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“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 – 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…

The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis presents “Clydes”, February 5 – March 2, 2025.Pictured L to R: Phyllis Yvonne Stickney, Essence Tyler, Brendan Hickey, Alfredo Antillon, Ron Himes. Photo by JON GITCHOFF – By Cate Marquis – The Repertory Theater of St. Louis’ Mainstage current production “Clyde’s” may be the highlight of its season. Pulitzer…

– 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…

– By Cate Marquis – Herman Melville’s classic epic of the sea and obsession, in search of the great white whale, seems like something too difficult to adapt for the stage. But that assumption is proven wrong with “Moby Dick,” now on stage at the Repertory Theater of St. Louis. The Rep’s dramatic, acrobatic stage…

– By Cate Marquis – Legendary and beloved local actor Joneal Joplin is back on stage with Moonstone Theater Company’s “Grand Horizons” – and he brought his son with him. Jared Joplin, an Equity actor like his father, plays the role of Joneal Joplin’s son, in the hilarious and honest “Grand Horizons,” a Tony-nominated play…

– By Cate Marquis – “Confederates,” the latest play on the Repertory Theater of St. Louis’ Mainstage, is, by far, the best show in the Rep’s 2022-2023 season yet. “Confederates” tells two compelling stories in parallel, about two Black women, one a present-day professor at a small Ivy League university and the other an enslaved…

“Stick Fly,” the current Repertory Theater of St. Louis’ Mainstage production, centers on a wealthy African American family, the LeVays, as they gather for their annual summer vacation at the family’s stately Victorian home on Martha’s Vineyard, in this family drama comedy, that touches on class, race, privilege, sibling rivalry and father issues. “Stick Fly”…

– By Cate Marquis – The Repertory Theater of St. Louis begins the new year with a true winner, a play that seems to have it all: drama, humor, conflict, human warmth, and history with a message for today. ALABAMA STORY, which runs through January 27, is easily the Rep’s best production this season, and…