Stray Dog gives 'Jesus Christ Superstar' an exciting, stylish look by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-dispatch

Young theater-goers should especially like this new punk treatment

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 4:24pm on April 18, 2018[SHARE]

'Canfield Drive' to premiere during Black Rep's upcoming season by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-dispatch

Next year's shows look at history plus music

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 4:24pm on April 18, 2018[SHARE]

Moving drama of former slaves makes its world premier at the Black Rep by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-dispatch

Nikkole Salter's "Torn Asunder" is rooted in history

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 7:12am on April 17, 2018[SHARE]

Shakespeare Festival and New Jewish Theatre name new leaders by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-dispatch

Tom Ridgely and Edward M. Coffield will take on the roles in the months ahead.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 11:18am on April 13, 2018[SHARE]

Shakespeare Festival St. Louis names new executive producer by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-dispatch

New York director Tom Ridgely assumes the leadership role

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 7:05am on April 12, 2018[SHARE]

A passionate, intellectual drama opens at New Jewish Theatre by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-dispatch

Playwright David Ives gives a 17th-century argument modern resonance

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 5:15pm on April 11, 2018[SHARE]

'Torn Asunder' at Black Rep tells stories of families ripped apart by slavery by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-dispatch

Black Rep world premier "Torn Asunder" is inspired by work of Heather Andrea Williams, specialist in families ripped apart by slavery

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 2:19pm on April 11, 2018[SHARE]

Small lives take a big stage in 'Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead' by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-dispatch

Tom Stoppard turns 'Hamlet' inside-out for 'Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead'

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 5:59pm on April 10, 2018[SHARE]

JumpStart musical theater programs leap into action this fall by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-dispatch

Stages sponsors the new program here

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 2:51pm on April 10, 2018[SHARE]

A tender and disturbing drama closes the West End season by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-dispatch

Love means having to hide and lie in 'Cardboard Piano'

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 5:27pm on April 9, 2018[SHARE]

'Waitress,' 'Come From Away,' 'Phantom' sequel highlight Fox Theatre's next season by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-dispatch

'Phantom' fans get their sequel, along with other Broadway hits

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 7:00am on April 7, 2018[SHARE]

Life as a Plastic is fantastic for Broadway 'Mean Girls' star Taylor Louderman by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-dispatch

Taylor Louderman of Bourbon, Mo., stars on Broadway in "Mean Girls," which opens Sunday. The show has been in previews since March 12.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 3:00pm on April 6, 2018[SHARE]

'Hamilton' rises up to the highest reaches at the Fox Theatre by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-dispatch

Artists combine their talents to create a musical-theater masterpiece

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 2:00pm on April 5, 2018[SHARE]

JJ Awards: Who wowed our theater critic onstage in March by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-dispatch

For March, JJ awards go to performers

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 11:22am on March 31, 2018[SHARE]

'Stiff' explores life with the surprise of disability by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-dispatch

Writer and actor Sherry Jo Ward draws on her own life for 'Stiff'

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 6:03pm on March 28, 2018[SHARE]

Big stars come to wish the Muny 'Happy Birthday' by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-dispatch

Two May events kick off the centennial celebration

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 1:53am on March 22, 2018[SHARE]

Good old-fashioned style plays well in Rep's 'Born Yesterday' by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-dispatch

Post-war comedy closes the Rep's Mainstage season

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 6:36pm on March 19, 2018[SHARE]

Lottery for $10 'Hamilton' tickets starts April 1 by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-dispatch

Winners will see the acclaimed musical for $10 a ticket

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 5:38pm on March 19, 2018[SHARE]

Actresses in 'The Color Purple' find inspiration at the source by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-dispatch

Three stars sing the praises of Alice Walker's novel

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 3:15pm on March 17, 2018[SHARE]

Jacqueline Thompson is one of St. Louis' most versatile performers by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-dispatch

Since she came home in 2013, she's worked frontstage and back

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 1:15pm on March 17, 2018[SHARE]

'As It Is in Heaven' is a simple gift at Mustard Seed Theatre by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-dispatch

Shaker women try to deal with visions in 'As It Is in Heaven'

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 4:20pm on March 16, 2018[SHARE]

A Hoboken love story sings to its own music by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-dispatch

Joplin and Nolan shine in a warm-hearted show at Insight.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 5:25pm on March 14, 2018[SHARE]

Whom can you trust when you're 'Caught'? by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-dispatch

Christopher Chen's play lives on the blurry line between reality and art

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 6:45pm on March 13, 2018[SHARE]

'Hamilton' leads the ranks of spring theater engagements by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-dispatch

There's more coming besides the acclaimed musical playing the Fox

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 7:09am on March 10, 2018[SHARE]

St. Louis school wins a R.I.S.E. grant for expenses in theater classes by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-dispatch

NBC donates $500,000 to school theater programs around the country

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 9:00am on March 7, 2018[SHARE]