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Jaunty and Joyous ‘Guys and Dolls’ Opens Revitalized Muny’s 101st Season

Lynn Venhaus June 13, 2019 No Comments Abe Burrows Ben Davis Brad Haak Brendan Averett Brittany Bradford David Patridge Forest Park Frank Loesser Gordon Greenberg Guys and Dolls Jared Gertner Jo Sperling John Shivers Ken Page Kendra Kassebaum Kennedy Holmes Larry Blank Lorin Latarro Lynn Venhaus Mike Isaacson Nathan W. Scheuer Orville Mendoza Patrick O'Neill Paul Tate dePoo III Rob Denton The Muny Tristan Raines Zoe Vonder Haar

By Lynn Venhaus Managing Editor Broadway’s glorious past merges with The Muny’s dazzling state-of-the-art present in “Guys…

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‘Charlie Johnson’ Has Something to Say in Midnight Company’s Solo Show

Lynn Venhaus June 8, 2019 No Comments Amy Crider Chuck Winning In Search of Lost Time Joe Hanrahan Lynn Venhaus Madeleines Marcel Proust Midnight Company Remembrance of Things Past Sarah Lynne Holt Tony Anselmo

By Lynn Venhaus Managing Editor In The Midnight Company’s charmer of a one-man show, “Charlie Johnson Reads…

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Talkin’ ‘Bout My Generation: New Line’s Fresh, Funny ‘Be More Chill’ Has Real Heart

Lynn Venhaus June 8, 2019 No Comments #BeMoreChillSTL Be More Chill Clancy Newell Dominic Windsor-Dowdy Evan Fornachon Grace Langford Ian McCreary Isabell Garcia Jake Heberlie Jake Stergos Jayde Mitchell Joe Iconis Joseph Henricks Kevin Corpuz Kimi Short Laura Renfo Lynn Venhaus Marc Vincent Melissa Felps Michelle Sauer Mike Dowdy-Windsor New Line Theatre Nicolas Valdez Rob Lippert Ryan Day Sara Rae Womack Sarah Porter Scott Miller Zachary Allen Farmer

By Lynn Venhaus Managing Editor Every generation has a musical that captures the zeitgeist of the moment,…

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Cirque du Soleil Breathes Inspired Life into ‘Corteo’ for Arenas

Lynn Venhaus April 27, 2019 No Comments Chaifetz Arena Cirque du Soleil Corteo Lynn Venhaus Mauro

By Lynn Venhaus Managing Editor Ethereal, graceful and beautiful – those were my initial impressions of Cirque…

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Shepard’s Brilliant ‘True West’ Blazes in Gritty St. Louis Actors’ Studio Production

Lynn Venhaus April 20, 2019 No Comments Andrea Robb Isaiah di Lorenzo Jeff Roberts Lynn Venhaus Patrick Huber Sam Shepard St. Louis Actors' Studio Steve Miller Susan Kopp The Gaslight Theatre True West William Humphrey William Roth William Whitaker

By Lynn Venhaus Managing Editor Menace is in the air as a tempestuous sibling rivalry escalates in…

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World Premiere Among West End Players Guild’s 109th Season

Lynn Venhaus April 18, 2019 No Comments Bill Cain Bloomsday Equivocation Jen Silverman Jessa Knust Lynn Venhaus Sean Belt Shakespeare Steve Callahan Steven Dietz The CRicket on the Hearth The Roommate Tom Kopp Vladimir Zelevinsky West End Players Guild

For 2019-2020, West End Players Guild offers an exciting menu of plays never or rarely seen in…

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Professional Theatre Reviews

Jennifer Theby-Quinn Radiant in ‘Daddy Long Legs’ musical at Insight

Lynn Venhaus April 17, 2019 No Comments Daddy Long Legs Insight Theatre Company Jean Webster Jennifer Theby-Quinn John Caird Julian King Lynn Venhaus Maggie Ryan Paul Gordon Rob Lippert Scott Schoonover Terry Barber Tracy Andreotti Vincent Varvel

By Lynn Venhaus Managing Editor Jennifer Theby-Quinn, one of the most radiant life forces in local theater,…

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Silly Shenanigans Ensue in Two-Man Tour De Force ‘Popcorn Falls’

Lynn Venhaus April 6, 2019 No Comments James Hindman Joe Hanrahan Kranzberg Arts Center Lynn Venhaus Popcorn Falls Sarah Whitney Shane Signorino The Midnight Company

By Lynn Venhaus Managing Editor Spry actors Joe Hanrahan and Shane Signorino slip into 21 different characters…

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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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Bright Lights Columns

Bright Lights Column: Walking on Sunshine

Lynn Venhaus March 20, 2019 3 Comments A Raisin in the Sun AFL Scholarship Andrew S. Kuhlman Archie Coleman Arrowhead arts for life Beau Willimon Beautiful - The Carole King Musical Ben Nordstrom Best Performance Awards Beth Leavel Bob Martin Caroline Santiago Turner Chad Beguelin Connie Mulch Crazy for You Don Miller Doug Finlayson Drew Reddington Duckie DeMere Eileen Engel Elizabeth Breed Penny Erick Lindsey Farragut North Fox Performing Arts Charitable Foundation Gateway Center for the Performing Arts Jack Sippel Jacqueline Thompson Jared Sanz-Agero Jenna Fischer Jerry Vogel Joe Grandy Joe Paule Sr.John Robertson Kari Ely Kelly Hummert Ken and Nancy Kranzberg Kevin Frakes Kimmie Kidd-Booker Legally Blonde Lisa Ramey Lynn Venhaus Matthew Sklar Meadow Nguy Michele Paladin Mike Bosner Moses Weathers Nancy Crouse New Jewish Theatre Patty Gregory Paul Blake Rebel and Misfits Productions Rhonda Cropp Ryan Cooper Sean Harvey Sheldon Concert Hall St. Louis Actors' Studio St. Louis Teen Talent Competition St. Louis Theater Circle Awards St. Louis Visionary Awards Stages St. Louis Taylor Louderman The Black Rep The Coming of Age in Pop Culture The Fantasticks The Hawthorne Players The Muny The Power of Theatre The Prom The Voice Theatre Mask Awards Vic Porcelli Violet Wayne Salomon Wendy Renee Greenwood West Side Story

By Lynn Venhaus Managing Editor Greetings! Spring has sprung after a miserable, dreary winter of 24 inches…

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