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Charles Glenn to Entertain at The Rep’s Summer Block Party

Charles Glenn, an iconic performer and recently retired St. Louis Blues anthem singer, will provide the musical entertainment…

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Three Metro-East Groups and Veteran Youth Program Win Big at 20th Annual AFL Best Performance Awards

Lynn Venhaus June 15, 2019 No Comments #Act Two Theatre #Hawthorne Players Abby Cockerham Actors Attic Alfresco Productions Allison McDonald Alpha Players of Florissant arts for life Ashley Pavlige Austin Turnbull Bells Are Ringing Best Performance Awards Big Fish Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson Bryce Miler Caroline Santiago Turner Carolyn Karutz Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Christ Memorial Productions Christopher Phillips Christopher Strawhun Crazy for You Curtain's Up Theater Company Dames at Sea David Wallac DaySpring School of Arts Dennis Folwarczny Diane Hanisch Disney's Beauty and the Beast Donna Saltamachia Edward Bloom Elizabeth Semko Ellen Isom Frost/Nixon Gateway Center for the Performing Arts Glenn Guillermo Glenn Saltamachia Goshen Theatre Project Guys and Dolls Into the Woods Jason Koonce Jeffrey Yapp-Ellis Joe Paule Sr.Jonathan Hartley Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Ken Clark Kevin Michael Hester Kira Averett Kirkwood Theatre Guild Laura Megan Deveney Legally Blonde - The Musical Liz Murphy White Looking Glass Playhouse Lucinda Gyurci Marty Strohmeyer Mary McCreight Matthew Hansen Mia Williams Miranda Mobley Morgan Ladyman Newsies Nicky Collett Paul Pagano Rafiki Riverbend Theatre Rock of Ages Ross Bell Ryan Cooper Sean Harvey Shooting Star Productions Spencer Domer Stephen Sondheim Take Two Productions Terry Pattison The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time The Great American Trailer Park Musical The Lion King Jr.The Wizard of Oz Theatre Mask Awards Theatre Recognition Guild Theresa Peters Nigus Tim Burton Victor Landon Violet

By Lynn VenhausManaging EditorThree metro-east community theater groups and a veteran youth program won multiple awards at…

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‘Head Over Heels,’ ‘Cry-Baby,’ ‘Urinetown,’ Film Series and More Ahead for New Line Theatre’s 29th Season

Lynn Venhaus May 9, 2019 No Comments Cry-Baby Head Over Heels New Line Theatre Urinetown

New Line Theatre, “the bad boy of musical theatre,” has announced its 29th season of adult, alternative…

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Muny Announces Principal Cast Members for Season 101

Lynn Venhaus April 17, 2019 No Comments 1776 Adam Heller Ann Harada Ashley Brown Ben Davis Brittany Brradford Footloose the Musical Graham Scott Fleming Guys and Dolls J. Harrison Ghee Jason Gotay Jeremy Kushnier Jordan Gelber Josh Grisetti Keith Hines Jr.Kendra Kassebaum Kinky Boots Laura Michelle Kelly Mason Reeves Matilda Matt Bogart Mikaela Bennett Paint Your Wagon Robert Petkoff Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella Taylor Louderman The Muny Vicki Lewis Will Swenson

Broadway veterans Taylor Louderman, Ben Davis, Will Swenson, Adam Heller, Ashley Brown and Laura Michelle Kelly are…

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LGP’s ‘Frost/Nixon,’ Columbia’s ‘Curious Incident’ and Clayton’s ‘Brighton Beach Memoirs’ win at AFL’s Theatre Mask Awards

Lynn Venhaus April 7, 2019 No Comments Alison Beach Alton Little Theater arts for life Brighton Beach Memoirs Clayton Community Theatre Dan Haller Emily Brutton Frost/Nixon Glenn Guillermo Glenn Saltamachia Laughter on the 23rd Floor Looking Glass Playhouse Mike Russell O'Fallon TheatreWorks One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Patrick Blanner Sam Hack Sarah Hirshfield The Actors' Attic The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time The Great Gatsby Theatre Guild of Webster Groves Theatre Mask Awards Tori Stukins Vic Porcelli Who's in Bed with the Butler?Will Shaw

By Lynn VenhausManaging EditorLooking Glass Playhouse’s “Frost/Nixon,” a political drama based on a series of televised interviews…

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Strong Women Productions Dominate St. Louis Theater Circle Awards

Lynn Venhaus March 27, 2019 No Comments "Into the Breeches!"A Streetcar Named Desire Andrea Torrence Andrew Lloyd Webber Ann Pollack Anythi Ben Nordstrom Beth Leavel Bob Cohn Bob Wilcox Born Yesterday Calvin Wilson Carrie Houk Chuck Lavazzi Colin Nichols Eleanor Mullin Eric Dean White Evita Fences Gary Wayne Barker George Brant Gerry Kowarsky Gustavo Zajac Gypsy Isaiah DiLorenzo Jacqueline Thompson James Wolk Judy Newmark Kari Ely Kathleen Sitzer Katy Keating La Traviata Laurie McConnell Leon Dobkowski Loretto Hilton Center Lou Bird Lou Canterella Lynn Venhaus Mary McNulty Michelle Hand Michelle Kenyon Mustard Seed Theatre Nancy Bell New Line Theatre Nikkole Salter Opera Theatre of St. Louis Peggy Holly Red Scare on Sunset Regina Rob Ruggiero Ron Himes Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead Sean M. Savoie Shakespeare Festival St. Louis Sophia Brown St. Louis Actors' Studio St. Louis Shakespeare St. Louis Theater Circle Awards Steve Allen Steven Woolf Stray Dog Theatre Tennessee Williams Festival The Black Rep The Humans The Last Days of Judas Iscariot The Little Foxes The Muny The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis The Wiz Tim Ocel Tim Rice Tina Farmer Torn Asunder Will Bonfiglio

By Lynn Venhaus Managing Editor Plays with substantial women roles were spotlighted at the seventh annual St.…

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‘Who Are We and How Did We Get Here?’ Asks New Jewish Theatre in New Season Line-Up

Lynn Venhaus March 4, 2019 No Comments Brighton Beach Memoirs Edward Coffield Fully Committed My Name is Asher Lev New Jewish Theatre Putting It Together We Are the Levinsons Will Bonfiglio Wool Studio Theatre

The New Jewish Theatre is proud to announce its 2019-2020 season, which opens in October. Artistic Director…

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‘Aquaman’ Jason Momoa Big Catch for Wizard World St. Louis

Lynn Venhaus February 5, 2019 No Comments Aquaman Baywatch Brian Krause Chris Kattan Daniel Cudmore Drew Fuller Game of Thrones Holly Marie Combs Jason Momoa Justice League Khal Drago Sean Astin Stargate: Atlantas Thomas Ian Nicholas Wizard Entertainment Wizard World Wizard World StLouis

Jason Momoa, who rocketed to superstardom in Justice League (2017) and Aquaman (in theaters now), will attend Wizard World St. Louis…

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‘Evita,’ ‘Streetcar’ lead St. Louis Theater Circle nominations

Lynn Venhaus January 25, 2019 1 Comment Insight Theatre Company Max and Louie Productions Mustard Seed Theatre New Jewish Theatre New Line Theatre Opera Theatre of St. Louis R-S Theatrics Rebel and Misfits Productions SATE Shakespeare Festival St. Louis St. Louis Actors' Studio St. Louis Shakespeare St. Louis Theater Circle Stages St. Louis Stray Dog Theatre The Black Rep The Muny The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis Theatre Nuevo Union Avenue Opera Variety Theatre St. Louis West End Players Guild Winter Opera St. Louis

ST. LOUIS, January 25, 2019 — The musical Evita, which opened the 51st season of The Repertory…

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St. Louis Theater Circle to Announce Nominations Friday

Lynn Venhaus January 23, 2019 No Comments Ann Lemons Pollack Bob Cohn Bob Wilcox Calvin Wilson Chuck Lavazzi Gerry Kowarsky Judith Newmark Lynn Venhaus Mark Bretz Michelle Kenyon St. Louis On the Air St. Louis Theater Circle Steve Allen Tina Farmer

Nominations for the seventh annual St. Louis Theater, Circle Awards will be announced this Friday, Jan. 25,…