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"The Comedy of Errors" includes all the elements that say "Shakespeare comedy" today: separated identical twins (two sets), mixed-up couples, and language that scans so beautifully we scarce…
Artist studied in Paris and New York but was influenced the most by Spanish greats, author says.
Creator of Ignite! is pleased with audience response.
Show explores the beauty and imagery of horses and their distinct relationship with humans.
J.S. Bach's St. Matthew Passion, which takes its text from the gospel of the same name, is a masterpiece in the worlds of both music and spirituality.
The actor finds an easy connection with "this tough old bird who tells the truth about who we are."
Mary Zimmerman, the Chicago playwright and director, embraces big, brave stories with gusto. No doubt that at least partly accounts for her popularity; she doesn't confine herself to "realis…
SWAN SONG: With the resurgence of popularity the film "The Black Swan" has brought to the time-honored ballet "Swan Lake," the St. Louis Ballet will present the classic -- with a twist -- ne…
The World Chess Hall of Fame, which opened in the Central West End last September after moving from earlier locations in New York and Miami, has two art shows of note in its three-story spac…
Despite serious subject, 'Invisible Hand' never lectures.
The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra performed its annual concert at New York City's Carnegie Hall on Saturday night. The first review to appear, by The New York Times's Allan Kozinn, is strongl…
A solitary light rests upon the silhouette of a young man and a voice resounds throughout the auditorium. An intangible echo of a promise hangs in the air...a promise of success. This begins…
When receiving company, it is typical of the hosts to be on their best behavior, aiming to create the illusion of perfection in the household. To be fair, it is probably true that the Sycamo…
"I hate theater," quivered a man's voice over the speakers as the audience sat in total darkness. He then proceeded to say "I just want to be entertained." Mary Institute Country Day School'…
A salon. A wedding. A baby. A disease. A family. So much is happening in Louisiana, and the place to get the gossip is Truvy's Beauty Parlor! "Steel Magnolias," written by Robert Harling, is…
A broken woman, abandoned, shamed and hurt, falls to her knees, looks up to the audience beseechingly and tells them that they're gonna love her.
Program's contemporary feel is a departure from company's classical repertoire.
John Caird, the celebrated British director of "Les Miserables" and "Nicholas Nickleby," will open a world-premiere musical next season at the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis: "Daddy Long Leg…
Like many of the kids he meets, painter Cbabi Bayoc never learned about black artists growing up. Musicians, comics, actors? Sure. But visual artists? No way.
They say that more people fear being on stage than fear death.
The hit NBC show wraps up its St. Louis filming on Saturday.
St. Louis will welcome artists and activists from across the country for "Rustbelt to Artist Belt: At the Crossroads," a national convention that explores how the arts can create social chan…
For decades, the food he ate, wine he drank and movies he saw were the talk of St. Louis.
FUN WITH ART: Pat Whitaker and Dick Miles hosted a kick-off cocktail reception recently at their Clayton house to announce details of the upcoming Craft Alliance ARTrageous Baubles Ball.
Program at the Touhill will emphasize the dance company's edgier side.
