based on Pedro Almodóvar…
SOURCE: St. Louis Theatre Snob at 10:05AM 
