Playhouse introduces two subscription series next season by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-dispatch

One series concentrates on comedies, the other on tribute shows

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 10:48pm on June 27, 2017☆⚑

Violent and repulsive, 'The Lieutenant of Inishmore' scores some laughs by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-dispatch

Theatre Macabre debuts with an Irish black comedy

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 8:06pm on June 23, 2017☆⚑

An appealing Muny show dives 'Under the Sea' by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-dispatch

'The Little Mermaid' offers good performances and beautiful ensemble numbers

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 6:18pm on June 21, 2017☆⚑

'Picnic' takes us back to long-ago, small-town America by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-dispatch

William Inge's drama takes the stage at ACT INC

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 4:42pm on June 20, 2017☆⚑

St. Louis-area students go to New York for the Jimmy Awards by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-dispatch

For the first time, St. Louis schools and students are involved in the musical theater awards

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 4:42pm on June 20, 2017☆⚑

Muny stages 'The Little Mermaid,' a father-daughter tale by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-dispatch

Triton and Ariel suffer through the teen years, just like everybody else

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 1:42am on June 18, 2017☆⚑

The place is key in Midnight Co.'s 'Title and Deed' and Theatre Nuevo's 'Acronyms' by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-dispatch

The Midnight Company and Theatre Nuevo build atmosphere with offbeat stages

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 1:33am on June 17, 2017☆⚑

A family struggles with mental illness in 'Next to Normal' by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-dispatch

Insight moves to the Grand Center with a Pulitzer Prize-winning musical

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 11:18pm on June 14, 2017☆⚑

Charismatic stars flash at the Muny's opening show, 'Jesus Christ Superstar' by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-dispatch

"Jesus Christ Superstar" director Gordon Greenberg brings the present, the 1970s and ancient times together

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 11:12pm on June 13, 2017☆⚑

Broad comedy makes the most of its tiny cast by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-dispatch

ACT INC opens its season with 'The 39 Steps'

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 10:36pm on June 12, 2017☆⚑

Peabody Opera House announces 2017-18 Broadway Series by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-dispatch

The Peabody Opera House has announced four shows for its 2017-18 Broadway Series of theatrical productions: "Elf the Musical," "Kinky Boots," "Buddy " The Buddy Holly Story" and "A Gentleman…

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 9:54am on June 10, 2017☆⚑

Stages season opens with a beautiful production of 'Dreamcoat' by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-dispatch

Director/choreographer Stephen Bourneuf styles it as a true ensemble piece

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 9:54am on June 10, 2017☆⚑

Offbeat comedy 'Monsters' debuts at Stray Dog Theatre by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-dispatch

St. Louis writer Stephen Peirick finds 'Monsters' among us

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 9:54am on June 10, 2017☆⚑

New Line strikes a blue note with 'Sweet Smell of Success' by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-dispatch

'Sweet Smell of Success' conjures up a New York fueled by 'Dirt'

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 7:42am on June 9, 2017☆⚑

Young actress misses her own graduation " but castmates make it up to her by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-dispatch

Stages St. Louis stuns Hannah Haedike with an unexpected ceremony

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 6:36am on June 8, 2017☆⚑

Municipal Theatre's first Forest Park show was 100 years ago by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-dispatch

100 years ago tonight " June 5, 1917 " the first show in what would become the Muny was staged.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 6:05am on June 6, 2017☆⚑

Q&A: Playwright Will Eno, in pursuit of the 'audience mind' by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-dispatch

Playwright Will Eno talks about his work as 'Title and Deed' gets ready to open here

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 3:24am on June 4, 2017☆⚑

Jealousy and joy come to Forest Park by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-dispatch

Shakespeare Festival St. Louis presents "The Winter's Tale."

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 3:24am on June 4, 2017☆⚑

New Line's 'Sweet Smell of Success' abounds in markers of another era by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-dispatch

Set in 1952, "The Sweet Smell of Success" abounds in markers of another era

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 3:36pm on June 1, 2017☆⚑

Theater designer Mark Wilson dies in accident by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-dispatch

Earlier this week on Facebook, scenic designer Scott C. Neale posted a series of dramatic photos from Shakespeare Festival St. Louis: a house bathed in exquisite blue light, a fiery battlegr…

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 3:36pm on June 1, 2017☆⚑

'Crossin' Over' speaks clearly without a spoken word by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-dispatch

The Black Rep's original, sung-through show tells its big story in music and dance

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 9:12am on May 30, 2017☆⚑

Your guide to Shakespeare's 'The Winter's Tale' by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-dispatch

Bruce Longworth once again directs Shakespeare Festival St. Louis' big summer production in Forest Park.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 8:54am on May 29, 2017☆⚑

High school students go for honors in musical theater by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-dispatch

The Jimmy Awards, a national program, make their St. Louis debut

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 5:05pm on May 20, 2017☆⚑

From drama to comedy to musicals, summertime bursts with shows by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-dispatch

More than 30 shows by professional theater troupes will play St. Louis this summer " and that's not counting all the offerings at the St. Lou Fringe festival. Add those to the mix, and…

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 5:05pm on May 20, 2017☆⚑

7 area museums will offer free admission to military families this summer by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-dispatch

Summertime program salutes military families

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 3:18pm on May 19, 2017☆⚑