St. Louis theatre calendar for the week of February 2, 2014

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Harvest Theatre presents The Andrews Brothers Musical opening Friday, February 7, and running through February 15. “This musical comedy follows three brothers who work back stage for the USO in hopes of one day becoming USO performers, will they get there big break? Join us to find out!” Performances take place in Werner Auditorium Concordia Seminary, 801 Seminary Place in Clayton. For more information: brownpapertickets.com.

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

Winter Opera St. Louis presents Verdi's Falstaff Friday at 8 PM and Sunday at 3 PM, February 7 and 9. Performances take place at The Skip Viragh Center for the Arts at Chaminade College Preparatory School, 425 S. Lindbergh. The opera is sung in Italian with project English supertitles. For more information, visit winteroperastl.org.

The Bissell Mansion Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre presents Flaming Saddles through April 27. The Bissell Mansion is at 4426 Randall Place. For more information: bissellmansiontheatre.com

The Looking Glass Playhouse presents the satirical musical revue Forbidden Broadway: Greatest Hits through February 9. Performances take place at 301 West St. Louis Street in Lebanon, Ill. For more information, visit www.lookingglassplayhouse.com.

Photo: Stewart Goldstein

The Black Rep and the Missouri History Museum present Ntozake Shange's For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When The Rainbow Is Enuf through February 9. Performances take place in the Lee Auditorium at the Missouri History Museum in Forest Park. For more information: mohistory.org.

Upstream Theater presents Forget Me Not by Tom Holloway through February 16. "Forget Me Not is the story of a man who was told his mother had died and was shipped to Australia when he was three years old. And of his mother, who never stopped celebrating her little boy's birthday. And of his learning about himself-and about what it means to love." Performances take place at the Kranzberg Arts Center, 501 North Grand in Grand Center. For more information, including show times: upstreamtheater.org.

Mustard Seed Theatre presents Gee's Bend February 7-23. The play “explores the affect of the Civil Rights Movement on a remote island in Alabama.” Performances take place 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 Monroe Actors Stage Company presents the Noel Coward's Hay Fever February 7-16 in the Historic Capitol Theatre in downtown Waterloo, Illinois. For more information, visit www.masctheatre.org or call 618-939-7469.

DaySpring School of the Arts presents It's a Wonderful Life Friday at 7 and Saturday at 3 PM, February 7 and 8. Performances take place at the Kirkwood Community Center, 111 South Geyer Road. For more information, visit dayspringarts.org.

Photo: John Lamb

Stray Dog Theatre presents Douglas Carter Beane's The Little Dog Laughed Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 PM February 6-22, with an extra 2 PM matinee on the 22nd. “A devilishly hilarious Hollywood agent, a movie star with a recurring case of homosexuality, and a hustler and his ambitious girlfriend struggle to uncover the truth about what they really want. In the process, they trigger a non-stop stream of laughs in this Tony-award winning comedy. For MATURE AUDIENCES: In an effort to keep the selection of shows engaging and dynamic, this production may not be appropriate for all ages.” Performances take place at The Tower Grove Abbey, 2336 Tennessee. For more information, visit straydogtheatre.org or call 314-865-1995.

The Fox Theatre presents the ABBA musical Mamma Mia! Friday through Sunday, February 7-9. The Fox Theatre is at 517 North Grand in Grand Center. For more information, call 314-534-1678.

Peabody Opera House presents the new national tour of Man of La Mancha Friday through Sunday, February 7-9. “Man Of La Mancha is a remarkable show and one of the great theatre successes of our time. This play-within-a-play is based on Cervantes's Don Quixote. We have a poignant story of a dying old man whose 'impossible dream' takes over his mind. Against all odds, a man sees good and innocence in a world filled with darkness and despair. Man Of La Mancha won 5 Tony Awards including Best Musical, along with the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Musical and the Outer Critics Circle Award.” For more information, visit peabodyoperahouse.com or call 314-622-5420.

The St. Louis Art Museum presents Metropolitan Opera Live at SLAM: Dvorák's Rusalka on Saturday, February 8, at 11:5 AM. The live digital HD video broadcast from New York takes place in The Farrell Auditorium at the Art Museum in Forest Park. For more information: slam.org.

Photo: Jerry Naunheim, Jr.

The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis presents The Other Place through February 9. "Brilliant research scientist Juliana Smithton is on the cutting edge in her field, but her life is beginning to come unhinged. While promoting her groundbreaking drug for the treatment of neurological disorders, she experiences a disturbing medical episode of her own and begins to lose her own tenuous grasp on reality. The past blurs with the present and fragmented memories collide in this riveting drama where nothing is as it seems." Performances take place in the studio theatre 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!

The St. Louis Family Theatre Series presents Seussical the Musical Sunday, Friday, and Saturday February 2, 7, and 8. Performances take place at the Florissant Civic Center Theatre at Parker and Waterford in Florissant, MO. For more information, call 314-921-5678 or visit www.florissantmo.com.

Photo: John Lamb

New Jewish Theatre presents The Whipping Man by Matthew Lopez through February 16. "A seriously injured Confederate soldier returns to the ruins of his once grand Richmond home at the end of the Civil War to find only two former slaves and no one else - creating an unlikely trio - a Jewish Confederate soldier and former slave owner and his two former slaves who were raised as Jews. As the three gather for a makeshift Passover Seder, they come to terms with their shared past and secrets as they ask the age-old question "Why is this night different from all other nights?"" 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!

Lindenwood University presents The Women of Lockerbie February 6 - 8. Performances take place 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.

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