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The Rep’s Ambitious ‘Angels in America, Part One’ Triumphs with Extraordinary Cast

Lynn Venhaus September 8, 2019 No Comments Alex Basco Koch Andrew Garfield Angels in America Barrett Foa Ben Cherry Broken Chord David Ryan Smith Gina Daniels Jayson Speters Louis Ironson Lynn Venhaus Meredith Baxter Mike Nichols Millennium Approaches Nathan Lane Part One Perestroika Peter Frechette Prior Walter Roy Cohn St. Louis Theater Circle Stray Dog Theatre The Fox Theatre The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis Tim Mackabee Tommy Rapley Tony Kushner Tony Speciale Valeri Mudek Xavier Pierce

By Lynn Venhaus Managing Editor Just because one of the most acclaimed plays in modern times was…

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Take Ten with Colin Healy

Lynn Venhaus August 18, 2019 No Comments .Zack Theatre Anthem Assassins Bellefontaine Cemetery Bluff City Theater Bradley Rohlf Brett Ambler Cameron Pille Center of the Creative Arts Colin Healy East Central College Eileen Engel Eliza Haycraft Florida International University Fly North Music Fly North Studios Fly North Theatricals Forgottonia Gracie Sartin Hannibal Harold and Kathleen Haycraft Into the Woods Israel Hernandez Joe Anderson Kimmie Kidd Larissa White Lynn Venhaus Madam!Rosemary Watts South Broward High School St Louis St. Louis Fringe Festival Stephen Sondheim Sydnie Grosberg-Ronga The Gringo The Republik Translation

By Lynn Venhaus Managing Editor When composer and music director Colin Healy first heard the story of…

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Love Is Love: Passion and Art Make for Potent ‘ A Man of No Importance’ by R-S Theatrics

Lynn Venhaus August 17, 2019 No Comments A Man of No Importance Adam Rugo Albert Finney Amanda Brasher Benjamin Ash Christina Rios Curtis Moeller Dublin Dustin Allison Emily T Lane Hanna Kroger Jennifer Theby-Quinn Jodi Stockton Kay Love Kellen Green Kent Coffel Lincoln Center Lindy Elliott Lynn Ahrens Lynn Venhaus Marc Strathman Mark Kelley marshall jennings Nancy Nigh Naomi Walsby R-S Theatrics Rhiannon Skye Creighton Stephanie Merritt Stephen Flaherty Terrence McNally The Marcelle Theatre Twinda Murry

By Lynn Venhaus Managing Editor Passion drives the characters and the R-S Theatrics production of a miraculous…

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A ‘Guys and Dolls’ with Gusto and Gumption at Stray Dog Theatre

Lynn Venhaus August 14, 2019 No Comments Abe Burrows Alyssa Durbin Alyssa Wolf Angela Bubash Bryce Miller Chris Moore Cory Frank Elizabeth Semko Frank Loesser Gary F. Bell Guys and Dolls Howard S Bell Ian Hayden Jayde Mitchell Jennifer Brown Jennifer Buchheit Jo Swerling Joe Akers Joe Winters Jordan Wolk Joseph Hendricks Josh Smith Kaitlyn Gant Kayla Dressman Kevin O'Brien Lauren Smith Lea Gerdes Lynn Venhaus M. Joshua Ryan Mallory Golden Michaela Kuba Mike Hodges Mike Wells Molly Marie Meyer P Tom Hanson Ron Foster Sara Rae Womack Stephen Henley Stray Dog Theatre Tyler Duenow Yianni Perahoritis Zachary Stefaniak

By Lynn Venhaus Managing Editor Stray Dog Theatre’s “Guys and Dolls” has gusto from the guys and…

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Lively ‘Grease’ Is a Time, Place and Feeling at Stages St. Louis

Lynn Venhaus August 11, 2019 No Comments Aisling Halpin Brad Frenette Brad Musgrove Brooke Shapiro Bryn Purvis Collin O'Connor Erik Keiser Frankie Thams Grease James Wolk Jesse Corbin Jim Jacobs Julia Johanos Kendra Lynn Lucas Lucy Moon Lynn Venhaus Madison Tinder Matthew Weidenbener Michael Hamilton Morgan Cowling Patrick Mobley Sam Harvey Sean M. Savoie Stages St. Louis Summerisa Bell Stevens Tiger Brown Tony Gonzalez Warren Casey Zach Trimmer

By Lynn Venhaus Managing Editor “Grease” may be the word, but I have one for the Stages…

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Take Ten with Patrick Blindauer

Lynn Venhaus July 24, 2019 No Comments 1776 Footloose the Musical Lynn Venhaus Metro Theatre Company Patrick Blindauer Patrick's Puzzles Rebecca YOung Shakespeare Festival St. Louis Stages St. Louis The Muny Upstream Theater Variety Theatre Webster University Will Shortz

By Lynn Venhaus Managing Editor Rain, heat, humidity and bugs. Acting on outdoor stages brings its own…

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Flashy ‘Footloose’ Is a Fun Frolic at The Muny

Lynn Venhaus July 22, 2019 No Comments Aaron Kaburick Almost Paradise Andrew Alstat Andrew Graham Ann Wilson Antonio Rodriguez Ben Nordstrom Bomont Bonnie Tyler Christian Borle Christopher Tipps David Patridge Dean Pitchford Deniece Williams Eli Mayer Elmore City OK Eric Carmen Florrie Bagel Footloose Graham Keen Greg Emetaz Heather Ayers Holding Out for a Hero Jeremy Kushnier Jerry Vogel Jessica Hartman Jim Steinman John Shivers Jonathan Savage Karla Bonoff Katja Rivera Yanko Kelley Jordan Kennedy Holmes Kenny Loggins Khailah Johnson Leon Dobkowski Let's Hear It for the Boy Lynn Venhaus Maggie Kuntz Mason Reeves McKenzie Kurtz Michael Gore Mike Isaacson Mike Reno Natasha Yvette Williams Patrick Blindauer Rebecca YOung Rob Denton Rohit Gopal Sammy Hagar The Muny Tim Mackabee Tom Snow Walter Bobbie Whit Reichert Zoe Vonder Haar

By Lynn Venhaus Managing Editor Eighties flash meets Millennial muscle in The Muny’s super-charged “Footloose,” a sprawling…

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Take Ten with Christine Brewer

Lynn Venhaus July 13, 2019 No Comments Candide Christine Brewer Lynn Venhaus McKendree University Opera Theatre of St. Louis Ross Brewer Scott Schoonover Union Avenue Opera

By Lynn Venhaus Managing Editor BBC Music Magazine named her one of the 20 greatest sopranos of…

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New World ‘Cinderella’ Features Splendid Voices, Unusual Look

Lynn Venhaus July 10, 2019 2 Comments Alison Fraser Ashley Brown Brandy Brothers Grimm Cendrillon Chad Burris Charles Perrault Daniel Troob David Chase Douglas Carter Beane Drew Barrymore Elizabeth Banks Eric Wright Greg Anthony Rassen Jason Gotay Jennifer Cody John Scherer Josh Walden Julie Andrews Kaitlyn A. Adams Kate Middleton Lesley Ann Warren Lily James Lynn Venhaus Marcia Milgrom Dodge Meghan Markle Mikaela Bennett Nathan W. Scheuer Oscar Hammerstein II Paige Hathaway Prince Topher Richard Rodgers Rob Denton Robin L McGee Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella Stephanie Gibson Stuart Damon The Hunger Games The Muny Victor Ryan Robertson Whitney Houston

By Lynn Venhaus Managing Editor This is not your grandmother’s “Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella.” Nor does it…

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Take Ten with John Flack

Lynn Venhaus June 30, 2019 6 Comments Actors' Equity Bluff City Theater De Kaplan Ellen Isom Estelle Siteman God of Vengeance Hannibal Mo.HotCity Indecent Jack Lane John Flack Lynn Venhaus Man of La Mancha Max and Louie Productions Michael Hamilton Paula Vogel Shakespeare Festival St. Louis Sholem Asch Stages St. Louis The Almost True and Truly Remarkable Adventures of Israel Potter The Black Rep The Divine Sister The Grandel Theatre The Muny The New Jewish Theatre Upstream Theater

By Lynn Venhaus Managing Editor One of the most versatile and lauded actors in St. Louis, John…

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