Cate Marquis
RIVERDANCE 30TH – THE NEW GENERATION Musical at Fox Theater Review
Irish dance, in all it’s energetic and entertaining glory, takes the stage at the Fabulous Fox Theater as “Riverdance 30th – The New Generation” comes to St. Louis. The 30th anniversary tour of the still-delightful showcase for Irish dance still features breakout-star Michael Flatley’s original choreography but as the title indicates, a new generation of…
THE ADDAMS FAMILY at Stifel Theater Review
“The Addams Family” musical comedy brought a night of delightful fun and warm-hearted comedy to the Stifel Theater on Thursday, April 17. Sadly, the touring show was one-night only, as the show is highly recommended for a night of pure enjoyment, even if you are not much of a fan of either musicals or even…
SHERWOOD at Rep Theater Review
– By Cate Marquis – The Repertory Theater of St. Louis’ Mainstage final production of the 2024-2025 Season is high-spirited, comedic version of Robin Hood, “Ken Ludwig’s Sherwood: The Adventures of Robin Hood,” on stage until April 13. This charming production has a narrator, Friar Tuck (Michael James Reed), accompanied by a guitar-playing Troubadour (DeAnte…
SIX at Fox Theater Review
– By Cate Marquis – The “six” in the Broadway hit musical “Six” are the six wives of Henry the Eighth. Apart from Anne Boleyn, the queens are remember more as a group and mostly for their connection to the much-married king, but this British-born musical, which returns to the Fox stage through Feb.2, aims…
HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS Musical at Fox Theater Review
– By Cate Marquis – With Christmas just passed and its relaxing afterglow lingering, (and with Hanukkah still being celebrated), it is the perfect time for one more holiday treat: The Grinch. “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” is now on stage at the Fabulous Fox Theater, for a too-brief, weekend only run. Based on Dr….
PETER PAN Musical at Fox Theater Review
– By Cate Marquis – The beloved musical classic “Peter Pan” flies into the Fox Theater bringing family fun, adventure and amazing stage effects to delight all ages. The musical adaptation of J.M. Barrie’s beloved children’s adventure book has delighted generations with its adventure fun and flying effects but this is a somewhat different “Peter…
THE ROOMMATE at Rep Theater Review
– By Cate Marquis – The Repertory Theater of St. Louis re-launches its beloved Studio series, now the Steve Woolf Studio Series, in their lower-level, black-box Emerson Studio space, with a winning firecracker of a play, “The Roommate.” This two-person play puts two women who couldn’t be more different together as roommates in a large…
DIAL M FOR MURDER at Rep Theater Review
– By Cate Marquis – The Repertory Theater of St. Louis gets its 2024-2025 season off to a thrilling start with “Dial M for Murder,” on stage at the Loretto Hilton Theater in Webster Groves through Oct. 13. Many of us know “Dial M for Murder” through the Alfred Hitchcock movie but, in fact, Hitchcock…
HAMILTON Musical at Fox Theater Review
– By Cate Marquis – The multiple-Tony Award winning “Hamilton” returns to the Fabulous Fox stage, with an excellent touring cast and all the energy, hit tunes and Founding Father history than have won it millions of fans. And those fans packed the Fox on opening night for Lin-Manuel Miranda’s acclaimed, multiple award-winning show, adding…
MOULIN ROUGE Musical at Fox Theater Review
– By Cate Marquis – Baz Luhrman’s wild, crazy movie musical MOULIN ROUGE was a big screen explosion of color, dazzle and pop-music favorites, in what was dubbed a jukebox musical. The romantic fantasy movie was highly theatrical as well as cinematic, and when it finally was adapted into a Broadway musical, it was a…