Year: 2017

CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS: THE FIRST EPIC MOVIE – film review

– By Mark Glass –   This animated comic adventure is based on a series of books about the superhero fantasies of two fourth-graders, mostly at the expense of their rotund, sourpuss principal. We can’t be sure if the part of the title after the colon was intended to mean that all other epics pale…

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WONDER WOMAN – film review

– By Mark Glass –   I’m not sure what I expected from this version of the saga of our most famous female comic book superhero(ine), but this wasn’t quite it. Gal Godot stars as the Amazon princess, raised in isolation until fate brings the rest of the world to her hidden island home, compelling…

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DIRTY DANCING at Fox theater review

DIRTY DANCING at Fox gives fans time of their lives – By Cate Marquis –   For moms who loved the movie “Dirty Dancing,” the Fox Theater has the perfect Mother’s Day treat. Moms will have the time of their lives at the delightful national tour of “Dirty Dancing: The Classic Story on Stage,” at…

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THE PROMISE film review

Rating: 3 1/2 out of 5 stars – By Cate Marquis –   The Armenian genocide during World War I is the backdrop for THE PROMISE, tale of war and love starring Oscar Isaac, Charlotte Le Bon and Christian Bale. A hundred years on, many people still know little about this early 20th century genocide…

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THE LION KING musical at Fox theater review

  THE LION KING roars into Fox again – By Cate Marquis – The Broadway musical version of Disney’s THE LION KING returned to the Fox theater greeted by an enthusiastic crowd with many delighted children. The musical is set for a run April 19-May 7. On Thursday, April 20, the theater seemed filled to…

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MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET musical at Rep theater review

  MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET means whole lotta shakin goin’ on at Rep – By Cate Marquis – The Repertory Theater of St. Louis closes out its 50th season in the Main Stage with the musical MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET, from March 15 to April 9. This rock and roll musical is built around a real life…

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THE ILLUSIONISTS magic show at the Fox Theater review

THE ILLUSIONISTS cast spell at Fox -By Cate Marquis –   Seven performers conjured an entertaining evening of magic, laughter and amazement on opening night of THE ILLUSIONISTS – LIVE FROM BROADWAY at the Fox theater, March 31-April 2. Lead by master of ceremonies Jeff Hobson, The Trickster, the cast of magicians delighted the nearly-full…

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MOTOWN THE MUSICAL at Fox theater review

MOTOWN THE MUSICAL brings dancing in the streets to Fox -By Cate Marquis – The Tony Award-winning Broadway hit MOTOWN THE MUSICAL brings dancing in the streets, or at least the aisles, to the Fox Theater, March 21-26. “Dancing in the Streets” is one of the many Motown hits packed into this musically irresistible production,…

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THE ROYALE at Rep theater review

THE ROYALE scores a knockout for the Rep’s Studio -By Cate Marquis – The Repertory Theater of St. Louis finishes out the Studio season for its 50th anniversary with a knock-out punch of a drama, THE ROYALE. The play was inspired by the real boxer Jack Johnson, who became the first African American to captured…

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Movie Classics in the Loop at the Tivoli

The new Classics in the Loop Series opens Wednesday, April 5th at the Tivoli! The Tivoli’s vast collection of movie ephemera includes an exact copy of THE Maltese Falcon! All seats $7.00 for this series!

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