St. Louis theatre calendar for the week of September 16, 2013

Updated Friday, September 20

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Opera Theatre of Saint Louis presents a sneak preview of the new opera 27, along with favorite arias and songs, performed by Opera Theatre's Gerdine Young Artists, on Wednesday, September 18, at 7 PM. The singers will be accompanied by 27 composer Ricky Ian Gordon and by pianist Gail Hintz. The concert will be followed by a reception at 7:45 PM and takes place at The World Chess Hall of Fame; 4652 Maryland Avenue. For more information: send email to lauren.stewart at worldchesshof.org or call (314) 367-9243 ext. 106.

The Touhill Performing Arts Center presents The Beijing Opera on Saturday, September 21, at 8:00 PM. The Touhill Performing Arts Center in on the University of Missouri-St. Louis campus. For more information, you may visit www.touhill.org or call (314) 516-4949.

Dramatic License Productions presents The Best of Broadway September 20-22. “Join us for a ton of harmony and toe-tapping from an amazing group of vocalists as they sing and dance their way through songs from Broadway's best: Anything Goes, Rent, The Sound of Music, West Side Story, The Wiz, Wicked and Jekyll and Hyde, just to name a few! Our audiences helped choose the songs. Now come hear the music!” Performances take place at Dramatic License Theatre located at the upper level of Chesterfield Mall (near Sears and across from Houlihan's Restaurant). For more information, call 636-220-7012 or visit dramaticlicenseproductions.org.

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.

Photo: Jerry Naunheim, Jr.

The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis presents the Kander and Ebb musical Cabaret through October 6. “In this multi award-winning musical, a young, naïve American writer arrives in 1930s Berlin and is swept away by the decadent pleasures of the sexy, seedy world that is the Cabaret. At the center of it all is the beguiling Sally Bowles, who takes the stage every night. Inside the Kit Kat Klub life is beautiful, but outside the world is about to change.” 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. Read the 88.1 KDHX review!

New Jewish Theatre presents Cabaret NJT: Jews on Broadway-Mostly on Saturday, September 21, at 8:00 PM. Featured performers are Johanna Elkana-Hale, Linda Kennedy, Tim Schall, Ben Nordstrom, and April Strelinger. The performance takes place at the JCCA, 2 Millstone Campus Drive. For more information, call 314-442-3283 or visit www.newjewishtheatre.org.

Carol Schmidt

The Cabaret Project and 88.1 KDHX present their monthly Cabaret Open Mic Night on Wednesday, September 18, from 7 to 10 PM at the Tavern of Fine Arts. The master of ceremonies is 88.1 KDHX senior performing arts critic Chuck Lavazzi and the music director is Carol Schmidt. If you're planning to sing, be prepared to do one or two songs and bring music, preferably in your key. It's also recommend that you have your song memorized. 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, visit tavern-of-fine-arts.blogspot.com or call 314-367-7549.

The Fox Theatre presents the Kander and Ebb musical Chicago Friday through Sunday, September 20-22. The Fox Theatre is at 517 North Grand in Grand Center. For more information, call 314-534-1678.

The Lemp Mansion Comedy-Mystery Dinner Theater presents Dead Like Me through November 16. The Lemp Mansion is at 3322 DeMenil Place. For more information: lempmansion.com

Alton Little Theater presents the musical satire The Drowsy Chaperone through September 22 at 2450 North Henry in Alton, IL. For more information, call 618.462.6562 or visit altonlittletheater.org.

HotCity Theatre presents Joe Orton's Entertaining Mr. Sloane through September 21. “Young Mr. Sloane thought he already had a SORDID life as a hustler until he became the erotic target of his lewd landlady and her bottled-up brother! Repressed desires, power plays and an unsolved murder all make for one twisted tale!” Performances take place at the Kranzberg Arts Center, 501 North Grand in Grand Center. For more information, visit www.hotcitytheatre.org or call 314-289-4063. Read the 88.1 KDHX review!

Christ Memorial Productions presents the musical Fiddler on the Roof Friday sand Saturday at 7:30 PM and Sundays at 2 PM, September 20 - 29. Performances take place at Christ Memorial Lutheran Church, 5252 South Lindbergh. For more information, visit CMPShows.org or call 314-631-0304.

The Bissell Mansion Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre presents Footless through October 31. The Bissell Mansion is at 4426 Randall Place. For more information: bissellmansiontheatre.com

Alfresco Productions presents the satirical revue Forbidden Broadway! Friday and Saturday at 7:30 PM and Sunday at 2:00 PM, September 20-22. Performances will be held at the Alfresco Art Center, 2041 Delmar Avenue in Granite City IL. For more information: www.alfrescoproductions.org

Photo: Peter Wochniak

Stages St. Louis presents My Fair Lady through October 6. 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!

Mariposa Artists presents A Night With Day, a cabaret tribute to Doris Day with singer Beverly Brennan and pianist and music director Rick Jensen. The show features songs from Doris Day's big band days, her movies and musicals, and her recording career. As Day was a lifelong animal welfare activist, profits from the show will be donated to The Humane Society of Missouri. Performances take place Friday and Saturday, September 20 and 21, at 8 PM at The Chapel, 6238 Alexander Drive in Clayton, MO. For more information: brownpapertickets.com/event/422428.

Shakespeare Festival St. Louis presents Old Hearts Fresh by Nancy Bell, based on Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale, as its Shakespeare in the Streets 2013 production nightly at 8 PM, Thursday through Saturday, September 19-21. “The Winter's Tale is a story of loss and redemption, which explores the themes of time, jealousy and healing. It concerns a king who is possessed by an irrational jealousy that tears his family apart. Many years, adventures and coincidences later, the family is reunited by the powers of time, radical forgiveness and a mysterious magic.” Performances take place in the Grove Neighborhood at 4226 Manchester. For more information: sfstl.com

Insight Theatre Company presents Thornton Wilder's Our Town through September 29. 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.

St. Louis Actors' Studio opens its seventh season, themed Sins of the Father, with Susan Lori-Parks' Pulitzer Prize WInning play Top Dog, Under Dog September 20 - October 6. A “darkly comic fable of brotherly love and family identity,” the play “tells the story of Lincoln and Booth, two brothers whose names were given to them as a joke, foretelling a lifetime of sibling rivalry and resentment. Haunted by the past, the brothers are forced to confront the shattering reality of their future.” Performances take place at the Gaslight Theatre, 358 North Boyle. For more information, call 314-458-2978 or visit stlas.org.

Peabody Opera House presents The Wiggles: Taking Off on Wednesday, September 18. For more information, visit peabodyoperahouse.com or call 314-622-5420.

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