Stages St. Louis Announces Local Audition Dates for 2012 Season
by BWW News Desk

(Jan. 25 5:00 AM) - STAGES ST. LOUIS, the region's foremost not-for-profit musical theatre company will produce its 26th Season in 2012 and will be holding local auditions in St. Louis for adult talent January 25, 26, 27 and 28 and child talent February 17, 18 and 19. The 2012 Season includesAin’t Misbehavin’, The Sound of Music, My One and Only and the Theatre for Young Audience production of Disney’s The Jungle Book.

Max & Louie Productions Announces The New Century And The Violet Hour
by BWW News Desk

(Jan. 24 5:52 PM) - Max & Louie Productions will feature two plays in its 2012 season, the St. Louis premiere of The New Century by Paul Rudnick and The Violet Hour by Richard Greenberg, both being staged at COCA’s intimate Black Box Theatre (524 Trinity Avenue, University City, MO 63130).

BWW Reviews: Rep's Harrowing and Intense Production of A STEADY RAIN
by Chris Gibson

(Jan. 24 9:38 AM) - It's easy to see some of the elements of A Steady Rain that playwright Keith Huff owes a debt to. There are certainly enough police procedural shows on television that reference enough of same plot points to breed a certain familiarity to the material, including a crucial bit concerning a Dahmer-like serial killer. But there's something more going on here that deserves your attention. Powered by two spectacular performances and crisp, incisive direction, A STEADY RAIN is an emotionally charged storm that never lets up, and you'll find yourself completely enraptured by the Repertory of St. Louis's current studio theatre production.

SHATNER'S WORLD: WE JUST LIVE IN IT Announces Post-Broadway Tour Dates!
by BWW News Desk

(Jan. 24 9:13 AM) - As previously announced, television and movie star William Shatner will bring his one man show SHATNER’S WORLD: WE JUST LIVE IN IT to cities across the U.S. in 2012. Tickets for all cities go on-sale the weekend of February 3rd. The tour follows a three week run at Broadway’s Music Box Theatre from February 14 - March 4.

RACE Continues The Rep's 45th Season
by BWW News Desk

(Jan. 23 8:19 PM) - The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis (The Rep) presents the powerful play Race by David Mamet. This suspenseful drama will be performed on the Browning Mainstage of the Loretto-Hilton Center for the Performing Arts, 130 Edgar Road (on the campus of Webster University), Webster Groves, February 8 – March 4, 2012.

RAIN to Play The Fox Theatre, 1/20 & 21
by BWW News Desk

(Jan. 20 2:00 AM) - Direct from their successful Broadway engagement, the internationally-acclaimed Beatles concert, RAIN – A Tribute To The Beatles, returns by popular demand to St. Louis! As a special offering of the 2011-2012 U.S. Bank Broadway Series, RAIN - A Tribute to the Beatles will play the Fabulous Fox Theatre for 3 performances only on January 20th & 21st. For more information on the production, visit www.raintribute.com.

St. Louis Food & Wine Experience Comes to the Chase Park Plaza 1/27-29
by BWW News Desk

(Jan. 19 7:41 PM) - The Tenth Annual St. Louis Food & Wine Experience, the region’s largest international wine tasting and a delicious journey through the sensual pleasures of wine and fine foods, transforms the elegant Chase Park Plaza Hotel, 212 N. Kingshighway, St. Louis, into a spectacular culinary crossroads January 27 - 29, 2012.

More Classes Open at the Improv Trick
by BWW News Desk

(Jan. 18 4:48 PM) - Because the New Year has brought many new students to The Improv Trick, The Improv Trick is adding new nights of classes starting January 26th.

Webster U. Students Make a Case for Marriage Equality With Reading 1/30
by BWW News Desk

(Jan. 18 1:50 PM) - The Conservatory of Theatre Arts at Webster University will present a staged reading of "8," a new documentary play by Dustin Lance Black, about the federal case for marriage equality.

A Steady Rain Plays The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
by BWW News Desk

(Jan. 18 5:00 AM) - The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis (The Rep) continues its 2011–2012 Studio Theatre series with A Steady Rain by Keith Huff.

BWW Reviews: Black Rep's Excellent Production of ON GOLDEN POND
by Chris Gibson

(Jan. 17 10:48 AM) - I remember seeing the movie version of ON GOLDEN POND, and though it's very well done, it's awfully mawkish and sentimental. I've kind of avoided the movie ever since, just because I really didn't feel like having a cry fest. But, the actual play by Ernest Thompson is surprisingly amusing and touching, and rarely goes overboard on the sentimentality. The Black Rep's current production is a very entertaining, moving, and funny presentation buoyed by the performances of an excellent cast.

BWW Reviews: West End Players Guild's Engaging Production of THE SEAFARER
by Chris Gibson

(Jan. 17 10:48 AM) - Playwright Conor McPherson's THE SEAFARER plays like a Irish, whiskey-soaked poke at The Seventh Seal, with cards replacing the chess pieces. It's a wry (or should it be rye?), funny little piece, that's as dingy looking and feeling as it is raw in McPherson's approach to its dialog. The West End Players have crafted an entertaining production where redemption hinges on the vision of a myopic friend. I saw the last performance, but the next play up is an original work by Stephen Peirick, Wake Up, Cameron Dobbs, which will play February 24 – March 4, 2012.

LA CAGE AUX FOLLES Plays The Fox Theatre 1/3-15
by BWW News Desk

(Jan. 15 5:00 AM) - The critically acclaimed production of LA CAGE AUX FOLLES starring George Hamilton and Christopher Sieber, arrives in St. Louis, MO at the Fabulous Fox Theatre for 16 performances January 3-15, 2012!

Trey Songz Comes to the Fox Theatre, 2/12
by BWW News Desk

(Jan. 12 10:22 PM) - R&B sensation Trey Songz returns to the Fabulous Fox Theatre on Sunday, February 12 at 7:30 p.m. with special guest Big Sean. Tickets are on sale now through MetroTix and are $69.50, $59.50, $49.50 & $39.50. A limited number of VIP packages are also available. All prices are subject to change. Presented by AEG Live & Fox Concerts and powered by KWL.

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by BWW

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Mustard Seed Theatre Opens 2012 with Athol Fugard's PLAYLAND 2/2-2/12
by Chris Gibson

(Jan. 11 10:05 AM) - This tense two-man play,PLAYLAND, features Charlie Barron and J. Samuel Davis (seen as Judas and Jesus in Mustard Seed's recent production of Godspell). Barron plays Gideon, a soldier released from the war but not from his bitter memories, who comes to a carnival on New Year's Eve in search of hope. His encounter with Martinus (Davis), the carnival's night watchman, sparks an intense battle of wills. With adult language and situations, this play exposes difficult truths while searching for the spark of human connection that might just change the world.

BWW Reviews: Rep's Dazzling and Intense Production of SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE
by Chris Gibson

(Jan. 10 5:44 PM) - SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE is a fascinating and visually dazzling examination of painter Georges Seurat and his unique style, which art books call pointillism. Stephen Sondheim has crafted an entertaining score, but it was at the suggestion of book writer, James Lapine, that this artful and delightful production actually came together. While viewing his masterpiece, “A Sunday afternoon on the Island of La Grand Jatte”, Lapine remarked that the only thing missing was the painter himself, and so we're blessed with this visually arresting musical recreation of that moment in time. The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis has conjured up a superb rendering, filled with sharp performances and a pair of tableaus, one at the end of each act, that are breathtaking in their beauty.

STAGE TUBE: Highlights from MEMPHIS National Tour!
by Stage Tube

(Jan. 10 3:23 PM) - Critically acclaimed MEMPHIS won four 2010 Tony® Awards including Best Musical, Best Original Score (David Bryan and Joe DiPietro), Best Book (Joe DiPietro), and Best Orchestrations (David Bryan and Daryl Waters) and is currently touring the country. Click below to check out highlights from the tour!