St. Louis theatre calendar for the week of April 8, 2013

Updated Monday, April 8

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Florissant Valley Community College presents the musical The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee April 12-20. Performances take place in the Fisher Theatre on the campus at 3400 Pershall Road. For more information, call 314-644-5522.

The Ozark Theatre presents baritone Ed Golterman and pianist/vocalist Sherre Waggoner in The Best of the 'Sweaters' Crowd, featuring the music of Andy Williams, Perry Como, Eddie Fisher, Jack Nat Cole, and Vic Damone, on Saturday, April 13, at 2 PM. The Ozark Theater is at 131 E Lockwood in Webster Groves. For more information: 314 909-7224 or email egolterman at att.net.

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.

OnSite Productions presents Childcare by Margaret Stamell Fridays at 8 PM and Saturdays at 5 and 8 PM through April 13. Performances take place at Downtown Children’s Center, 607 North 22nd Street. For more information, visit onsitetheatre.org or call 314-686-0062.

Photo by John Lamb

New Jewish Theater presents Oren Neeman's Conviction through April 14. “In 1486, during the time of the Spanish Inquisition, Catholic priest Andrés Gonzalez committed the unthinkable - he fell in love with and secretly married a Jewish woman. In the process, he begins the journey back to his true identity as a Jew.” Performances take place in the Marvin and Harlene Wool Studio Theater at the Jewish Community Center, 2 Millstone Campus Drive in Creve Coeur. For more information: www.newjewishtheatre.org or call 314-442-3283. Read the 88.1 KDHX review!

The Fr. William Scheid Players present George Washington Slept Here at 8 pm on April 12-13 and 3 pm on April 14 at the Rigali Center's John Paul II Auditorium, 20 Archbishop May Drive in Shrewsbury, Missouri. “This Broadway comedy portrays the trials and tribulations of Newton Fuller, who always wanted 'a little place in the country to call his own'. He deals with no windows, no water, no roof, bad neighbors, the attempted elopement of his daughter with a would-be actor, a rich uncle who has no money, and a nephew who is a nightmare. In the end the Father of Our Country saves the day as he rides to the rescue.” For more information: (314) 792-7625 or email bridgetallen at archstl.org

Photo by Tom Gannam

Stray Dog Theatre presents the Jule Style/Stephen Sondheim musical Gypsy, based on the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee, Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 PM, trough April 20. 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, visit straydogtheatre.org or call 314-865-1995. Read the 88.1 KDHX review!

Family Musical Theater presents Sondheim's Into the Woods April 12-20 at the Ivory Theatre, 7622 Michigan. For more information, visit familymusical.org or call 314-571-9579.

Mustard Seed Theatre presents Jane Eyre, based on the novel by Charlotte Brontë and adapted by Julie Beckman, April 12-28 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 Hawthorne Players present the comedy Leading Ladies April 12-21. The performances take place at the Florissant Civic Center Theatre at Parker and Waterford in Florissant, MO. For more information, call 921-5678 or visit hawthorneplayers.com.

Lion's Paw Theatre Company presents a reading of the plays Ties that Bind by Eric Coble, Surprise by Mark Harvey Levine, and Signs of Life By Frederick Stropple on Tuesday, April 9, at noon. The reading, which includes lunch, takes place at The Hearth Room at The Hawken House, 1155 South Rock Hill Road. For more information: lionspawtheatre.org.

The Lemp Mansion Comedy-Mystery Dinner Theater presents Murder in Mayberry through April 27. The Lemp Mansion is at 3322 DeMenil Place. For more information: lempmansion.com

Clinton County Showcase presents the comedy Nunset Boulevard February April 12-21. Performances take place at the Avon Theater, 525 North 2nd Street Breese IL. For more information, visit ccshowcase.com.

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 West End Players Guild continues their 102nd season with the St. Louis premiere of Michael Hollinger's Opus by Thursday through Saturday at 8 PM and Sundas at 2 PM. “Four chairs, five people. That's one way to describe the story of Michael Hollinger's Opus-only this game of musical chairs is played not at a children's party, but at the highest levels of musical art.” The Quartet Brioso, a local chamber group, will play one-half hour before the evening shows Thursday-Saturday, April 11-13, and the Sunday matinee on April 14. Patrons are encouraged to arrive early and enjoy the pre-show music. Performances take place at the Union Avenue Christian Church, 733 North Union at Enright in the Central West End. For more information, call 314-367-0025 or visit www.westendplayers.org. Read the 88.1 KDHX review!

The Fox Theatre presents the finalists of the Third Annual St. Louis Teen Talent Competition in a Broadway-style show on Friday, April 12, at 8 PM. The show is written and directed by Broadway actor, director and choreographer Tony Parise with choreography by Yvonne Meyer Hare. For more information, fabulousfox.com.

Lindenwood Universty presents the Senior Showcase, featuring graduating actors and designers, on Monday, April 8, at 7:30 PM. The performance takes place in the Emerson Black Box Theatre at the J. Scheidegger Center on the campus at 2300 West Clay in St. Charles, MO. For more information: lindenwood.edu.

Photo by Stewart Goldstein

The Black Rep presents The Whipping Man by Matthew Lopez through April 13. “Just after the Civil War in Virginia during Passover, a wounded Confederate Officer returns to a ruined plantation to find only two former slaves to care for him. With a new and different social order, the three men must wrestle with the ties that bind them together and the secrets they share. A test of humanity and their Jewish faith.” 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!