335 stories by "Andrea"
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…
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…
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 Sh…
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…
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…
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.…
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 …
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 -…
"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…
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…
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. …
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 …
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 that "…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
"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 ide…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
