335 stories from St. Louis Theatre Snob
Between 1945 and 1946 in Nuremberg, Germany, prominent Nazi officers were brought to account by the Allied Forces for war crimes after World War II. Abby Mann's fictionalized account fo…
After an appearance last season at the Muny and a live broadcast this Easter, St. Louisans have another opportunity to catch Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's classic rock op…
Most people don't like to have their views challenged. But when your long-held convictions about religion are upended? Oof. Forget about it. That's what got Baruch de Spinoza excommunicated …
Another awards night has come and gone, this time generously hosted by the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, with a delicious buffet provided by With Love Catering. Congratulations to all of t…
An art installation titled Devil in a Red Dress greets the guests downstairs at the Rep's studio theatre. Featuring the work of visiting Chinese conceptual artist, Lin Bo, the showing is com…
The racy shenanigans and silly scheming going on among the passengers aboard a transatlantic cruise in Cole Porter's, Anything Goes, offered a welcomed breather from the gloom of the Great D…
The air in a dreary office lunchroom is thick when Ray finds himself there with Una. They haven't seen each other since their relationship ended fifteen years ago -- when he was 40 and she w…
Mustard Seed open its 11th season with a revival of the theatre's debut production, Ron Reed's Remnant. It's a post-apocalyptic Christmas story that takes place 75 years after a catastrophic…
A severed hand sits on the box office desk at the Gaslight Theater -- a little something to get you in the mood for Martin McDonagh's 2010 dark comedy, A Behanding in Spokane, continuing St.…
Spilling out on the 4th floor ballroom of the Centene Center is a YoungLiars revamp of Shakespeare's goriest play, Titus Andronicus. Adapted and directed by producing director Chuck Harper, …
Just about everyone is familiar with the infamous story of Lizzie Borden, who went to trial for hacking her father and stepmother to death with a hatchet (or an axe, as the children's rhyme …
Poor Matt. His relationship with his girlfriend isn't as sunny as it appears, his career as an artist has hit a slump, and there are some really creepy noises coming from his toilet. That's …
The Rep kicks off its 51st season with Simon Stephens' Tony Award-winning play, based on Mark Haddon's 2003 novel. The Curious Incident revolves around Christopher Boone, a 15-year-old boy a…
There's a malaise that blankets the Serebryakov family estate, and in Rebel and Misfits Productions' second installment in its Immersive Theatre Project series, a private residence in L…
Life in the New York City borough of Washington Heights is painted with spirited strokes in Lin-Manuel Miranda's Tony Award-winning musical, In the Heights, and R-S Theatrics brings it to th…
ERA's Snow White, presented as the local headliner for this year's St. Lou Fringe Festival, showcases the unconventional whimsy that the company has become known for. Developed and adapted b…
Slightly Askew Theatre Ensemble continues its "Season of Adaptation" with The Color of August, by Spanish playwright Paloma Pedrero. Written in 1988, and translated and adapted for this prod…
Stray Dog closes out its season with an excellent production of Terrence McNally's sweeping musical adaptation, Ragtime. Based on E. L. Doctorow's 1975 novel, it places us at an interse…
The fifth annual LaBute New Theater Festival has chosen five finalists to debut this year, along with five high school finalists that were presented as stage readings this past Saturday. The…
The fifth annual Grand Center Theatre Crawl kicked off this past Friday in the Grand Center Arts district. With a map and program of performances in hand, patrons were free to rotate through…
In an unfinished basement somewhere in St. Louis, Andi discovers her brother-in-law in her basement with a man, bound and gagged, and tied to a chair. This is the jumping off point for St. L…
When Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's concept album was released in 1970, it was a big deal. Considered blasphemous by some, Superstar depicts the last week of Jesus of Nazareth's life thr…
Anybody hungry?Stray Dog Theatre invites audiences to "Attend the tale..." in their latest offering, Stephen Sondheim's brilliant, meaty musical thriller, Sweeney Todd. With a 2007 film vers…
The fifth anniversary of the St. Louis Theater Circle Awards is in the books, and as always, the number of talented individuals and companies in town never cease to amaze.Congratulations to …
For those first hearing this, I'm bowing out of the St. Louis Theater Circle. This is nothing at all personal, as I value all of the new friendships I've made through the Circle, and this in…
