The St. Louis theatre calendar for the week of August 27, 2012

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Curtain's Up Theatre presents Alice in Wonderland Thursday through Saturday at 7:30 PM and Sunday at 2 PM, August 30 - September 2. Performances take place in the Dunham Hall Theater on the SIU-Edwardsville campus. For more information, visit curtainsuptheater.com.

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 Saturdays at 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.

Mustard Seed Theatre presents Going to See the Elephant August 31 - September 16 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.

The Wine Press presents guitarist Mike Krysl and singer Shuana Sconce in an evening of cabaret on Saturday, September 1, from 8 to 11 PM. The Wine Press is at 4436 Olive in the Central West End. For more information, visit stlwinepress.com.

The R-S Theatrics Summer Cabaret Series presents in Labors of Love, an evening of St. Louis cabaret artists performing the music they love for Labor Day weekend, on Friday, August 31, at 8 PM. The show stars Anna Blair, Robert Breig, Ken Haller, and Charlene Reimann along with 88.1 KDHX's Chuck Lavazzi, who also hosts. The music director is Carol Schmidt. The performance takes place at the Gaslight Theatre, 358 North Boyle in the Central West End. For more information, email rstheatrics at yahoo.com, visit brownpapertickets.com, or call 314-968-8070.

The Fox Theatre presents the Disney musical The Lion King through September 2. The Fox Theatre is at 527 North Grand in Grand Center. For more information, fabulousfox.com or call 314-534-1678. Read the 88.1 KDHX review!

Max and Louie Productions presents Richard Greenberg's “brilliant comic fantasy about fate, ambition and loyalty” The Violet Hour through September 2. Performances take place at COCA, 524 Trinity in University City. For more information, visit maxandlouie.com. Read the 88.1 KDHX review!