– By Cate Marquis – Dazzling dancing makes “The Wiz” well worth a trip out in the cold to the Fabulous Fox Theater. Yes, the 1975 Tony Award-winning musical based on ‘The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,” but re-imagined in contemporary African American culture with an all Black cast, is back, and even better. This revival…

– By Cate Marquis – The Tony Award-winning “Les Miserables,” arguably the greatest of modern musicals, returns to Fox Theater after too long an absence. Based on Victor Hugo’s classic novel of the struggles of the poor, and a man sent to prison for stealing a loaf of bread to feed his sister’s child, “Les…

– By Cate Marquis – Upstream Theater’s “An Orchard for Chekhov” is an affectionate tribute to playwright Anton Chekhov and specifically “The Cherry Orchard. While this comedy/drama is Chekhovian is form, and packed with references, snippets of Chekhov, Chekhovian-style dialog and even cherries (but not cherry trees), the real subject is a fading actress in…

“The Woman In Black,” on stage at the Repertory Theater of St. Louis until Oct. 26, is easily the best theatrical offering for the Halloween season this year, and maybe any year. A classic Victorian ghost story told in a creatively unique way, the London production of Susan Hill’s novel features only two actors but…

Taha Mandviwala as ‘Pi’ and puppeteers Anna Leigh Gortner, Shiloh Goodin and Toussaint Jeanlouis as tiger ‘Richard Parker’ and the cast of the National Tour of LIFE OF PI. Photo by Evan Zimmerman for MurphyMade 2024 – By Cate Marquis – The Tony Award-winning “Life Of Pi” may be the crown jewel of the 2025-2026…

– By Cate Marquis – Joe Hanrahan delivers a riveting performance in “St. Nicholas,” playwright Conor McPherson’s dark comedy about a jaded Irish theater critic who follows a beautiful young actress to London and falls in with a group of vampires. The one-man play is having a limited run at the Greenfinch Theater and Dive…

– By Cate Marquis – “The Cottage” is a Noel Coward-esque comedy that is by far the funniest show the Repertory Theater of St. Louis has staged in years, and a delightful way to open the Rep’s 2025-2026 season. Set in the Roaring 1920s and written by Sandy Rustin and directed by Risa Brainin, “The…

(L-R) Gary Glasgow as Ishaq and Chuck Winning as Zeblyan, in NJT’s “Two Jews Walk Into A War…” Courtesy of New Jewish Theatre “Two Jews Walk Into A War…” sounds like the start of a old joke and indeed there is plenty of humor in this bitingly funny play at the New Jewish Theater, but…

Emily Baker as Heidi in the New Jewish Theater’s production of THE HEIDI CHRONICLES, on stage at the St. Louis Jewish Community Center’s Performing Arts Building through June 15, 2025. Photo Credit: Jon Gitchoff. Courtesy of the New Jewish Theater – By Cate Marquis – The New Jewish Theater’s current production is a splendid version…

The Broadway hit musical comedy “& Juliet,” now on stage at the Fabulous Fox Theater, takes a different look at the Shakespearean love story universally synonymous with romance. Throughout the ages, romantics everywhere have swooned over the Bard’s “Romeo and Juliet” and quoted its lines. Of course, there is a problem for all those romantics:…