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– By Cate Marquis – The Muny decides to wrap up it’s 2026 season with a bit of fun – no, a whole lot of fun – with the crazy meta-musical laugh riot “Something Rotten,” “Something Rotten” is a hysterically funny mad musical about musicals that is set in Elizabethan London, where theater company leader…

(L-R) Sam Harvey as Sky Masterson and Matthew Schatz as Nathan Detroit in Stages’ “Guys and Dolls.” Photo credit: Phillp Hamer Photography. Courtesy of Stages St. Louis – By Cate Marquis – Stages St. Louis’s “Guys and Dolls” goes classic with one of the most tuneful of musicals, as well as one of the most…

Gregory Lee Rodriguez and Kyla Stone, in the Muny’s MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS. Photo by Phillip Hamer. Courtesy of the Muny – By Cate Marquis – “Meet Me In St. Louis” is a Muny favorite – no surprise there – and has played the venerable theater many times. This production has the same sweet…

(L-R) Nick Rashad Burroughs, Jawan M. Jackson, Elijah Ahmad Lewis, James T. Lane, Daniel Yearwood as the Temptations in the Muny’s AIN’T TOO PROUD. Photo credit: Philip Hamer. Courtesy of the Muny – By Cate Marquis – The Muny’s “Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations” is hit-packed celebration of one of…

– By Cate Marquis – The Muny’s “Newsies” is an uplifting, hopeful, dancing extravaganza that was inspired by an actual newspaper boys striking in late 19th century New York, a show that mixes drama, humor, hope and heart, with a bit of history. If you love dancing, athletic, exuberant dancing, this is the Muny show…

Taylor Louderman as Nellie Forbush in the Muny’s SOUTH PACIFIC. Photo credit: Philip Hamer. Courtesy of the Muny – By Cate Marquis – The Muny’s “South Pacific” delivers an “enchanting evening” of musical entertainment, despite steamy weather. Fans of classical musicals will find a pitch-perfect show with strong voices, lively dances and a well-staged show…

– By Cate Marquis – The Muny’s “Shrek: The Musical” is sure to delight kiddos and fans alike, with a fun and cute musical version of the favorite animated movie. While all the Muny shows are family-friendly, this is the one most aimed at the younger audience, and sure to please them. Although rainy weather…

– By Cate Marquis – The recent biographical film about Michael Jackson has brought the performer’s name back into the media but before that film, there was Lynn Nottage’s excellent Broadway musical about Michael Jackson, “MJ the Musical.” While the film has stirred controversy by perhaps creating a more edited version of the star and…

(L-R) Blake Segal and Major Attaway in the North American Tour of SPAMALOT. Photo by Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman. Courtesy of the Fabulous Fox Theater – By Cate Marquis – The Broadway tour of “Monty Python’s Spamalot” returns to the Fabulous Fox Theater May 5-17, 2026. Based on the comedy classic of silliness about…

(L-R) Tawaine Noah as 106, Stephanie Merritt as Servant, and Ronmal Mottley as 105, singing “The Cigarette Song,” in New Line Theatre’s PROMENADE, 2026. Photo credit: Jill Ritter Lindberg. Courtesy of New Line Theater – By Cate Marquis – New Line Theater bills itself as the “bad boy” of musical theater, and that is hilariously…