Friday, July 29, 2022
Musical adaptation of "The Color Purple," a popular movie and an acclaimed novel, makes its Muny premiere, featuring a "complex" Black, female character.
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 01:03PMThursday, July 21, 2022
"Legally Blonde" musical challenges assumptions about "who we think is smart," says Maggie Burrows, who directs the Muny production.
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 10:07AMThursday, July 14, 2022
Ben Davis says Sondheim musical's murderous barber is "a bucket-list role."
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 11:42PMTuesday, July 5, 2022
For annual LaBute New Theater Festival at St. Louis Actors' Studio, writer-director Neil LaBute contributes a one-act piece titled "St. Louis."
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 07:48PMSaturday, July 2, 2022
Laila Fantroy is just 13 years old, but with her Muny debut in “Mary Poppins” she's already on the path to becoming a star.
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 06:07AMJohn Tartaglia directs the Muny's production of "Mary Poppins," starring Jeanna de Waal and Corbin Bleu.
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 06:07AMSaturday, June 18, 2022
Matt Kunkel directs an adaptation of "Camelot" that places emphasis on story's heart and focuses on Arthur, Guenevere and Lancelot.
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 02:18AMFriday, June 10, 2022
Tale of high-kicking and lowdown showgirls Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly returns, this time as the first show in Muny's 104th season.
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 03:18AMThursday, June 2, 2022
Instead of focusing on darker aspects of "Much Ado About Nothing," emphasis has shifted to “the lightness, and the humor, and the romance.”
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 02:37PMWednesday, April 27, 2022
SATE's annual showcase for female writers and directors is named for trailblazing 17th-century English playwright.
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 10:33AMWednesday, April 20, 2022
After two years of cancellations, National Dance Week features 50 companies and "a big diversity of dance styles."
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 09:42PMWednesday, April 13, 2022
Stray Dog Theatre presents a musical spoof of the "Jurassic Park" franchise.
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 09:42PMWednesday, April 6, 2022
St. Louis Actors' Studio presents Tony-nominated play about a foulmouthed puppet whose words become increasingly threatening.
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 09:03PMWednesday, March 23, 2022
Hitchcock's 1935 film and the novel on which it was based is the inspiration for a satirical version of "The 39 Steps," onstage at the Rep.
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 09:18PMThursday, March 17, 2022
Black Rep presents "Behind the Sheet," inspired by the true story of the "father of modern gynecology," set against the backdrop of slavery.
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 05:18AMFriday, February 11, 2022
St. Louis native Kaitlyn Louise Smith is on her first national tour, in the ensemble with "Mean Girls."
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 05:03PMWednesday, February 2, 2022
Jacqueline Thompson directs musical starring jazz singer Denise Thimes.
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 01:06AMThursday, January 20, 2022
Kaden Kearney, one of show's stars, is grateful for musical's underdog story and representation of "queer women."
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 03:24PMSaturday, January 15, 2022
Company returns to live performance with Neil Simon's "Laughter on the 23rd Floor."
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 02:54AMFriday, December 17, 2021
Tayler Harris assumes iconic role in Andrew Lloyd Webber musical based on T.S. Eliot poems.
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 10:36AMThursday, December 9, 2021
Repertory Theatre of St. Louis stages an adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic.
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 10:36AMThursday, December 2, 2021
His latest collaboration with St. Louis Actors' Studio "forges new ground," exploring family dynamics of mother and son.
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 03:24AMThursday, November 18, 2021
Holiday-themed options include "A Christmas Carol," "The Elf on the Shelf," "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," The Nutcracker" and more.
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 02:48PMThursday, November 11, 2021
Venue's last theatrical production was "The Band's Visit" in March 2020, before "heartbreaking" cancellation of programming.
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 07:54PMTuesday, November 2, 2021
Gayle Seay, a New York-based casting director whose extensive background includes work as an actor and choreographer, succeeds Michael Hamilton.
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 09:36PMFriday, September 10, 2021
Among the highlights are a Neil Simon play, a ballet showcase, a Pulitzer Prize-winning drama and a musical tribute to Miriam Makeba.
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 01:24PMNew York director Lileana Blain-Cruz helms musical tribute to life and career of South African singer and activist Miriam Makeba.
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 01:24PMFriday, September 3, 2021
"Sweat,” the Pulitzer Prize-winning drama about factory workers coping with an uncertain economy, will kick off the Black Rep's 45th season.
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 06:36PMSaturday, August 14, 2021
The play is a revival of festival's 2020 radio production.
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 06:24AMThursday, August 12, 2021
The showcase for theater on a shoestring budget is taking a hybrid approach, with a combination of virtual performances and productions staged outdoors and in person.
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 02:54AMWednesday, July 28, 2021
Cheryl Strayed's empathetic, insightful advice columns are the basis for a play by Nia Vardalos, presented by Max & Louie.
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 06:18AM 
