St. Louis theatre calendar for the week of April 15, 2013

Updated Thursday, April 18

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The Kranzberg Center presents Amy Willard Top: Back to Then, Friday and Saturday, April 19 and 20, at 8 PM. The show is “a collection of Broadway, standards and pop.” It's directed by Tim Schall with musical direction by Greg Schweizer. Performances take place at the Kranzberg Center 501 North Grand in Grand Center. For more information: amywillardtop.brownpapertickets.com/

The Tavern of Fine Arts presents baritone Ed Golterman and pianist/vocalist Kellie Frohnert 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 20, at 8 PM. The Tavern of Fine Arts is at 313 Belt at Waterman in the Central West End. There’s free parking in the lot right across the street. For more information: 314-909-7224 or email egolterman at att.net.

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

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.

O'Fallon TheatreWorks presents Faith County at the O'Fallon Municipal Centre auditorium April 19-28. The O'Fallon Municipal Centre is located at 100 North Main Street in O'Fallon, MO. For more information, visit www.ofallon.mo.us or call 636-379-5606.

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!

Lindenwood University presents Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest April 18-20. Performances take place in the Emerson Black Box Theatre at the J. Scheidegger Center for the Arts on the Lindenwood campus in St. Charles, MO. For more information, call 636-949-4433 or visit lindenwood.edu/center.

Washington University Performing Arts Department presents In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play) by Sarah Ruhl, Friday and Saturday at 8 PM and Sunday (April 28 only) at 2 PM, April 19-28. Performances take place in the Studio Theatre in the Mallinckrodt Center on the Washington University campus. For more information, call (314) 935-5858.

Family Musical Theater presents Sondheim's Into the Woods through April 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, through April 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. Read the 88.1 KDHX review!

Summerstage presents the musical Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat April 19-21. Performances take place at 1350 27th St. in Granite City, IL. For more information, call (618) 451-1032.

The Monroe Actors Stage Company presents the thriller Laura April 19-28 in the Historic Capitol Theatre in downtown Waterloo, Illinois. For more information, visit www.masctheatre.org or call 618-939-7469.

The Hawthorne Players present the comedy Leading Ladies through April 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.

St. Louis Community College at Meramec Theatre Department presents Macbeth through Sunday, April 21. Performances take place in the theatre on the campus at 11333 Big Bend Road. For more information, call 314-984-7500.

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 through April 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

Shakespeare Festival St. Louis presents Shake38, a 38-play Shakespeare marathon that takes place all over St. Louis. This year, Shake38 will celebrate Shakespeare's Birthday, running Friday, April 19, through the Bard's Birthday on Tuesday, April 23. For more information: sfstl.com.

St. Louis Community College at Forest Park Theatre Department presents A Sherlock Holmes Comedy April 19-22. Performances take place in the Bastian Theatre on the campus at 5600 Oakland. For more information, call 314-644-9100.

Union Avenue Opera presents Leonard Bernstein's Trouble in Tahiti Friday and Saturday at 8 PM and Sunday at 3 PM, April 19-21. Performances take place at the Union Avenue Christian Church, 733 Union at Enright in the Central West End. The opera is sung in English with projected English text. For more information, visit unionavenueopera.org or call 314-361-2881.

St. Louis Actors' Studio presents Waiting for Godot April 19-May 5 at the Gaslight Theatre, 358 North Boyle. For more information, call 314-458-2978 or visit stlas.org.

Circus Harmony presents two special World Circus Day Shows on Saturday, April 20, at 1 and 3 PM. Audience members at those shows will have the opportunity to win free tickets to an upcoming Circus Flora show. Performances take place at City Museum, 701 N. 15th Street. Show admission is free with museum admission. For more information: circusharmony.org.

Would you like to be on the radio? KDHX, 88.1 FM needs theatre reviewers. If you're 18 years or older, knowledgeable in this area, have practical theatre experience (acting, directing, writing, technical design, etc.), have good oral and written communications skills and would like to become one of our volunteer reviewers, send an email describing your experience and interests to chuck at kdhx.org. Please include a sample review of something you've seen recently.