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Saturday, June 2, 2018

'Romeo and Juliet' shines crystal-clear in Forest Park by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-Dispatch

For its 18th mainstage show, Shakespeare Festival St. Louis again stages the play that started it all in 2001

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 08:18PM
Thursday, May 31, 2018

'The Book of Mormon' offers bad manners, big comedy by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Years after it won the Tony for Best Musical, it still has the power to shock

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 08:04PM
Wednesday, May 30, 2018

Fox runs ticket lottery for 'The Book of Mormon' by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Some $25 tickets will be available before each performance

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 05:48PM

Stages St. Louis sends a valentine to couples with 'I Do! I Do!' by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The musical about a couple has been double-cast: Audience members will see different performers depending on which show they attend

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 05:48PM
Sunday, May 27, 2018

New Jewish season closes with an offbeat production by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Aaron Posner plays fast and loose with Chekhov in 'Life Sucks'

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 01:48PM
Tuesday, May 22, 2018

Muny celebrates its centennial with a dazzling musical revue by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Many entertainers, from legends to children took a turn in the one-time-only production.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 03:12AM
Saturday, May 19, 2018

Rain, rain go away - Muny's big show gets rained out by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Big centennial show has to wait until Saturday night

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 02:48PM

Actor and director Bobby Miller, a major talent on the St. Louis theater scene, dies at 68 by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-Dispatch

A groundbreaking performer with Theatre Project company, he continued working through last month

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 02:48PM

'Better magic': Muny will spend millions overhauling its stage, other infrastructure by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Capital campaign will support modernization of the stage, technical support and the theater's endowment

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 02:48PM
Thursday, May 17, 2018

The Muny throws itself two big 100th birthday parties this weekend by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Everyone is invited to celebrate the outdoor theater's 100th season

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 09:06AM
Sunday, May 13, 2018

'A Streetcar Named Desire' sizzles in its own poetry by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The play's title refers to an old, rattletrap vehicle. But at Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis, the production of “A Streetcar Named Desire” moves like a bullet train, racing across…

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 02:32PM
Friday, May 11, 2018

New theater troupe exploring gender, sexuality will debut in fall by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Sean Michael organizes company around issues of gender and sexuality

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 12:48PM
Friday, May 4, 2018

'A Streetcar Named Desire' pulls into the Grandel by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The 2018 festival is built around Tennessee Williams' great drama

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 01:33PM
Wednesday, May 2, 2018

Bourbon, Mo., native Taylor Louderman nabs Tony nomination for Tina Fey's 'Mean Girls' by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Norbert Leo Butz of St. Louis is nominated for actor in a featured role in a musical, "My Fair Lady."

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 10:54AM
Sunday, April 29, 2018
Saturday, April 28, 2018
Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Plays at St. Louis Actors' Studio, Upstream Theater show aging is harder than it looks by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-Dispatch

John Contini and Jerry Vogel star in two different plays as men with dementia

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 11:36PM
Monday, April 23, 2018

Young actor shows his stuff - and everybody else's - in 'Hamilton' by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Alexander Ferguson is ready for almost anything in the tour show winding up at the Fox

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 03:48PM
Saturday, April 21, 2018

Clayton philanthropists back new Broadway musical 'The Prom' by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Clayton couple takes their passion for theater to the next level

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 04:36AM
Thursday, April 19, 2018

Three comedies and a science drama come to West End next season by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Earlier this year, Ellie Schwetye directed a bracing production of Lauren Gunderson's drama about a pioneering woman scientist, astronomer Henrietta Leavitt, at the West End Players Guild.Th…

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 11:12PM
Wednesday, April 18, 2018

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 04:24PM
Tuesday, April 17, 2018
Friday, April 13, 2018

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
Thursday, April 12, 2018

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 07:05AM
Wednesday, April 11, 2018

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 05:15PM

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May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards