St. Louis theatre calendar for the week of November 25, 2024

What's on St. Louis theater and cabaret stages this coming week. Please leave a comment if anything was wrong or got left out

The Blue Strawberry presents A Swingin’ Holiday Soirée with David Giuntoli, accompanied by Carol Schmidt on piano and Ben Coan on bass, on Sunday, December 1, at 6:00 pm. The performance takes place in the lounge at The Blue Strawberry, 356 N. Boyle.  The performance takes place at The Blue Strawberry, 356 N. Boyle. For more information: bluestrawberrystl.com.

Chicago
Photo: Jeremy Daniel

The Fabulous Fox presents the musical Chicago November 29 – December 1. “Chicago is still the one musical with everything that makes Broadway shimmy-shake: a universal tale of fame, fortune, and all that jazz, with one showstopping song after another and the most astonishing dancing you’ve ever seen. In the whirlwind of Chicago’s Jazz Age, two of the Cook County Jail’s most notorious murderesses—vaudeville star Velma Kelly and chorus girl Roxie Hart—become fierce rivals as they compete for headlines amidst a media frenzy. The Fabulous Fox is on North Grand in Grand Center. For more information: fabulousfox.com.

First Run Theatre Playwright’s Workshop presents a reading of the new plays Hemingway Atwood Ludlum Faulkner by Rita Winters and TBR by Jenn Kerr, at 6:30 pm on Monday, November 25. The reading takes place at Square One Brewery and Distillery in Lafayette Square.  For more information: firstruntheatre.org.

First Date
Photo: Jon Gitchoff

New Jewish Theatre presents the musical First Date Thursdays at 7:30 pm, Saturdays at 4 and 8 pm and Sundays at 2 pm through December 8. “When blind date newbie Aaron is set up with serial-dater Casey, a casual drink at a busy St. Louis restaurant turns into a hilarious high-stakes dinner. As the date unfolds in real time, the couple quickly finds that they are not alone on this unpredictable evening. In a delightful and unexpected twist, Casey and Aaron’s inner critics take on a life of their own when other restaurant patrons transform into supportive best friends, manipulative exes and protective parents, who sing and dance them through ice-breakers, appetizers and potential conversational land mines. Can this couple turn what could be a dating disaster into something special before the check arrives?”  Performances take place at the SFC Performing Arts Center, 2 Millstone Campus Drive. For more information: jccstl.com/arts-ideas/new-jewish-theatre/current-productions.

St. Louis Shakespeare Festival presents Christmas Carol: The Remix, created by Q Brothers Collective, opening on Tuesday, November 26, and running through December 22. In this comedy update on the Dickens classic, Scrooge is visited by the Ghosts of Hip-Hop Past, Present, and Future. As they show him the path of rhythm and redemption, will he throw off his selfish chains and get down to the beat? Performances take place in the .ZACK in Grand Center. For more information: stlshkes.org.

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