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Friday, February 16, 2018

St. Louis Actors' Studio keeps the door open to Neil Labute | Culture Club | stltoday.com by Judith Newmark

Neil LaBute may be out at Off-Broadway's MCC Theater, but William Roth of the St. Louis Actors' Studio says that, as of now, things are fine between the Central West End company and the play…

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 09:32PM
Sunday, February 28, 2016

Snapshot: Ryan Foizey wants 'a new demographic' to find theater by Judith Newmark

Actor/director creates podcast plays at Labora-story 

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 08:15PM
Saturday, February 27, 2016

Tennessee Williams Festival includes plays, Olympia Dukakis and Hirschfeld exhibit by Judith Newmark

Fest will run May 11-15 at a variety of locations in Grand Center and the Central West End.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 02:49PM
Thursday, February 25, 2016

Schlafly brews up something for the Bard by Judith Newmark

Schlafly serves up 1616 for Shakespeare Festival St. Louis

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 02:28AM

Entertaining 'Beautiful' brings back great sounds of the 1960s by Judith Newmark

Abby Mueller stars as singer/songwriter Carole King

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 02:28AM

Two plays on St. Louis stages take very different approaches by Judith Newmark

"The Dispute” from a new troupe, the YoungLiars, is a delight.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 02:28AM
Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Twin brothers double up for Shakespeare by Judith Newmark

Festival announces cast for 'Midsummer'

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 10:50AM
Saturday, February 20, 2016

Judith Newmark: American writers tell their stories and answer only to themselves by Judith Newmark

Jewish Americans have weathered years of battles in the ethnic-theater arena.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 04:10PM

People, not stereotypes: Ayad Akhtar's characters stand for no one else by Judith Newmark

His drama 'Disgraced' at the Rep raises serious questions

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 04:10PM
Thursday, February 18, 2016

'Beautiful' comes equipped with its own hit songs by Judith Newmark

Hit musical about singer-songwriter Carole King includes many songs that she and her colleagues created 

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 07:40PM
Tuesday, February 16, 2016

'Disgraced' asks potent questions with no answers by Judith Newmark

Pulitzer Prize-winning drama makes its St. Louis debut at the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 09:43PM
Tuesday, February 9, 2016

New productions open at Mustard Seed and Stray Dog by Judith Newmark

Dramas "Eleemosynary" and "I'll Be Back Before Midnight" both have problems, however.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 09:07PM

Slightly Askew goes out on a Shakesperean limb by Judith Newmark

"As You Like It" moves to the Ozarks in Slightly Askew Theatre Ensemble's version

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 04:48AM
Saturday, February 6, 2016

Repertory Theatre of St. Louis announces 2016-17 season by Judith Newmark

Sondheim's 'Follies' opens the golden-anniversary year

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 02:22PM

Ignite! Festival brings three brand-new plays here by Judith Newmark

One play, 'Until the Flood,' is slated for the Rep next season

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 02:22PM
Friday, February 5, 2016

"The Weir" continues its run here by Judith Newmark

Pub play plays in pubs

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 10:52PM
Wednesday, February 3, 2016

Glynis Bell gives a strong performance in an elusive play by Judith Newmark

Actress plays an obsessive Dutch librarian in “Underneath the Lintel." 

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 06:27AM
Monday, February 1, 2016

Troubled men confront their demons in 'Shining City' by Judith Newmark

Upstream Theater produces Irish playwright Conor McPherson's drama

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 10:46PM
Friday, January 29, 2016

St. Louis Theater Circle announces 2016 nominations by Judith Newmark

Twenty-one companies are up for awards

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 06:08PM
Wednesday, January 27, 2016

McPherson play 'The Weir' uses pub setting to its advantage by Judith Newmark

Production is performed on some nights at McGurk's and on others at Dressel's

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 11:13PM

Muny announces directors for 2016 by Judith Newmark

All have directed shows at the Muny before

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 06:25AM

New musical 'Georama' debuts at the Rep by Judith Newmark

'Georama' tells the story of an artist no one remembers

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 06:25AM
Saturday, January 23, 2016

Snapshot: Veteran St. Louis actor Jerry Vogel keeps doing what he loves by Judith Newmark

New feature from the arts and entertainment staff debuts this week.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 12:09PM
Friday, January 22, 2016

Two shows by Irish playwright open here by Judith Newmark

'The Weir' and 'Shining City' share an author, Conor McPherson  

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 11:22AM
Thursday, January 21, 2016

Rep's 'Georama' takes theatergoers on a ride down the Mississippi by Judith Newmark

A 600-foot-long set design at the Rep reveals the soul of a world-premiere musical, "Georama"

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 05:36PM
Wednesday, January 20, 2016

'Newsies' tells a sunny tale of the early labor movement by Judith Newmark

Dances enliven this Tony-winning musical

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 08:52PM
Monday, January 18, 2016

Review: Play of three vivid characters demands more clarity by Judith Newmark

A father struggles to reunite with his daughter in "Sunset Baby" at the Black Rep

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 06:06PM
Saturday, January 16, 2016

Erin Renée Roberts makes her mark on St. Louis stages by Judith Newmark

Actress takes on decidedly different roles 

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 12:51PM
Friday, January 15, 2016

'Lizzie' makes its regional debut at New Line by Judith Newmark

Rock opera deals with the legend of a New England woman accused of ax-murders

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 07:45PM

Pulitzer surprise: How 'Newsies' evolved from film flop to stage sensation by Judith Newmark

Original lyricist Jack Feldman got a do-over when Disney brought the story to Broadway

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 04:08AM
Wednesday, January 13, 2016

Rescued, rehabilitated puppy makes her stage debut by Judith Newmark

'Annie Warbucks' turns Clarice into the famous Sandy

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 09:38PM

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