St. Louis theatre calendar for the week of February 6, 2012

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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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Angela Shultz

The Cabaret at St. Peter's presents NYC Award-Winning cabaret artist Angela Shultz in a free concert on Saturday, February 11, at 7 PM. David Horstman is pianist for the show, which takes place at St. Peter's United Church of Christ, 1403 Stein Road in Ferguson, MO. For more information, you may visit stpeterschurch.org.

Marble Stage Fairy Tale Theatre presents Beauty and the Beast Saturdays at noon through February 25 at Marble Stage Theater, 426 Crestwood Mall Art Space. For more information, call 314-437-0846 or visit www.marblestage.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” (and the occasional Friday) at Maggie O'Brien's, 2000 Market Street. For more information, you may call 800-650-6449 or visit byebyeliver.com/stlouis.

The Monroe Actors Stage Company presents the comedy Mister Roberts February 10 through 19 in the Historic Capitol Theatre in downtown Waterloo, Illinois. For more information, visit www.masctheatre.org or call 618 939 7469.

Mustard Seed Theatre presents Athol Fugard's Playland February 2 through 12 at the Fontbonne Fine Arts Theatre, 6800 Wydown Blvd. For more information, call (314) 719-8060 or visit the web site at www.mustardseedtheatre.com. Read the 88.1 KDHX review!

Race

The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis presents David Mamet's drama Race Tuesdays through Sundays, February 8 through March 4. Performances take place on the main stage at the Loretto-Hlton Center, 130 Edgar Road in Webster Groves, MO. For more information, call 314-968-4925 or visit repstl.org.

Cashore Marionettes

The Edison Theatre Ovations! For Young People series presents The Cashore Marionettes in Simple Gifts, on Saturday, February 11 at 11 AM in the Edison Theatre at the Mallinckrodt Center on the Washington University campus. For more information, call (314) 935-6543.

Act II Community Theater presents Steel Magnolias Fridays and Saturdays at 8 PM and Sundays at 2 PM, February 10 through 19. Performances take place at The St. Peters Community and Arts Center, 1035 St. Peters-Howell Road in St. Peters, MO. For more information, call 636-219-0150 or email info at act2theater.com.

The COCA Family Theatre Series presents Tall Stories Twinkle Twonkle Friday through Sunday, February 10 through 12. “From the British company that brought us Room on the Broom, Twinkle Twonkle was created with the UK's National Academy of Sciences. When Stella and her little brother extend their telescope all the way to the stars - they find themselves on a magical adventure. Could that be a cow jumping over the moon?!! Using storytelling, music, magic and humor, this terrestrial production was inspired by nursery rhymes and the amazing science of the stars.“ COCA is at 524 Trinity in University City. For more information, call (314) 725-6555 or visit www.cocastl.org.

Urnietown

Stray Dog Theatre presents the musical satire Urinetown Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 PM through February 18. There will be a matinee on the closing Saturday at 2 PM in addition to the evening show. Performances take place at The Tower Grove Abbey, 2336 Tennessee. For more information, call 314-865-1995. Read the 88.1 KDHX review!

Dramatic License Productions presents a Valentine's Cabaret, featuring Ken Haller, Kay Love, Knemu Menu-Ra and Marti Signaigo, with Ron Bryant on piano, on Friday and Saturday at 8 PM and Sunday at 2 PM, February 10 through 12. For more information, call 636-220-7012 or visit dramaticlicenseproductions.com.

Way to Heaven

New Jewish Theatre presents Way to Heaven by Juan Mayorga, translated by David Johnston, through February 12. The play “is inspired by the true story of the elaborate deception that took place at the Theresienstadt concentration camp, where the Nazis constructed a fake village to fool international inspectors and quell extermination rumors“. Performances take place at the Marvin and Harlene Wool Studio Theatre at the JCCA, 2 Millstone Campus Drive. For more information, call 314-442-3283 or visit www.newjewishtheatre.org. Read the 88.1 KDHX review!