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Opera Theatre of St. Louis Announces Final Casting for the 2019 Festival Season

Lynn Venhaus February 4, 2019 No Comments Fire Shut Up in My Bones Opera Theatre of St. Louis Rigoletto The Coronation of Poppea The Marriage of Figaro

Opera Theatre of Saint Louis announces the repertory and full casting for the 2019 Festival Season. The…

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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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Join Racial and Gender Equity Conversation Jan. 20

Lynn Venhaus January 14, 2019 No Comments Catherine Neville Colleen McGuinness Fire Shut Up in My Bones Kasi Lemmons Opera Theatre of St. Louis

Representation & Responsibility: Racial and Gender Equity in Film and Television The second installment of Opera Theatre’s…

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Record-breaking Opera Theatre Season: ‘Clearly Reflected What We’re All About’

Lynn Venhaus November 19, 2018 No Comments Alison and John Ferring An American Soldier Andrew Jorgensen Berges-Neidorff Cathy and Jim Berges Fire Shut Up in My Bones La Traviata Marsha and Bill Rusnack Noemi Neidorff Opera Theatre of St. Louis Regina Rigoletto Stephen Lord The Coronation of Poppea The Marriage of Figaro Timothy O'Leary

Opera Theatre of Saint Louis announced preliminary results of the 2018 fiscal year, which ended Sept. 30.…

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OTSL Announces Community Series, First One to Examine Casting

Lynn Venhaus October 4, 2018 No Comments Andrew Jorgensen Christina Rios Duane Foster John Burroughs School Julia Bullock Opera Theatre of St. Louis Representation and Responsibility

Opera Theatre of Saint Louis announces a series of four community conversations to be presented with partners…

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Professional Theatre

OTSL’s All-Star Lineup Excels in Riveting Restored Opera ‘Regina’

Lynn Venhaus June 21, 2018 No Comments Allen Moyer Chaz-men Williams-Ali James Morris James Robinson James Schuette Justin Austin Kristopher Irmiter Mark Blitzstein Melody Wilson Michael Day Monica Dewey Opera Theatre of St. Louis Regina Ron Raines Sean Curran Stephen Lord Susan Graham Susanna Phillips

By Lynn Venhaus Managing Editor In a family of vipers, conniving Regina Hubbard Giddens stands out. She…

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Professional Theatre Reviews

OTSL Debuts Powerful, Bold Original Opera ‘An American Solder’

Lynn Venhaus June 21, 2018 No Comments An American Soldier Andrew Boyce Andrew Stenson Christopher Ackerlind Danny Chen David Henry Hwang Greg Emetaz Huang Ruo James Robinson Kathleen Kim Lynn Venhaus Matthew Ozawa Michael Christie Mika Shigematsu Nathan Stark Opera Theatre of St. Louis Shaun Sheley Wayne Tigges

By Lynn Venhaus Managing Editor The tragic true tale of Army Private Danny Chen is tough stuff.…

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Features Go See A Play

Go See a Play: What’s Happening June 21 – 27

Lynn Venhaus June 21, 2018 No Comments 26 Sand Pebbles Act Inc.An American Soldier Blithe Spirit End of the Rainbow Game of Thrones Hedda Gabler I Do! I Do!La Traviata Madagascar: A Musical Adventure Magic Smoking Monkey Theatre Max and Louie Productions New Line Theatre Opera Theatre of St. Louis Orfeo and Euridice Regina Romeo and Juliet Shakespeare Festival St. Louis Singin' in the Rain Stages St. Louis Stray Dog Theatre That Uppity Theatre Company The Muny The Wiz Yeast Nation

Summertime, and the theater is busy, indoors and out! Last chance to see “Romeo and Juliet” for…

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Go See a Play: June 14 – 20

Lynn Venhaus June 20, 2018 No Comments Act Inc.An American Soldier Blithe Spirit Blow Winds Hedda Gabler I Do! I Do!Jerome Robbins' Broadway La Traviata Late Night Catechism Luchadora!Magic Smoking Monkey Theatre Monroe Actors Stage Company Mustard Seed Theatre New Jewish Theatre New Line Theatre Opera Theatre of St. Louis Orfeo and Euridice Regina Romeo and Juliet Rumours Run-On Sentence SATE Shakespeare Festival St. Louis Shakespeare in the Streets Stages St. Louis Stray Dog Theatre That Uppity Theatre Company The Muny The Playhouse at Westport The Wiz Theatre Nuevo Yeast Nation

Gotta Dance! It’s a hot time in the city, with the Muny opening its centennial season with…

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Go See a Play! What’s Happening May 31 – June 6

Lynn Venhaus May 31, 2018 No Comments An American Soldier Brighton Beach Memoirs Clayton Community Theatre Disney's Tarzan Fox Theatre St. Louis Greg Kotis I Do! I Do!La Traviata Life Sucks Luchadora!Mark Hollmann Mike Dowdy-Windsor Mustard Seed Theatre New Jewish Theatre New Line Theatre O'Fallon Theatre Works Opera Theatre of St. Louis Regina Romeo and Juliet Run-On Sentence SATE Scott Miller Shakespeare Festival St. Louis Spinning Jenny Stacie Lents Stages St. Louis Tesseract Theatre The Book of Mormon Theatre Nuevo Yeast Nation

New and classic plays are busting out all over in June, with regional premieres and favorite sons…

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