Jane Austen's classic romantic comedy links with modern readers on stage by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-dispatch

'First Impressions' tells the story of 'Pride and Prejudice' " and of its readers

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

Theater conference to meet here by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-dispatch

TNG will bring theater professionals from around the country here in 2018

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 2:48pm on May 18, 2017☆⚑

Apartheid's long shadow falls over Upstream drama by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-dispatch

"A Human Being Died That Night" is based on real events

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 2:33pm on May 17, 2017☆⚑

The Rep adds a breezy musical with familiar tunes to its 2017-18 schedule by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-dispatch

Woolf adds vintage rock to the next season

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 12:54pm on May 13, 2017☆⚑

A family love story plays at New Jewish Theatre by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-dispatch

'4000 Miles' brings together an old woman and a young man who need each other

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 12:54pm on May 13, 2017☆⚑

Jane Austen's old story stays fresh for centuries by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-dispatch

"Pride and Prejudice" retains its appeal for readers and theatergoers

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 12:06pm on May 11, 2017☆⚑

It's not too late to catch some Tennessee Williams Festival shows by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-dispatch

Festival highlights less-known work and work in surprising styles

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 6:24pm on May 9, 2017☆⚑

Arts groups receive grants by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-dispatch

PNC Arts Alive supports programs in dance, theater, visual arts, and more

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 12:42pm on May 3, 2017☆⚑

St. Louis twinkles in 2017 Tony nominations by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-dispatch

Award nominations connect to St. Louis

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 12:42pm on May 3, 2017☆⚑

West End makes plans for season 107 by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-dispatch

The season emphasizes thoughtful drama

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 7:24pm on May 2, 2017☆⚑

Favorite performers return to Stages by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-dispatch

The 2017 season opens June 2

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 2:42pm on April 28, 2017☆⚑

New Jewish Theatre expands choices for next season by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-dispatch

Flex passes and preview shows come into the mix

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 2:42pm on April 28, 2017☆⚑

Tennessee Williams Festival: A masterpiece, a Latin American 'Streetcar' and playwright's paintings by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-dispatch

An art exhibit, a late masterpiece and a Latin American treatment of "Streetcar" are all a part of the festival's second installment

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 2:42am on April 28, 2017☆⚑

West End Players Guild stages an imaginative 'Oedipus' by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-dispatch

Fate rules all in 'Oedipus Apparatus'

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 12:48am on April 26, 2017☆⚑

Snapshot: Lucy Cashion finds a new and different drummer by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-dispatch

Director Lucy Cashion brings a postmodern perspective to the classics

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 3:02am on April 23, 2017☆⚑

'The Lion King' fills the Fox with glorious theatricality by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-dispatch

At 20, the show still dazzles with puppets, music and dance.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 3:02am on April 23, 2017☆⚑

Actor will return to 'August: Osage County' after a ministroke by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-dispatch

Larry Dell plays a poet in 'August: Osage County'

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 2:06am on April 22, 2017☆⚑

Photographers salute Shakespeare by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-dispatch

Shake 38 adds a visual dimension

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 12:36am on April 19, 2017☆⚑

'August: Osage County' makes almost anyone like their own family more by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-dispatch

In their misery, the Westons of "August: Osage County" love each other's company

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 11:31pm on April 17, 2017☆⚑

Family comes back to life in an Irish memory play by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-dispatch

'Dancing at Lughnasa' closes the Mustard Seed season

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 9:48pm on April 14, 2017☆⚑

'August: Osage County' offers lots of meaty roles for women by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-dispatch

"August: Osage County" turns things around with lots of good roles for women

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 9:18pm on April 13, 2017☆⚑

Shake 38 boosts its dramatic menu with actual food by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-dispatch

Restaurants serve dishes inspired by Shakespeare's plays

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 8:42pm on April 11, 2017☆⚑

Offbeat setting in St. Louis adds interest to conventional love story in 'Sex with Strangers' by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-dispatch

'Sex with Strangers' plays in a Central West End house

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 7:36pm on April 10, 2017☆⚑

'Sweeney Todd' carries on a fine, ignoble tradition by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-dispatch

Stray Dog's intimate setting serves Sondheim's dark musical well

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 6:12pm on April 7, 2017☆⚑

A broad comedy closes the season at St. Louis Shakespeare by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-dispatch

"The Comedy of Errors," Shakespeare's ridiculously silly farce, is always fun. But you have to cooperate. You can have a good time at St. Louis Shakespeare's production as long as you don't …

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 4:24pm on April 5, 2017☆⚑