St. Louis theatre calendar for the week of December 31, 2012

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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.

The Lemp Mansion Comedy-Mystery Dinner Theater presents The Christmas Killer through December 31, after which Murder in Mayberry runs through April 27. . The Lemp Mansion is at 3322 DeMenil Place. For more information: lempmansion.com

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The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis presents Good People January 2 through 27. “You can't keep a good woman down - unless that woman is from Southie, the gritty, blue-collar Boston neighborhood that Margie Walsh has always called home. Down on her luck and facing eviction, Margie turns to Mikey, an old fling who made good and secured himself a new life in the ritzy suburbs. But is he strong enough to face his humble beginnings and give Margie a hand? Laughter is never far from heartache in this poignant look at the "haves" and "have-nots".” Performances take place at the Loretto-Hlton Center, 130 Edgar Road in Webster Groves, MO. For more information, call 314-968-4925 or visit repstl.org.

The St. Louis Symphony, conducted by David Robertson, presents the annual New Year's Eve Celebration on Monday, December 31, at 7:30 PM. The event takes place at Powell Hall, 718 North Grand, and will be broadcast live on St. Louis Public Radio 90.7 FM and HD 1. For more information: stlsymphony.org

The Bissell Mansion Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre presents Nursery Crimes through April 30th. The Bissell Mansion is at 4426 Randall Place. For more information: bissellmansiontheatre.com

The Florissant Fine Arts Council presents Luisa Marshall's Simply the Best: A Tina Turner Tribute on Sunday, January 6, at 7 PM. “Superstar Tina Turner, born Anna Bullock and a graduate of Sumner High School, got her 1956 start in St. Louis night clubs which began a life-long career landing her an award at the 2005 Kennedy Center Honors. Luisa Marshall captures Tina's life in this Tribute Show, developed over 16 years and now toured around the world. From Tina's days with Ike Turner to her breakthrough, Grammy-winning album Private Dancer, to her latest greatest hits collection, Luisa Marshall lends her unique and explosive style to this new, groundbreaking show.” The performance takes place at the Florissant Civic Center Theatre at Parker and Waterford in Florissant. For more information, call 314-921-5678.

The Fox Theatre presents the Broadway musical Wicked through January 6. The music and lyrics for Wicked are by Stephen Schwartz, with a book by Winnie Holzman, freely adapted from Gregory McGuire's novel. The Fox Theatre is at 527 North Grand in Grand Center. For more information, call 314-534-1678. Read the 88.1 KDHX review!

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