'A Night With Janis Joplin' gives singer Mary Bridget Davies the role of a lifetime by Kevin C. Johnson St. Louis Post-dispatch

Mary Bridget Davies has nailed the art of singing like the legendary Janis Joplin.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 2:33am on October 6, 2019☆⚑

Q&A: Artist Kehinde Wiley on what we can do with offensive art by Mark Kennedy Associated Press

NEW YORK " As the nation debates what to do with Old South monuments, one artist has a solution: more art.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 3:48pm on October 4, 2019☆⚑

Boos cruise! Creepy new riverboat show and dozens of other ways to get spooked this Halloween by Valerie Schremp Hahn St. Louis Post-dispatch

Phantasmagoria, a new Mississippi River Ghost Cruise, will be staged aboard the Becky Thatcher riverboat through Nov. 3.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 3:48pm on October 4, 2019☆⚑

Recently reviewed theater for Oct. 4

'The Agitators'

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 3:48pm on October 4, 2019☆⚑

The wheel deal: As the St. Louis Wheel opens, let's not forget the others by Valerie Schremp Hahn St. Louis Post-dispatch

The St. Louis Wheel opens at St. Louis Union Station downtown at 10 a.m. Monday.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 1:36pm on October 3, 2019☆⚑

Q&A: Funnyman Kevin James can't wait to return to St. Louis by Valerie Schremp Hahn | St. Louis Post-dispatch

The star of "The King of Queens" and the "Paul Blart: Mall Cop" series makes time for stand-up and for a new NASCAR-based comedy series.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 1:36pm on October 3, 2019☆⚑

'Hello, Dolly!' is showing its age, but touring production still offers a good time by Calvin Wilson St. Louis Post-dispatch

Classic musical about mischievous matchmaker comes to the Fox.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 1:36pm on October 3, 2019☆⚑

West End Players' 'Equivocation' has fun with Shakespeare by Calvin Wilson St. Louis Post-dispatch

West End Players Guild stages play featuring the bard.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 4:54am on October 2, 2019☆⚑

Melanie Martinez sells out the Pageant by Kevin C. Johnson St. Louis Post-dispatch

Melanie Martinez' Nov. 3 concert at the Pageant is sold out. Lauren Ruth Ward is also on the bill.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 1:54am on October 1, 2019☆⚑

'The Agitators' at Upstream Theater is a fine acting showcase by Calvin Wilson St. Louis Post-dispatch

Upstream Theater presents play about activists Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 1:54am on October 1, 2019☆⚑

Jessye Norman, international opera star, dead at 74 by Mesfin Fekadu Ap Music Writer

NEW YORK (AP) " Jessye Norman, the renowned international opera star whose passionate soprano voice won her four Grammy Awards, the National Medal of Arts and the Kennedy Center Honor, has d…

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 1:54am on October 1, 2019☆⚑

Concert review: Denève, SLSO take audiences on a profound journey by Sarah Bryan Miller St. Louis Post-dispatch

Mahler's "Resurrection" is a masterpiece.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 12:33pm on September 29, 2019☆⚑

'Cry-Baby' is lighthearted fun by Calvin Wilson St. Louis Post-dispatch

New Line revives musical based on 1990 film.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 12:33pm on September 29, 2019☆⚑

St. Louis native makes the leap from audience to stage in 'Hello, Dolly!' by Calvin Wilson St. Louis Post-dispatch

Madison Johnson comes to the Fox in "Hello, Dolly!"

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 11:06am on September 28, 2019☆⚑

SLSO announces change of soloist for this weekend's concerts by Sarah Bryan Miller St. Louis Post-dispatch

Mezzo-soprano Kelley O'Connor is ill, and unable to travel

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 10:36am on September 27, 2019☆⚑

China's most famous artist comes to St. Louis' renovated Kemper Art Museum by Jane Henderson | St. Louis Post-dispatch

The Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum on the grounds of Washington University shows off its expanded space and impressive new exhibition featuring renowned Chinese artist Ai Weiwei.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 10:36am on September 27, 2019☆⚑

Recently reviewed theater for Sept. 27

'Angels in America'

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 10:36am on September 27, 2019☆⚑

Movie composer John Williams and Stéphane Denève will conduct SLSO for one show by Sarah Bryan Miller St. Louis Post-dispatch

Stéphane Denève and John Williams will share the podium

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 10:12am on September 26, 2019☆⚑

'An Evening of Ballet Stars 2' will deliver on big-name dancers by Calvin Wilson | Post-dispatch Theater Critic

Dance St. Louis presents "An Evening of Ballet Stars 2."

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 10:12am on September 26, 2019☆⚑

St. Louis Jesuits, who influenced 40 years of Roman Catholic music, reunite for a final concert by Sarah Bryan Miller | Post-dispatch Classical Music Critic

They met at St. Louis University, and made music for Vatican 2

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 10:12am on September 26, 2019☆⚑

'Fifty Words' at St. Louis Actors' Studio takes aim at a marriage by Calvin Wilson St. Louis Post-dispatch

St. Louis Actors' Studio presents funny, provocative play.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 12:03am on September 24, 2019☆⚑

A packed and dazzling program from Denève and the SLSO by Sarah Bryan Miller St. Louis Post-dispatch

Pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet, the orchestra's new artist-in-residence, made his first appearance of the season

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 2:42am on September 23, 2019☆⚑

Recently reviewed theater for Sept. 20

'Angels in America'

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 8:33pm on September 20, 2019☆⚑

Collector's large gift to St. Louis Art Museum goes on display, heightening visibility of black artists by Jane Henderson St. Louis Post-dispatch

Like many sixth-graders, Ronald Ollie dreaded art class. Drawing realistic pictures felt impossible. A buddy he shot marbles with made a suggestion: Go abstract.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 8:33pm on September 20, 2019☆⚑

St. Louis-area Oktoberfests take traditional celebration to the next level by Monica Obradovic | St. Louis Post-dispatch

When Scott Smith, manager of brewery experiences for Anheuser-Busch, thinks of Oktoberfest, he thinks of food.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 6:03pm on September 18, 2019☆⚑