If you’re looking for a perfect girls’ night out, the side-splitting musical comedy “Menopause the Musical” is just the ticket. Now at the Playhouse @ Westport through March 31, this zippy celebration of sisterhood has been a perennial favorite in St. Louis and a huge hit in Las Vegas for 16 years. The predictable, but fun, story centers on four…
“I regard the theatre as the greatest of all art forms, the most immediate way in which a human being can share with another the sense of what it is to be a human being.” — Oscar Wilde Greetings, tribe! I live for art, and I suspect that you, dear readers, do too. So, let’s share our mutual admiration for…
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Two productions spotlighting significant 20th-century events, “The Crime of the Century” and “The Fight of the Century,” were among the 52 shows receiving nominations for the sixth annual St. Louis Theater Circle Awards. Stray Dog Theatre’s summer production of “Ragtime” led all musical nominations, with nine. The company was second with most nominations, 17, for five of their 2017 shows….
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2018 Event Provides Scholarship, Instructional, Educational and Performance Opportunities for St. Louis Metro Area High School Students St. Louis/January 24, 2018 – Fox Performing Arts Charitable Foundation (FoxPACF) is pleased to announce that the 8th Annual St. Louis Teen Talent Competition will begin Saturday, February 17 and Sunday, February 18, 2018, with 170 performers taking the stage in the preliminary round of competition (a complete list of students/schools…
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BROADWAY’S RECORD-BREAKING, TONY AWARD-WINNING MUSICAL SMASH WINNER OF SIX 1997 TONY AWARDS INCLUDING BEST MUSICAL REVIVAL (St. Louis, MO) – CHICAGO is BACK IN TOWN at the Fabulous Fox Theatre March 2-4 and its PURE ENTERTAINMENT! Tickets for CHICAGO at the Fabulous Fox are on sale now at MetroTix.com, by calling 314-534-1111 or in person at the Fabulous Fox Box Office. Ticket prices start at $25. Prices are subject to…
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Sugar-coated and candy-colored, “The Marvelous Wonderettes” is a slick feel-good musical designed to warm hearts and provide good cheer. That mission is accomplished on The Repertory Theatre’s mainstage on a dreary winter’s evening. A comforting walk down memory lane for those of a certain age, and a nostalgic bit of history for other generations, around 35 major pop hits of…
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January 24, 2018 Contact: Lynn Venhaus editor@stllimelight.com 618-917-8175 St. Louis, MO – St. Louis Limelight Magazine, an online theater publication, announces that veteran journalist Lynn Venhaus has joined the staff as managing editor. Since launching in June 2017, the publication has lacked formal editorial oversight. The addition of Venhaus is part of publisher Jordan Zeitler’s plan to increase the quality…
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Led by Cassi Davis and Palmer Williams, Jr., the Mark E. Swinton comedy launches the national tour on February 13 Live at the Fabulous Fox Theatre Friday, March 9 at 8 p.m. and Saturday, March 10 at 3 p.m. & 8 p.m. Ticket prices range from $41.50 – $61.50 On-Sale Information: Tickets go on sale Saturday, January 27 at 10 AM online at metrotix.com, by calling 314-534-1111,…
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Kyle Starks, Jai Nitz, Ash Maczko, John Jennings, Stacey Robinson, Tom Cook Also Featured In Artist Alley At America’s Center; Creative Stage To Feature Demonstrations, Discussions All Weekend ST. LOUIS, January 17, 2018 – Kurt Lehner (“Gargoyles,” “Marvel Action Hour”), Chad Hardin (“Harley Quinn,” “Justice League”), Greg Horn (“Phoenix,” “Venom”), Steve Geiger (“Punisher,” “Spider-Man”), Clinton Hobart (Disney licensed fine artist),…
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ST. LOUIS – The Humans cleaned up at the 2016 Tony Awards, winning Best Play and three other honors. Hailed by The New York Times as “piercingly funny and bruisingly sad,” Stephen Karam’s singular new play makes its St. Louis premiere at The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, February 7 – March 4. The Rep’s Augustin Family Artistic Director Steven Woolf will direct.
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