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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[SHARE]
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[SHARE]
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[SHARE]
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[SHARE]

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[SHARE]

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[SHARE]
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[SHARE]
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[SHARE]

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[SHARE]
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[SHARE]
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[SHARE]
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[SHARE]

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[SHARE]
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[SHARE]

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[SHARE]
Friday, February 5, 2016
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[SHARE]
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[SHARE]
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[SHARE]
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[SHARE]

Muny announces directors for 2016 by Judith Newmark

All have directed shows at the Muny before

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 06:25AM[SHARE]

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[SHARE]
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[SHARE]
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[SHARE]
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[SHARE]
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[SHARE]
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[SHARE]
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[SHARE]
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[SHARE]

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[SHARE]
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[SHARE]

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