St. Louis theatre calendar for the week of June 11, 2012

Updated Saturday, June 16

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Ain't Misbehavin'

Stages St. Louis presents the "Fats" Waller musical Ain't Misbehavin' through July 1. 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. Read the 88.1 KDHX review!

Alice in Wonderland

Opera Theatre of St. Louis presents the St. Louis premiere of Alice in Wonderland, with music by Unsuk Chin and libretto to David Henry Hwang, in rotating repertory with three other operas through June 23. Performances take place at the Loretto-Hilton Center at 135 Edgar Road on the Webster University campus. All performances are sung in English with projected English text. For more information, you may visit experienceopera.org or call 314-961-0644. Read the 88.1 KDHX review!

And the World Goes Round

Insight Theatre Company presents the Kander and Ebb musical revue And the World Goes Round through June 24. 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.

Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville's Cougar Theater Company for Young People presents The Big Bad Musical on Saturday, June 16, at 2 and 7 PM in the Metcalf Theatre on the campus in Edwardsville, IL. For more information, call 618-650-2774.

OnSite Productions presents Bowling Epiphany - The Revival! by Carter Lewis through June 30. Performances take place at Epiphany Lanes, 3164 Ivanhoe Avenue. For more information, visit onsitetheatre.org or call 314-686-0062.

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.

Carmen

Opera Theatre of St. Louis presents Bizet's Carmen in rotating repertory with three other operas through June 23. Performances take place at the Loretto-Hilton Center at 135 Edgar Road on the Webster University campus. All performances are sung in English with projected English text. For more information, you may visit experienceopera.org or call 314-961-0644. Read the 88.1 KDHX review!

Marble Stage Fairy Tale Theatre presents Cinderella Investigated Saturdays at noon through June 30 at Southampton Presbyterian Church, 4716 Lackland. For more information, call 314-437-0846 or visit www.marblestage.org.

Cosi fan Tutte

Opera Theatre of St. Louis presents Mozart's Cosi fan Tutte in rotating repertory with three other operas through 22. Performances take place at the Loretto-Hilton Center at 135 Edgar Road on the Webster University campus. All performances are sung in English with projected English text. For more information, you may visit experienceopera.org or call 314-961-0644. Read the 88.1 KDHX review!

ACT Inc. presents the comedy The Damask Cheek by John Van Druten and Lloyd Morris Fridays and Saturdays at 8 PM and Sundays at 2 PM, June 21 through 24. Performances take place at the Fontbonne Fine Arts Theatre and the campus at 6800 Wydown. For more information, call 314-725-9108 or visit actinc.biz. Read the 88.1 KDHX review!

The Monroe Actors Stage Company presents the comedy Dearly Beloved through June 24 in the Historic Capitol Theatre in downtown Waterloo, Illinois. For more information, visit www.masctheatre.org or call 618 939 7469.

The Gateway Men's Chorus presents ExtraABBAganza, a tribute to the music of ABBA, on Saturday, June 16, at 8 PM. Al Fischer is pianist and music director for the evening. The performance takes place at the Edison Theatre on the Washington University campus. For more information, visit gatewaymenschorus.org.

High Fidelity

New Line Theatre presents the rock musical High Fidelity Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 PM through June 21. Performances take place at the Washington University South Campus Theatre, 6501 Clayton Road. For more information, call 314-534-1111. Read the 88.1 KDHX review!

The Black Rep presents Insidious, “a torrid dark comedy of down-low terrorism in the age of AIDS,” through June 24. 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!.

Shakespeare Festival St. Louis presents Othello nightly except for Tuesdays through June 17. Performances take place in Shakespeare Glen next to the Art Museum in Forest Park. Curtain time is 8 PM, with the Green Show starting at 6:30 PM. For more information, visit sfstl.com. Read the 88.1 KDHX review!

Sweeney Todd

Opera Theatre of St. Louis presents Sondheim's Sweeney Todd in rotating repertory with three other operas through June 24. Performances take place at the Loretto-Hilton Center at 135 Edgar Road on the Webster University campus. All performances are sung in English with projected English text. For more information, you may visit experienceopera.org or call 314-961-0644. Read the 88.1 KDHX review!

ACT Inc. presents Travels With My Aunt, based on the novel by Graham Greene, Saturday at 8 PM and Sunday at 2 PM, June 16 and 17. Performances take place at the Fontbonne Fine Arts Theatre and the campus at 6800 Wydown. For more information, call 314-725-9108 or visit actinc.biz. Read the 88.1 KDHX review!

Nino and Yo-Yo

Circus Flora presents its brand new show, The Wizard: Merlin and the Legends of King Arthur through June 24 under the air-conditioned, red-and-white, big top tent in Grand Center next to Powell Hall. For more inforamtion, visit circusflora.org. Read the 88.1 KDHX review!