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Go See a Play! What’s Happening Aug. 16 – 22

Lynn Venhaus August 17, 2018 No Comments #Act Two Theatre ERA Faust King Charles III Lost in the Stars Lynn Venhaus Madden Productions Mamma Mia!Maybe This Time No Exit R-S Theatrics SATE St. Louis Fringe Festival St. Louis Shakespeare Stages St. Louis Stray Dog Theatre The Great American Trailer Park Musical The Light in the Piazza The Robber Bridegroom Union Avenue Opera

By Lynn Venhaus Managing Editor Voices are unleashed at the St. Louis Fringe Festival now underway in…

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Professional Theatre Reviews

R-S Theatrics’ Stunning ‘The Light in the Piazza’ Glows

Lynn Venhaus August 16, 2018 No Comments Adam Guettel Ann Hier Anthony Randle Ashley Bauman Chris Kernan Christina Rios J Keller Ryan Jason Meyers Jodi Stockton Kay Love Kent Coffel Lindy Elliott Louisa Wimmer Lynn Venhaus Macia Noorman Mark Kelley Melissa Christine Micheal Lowe Myriam Columbo Nathan Schroeder R-S Theatrics Robert Doyle Sarah Nelson Stephanie Merritt The Light in the Piazza Tielere Cheatem

By Lynn Venhaus Managing Editor With its lush, unusual score and seductive setting, “The Light in the…

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Bright Lights Columns

Bright Lights Column: Twinkle Twinkle Little Stars

Lynn Venhaus August 14, 2018 1 Comment Alicia Revé Like Ann Miller Anything Goes Betty Buckley BlackkKlansman Bradley Rohlf Brittany Losh Carly Niehaus Carly Uding Cats Christopher Page-Sanders Chuck Brinkley Colin Healy David Zimmerman Denzel Washington Evann De-Bose Gabby McNabb Gheremi Clay Go See a Play Hello Dolly In the Heights Janine Norman John David Washington Kevin Corpuz Lewis J. Stadlen Lynn Venhaus Madison Johnson Meet Me in St. Louis Michael Callan Omega Jones Pat St. James Riley Dunn Robert Crenshaw Samantha Madison Shelley Winters St. Louis Fringe Festival St. Louis Rams The Gringo The Muny Tieliere Cheatem Tim Kaniecki William Humphrey

By Lynn Venhaus Managing Editor A STAR WAS BORN: It was as if scripted in a movie.…

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Features Take Ten

Take Ten with Kelly Hummert

Lynn Venhaus August 8, 2018 1 Comment Amit Dhawan Hamlet: See What I See Immersive Theatre Project Kelly Hummert Lila Evangeline Dhawan Lynn Venhaus Rebel and Misfits Productions Sex with Strangers The Realistic Joneses Uncle Vanya: Valiantly Accepting Next Year's Agony Webster University Conservatory of Theatre Arts Will Eno

By Lynn Venhaus Managing Editor Kelly Hummert doesn’t sit still for very long, nor does she stay…

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Professional Theatre Reviews

‘Meet Me in St. Louis’ Crystallizes Past, Present and Future at Muny

Lynn Venhaus August 6, 2018 2 Comments Ben Nordstrom Charlie Alterman Dan DeLuca David Patridge Elena Adams Elle Wesley Emily Walton Erin Dilly Gordon Greenberg Hugh Martin Jeff Jordan John McDaniel John Shivers Jonathan Burke Josh Walden Kathy Fitzgerald Ken Pages Leah J. Loukas Liana Hunt Lynn Venhaus Madison Johnson Marcia Milgrom Dodge Matthew Young Meet Me in St. Louis MGM Michael Burrell Michael Schweikardt Ralph Blane Rob Denton Sally Benson Stephen R. Buntrock The Kensington Stories The Muny Tristan Raines

By Lynn Venhaus Managing Editor By wrapping up its Centennial Season with a sweet nostalgic slice of…

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Professional Theatre Reviews

Stray Dog’s ‘The Robber Bridegroom’ a Rootin’-Tootin’ Good Time

Lynn Venhaus August 4, 2018 No Comments Alfred Uhry Bryce Miller Chris Ceradsky Christen Ringhausen Dawn Schmid Gary F. Bell Jeffrey M. Wright Justin Been Kevin O'Brien Logan Willmore Lynn Venhaus Phil Leveling Rachel Sexson Robert Waldman Sarah Gene Dowling Shannon Lampkin Stray Dog Theatre Susie Lawrence The Robber Bridegroom

By Lynn Venhaus Managing Editor For a rooting-tooting time at the theater, head yonder to the Tower…

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Bright Lights Columns

Bright Lights Column: St. Louis Putting on the Glitz

Lynn Venhaus August 2, 2018 No Comments Animal House Aynde Howell Bright Lights Cinema St. Louis Cor Jesu Academy Explore St. Louis Famous Barr Fox Performing Arts Charitable Foundation Harold Ramis Jackie Kelly John McDaniel Karen Allen Lynn Venhaus Maggie Kuntz Matthew Lindhardt Meet Me in St. Louis Rising Stars Showcase Sally Benson St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase St. Louis High School Musical Theatre Awards St. Louis International Film Festival St. Louis Teen Talent Competition Stephen Peirick The Muny Washington University

By Lynn Venhaus Managing Editor RISING STARS: Seeing talented teenagers passionately follow their dreams is such a…

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Professional Theatre Reviews

Union Avenue Opera’s Towering ‘Nabucco’ Flies on Golden Wings

Lynn Venhaus August 1, 2018 No Comments Clark Sturdevant Guiseppe Verdi Jacob Lassetter Jesse Donner Jon Garrett Karen Kanakis Lynn Venhaus Mark Freiman Marsha Thompson Melody Wilson Nabucco Patrick Huber Robert Garner Stephen Hargreaves Theatre Marine Productions Union Avenue Opera Va pensiero Zachary James

By Lynn Venhaus Managing Editor For the St. Louis premiere of Guiseppe Verdi’s Biblical epic “Nabucco,” Union…

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Professional Theatre Reviews

‘Gypsy’ Hits New Heights at The Muny

Lynn Venhaus July 29, 2018 1 Comment Adam Heller Amelie Lock Ann Harada Arthur Laurents Beth Leavel Drew Redington Elise Edwards Ellen Harvey Gypsy Gypsy Rose Lee Hayley Podschun James Moore Jennifer Cody John Lasiter Jule Styne Julia Knitel Luke Cantarella Lynn Venhaus Ralph Perkins Rob Ruggiero Stephen Sondheim The Muny

By Lynn Venhaus Managing Editor Ethel Merman, Angela Lansbury, Tyne Daly, Bernadette Peters, Patti LuPone and Imelda…

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Features Take Ten

Take Ten with Ryan Cooper

Lynn Venhaus July 29, 2018 7 Comments arts for life Best Performance Awards Cindy Cooper Holocaust Museum Legends & Lanterns Lynn Venhaus Madagascar: A Musical Adventure Ryan Cooper St. Charles Christmas Traditions St. Louis Cardinals Stages St. Louis Theatre for Young Audiences Voices of Valhalla

By Lynn Venhaus Managing Editor It might be July, but actor Ryan Cooper is thinking Christmas. And…

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