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Act Two Theatre presents the musical comedy
The Drowsy
Chaperone Thursdays through Saturdays at 7:30 pm and
Sundays at 2 pm, October 26 through November 5. “With the
houselights down, a man in a chair appears on stage and puts on his
favorite record: the cast recording of a fictitious 1928 musical The
Drowsy Chaperone. Mix in two lovers on the eve of their wedding, a
bumbling best man, a desperate theatre producer, a not-so-bright
hostess, two gangsters posing as pastry chefs, a misguided Don Juan,
and an intoxicated chaperone, and you have the ingredients for an
evening of madcap delight. Winner of five Tony Awards, including
Best Book and Best Original Score, The Drowsy Chaperone is a loving
send-up of the Jazz Age musical, featuring one show-stopping song
and dance number after another!” Performances take place at the St.
Peters Cultural Center in St. Peters, MO. For more information:
www.acttwotheatre.com
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| Mindgame |
Albion Theatre presents the thriller
Mindgame
by Anthony Horowitz hrough November 5. “Horowitz is known for his
novels (including The Alex Rider series, Magpie Murders and many
more) and his TV work (Foyle’s War, Midsomer Murders etc.)
This is his only full-length play. Set in an asylum for the
criminally insane, a writer of ‘true crime’ paperbacks is trying to
get an interview with a notorious mass murderer but nothing is as it
seems.” Performances take place at the Kranzberg Arts Center 501 N.
Grand in Grand Center. For more information:
albiontheatrestl.org.
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| John Lloyd Young |
The Blue Strawberry presents Tony Award-winner
John Lloyd
Young Wednesday and Thursday, October 25 and 26, at 7:30 pm.
“John Lloyd Young's Broadway: In his signature passionate and
thrilling style, Tony and Grammy Award winner John Lloyd Young
interprets the spine-tingling, soul-bearing showstoppers that shaped
his earliest Broadway aspirations. Young sings from Jersey Boys, The
Wiz, Chicago, Hair, Les Misérables and more, along with classics by
legendary Broadway writers including Rodgers, Hart, Hammerstein, and
Loesser. John Lloyd Young is the Tony and Grammy award-winning star
from the Original Broadway Cast of Jersey Boys, as well as Clint
Eastwood's Warner Bros. movie adaptation. Young is the only American
actor to date to have received all four major Lead Actor honors in a
Broadway musical: the Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, and
Theatre World Award.” The Blue Strawberry is at 364 N. Boyle
in the Central West End. For more information:
bluestrawberrystl.com
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| Joe Serafini |
The Blue Strawberry presents
Joe Serafini, from
Disney+'s
High School Musical: The Musical: The Series
Friday and Saturday, October 27 and 28, at 7:30 pm. “Joe Serafini is
an actor & musician, best known for his role as Seb Matthew
Smith on the Disney+ hit, High School Musical: The Musical: The
Series. A theatre kid from Pittsburgh, PA, Joe grew up playing the
piano and performing in musicals from a very young age. Most
recently, he starred as Jack in Into the Woods at the Pittsburgh
CLO. He debuted his solo show to a sold-out crowd at the Green Room
42 last summer, and is working on putting out his own original music
in the near future.” The Blue Strawberry is at 364 N.
Boyle in the Central West End. For more information:
bluestrawberrystl.com
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| Tim Schall
and Carol Schmidt |
The Blue Strawberry presents
Sunday Standard Time
with
Tim Schall and
Carol Schmidt on Sunday October
29 at 6 pm. “Join Tim Schall (vocals) and Carol Schmidt (piano) in
the lounge for a casual, classy Sunday evening of jazz standards, a
little sophisticated pop and a dash of classic Broadway. Tim is no
stranger to the theater and concert stages of St. Louis, Chicago and
New York's Lincoln Center. Carol has a rich history of entertaining
St. Louis audiences as musician and singer. Together they will help
you wind down your weekend with timeless music and a lot of
irreverent dry humor.” The Blue Strawberry is at 364 N. Boyle. For
more information:
bluestrawberrystl.com.
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| See You
in a Minute |
Contraband Theatre presents the world premiere play
See
You in a Minute by Jacob Juntunen, directed by Ellie Schwetye
Wednesdays at 7pm and Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 pm, through
October 28. “In 2041 Kathryn returns to her parents to take care of
them during a pandemic, risks her NYC job, and this brings up no
2020 trauma. Right?” Performances take place at The Chapel, 6238
Alexander Drive in Clayton, MO. For more information:
www.eventbrite.com.
The Lemp Mansion Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre and
Jest
Mysteries present
Zombie Love through November
4. "Calling all Zombies! Tired of being judged for munching on the
occasional brain? So what if you're not really "alive" anymore. You
can still enjoy socializing with the living and enjoying a hilarious
show together. Well, we've got the perfect show for you. Drama!
Comedy! Looove! ...And, of course, Zombies! But some zombie has
ignored rule number one in the “Zombieing for Dummies” handbook…No
biting. Nina Tina Deena May will never be the same…do you know
who’s to blame? And, no, it was not Mike Tyson! " The Lemp Mansion
is at 3322 DeMenil Place in south city. For more information:
www.lempmansion.com
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| The cast of
Eddie and Vinnie |
Metro Theater Company presents
Eddie and Vinnie,
a new play by Jenny Millenger, through November 5. Public
performances are Fridays at 7 pm, Saturdays at 10:30 and 2 pm, and
Sundays at 2 pm, October 27 through November 5. “Eddie is an
unstoppable artist with a uniquely beautiful mind – and his best
friend is a gecko. Together, the pair spends hours making intricate
and beautiful puzzles. But he’ll be solving worse puzzles in summer
school if he can’t get his grades up. In a last-ditch effort, Eddie
teams up with the overly helpful new girl for the dreaded
end-of-year report. Will their presentation on MC Escher save his
grades? Eddie & Vinnie reminds us all that there is more than
one way to learn – and more than one way to shine.” Best
enjoyed by ages 6 – 12, the show’s approximate run time is 60
minutes with no intermission. For more information:
www.metroplays.org
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The
Immigrant
Photo: Jon Gitchoff |
New Jewish Theatre presents
The Immigrant Thursdays at 7:30 pm, Saturdays at 4 and 8 pm and Sundays at 2 pm through October 29.
“Rural Central Texas, 1909. A young Russian-Jewish immigrant, newly
arrived in America through the port of Galveston, pulls his banana
cart into the hamlet of Hamilton. Fleeing the vicious pogroms of his
homeland, he has sought refuge in the land of the free. Able to
speak only Yiddish, alone amid a staunchly Christian community, he
begs for shelter. Taken in by a local couple, over the next 30
years, he makes a home and raises a family in this tiny town. A
religion meets religion, culture meets culture, fear meets fear and
love meets love. This is the true story of Haskell Harelik, ‘the
Immigrant’.” Performances take place at the SFC Performing Arts
Center, 2 Millstone Campus Drive. For more information:
jccstl.com
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Saturday
Night Fever
Photo: John Lamb |
Stray Dog Theatre presents the musical
Saturday Night
Fever Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 through October
28, with additional performances 2 pm Sundays, October 15 and 22.
“Based on the 1977 film that became a cultural phenomenon, this
electrifying show is packed with legendary hits from the Bee Gees,
classic disco tracks, and new original songs. Burn, baby, burn!”
Performances take place at Tower Grove Abbey, 2336 Tennessee in
Tower Grove East. For more information:
www.straydogtheatre.org
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Bitter
Fruit
Photo: ProPhoto STL |
Upstream Theater presents the US premiere of
Bitter
Fruit, by award-winning playwright Héctor Levy-Daniel in
a translation by Philip Boehm, through October 29. “ María doesn’t
understand why her mother hired this new maid. She’s convinced the
woman’s spying on behalf of the workers in their factory. But
there’s something about her even more unsettling… Tensions smolder
as a web of secrets, deceptions, and denials begins to unravel in
this taut drama by Argentine playwright Héctor Levy-Daniel, where
memory may be challenged, identities displaced, and even love may be
sacrificed on the altar of class.” Performances take place at the
Marcelle Theatre, 3310 Samuel Shepard Dr. in Grand Center. For more
information:
www.upstreamtheater.org
The Washington University Performing Arts Department presents
the musical
Cabaret Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 pm
and Sundays at 2 pm, October 27 through November 5. “Join us for a
raucous and risqué revival of Kander and Ebb’s musical
masterpiece. Set in the chaotic world of Weimar Berlin,
Cabaret is a phantasmagorical theater of pleasure, churning with
hedonistic “camp,” that dances wildly on the edge of disaster.
As the looming Nazi storm becomes terrifyingly real, the play asks
the challenging, and deeply resonant, question: “What would
you do?”” Performances take place in the Edison Theatre on the
Washington University Campus. For more information:
pad.wustl.edu
Looking for auditions and other artistic opportunities? Check out
the
St.
Louis Auditions site.
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