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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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Professional Theatre Reviews

SATE’s Lively Cast Excels in ‘Classic Mystery Game’ Farce

Lynn Venhaus February 9, 2019 No Comments Ben Lewis Bess Moynihan Carl Overly Jr.Classic Mystery Game Clue Ellie Schwetye Katy Keating Kristen Strom Liz Henning Lynn Venhaus Maggie Conroy Marcy Ann Wiegert Michael Cassidy Flynn Paul Cereghino Rachel Tibbetts Reginald Pierre Ryan Lawson-Maeske SATE Season of Ritual Summer Baer Will Bonfiglio

By Lynn Venhaus Managing Editor With its grown-up allure, the board game “Clue” was never just child’s…

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Variety’s Best Yet ‘Little Mermaid’ Sparkles and Shines

Lynn Venhaus October 20, 2018 No Comments Alan Menken Allyson Newman Berklea Going Brandon Fink Caitlyn Witty Chandler Ford Corbyn Sprayberry David Bryant Johnson Dena DiGiancinto Disney Doug Wright Drew Humphrey Dunsi Dai Dustin Crumbaugh Eileen Engel Glenn Slater Howard Ashman Ian Nolting Jan Albus John Kinney Joy Boland JR Pruski Kansas City Costume Lara Teeter Larissa White Marc Schapman Mason Kelso Michael Hawkins Nathan Scheuer Rusty Wandall Terrence Mann The LIttle Mermaid Touhill Performing Arts Center Variety - the Children's Charity of St. Louis Variety Theatre Whit Reichert Will Bonfiglio

By Lynn Venhaus Managing Editor Radiant performers in a shimmering production of “The Little Mermaid” chased the…

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Cheeky Performances Create a Nimble ‘Importance of Being Earnest’

Lynn Venhaus July 22, 2018 No Comments Ed Reggi Gwen Wotawa Insight Theatre Company James Blanton Jeff Cummings Julia Crump Lucas Shryock Lynn Venhaus Nate Wetter Oscar Wilde Pete Winfrey Ruth Ezell Spencer Kruse Steve Springmeyer The Importance of Being Earnest Tony Anselmo Will Bonfiglio

By Lynn Venhaus Managing Editor Let’s face it, a comedy of manners about Victorian ways written in…

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Bright Lights Column: Ready for Their Close-Ups

Lynn Venhaus July 21, 2018 No Comments Aaron Lee Lambert Abigail Stahlschmidt Andrew Kuhlman Bert Convy Bob Gaudio Christine Brewer Cinema St. Louis Corinne Melancon Damn Yankees Ellie Kemper Evita Fox Performing Arts Charitable Foundation Fox Theatre Hamilton HEC-TV James Gunn Jersey Boys Jimmy Awards Judith Newmark Kathy Bratkowski Larissa White Laurie Metcalf Liam Dean Lynn Venhaus Maggie Kuntz Mamma Mia!Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again Pete Winfrey Shirley Jones St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase St. Louis Musical Theatre Awards Stages St. Louis Sterling K. Brown The Best of Us: 100 Years of Muny Magic The Guardians of the Galaxy The Muny The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis Tim Convy Will Bonfiglio

By Lynn Venhaus Managing Editor LIGHTS! CAMERA! ACTION!: This is the time of year where local actors…

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Faith Put on Trial in David Ives’ Engrossing ‘New Jerusalem’

Lynn Venhaus April 6, 2018 No Comments Andrea Braun Greg Johnston Jennifer Theby-Quinn Jim Butz John Flack Karlie Pinder Kathleen Sitzer Margery Spack Michelle Friedman Siler New Jerusalem New Jewish Theatre Peter Spack Rob Riordan Tim Ocel Will Bonfiglio

By Andrea Braun Contributing Reviewer Imagine you’re a Jew in Amsterdam in the mid-17th century. You…

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Engrossing Historical Drama Set for New Jewish Theatre

Lynn Venhaus March 19, 2018 No Comments David Ives Greg Johnston Jennifer Theby-Quinn Jim Butz John Flack Karlie Pinder New Jerusalem New Jewish Theatre Robert Riordan Tim Ocel Will Bonfiglio

In the 16th and 17th centuries, Amsterdam was a haven for Jewish refugees escaping the Inquisition in…

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‘Red Scare on Sunset’ a delectable, zany romp

Lynn Venhaus February 15, 2018 No Comments Amy Hopkins Ariel Roukaerts Gary F. Bell Gerry Love Justin Been Michael Baird Robert Lippert Shannon Nara Stephen Henley Stephen Peirick Stray Dog Theatre Tower Grove Abbey Will Bonfiglio

What a campy, kitschy, zany romp “Red Scare on Sunset” is. One of playwright – and drag…

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