Shakespeare Festival Shakes Up ‘Twelfth Night’ With Latin Flavor

Shakespeare Festival Shakes Up ‘Twelfth Night’ With Latin Flavor

By Lynn Venhaus Your first clue that we’re not in Missouri anymore is the palm trees jutting out from a swanky home’s backyard pool and... Details
‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ Is A Dazzling, Incomplete Spectacle

‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ Is A Dazzling, Incomplete Spectacle

By Alex McPherson An eye-popping feast for the senses whose visual inventiveness can’t compensate for a restrictive middle-chapter narrative, “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” is consistently... Details
‘Gloria: A Life’ Keeps The Fires Burning With a Look Back and an Eye Forward

‘Gloria: A Life’ Keeps The Fires Burning With a Look Back and an Eye Forward

By Lynn Venhaus Relevant and empowering, New Jewish Theatre’s “Gloria: A Life” celebrates one of the most inspiring women in history with a knockout performance... Details
‘Spider-Man’ Leaps Into Second Spider-Verse With Eye-Popping Innovation But Super-Frantic

‘Spider-Man’ Leaps Into Second Spider-Verse With Eye-Popping Innovation But Super-Frantic

By Lynn VenhausPop art, quantum physics and pathos collide in a grand superhero spectacle, resulting in this “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” sequel being a mind-blowing... Details
‘From the Garden’ Skewers Irritating Do-Gooders In a Funny One-Act

‘From the Garden’ Skewers Irritating Do-Gooders In a Funny One-Act

By Lynn Venhaus “From the Garden” is a clever topical one-act play that deserves to be seen. Its brief weekend run revealed a local writer’s... Details
‘You Hurt My Feelings’ Is a Drama That’s a Bit Too Mild-Mannered

‘You Hurt My Feelings’ Is a Drama That’s a Bit Too Mild-Mannered

By Alex McPherson Breezy, funny, and insubstantial, director Nicole Holofcener’s “You Hurt My Feelings” provides its ensemble ample room to flex their comedic chops, but... Details
Opera Theatre’s ‘Treemonisha’ Is A Transformative Triumph

Opera Theatre’s ‘Treemonisha’ Is A Transformative Triumph

By CB Adams Opera Theatre of St. Louis’ season opener of a reimagined-yet-respectful version of Scott Joplin’s Treemonisha by composer Damien Sneed and librettist Karen... Details
‘The Little Mermaid’ Is An Above Average Remake That’s Not All Smooth Sailing

‘The Little Mermaid’ Is An Above Average Remake That’s Not All Smooth Sailing

By Alex McPherson Elevated by a magnetic performance from Halle Bailey, director Rob Marshall’s “The Little Mermaid” neither wows nor underwhelms — a film that’s... Details
One-Man Show ‘Leonard Pelkey’ Delves into Intolerance and An Indomitable Spirit

One-Man Show ‘Leonard Pelkey’ Delves into Intolerance and An Indomitable Spirit

By Lynn VenhausAs we head into Pride Month, “The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey” couldn’t be timelier, especially in this unfortunate age of intolerance. This... Details
Explosive Action and Mega-Momoa Mark the Logic-Free ‘Fast X’

Explosive Action and Mega-Momoa Mark the Logic-Free ‘Fast X’

By Lynn VenhausThe turbo-charged “Fast X,” aka “Fast Ten,” the latest entry of the 22-year-old “Fast and Furious” saga, continues to defy logic and physics... Details