Go See a Play! What’s Happening March 29 – April 3

Go See a Play! What’s Happening March 29 – April 3

By Lynn VenhausManaging EditorT.S. Eliot described April as “the cruelest month,” but it sure doesn’t apply when talking local theater. Theater will be in full... Details
Strong Women Productions Dominate St. Louis Theater Circle Awards

Strong Women Productions Dominate St. Louis Theater Circle Awards

By Lynn Venhaus Managing Editor Plays with substantial women roles were spotlighted at the seventh annual St. Louis Theater Circle Awards March 25, with The... Details
Veteran Performers Among Cast for ‘Love’s Labors Lost’ at Shakespeare Festival St. Louis

Veteran Performers Among Cast for ‘Love’s Labors Lost’ at Shakespeare Festival St. Louis

Veteran performer Philip Hernández, the only actor in Broadway history to play both Valjean and Javert in “Les Misérables,” will headline the 2019 Shakespeare Festival... Details
Go See a Play! What’s Happening March 21 – 27

Go See a Play! What’s Happening March 21 – 27

By Lynn VenhausManaging EditorUpstairs or downstairs at the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, you will be rewarded. It just depends what you are in the... Details
Bright Lights Column: Walking on Sunshine

Bright Lights Column: Walking on Sunshine

By Lynn Venhaus Managing EditorGreetings! Spring has sprung after a miserable, dreary winter of 24 inches of snow and long stretches of gray days. We... Details
Joan Lipkin Honored For Bringing Attention to Social Justice Issues with Bravely Award

Joan Lipkin Honored For Bringing Attention to Social Justice Issues with Bravely Award

Joan Lipkin, noted community activist, theatre artist and artistic director of That Uppity Theatre Company, has been selected for one of the first inaugural Bravely... Details
Tender and Touching ‘Nonsense and Beauty’ Is Superbly Acted and Directed in The Rep’s Studio

Tender and Touching ‘Nonsense and Beauty’ Is Superbly Acted and Directed in The Rep’s Studio

By Lynn Venhaus Managing Editor “Nonsense and beauty have close connections,” Edward Morgan Forster once wrote. Playwright Scott Sickles took that phrase as the title... Details
Opera Theatre’s Artists-in-Training Program’s Annual Recital April 14

Opera Theatre’s Artists-in-Training Program’s Annual Recital April 14

Opera Theatre’s Artists-in-Training Program continues with the partnership of Bayer Fund Opera Theatre of Saint Louis’ Monsanto Artists-in-Training Program, recognized as a flagship arts education... Details
The Black Rep Hosts Afrocentric Master Class

The Black Rep Hosts Afrocentric Master Class

The Black Rep is hosting the “Free Your Mind: Afrocentric Theatre Masterclass” taught by Carton Molette. Two different sessions are being offered Friday, March 29, from... Details
Carole King’s Joyous ‘Beautiful’ Is Voice of Generation

Carole King’s Joyous ‘Beautiful’ Is Voice of Generation

s By Lynn Venhaus Managing Editor Legendary singer-songwriter Carole King’s joyous and wistful music is the sound of a generation and her remarkable life story... Details