St. Louis theatre calendar for the week of April 30, 2012

Updated Friday, May 4

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Angels in America, Part 1

Stray Dog Theatre presents Tony Kushner's Angels in America, Part 1: Millennium Approaches Thursdays through Saturdays at 7:30 PM, May 10-12. Performances take place at The Tower Grove Abbey, 2336 Tennessee. For more information, call 314-865-1995. Read the 88.1 KDHX review!

Stray Dog Theatre presents Tony Kushner's Angels in America, Part 2: Perestroika Thursdays through Saturdays at 7:30 PM, May 3-5, and May 17-19. Performances take place at The Tower Grove Abbey, 2336 Tennessee. For more information, call 314-865-1995. Read the 88.1 KDHX review!

Angels in America, Part 2

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 Saturdaysat 9 PM at Maggie O'Brien's, 2000 Market Street. For more information, you may call 314-827-4185, email stlouis at byebyeliver.com, or visit byebyeliver.com/stlouis.

The Gateway Men's Chorus presents Cabaret Risqué, “an evening of songs about love that lasts a lifetime... or just one night”, on Saturday, May 5 at 8 PM. Al Fischer is pianist and music director for the evening, which features performances by Al Fischer, Ken Haller, Alice Kinsella, Kay Love, Katie McGrath, Tim Schall, Deborah Sharn, and Jeffrey Wright. Proceeds from the fundraiser benefit the Gateway Men's Chorus. The performance takes place at the Centene Center for the Arts, 3547 Olive in Grand Center. For more information, visit gatewaymenschorus.org.

Kirkwood Theatre Guild presents the musical Dirty Rotten Scoundrels May 4 through 13. Performances take place at the Robert G. Reim Theatre of the Kirkwood Community Center, 111 South Geyer Road. For more information, call 314-821-9956.

The Looking Glass Playhouse presents the musical The Drowsy Chaperone May 3-13. Performances take place at 301 West St. Louis Street in Lebanon, Ill. For more information, visit www.lookingglassplayhouse.com.

Family Musical Theater presents Godspell May 3-6 at the Ivory Theatre, 7622 Michigan. For more information, visit familymusical.org or call 314-448-1436.


Dramatic License Productions presents the musical I Do! I Do! Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 PM and Sundays at 2 PM, April 26 through May 13. Performances take place at Dramatic License Theatre located at the upper level of Chesterfield Mall (near Sears and across from Houlihan's Restaurant. For more information, call 636-220-7012 or visit dramaticlicenseproductions.com Read the 88.1 KDHX review!.

New Jewish Theatre presents James Sherman's Jacob and Jack May 3-20. The play is “a rip-roaring, door-slamming backstage farce that combines elements of both contemporary and Yiddish theatre.” 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!

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

The Black Rep presents August Wilson's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom through May 13. Performances take place at the Grandel Theatre, 3610 Grandel Square. For more information, visit theblackrep.org or call 314-534-3810. Read the 88.1 KDHX review!

Memphis

The Fox Theatre presents the musical Memphis May 1 through 13. “Inspired by actual events, Memphis is about a white radio DJ who wants to change the world and a black club singer who is ready for her big break.” The Fox Theatre is at 527 North Grand in Grand Center. For more information, call 314-534-1678. Read the 88.1 KDHX review!

Act II Community Theater presents Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap Fridays and Saturdays at 8 PM and Sundays at 2 PM through May 6. 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.

Mur Mur

The Edison Theatre Ovations! for Young People Series presents Mur Mur (The Wall) on Saturday, May 5, at 11 AM. Mur-Mur (The Wall) speaks of the friendships among two teenage couples and a pesky and incorrigible younger brother. With humor and sheer innocence, these five characters are swept up in an air-bound acrobatic ballet.” The performance takes place in the Edison Theatre in the Mallinckrodt Center on the Washington University campus. For more information, call (314) 935-6543.

West County Family Y's Y-Rep Teens present One Acts 2012 with improv comedy by Show's Over, Thursday through Saturday, May 3-5, at 7:30 PM. Performances take place at the West County YMCA, 16464 Burkhardt Place. For more information, call (636) 532-6515 Ext. 227.

Black Cat Theatre's Piwacket Theatre for Children presents Piwacket Review on Friday, May 4, at 7 PM at Black Cat Theatre, 2810 Sutton in Maplewood. For more information, call (314) 781-8300 or visit www.blackcattheatre.org.

DaySpring School of the Arts presents the musical The Sound of Music Friday and Saturday at 7 PM, May 4 and 5. Performances take place at De Smet High School Theatre, 233 North New Ballas Road. For more information, visit dayspringarts.org.

Star Trek: Live!

Magic Smoking Monkey Theatre presents Star Trek: Live! Fridays and Saturdays at 8 PM, May 4 through 19, at the Regional Arts Commission, 6128 Delmar in University City. The show is presented in cooperation with the St. Louis Science Center's Star Trek: The Experience Exhibit. Visitors to the exhibit receive a “buy one, get one free” admission to any 10:30 performance. For more information, visit stlshakespeare.org.

LifeLight Youth Theatre presents Seussical, the Musical Thursday and Friday at 7:30 PM and Saturday at 2:30 PM, May 3-5, at the Pillsbury Chapel & Dale Williams Fine Arts Center at Missouri Baptist University, One College Park Drive. For more information, call (636) 294-2978 or visit lifelightyouththeatre.com.

Curtain's Up Theatre Company presents To Kill a Mockingbird Thursday through Saturday at 7:30 PM and Sunday at 2 PM, May 3-6. Performances take place in the Dunham Hall Theater on the SIU-Edwardsville campus. For more information, visit curtainsuptheater.com.

The St. Louis University Theatre Department presents Caryl Churchill's Vinegar Tom through May 6. Performances take place in Xavier Hall, 3373 West Pine Mall. For more information, call (314) 977-2998 or visit www.slu.edu/theatre. Read the 88.1 KDHX review!

The Wine Press presents guitarist Mike Krysl and singer Shuana Sconce in an evening of cabaret on Saturday, May 5, from 8 to 11 PM. The Wine Press is at 4436 Olive in the Central West End. For more information, visit stlwinepress.com.