Theater
Plays on stage in the St. Louis area
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…
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,…
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…
CABARET theater review
Darker CABARET is must-see at FOX – By Cate Marquis – CABARET is one of the gems of musical theater, a musical that is not only filled with great music but with a story that has something to say beyond boy meets girl. Set in Berlin shortly before the Nazis take power, it is…
AN AMERICAN IN PARIS theater review
AN AMERICAN IN PARIS sings and soars at Fox – By Cate Marquis – The 1951 classic movie musical AN AMERICAN IN PARIS featured Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron as an American ex-soldier who falls in love with a elusive young French woman, in post-World War II Paris. The color-drenched film is packed with…
ALL MY SONS theater review
Rep’s ALL MY SONS is Miller’s searing, must-see drama about post-WWII America and the American Dream – By Cate Marquis – We tend to think of post-World War II America in sunny, idyllic terms. The “greatest generation” defeated the Nazis, the GIs came home to settle down and start the baby boom, and…
FINDING NEVERLAND theater review
FINDING NEVERLAND is season’s best at Fox – By Cate Marquis – “Finding Neverland” tells the story of how playwright J.M. Barrie came up with the idea for one of theater’s most enduring and magical plays, “Peter Pan.” Those who saw the less-than-magical movie of the same name will be very pleasantly surprised to…
BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY musical at Fox review
– By Cate Marquis – Musical “Bridges of Madison County” fills Fox with bittersweet romance Romance fans will be pleased as the Fox Theater brings another Broadway musical adaption of a film (and in this case best-selling book) to its stage with “Bridges of Madison County.” With music by three-time Tony Award-winning composer Jason Robert…
Michael Uthoff Retires from Dance St. Louis
Michael Uthoff Retires from Dance St. Louis The dance presenting organization Dance St. Louis announced on February 27, 2016, that Executive and Artistic Director Michael Uthoff has retired. Uthoff retired immediately as Executive Director but will continue as Artistic Director through the rest of the 2015-2016 season. After that, he will continue in an advisory…
NEW DANCE HORIZONS dance review
– By Cate Marquis – Dance St. Louis’ New Dance Horizons at Touhill honors Black History Month Every year for the past four, Dance St. Louis, the dance presenting organization, has brought an innovative dance concept to the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center. New Dance Horizons commissions new works from renowned choreographers which are…