musical
MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET musical at Rep theater review
MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET means whole lotta shakin goin’ on at Rep – By Cate Marquis – The Repertory Theater of St. Louis closes out its 50th season in the Main Stage with the musical MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET, from March 15 to April 9. This rock and roll musical is built around a real life…
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,…
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…
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…
BEAUTIFUL THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL theater review
– By Cate Marquis – ‘Beautiful: The Carole King Musical’ delights fans of singer/songwriter at Fox “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical” made its St. Louis debut February 23, for a run through March 6. The Broadway musical tells the story of singer/songwriter Carole King’s early years, starting as a 16-year-old songwriter cranking out hit tunes…
GEORAMA theater review
– By Cate Marquis – Musical “Georama” brings tale of once-famous moving panorama painting and artist What did people do for entertainment in the 19th century, before the invention of photography, movies, and all the media we have now? One thing they did was go to live shows like a famous one featuring a “georama”…
MATILDA THE MUSICAL
– Theater Review by Cate Marquis – ‘Matilda the Musical’ brings delightful kids’ revolt to Fox “Matilda the Musical,” the award-winning stage adaptation of Roald Dahl’s beloved children’s book about a mischievous, brilliant, book-loving little girl, made its St. Louis debut at the Fabulous Fox for a run Oct. 21 – Nov. 1. Packed with…