BLINDED BY THE LIGHT Opens August 16! Enter to Win a Pass to the Advance Screening!
Enter for your chance to receive a pass for two! In 1987 during the austere days of Thatcher’s Britain, a teenager learns to live life, understand his family and find his own voice through the music of Bruce Springsteen. Cast: Viveik Kalra, Kulvinder Ghir, Meera Ganatra Director: Gurinder Chadha
THE KITCHEN Opens August 9! Enter to Win a Pass to the Advance Screening!
Enter for your chance to receive a pass for two! The wives of New York gangsters in Hell’s Kitchen in the 1970s continue to operate their husbands’ rackets after they’re locked up in prison. Cast: Elisabeth Moss, Melissa McCarthy, Tiffany Haddish, Domhnall Gleeson Director: Andrea Berloff
Theatre Review: The Muny Strikes Gold With a ‘Paint Your Wagon’ Update You Should Rush To See
Alan J. Lerner and Frederick Loewe never reached the heights of Rodgers and Hammerstein, but they managed to crank out quite a few classics – like Brigadoon (1947), My Fair Lady (1956), and Camelot (1960). Their followup to Brigadoon (considered to be their first hit) was Paint Your Wagon in 1951. Set in the 1850s against […]
Theatre Review: ‘Footloose’ at The Muny Makes Us Want to Dance
Based on the 1984 film starring Kevin Bacon, Footloose is a musical that captures the fun spirit of the source material – while continuing to tackle subjects that are just as relevant today as they were back then. Directed by two time Tony award-winner Christian Borle (Something Rotten! and Peter and the Starcatcher), the show deals […]
Movie Review: ‘The Lion King’ Starring Donald Glover, Beyoncé, Chiwetel Ejiofor
1994’s The Lion King is one of, if not the most, beloved animated films released by Disney. With a story inspired by Shakespeare’s Hamlet, wonderful score by Hans Zimmer, catchy new songs by Elton John, and the beautiful hand-drawn animation of the Disney renaissance in the ’90s – the film was an instant classic. Today Simba and friends […]
Theatre Review: Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella Brings “Impossible” Magic to The Muny
Cinderella was originally written by Rodgers and Hammerstein for television broadcast in 1957, but would go on to be performed in London, on Broadway, and all around the world to this day. And now The Muny is able to add their trademark magic to the classic fairytale. Everyone knows the story, whether they’ve read it […]
Theatre Review: Muny Takes Pride in Dazzling ‘Kinky Boots’ Production
With all the hate that exists in the world today, there’s never been a better time for a feel-good show about being yourself and accepting others for who they are. Perfectly coinciding with Pride Month, Kinky Boots at The Muny is exactly that show. St. Louis is fortunate to have the regional premiere of the musical, […]
Interview: David Payne Talks ‘Lewis & Tolkien’ at Playhouse at Westport This Weekend
This weekend at the Playhouse at Westport, see Lewis & Tolkien, Of Wardrobes & Rings. Written by David Payne, the play is set in Oxford’s Eagle & Child pub where C.S. Lewis (Payne) and J.R.R. Tolkien (Gregory Welsch) meet for the last time. We had the chance to ask Payne about his show, and background […]
Review: ‘Guys and Dolls’ Rolls a 7 As It Opens Muny’s 101st Season
St. Louis could not have asked for a more beautiful evening than what we received for the opening of The Muny’s 101st season. For Guys and Dolls, the audience got their first look at the beautiful new stage that was built over the past nine months. The sound was clear, the lighting wonderful (designed by […]
Review: New Line’s BE MORE CHILL Brings Broadway Musical to The Marcelle
“I don’t want to be special… I just want to survive.” Be More Chill is the modern anthem for anyone who has ever felt like they don’t fit in, or doesn’t belong to the “cool” group in high school. It isn’t so much about wanting to stand out as it is about just getting by. […]
