Live Theater

Review: St. Louis Symphony Orchestra Performs “Brahms X Radiohead” With Composer/Conductor Steve Hackman

Posted: March 6, 2024 at 6:47 pm   /   Live Theater, Live Theater Reviews

As classical music looks to connect with younger audiences, the programming offered by many of symphonies is adapting. While the classics of Mozart, Beethoven, Vivaldi, and their ilk remain standard in symphonic repertoires, the works of these masters now are nestled amongst film scores, themed concerts, and rock music. This synthesis of rock and classical […]

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Theater Review: COMPANY at the Fabulous Fox Theatre

Posted: February 29, 2024 at 10:23 am   /   Live Theater, Live Theater Reviews

Growing older can make anyone contemplate their place in life. But in Company, turning 35 causes the protagonist, Bobbie, to evaluate the relationships, friendships, and societal norms surrounding her. Featuring Stephen Sondheim’s Tony award-winning music and lyrics, the national tour explores marriage, loneliness, connection, and the human experience. The musical is thoroughly Sondheim – complex […]

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Theater Review: Fascism, Physics, and Friendships Collide in COPENHAGEN

Posted: February 20, 2024 at 3:01 pm   /   Live Theater, Live Theater Reviews

From physics to physical confrontation, the St. Louis Actors Studio production of Copenhagen delivers tense drama, political intrigue, and plenty of existential dread. Focusing on the story, director Wayne Saloman’s minimalist staging allows the actors to bring the intensity, making this a must-see production. Set against the backdrop of occupied Denmark, Copenhagen uses nonlinear time to chronicle the friendship between […]

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THE FABULOUS FOX THEATRE’S ELECTRIFYING 2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON SOARS WITH BOLD NEW HITS

Posted: February 20, 2024 at 12:40 pm   /   Featured, Live Theater, Local

The Fabulous Fox Theatre is ecstatic to announce its electrifying 2024-2025 Broadway season that will take audiences on a journey of timeless entertainment. The 2024-2025 Broadway Subscription will include the beloved, cinematic classic that’s now a smash hit on Broadway, BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE MUSICAL, the untold true story A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: The Neil […]

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Theatre Review: FUNNY GIRL at the Fabulous Fox

Posted: January 25, 2024 at 5:10 pm   /   Film, Live Theater, Live Theater Reviews

Hello gorgeous! Funny Girl takes center stage as a timeless classic that continues to captivate audiences with its irresistible charm and poignant narrative. An iconic production that debuted on Broadway in 1964 with a movie following in 1968, it solidified the critical acclaim of star, Barbara Streisand. Funny Girl is based on the semi-biographical story […]

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Theatre Review: Alanis Morissette’s JAGGED LITTLE PILL at the Fabulous Fox

Posted: January 22, 2024 at 3:58 pm   /   Live Theater, Live Theater Reviews

A more recent popular musical style has been to take popular songs and repurpose them for a musical. This has been successfully done by several musicals (Jersey Boys, Mamma Mia, & Juliet). Adding her catalogue to the mix, Alanis Morrissette joined with Diablo Cody (Juno, Jennifer’s Body) to create a musical using Morrisette’s impressive body […]

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Theatre Review: MRS. DOUBTFIRE Musical at The Fabulous Fox

Posted: December 28, 2023 at 1:34 pm   /   Live Theater, Live Theater Reviews

For 30 years, Mrs. Doubtfire’s lilting Scottish “Helloooo” has been a pop culture staple. (Admit it, you read it in the voice, right?) In 1993, brilliant comedic actor Robin Williams brought Mrs. Doubtfire to life instantly bringing quotable insanity to the screen and to millions who can quote many lines. (“It was a run-by fruiting!”) […]

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Preview: Just One Look: A Linda Rondstadt Tribute at City Winery

Posted: November 7, 2023 at 9:37 am   /   Concerts, Featured, Live Theater, Local

The Midnight Company presents Just One Look: A Linda Rondstadt Tribute ft. Kelly Howe live in concert on Wednesday, November 22nd at 7:30 p.m. Kelly Howe is Linda Ronstadt in JUST ONE LOOK.  Joe Hanrahan (writer/director) portrays a veteran rock ’n roll journalist who finally gets to interview his long unrequited love, Ronstadt. In the course of […]

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‘Beetlejuice: The Musical’ Playing at The Fox Theater Through October 22nd

Posted: October 12, 2023 at 9:27 am   /   Live Theater, Live Theater Reviews

It is with increasing regularity that movies/films are being adapted into stage plays. Some are masterpieces like The Lion King, The Producers, and Spamalot. Others come along – I won’t name and shame – and they drop the ball completely. It might be because they simply rehash the source material and add a few jaunty […]

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Theatre Review: COSI FAN TUTTE Offers A Comedic Clash of the Sexes

Posted: June 22, 2023 at 6:55 am   /   Live Theater, Live Theater Reviews

The battle of the sexes is in full effect at Opera Theatre of St. Louis. This clever mêlée of wits drives their production of Mozart’s comedic opera, Cosi fan tutte. What starts as a leisurely vacation turns into a high-stakes competition when two fresh recruits, Guglielmo and Ferrando foolishly believe that their girlfriends, Fiordiligi and Dorabella, […]

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