St. Louis theatre calendar for the week of July 25, 2011

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I'm now adding my own purely personal comments to events about which I think I have anything worthwhile to say. Because that's what bloggers do.  If I have left your show out, please leave a comment with all the details.

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Annie

The Hawthorne Players present the musical Annie Fridays and Saturdays at 8 PM and Sundays at 2 PM, July 29 through August 7, at the Florissant Civic Center Theatre, Parker Road and Waterford Drive. For more information, call 314-921-5678 or visit www.hawthorneplayers.com.

Black Cat Theatre presents Black Cat Live, an evening of live music and sketch comedy, on Saturday, July 30, at Black Cat Theatre, 2810 Sutton in Maplewood. For more information, call 314-781-8300 or visit blackcattheatre.org.

The Pub Theater Company presents Bye Bye Liver: The St. Louis Drinking Play, a comedic romp through the joys and pitfalls of The Gateway to the West's favorite pastime. Performances take place on “select Saturdays” at Maggie O'Brien's, 2000 Market Street, and on the first and third Friday of each month at The Fox Hole at The Atomic Cowboy, 4140 Manchester in The Grove. For more information, you may call 314-827-4185 or visit byebyeliver.com/stlouis.

La Cenerentola

Union Avenue Opera presents Rossini's La Cenerentola (Cinderella) Friday (July 29) at 8 PM, Saturday (July 30, August 6) at 8 PM, and Sunday (August 7) at 3 PM. Performances take place at the Union Avenue Christian Church, 733 Union at Enright in the Central West End. For more information, visit unionavenueopera.org or call 314-361-2881.

The Crucible

Ozark Actors Theatre presents Arthur Miller's The Crucible July 26 through August 7 at the Cedar Street Playhouse, 701 North Cedar in Rolla, MO. For more information, visit ozartactorstheatre.org or call (573) 364-9523.

Center Stage Theatre at St. Charles Community College presents the musical The Drowsy Chaperone Tuesday through Saturday at 8 PM and Sunday at 2 PM, July 26 through 31. Performances take place at the St. Charles Community College Fine Arts Building, 4601 Mid Rivers Mall Drive. For more information, visit the web site.

Hard Road Theatre presents the musical Godspell July 29 through August 7 at the Highland High School Kennel, 12760 Troxler Avenue in Highland, IL. For more information, visit hardroad.org or call 618-654-7748.

The Brass Rail Players present the musical Guys and Dolls. Performances take place July 28 through August 7 at the Lindenwood University Premier Center For The Arts, 2600 West Main Street in Belleville, IL. For more information, visit brassrailplayers.org.

Hairspray

The Alton Little Theater presents the musical Hairspray through July 31 at 2450 North Henry in Alton, IL. For more information, call 618-462-6562 or visit altonlittletheater.org.

Clayton Community Theatre presents The Hobbit Fridays and Saturdays at 8 PM and Sundays at 8 PM through July 31. Performances take place at the Washington University South Campus Theatre. For more information, call 314-721-9228 or visit placeseveryone.org.

The Muny presents the musical Little Shop of Horrors nightly at 8:15 PM through July 31 in the outdoor theatre in Forest Park. For more information, visit muny.org or call 314-361-1900.

The Improv Trick hosts weekly Long Form Improv performances every Tuesday at 7:30 PM at Lemmons Restaurant, 5800 Gravois. Long form improv features 15 to 20 minute sketches based entirely on audience suggestions, with audience participation strongly encouraged. For more information, visit theimprovtrick.com.

Lindenwood University's J. Scheidegger Center for the Arts presents Of Mice and Men Thursday through Saturday, July 28 through 30, at 7:30 PM in the Emerson Black Box Theatre. The Scheidegger Center is on the Lindenwood campus in St Charles MO. For more information, visit lindenwood.edu/center.

Marble Stage Fairy Tale Theatre presents Robin Hood Saturdays through July 30 at Marble Stage Theater, 426 Crestwood Mall Art Space. For more information, call 314-437-0846 or visit www.marblestage.org.

The Robert L Reed Tap Heritage Institute, Inc. presents the 20th Anniversary St. Louis Tap Festival Monday through Saturday, July 25 through 30. The week of classes and workshops culminates in a performance of All That Tap XX on Saturday, July 30, at 7 PM at the Touhill Performing Arts Center on the University of Missouri - St. Louis campus. For more information, visit tapheritage.org or call 314-531-TAPS.

The Secret
Garden

Stages St. Louis presents the musical The Secret Garden through August 21. Performances take place in the Robert G. Reim Theatre at the Kirkwood Community Center, 111 South Geyer Road in Kirkwood. For more information, visit stagesstlouis.org or call 314-821-2407.

Shipwrecked!

Insight Theatre Company presents the St. Louis premiere of Shipwreched! An Entertainment Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 PM and Sundays at 2 PM through July 31. Performances take place in the Heagney Theatre, 530 East Lockwood on the campus of Nerinx Hall High School in Webster Groves. For more information, call 314-556-1293 or visit insighttheatrecompany.com.

The NonProphet Theater Company presents Sketch Comedy Sunday, featuring The Militant Propaganda Bingo Machine, Sunday, July 31, at 8 PM at Lemmons Restaurant, 5800 Gravois. For more information, visit npcto.org.

Act II Community Theatre presents the comedy Southern Hospitality Fridays and Saturdays at 8 PM and Sundays at 2 PM, July 29 through August 7. Performances take place at 1 St Peters Centre Blvd in St. Peters, MO. For more information, call 636-219-0150 or email info at act2theater.com.