Author: Cate Marquis
HADESTOWN Musical at Fox Theater – Review
The Tony award-winning Broadway hit HADESTOWN, now on stage at the Fabulous Fox, takes the classic myth of Orpheus, the musician who went to hell and back for his love Eurydice, and transforms it into a energetic, blues-flavored, fantasy tale with a contemporary twist touching on the haves and have-notes, climate change, de-humanizing work and…
AIN’T TOO PROUD Musical at Fox Theater – Review
The Fox opens its new season with a big crowd-pleaser, the Tony-winning hit Broadway musical “Ain’t Too Proud The Life and Times of the Temptations.” What’s not to like, with some of the biggest hits of the Motown era, and a terrific story that spans the Temptations’ long-running career and the various changes of the…
THE LION KING Musical at Fox Theater – Review
The king is back – “The Lion King,” that is. This stage favorite with its ground-breaking design by Julie Taymor returns to the Fabulous Fox theater, June 1-19, to the delight of families and fans alike. Kids thrilled by the Disney movie will be wowed by this immersive theater experience, as elephants, rhinos and more…
HAMILTON Musical at Fox Theater Review
– By Cate Marquis – “Hamilton” returns at last to the Fabulous Fox theater, after a pandemic-caused delay, and an enthusiastic packed house awaited it, eager to see and hear Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical ode to Alexander Hamilton. Hamilton was one of the lesser-known Founding Fathers when Miranda, inspired after reading Ron Chernow’s biography, wrote this…
HAIRSPRAY Musical at Fox Theater Review
Photo: (from L) Niki Metcalf as “Tracy Turnblad,” Andrew Levitt (aka Nina West) as “Edna Turnblad” and company sing “Welcome to the 60s” in HAIRSPRAY. Photo: Jeremy Daniel. Courtesy of Fox Theater – By Cate Marquis – The Fabulous Fox is on a roll, with a fantastically fun “Hairspray,” the touring production of the award-winning…
39 STEPS at Rep Theater Review
Photo: (left to right) Futaba Shioda, Jimmy Kieffer, Ryan Colbert and Olivia Gilliatt in Patrick Barlow’s adaption of “The 39 Steps,” on stage at the Repertory Theater of St. Louis through April 10. Photo Credit: Jon Gitchoff. Courtesy of the Repertory Theater of St. Louis – By Cate Marquis – “The 39 Steps” closes out…
MY FAIR LADY Musical at Fox Theater Review
The delightful Lincoln Center Theater Production of “My Fair Lady,” which is playing the Fox Theater through Apr. 3, checks all the boxes, and then some. It is easily the best production to grace the Fox’s stage so far this season. The Lincoln Center touring company offers beautiful, strong voices and charismatic performances, plus gorgeous…
RIVERDANCE 25 ANNIVERSARY SHOW at Fox theater
With St. Pat’s just around the corner, what better than Irish dance to put you in the mood for all things Irish? “Riverdance 25 Anniversary Show” has Irish music and song but especially Irish dance. It is on stage at the Fabulous Fox through Sunday, March 13. This is the 25th anniversary tour of this…
STICK FLY at Rep Theater Review
“Stick Fly,” the current Repertory Theater of St. Louis’ Mainstage production, centers on a wealthy African American family, the LeVays, as they gather for their annual summer vacation at the family’s stately Victorian home on Martha’s Vineyard, in this family drama comedy, that touches on class, race, privilege, sibling rivalry and father issues. “Stick Fly”…
CATS at Fox Theater review
The Fox welcomed the holiday season with one of Broadway’s old favorites, “Cats,” Andrew Lloyd Webber’s hit adaptation of T.S. Eliot’s wonderfully charming and comic “Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats.” You do not need to have read book but doing so makes the show even better, particularly if you have the version with Edward…