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Monday, February 14, 2022

Review: 'Fireflies' at Black Rep sheds light on civil rights movement by Calvin Wilson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Focus of Donja R. Love’s play is not on crowds marching for equality but on a married couple struggling to conceal secrets.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 09:48PM
Friday, February 11, 2022

Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis names managing director by Calvin Wilson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis has named Lizi Watt as managing director.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 05:03PM

Review: Stray Dog Theatre's 'Good People' is funny and intriguing by Calvin Wilson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Class conflict is at the heart of David Lindsay-Abaire’s funny, insightful play.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 05:03PM
Friday, February 4, 2022

St. Louis Theater Circle announces nominees for 2020-21 productions by Calvin Wilson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Awards for excellence in local theater to be presented March 28.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 08:48AM
Wednesday, February 2, 2022

Review: 'The Prom' makes the grade with Broadway glitz at the Fox by Calvin Wilson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

“The Prom” is an old-fashioned and unapologetically conventional musical disguised as a satirical romp plugged into the pop-culture zeitgeist.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 01:06AM
Tuesday, January 25, 2022

Fox Theatre delays opening of 'The Prom' due to COVID by Calvin Wilson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The show, which has been delayed because of COVID-19 infections among its cast and crew, will now open Jan. 28.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 07:18PM

Provocative, hilarious 'Iphigenia in Splott' was worth the wait at Upstream Theater by Calvin Wilson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

This sort of material requires an actor of immense talent, and Jennifer Theby-Quinn is up to the challenge.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 07:18PM
Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Monday, January 10, 2022

Black Rep postpones season opener by Calvin Wilson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

'Dontrell, Who Kissed the Sea' is rescheduled for July.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 06:12PM
Thursday, December 30, 2021

Calvin Wilson's memorable stories from 2021: Theater highlights from a year back onstage by Calvin Wilson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Here are theater critic Calvin Wilson's five most memorable stories from 2021.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 10:36PM
Friday, December 17, 2021

After cancellation for 'artist illness,' Rep's 'A Christmas Carol' resumes Thursday by Calvin Wilson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Repertory Theatre of St. Louis will “continue to monitor our cast and crew to ensure a safe experience for everyone.”

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 10:36AM
Tuesday, December 14, 2021

West End Players Guild's 'Piece of My Heart' salutes women who went to Vietnam by Calvin Wilson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

West End Players Guild presents intriguing, provocative and well-acted episodic drama.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 04:42AM
Saturday, December 11, 2021

The Rep’s ‘Christmas Carol’ brings Dickens tale to life by Calvin Wilson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Show features charming performances and imaginative staging.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 05:24PM
Wednesday, December 8, 2021

'Tinsel Town' is a showcase for spirited comic performances by Calvin Wilson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Hugely entertaining Midnight Company production of three-one act plays stars Joe Hanrahan and Ellie Schwetye.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 01:03AM
Monday, December 6, 2021

Neil LaBute's 'Comfort,' debuting at St. Louis Actors' Studio, is drama at its most challenging by Calvin Wilson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

New play boasts two of the finest performances to grace a St. Louis stage this year.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 10:42PM
Friday, December 3, 2021

'Who's Holiday' at Stray Dog puts an offbeat spin on Dr. Seuss by Calvin Wilson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Stray Dog Theater production checks in with a character from "How the Grinch Stole Christmas."

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 09:06AM
Saturday, November 20, 2021

'Hamilton' ticket sales announced by Calvin Wilson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Pulitzer Prize-winning musical is coming to the Fox Theatre.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 07:24PM
Friday, November 19, 2021

Repertory Theatre of St. Louis announces new managing director by Calvin Wilson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Danny Williams will replace Mark Bernstein, who is retiring after more than 30 years.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 04:06PM
Thursday, November 18, 2021

Talented performers elevate 'Pretty Woman: The Musical' beyond mediocre source material by Calvin Wilson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The crowd-pleasing show based on a 1990 movie opens the Fox Theatre Broadway Series.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 02:48PM
Thursday, November 11, 2021

Broadway veteran Adam Pascal on 'Rent,' rock and his latest role by Calvin Wilson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Pascal stars in national tour of “Pretty Woman: The Musical,” based on the 1990 film.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 07:54PM
Tuesday, November 9, 2021

Moonstone debut production 'Jake's Women' is seriously funny by Calvin Wilson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Neil Simon's comedy-drama is the first offering from the Moonstone Theatre Company.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 01:06PM
Friday, November 5, 2021

Muny’s 2022 season will include 2 premieres and a ‘Chicago’ encore by Calvin Wilson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The Muny will return to a seven-show schedule after staging only five this year because of health and safety concerns.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 09:42AM
Tuesday, October 26, 2021

Blending satire, supernatural, 'It Is Magic' is a Midnight Company triumph by Calvin Wilson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

“It Is Magic,” the latest Midnight Company production, is at once a celebration of theater and an exhilaratingly offbeat exploration of its possibilities.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 03:48PM
Friday, October 15, 2021

Stray Dog's 'Blue/Orange' raises intriguing questions by Calvin Wilson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Stray Dog Theatre presents offbeat comedy-drama.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 10:06PM
Thursday, October 14, 2021

Repertory Theatre of St. Louis production of 'The Gradient' is timely, provocative by Calvin Wilson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The story takes place at a facility where men accused of sexual misconduct are subjected to an algorithm designed to rehabilitate them.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 05:42PM
Wednesday, October 13, 2021

Repertory Theatre of St. Louis will honor Steven Woolf with public memorial by Calvin Wilson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Public event at Loretto-Hilton Center for the Performing Arts will celebrate longtime artistic director who died in July at age 75.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 05:42PM
Tuesday, October 5, 2021

New Line season opener 'Story of My Life' is an engagingly intimate tale of friendship by Calvin Wilson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Two-character show about a friendship that transcends death is quite unlike the irreverent and often irrepressibly wacky fare that has made the company's reputation.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 04:54PM
Friday, October 1, 2021

'Jersey Boys' is a rollicking and heartfelt jukebox musical by Calvin Wilson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Directed by Stages artistic director Michael Hamilton, the story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons is one for the ages.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 05:48PM
Thursday, September 30, 2021

Stages St. Louis announces 2022 season by Calvin Wilson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Schedule includes world premiere of "Karate Kid" musical.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 03:48PM
Tuesday, September 28, 2021

All that Chat

2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic
TBA: Ragtime