335 stories by "Andrea"
The latest play on offer from R-S Theatrics, written by Rajiv Joseph, looks at the relationship of Kayleen (Christina Rios) and Doug (Mark Kelley) over the course of 30 years. These tw…
So, while everyone else in St. Louis was watching the World Series (Yay, Cards!), I was in an acting class -- room #107 at the Shirley Community Center in Shirley, Vermont. This is the…
All of us have, at some point, had one of those, "Man, what an effed up evening that was! What the hell just happened?" kind of experiences. This play is kinda like that. W…
Ooo, I love a good courtroom drama. And there's a fine one going on right now at the Gaslight Theater, kicking off St. Louis Actors' Studio's season. Possibly best known for…
Take a young boy, nullified into a practically catatonic state by witnessing a violent act at home, abuse from a vile uncle and a vicious cousin, a pinball machine, a rise to messianic fame …
The Addams Family began in 1938 as a series of single panel cartoons published in The New Yorker, created by cartoonist Charles Addams. Since then, they have been adapted into a televi…
A clever look at the bawdy, naughty film star, Mae West, is what's on offer at Dramatic License Productions. Mae West was a true icon, and a pioneer when she started out in vaudeville.…
New Line's season opener rocks. Literally. Never letting you forget you're watching a play, PASSING STRANGE challenges the preconceptions about what a musical is -- a musical for…
So, how does winning a butt-load of cash in the lottery change your life? Or more intriguingly, what temptations and behaviors do new-found financial freedom uncover? That's at the cen…
"What do you see?"That's the first question painter Mark Rothko poses, almost pleads, to his new apprentice Ken in the opening minutes of the Rep's scorching season opener, John Logan's…
With an estimated 1 in 110 kids having an ASD, or Autism spectrum disorder, many of us are familiar with autism to some degree -- in a once or twice removed kind of way. But seeing the…
There's a new theatre company in town folks, and THE CONVERSATION, written by St. Louisan Dennis Corcoran, is The Black Mirror Theatre Company's inaugural performance.
This play focuses o…
Ah, the class system. It never really goes away, does it? Whether you're in 18th century England or 21st century America, injustice is a timeless subject that Edward Bond conside…
Let me just start off by saying, there is some interesting pre-show chatter that goes on sometimes. "My cousin's uncle got him out of jail". "Yeah, and the prosecuting attorney w…
In the latest production from St. Louis Shakespeare, Mistresses Ford and Page are up to mischief in Windsor.Sir John Falstaff (Martin Casey) is broke when he visits Windsor, and plans to woo…
Ah, the holidays. Supposedly a time of mirth and merriment for families and friends right? Well, not always. If there's one thing this play about infidelity, love and frien…
After seeing this play, I could hardly wait to rush home and google Tragicomedy. This 1956 play in three acts by Swiss playwright Friedrich Dürrenmatt presents some pretty absurd idea…
In celebration of the big winner tonight… Oh… last night… I felt compelled to post another song from THE BOOK OF MORMON -- the opening number called "Hello!". C…
Well, here on the day of the 2011 Tony Awards, I've finally gotten around to posting about this show -- my favorite from this past NYC trip.I rarely cry at the theatre. It's happened t…
Not all Jews who escaped the pervasive violence in Russia ended up in Manhattan's Lower East side. About 10,000 ended up in Galveston, Texas through a resettlement program called the G…
Some themes are universal. The high school years tend to expose many of these coming-of-age themes -- especially at a co-ed Catholic Boarding School -- where you might happen to be gay…
I'm not really sure where to even start with this one.SLEEP NO MORE is currently being presented in the Manhattan neighborhood of Chelsea by Punchdrunk, a British theatre company. Thei…
Okay, so there are gonna be some naughty words in here.Nominated for about a dozen Tonys, this is one of those shows that I felt like I just had to check out. Thank goodness I got a ti…
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…
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…
