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AIN’T TOO PROUD Musical at Fox Theater Review
“Ain’t Too Proud – The Life And Times Of The Temptations” brings great music, synchronized dancing and smooth vocals, along with a dramatic story, to the Fabulous Fox stage, for an all-too-brief run, Friday, May 9 – Sunday, May 11. It is a Mother’s Day treat. This touring production of the hit Broadway show tells…
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…
KIMBERLY AKIMBO at Fox Theater Review
– By Cate Marquis – The Tony Award-winning “Kimberly Akimbo” is the Fabulous Fox’s must-see show of the season, a show with humor, heart and heartbreak, about a typical teen in New Jersey. Well, not so typical, because in addition to all the usual challenges of high school and adolescence, Kimberly suffers from a rare…
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…
SOME LIKE IT HOT Musical at Fox Theater Review
– By Cate Marquis – Director Billy Wilder’s “Some Like It Hot” is widely regarded as the greatest movie comedy of all time, a hilarious story set in the Roaring Twenties about a pair of musicians who go on the run to escape a gangster, after witnessing a murder, and hide out by disguising themselves…
CHICAGO Musical at Fox Theater Review
By Cate Marquis The Fabulous Fox Theater hosts a fabulous musical treat over the post-Thanksgiving weekend “Chicago,” for a too-brief run of the beloved Broadway hit. “Chicago” is an enduring audience favorites and one of the true greats of musical theater, Broadway’s longest running show that started on Broadway, longest running American musical, and fast…
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…
A BEAUTIFUL NOISE – THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL at Fox Theater Review
– By Cate Marquis – “A Beautiful Noise – The Neil Diamond Musical” brings a ton of the prolific singer/songwriter’s pop song hits to the Fabulous Fox stage, through November 10, providing an entertaining distraction from election season jitters. Certainly that is the case if you are a Neil Diamond fan, at least – and…
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…
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…