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| Seth Sikes and Nicholas King |
The Blue Strawberry presents
Seth Sikes and Nicolas King:
The New Belters on Friday August 18 at 7:30 pm. “Nicolas King
and Seth Sikes, two of New York’s most popular young nightclub
entertainers, join forces for an evening you won’t want to miss. The
swinging American Songbook is the specialty of these performers.
They will pay tribute to the show-stopping stars who paved the way
for modern day entertainers, such as Sammy Davis Jr., Anthony
Newley, Eydie Gormé, Liza Minnelli, Judy Garland, Ethel Merman,
Barbra Streisand and more! Nicolas and Seth will carry the torch
from these legendary performers and the great songwriters who wrote
so many of their hits.” The Blue Strawberry is at 364 N. Boyle. For
more information:
bluestrawberrystl.com.
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Tim Schall
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The Blue Strawberry presents
Sunday Standard Time
with
Tim Schall and
Carol Schmidt on Sunday August
20 from 6:30 to 9:00pm. “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.
Christ Memorial Productions presents the musical
Disney’s
Freaky
Friday Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 pm and Sundays at
2:30 pm, through August 20. Performances take place at Christ
Memorial Lutheran Church, 5252 S. Lindbergh Blvd. For more
information, visit
CMPShows.org or call
314-631-0304.
First Run Theatre presents
Wayward by Eric
Berg through August 11 20. “You won't want to miss this beautiful
and moving new play by Eric Berg. Based on real stories of
women in the 1960's homes for wayward girls, Berg weaves a tale that
will transport and touch your heart.” Performances take place in the
black box theatre in the Kranzberg Arts Center in Grand Center. For
more information:
firstruntheatre.org
The Lemp Mansion Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre and
Jest
Mysteries present
Death of a Blackheart through
August 26. "Ahoy matey! Join us for an exciting evening of murder,
mystery and pirates at the best comedy dinner theater show in town.
Don your favorite pirate gear and escape to the high seas for an
adventure fraught with peril! What part will you play in this
hilarious show full of fair maidens, lost boys, rival pirates and
wenches? Whichever character you acquire, beware of that famous
pirate Captain Jack Blackheart! Aye, he's a scurvy seadog if my eye
ever seed one! Gee, I hope no one kills him off!" The Lemp Mansion
is at 3322 DeMenil Place in south city. For more information:
www.lempmansion.com
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| You Made
Me Love You |
The Midnight Company presents
You Made Me Love You: A
Tribute to Judy Garland starring
Jennelle Gilreath
Owens through September 14. The show is written by Joe
Hanrahan with a band headed by John and Lea Gerdes.
Performances take place at The Blue Strawberry is at 364 N. Boyle.
.For more information:
midnightcompany.com
The Midnight Company presents
Just One Look by
Joe Hanrahan, starring
Kelly Howe as Linda Ronstadt, on
selected Wednesdays through August 30 at 7:30 pm. “Linda Ronstadt
ruled the pop charts and filled stadiums in the 70’s and 80’s. The
reigning rock goddess of her era, she later took on light opera -
Gilbert and Sullivan on Broadway - and The Great American Songbook
with Nelson Riddle. Her involvement in social issues accelerated
during her relationship with California Governor Jerry Brown, then
running for President. But for Linda, it was always a search for the
next great song. Kelly Howe will portray Linda Ronstadt and sing her
sensational songs.” Performances continue at The Blue Strawberry,
356 N. Boyle. For more information:
bluestrawberrystl.com.
The Muny presents
Sister Act August 14 - 20 at
8:15 pm. “Based on the smash hit film,
Sister Act is a
heavenly musical comedy that proves nothing can stand in the way of
sisterhood! Disco diva Deloris dreams of fame and fortune, but is
she prepared for the way she receives it? Songs inspired by Motown,
soul and disco, including “Take Me to Heaven,” “Fabulous, Baby!,”
and “Raise Your Voice,” this score is sure to raise your spirits.
The grand finale to the Muny season promises to be divine!”
Performances take place on the Muny's outdoor stage in Forest Park.
For more information:
muny.org.
SATE presents
This Palpable Gross Play: A Kind-of
Midsummer Night’s Dream August 16 through September
2. Adapted by Ellie Schwetye and directed by Lucille Cashion,
the play re-tells Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream imagining
if the Mechanicals were rehearsing a play about star-crossed lovers:
Hermia, Lysander, Helena, and Demetrius. Meanwhile, Puck, Titania,
and Oberon use whatever - and whoever - around them to work out
their feud, turning a story from one we think we all know into This
Palpable Gross Play. Performances take place at The Chapel, 6238
Alexander Drive. For more information:
satestl.org
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Clue
Photo: Phillip Hamer |
Stages St. Louis presents
Clue through August
20. “Based on the iconic 1985 Paramount movie which was inspired by
the classic Hasbro board game, CLUE is a hilarious
farce-meets-murder mystery. The play begins on a dark and stormy
night at a remote mansion, where six mysterious guests assemble for
an unusual dinner party. When their host turns up dead, they all
become suspects. Sip soup with Miss Scarlett, Professor Plum, Mrs.
Peacock, Colonel Mustard, and a host of other classic oddballs as
you unravel this whodunnit. CLUE is laugh-a-minute, high-octane fun
for the entire family!” Performances take place at the Kirkwood
Performing Arts Center in Kirkwood, MO. For more information:
stagesstlouis.org
The STL Fringe Festival takes place August 14 through 20 with
over two dozen acts at various locations in Grand Center. For
information on shows, performance schedules, and tickets:
www.stlfringe.org
St. Louis Shakespeare Festival’s TourCo on presents free
performances of
The Merry Wives Of Windsor Tuesdays
through Sundays at 6:30 pm, through August 27. “This is a
condensed 90-minute adaptation performed by six actors in a 90’s
sitcom style, adapted and directed by Suki Peters.” Performance take
place at local parks; see https://stlshakes.org/plan-your-visit/ for
details.
The St. Louis Writers' Group presents a reading of the play
The
Huddled Masses Part 3 - The Jap by Brad Slavik on
Tuesday, August 15, at 6:30 pm. "Ryoko “Rose” Tanaka is Issei, first
generation Japanese-American and it’s 1944. She is living in an
interment camp in Arizona while her husband is fighting in
Europe.She is pregnant and the camp doctor, Major Joe Rosenstein,
has a severe resentment against all Japanese." The reading takes
place upstairs at Big Daddy’s in
Soulard. For more information, visit the
St. Louis Writers' Group
Facebook page.
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Godspell
Photo: John Lamb |
Stray Dog Theatre presents the Stephen Schwartz musical
Godspell
Thursdays through Saturdays through 26. “Prepare ye for the timeless
tale of friendship, loyalty, and adoration!
Godspell uses
song, dance, and storytelling to retell the passion and parables of
the gospels. This reimagined theatrical celebration brings messages
of kindness, tolerance, and love to life.” Performances take place
at Tower Grove Abbey, 2336 Tennessee in Tower Grove East. Tickets
are only offered in physically distanced groups of two or four. For
more information:
www.straydogtheatre.org
The Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis presents
Something
Spoken: Tennessee Williams on the Air, a series of one
act plays by Tennessee Williams, Saturdays at 3:30 pm through August
26. The plays are
Something Unspoken,
The Case of the
Crushed Petunias,
Sunburst, and
The Magic Tower.
The plays are broadcast on Classic 107.3. For more information:
twstl.org.
Tesseract Theatre presents the musical
Kinky Boots
August 17 through 27. “Kinky Boots is the big-hearted musical
extravaganza that won six Tonys including Best Musical, the Grammy
for Best Musical Theatre album and London’s Olivier Award for Best
Musical. Kinky Boots features a joyous, Tony-winning score by pop
icon Cyndi Lauper, and a hilarious, uplifting book by four-time Tony
winner, Harvey Fierstein.” Performances take place at the Grandel
Theatre in Grand Center. For more information:
www.tesseracttheatre.com
Union Avenue Opera presents
Ragtime by
Flaherty and Ahrens Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm, August 18 through
26. “Scored with the syncopated rhythms of a hopeful new age,
Ragtime effectively weaves together three distinctly American tales:
from the Jewish immigrant searching for a better life for his
daughter, to the stifled upper-class wife yearning for something
more, to the daring young Harlem musician with the determination to
empower change. Social and racial conflicts rise to the surface as
the lives of the characters become intertwined. United by their
courage, compassion and belief in the promise of the future,
together they confront history’s timeless contradictions of wealth
and poverty, freedom and prejudice, and hope and despair. The
Tony-winning score is just as diverse as the melting pot of America
itself, from the ragtime rhythms of Tin Pan Alley to the klezmer of
the Lower East Side, with waltzes, banjo tunes, period parlor songs
and expansive anthems throughout. Ragtime is an impassioned,
jubilant, and timeless tribute to the American Dream.” Performances
are sung in English with projected English supertitles and take
place at Union Avenue Christian Church, 733 Union at Enright in the
Central West End. For more information:
unionavenueopera.org
Looking for auditions and other artistic opportunities? Check out
the
St.
Louis Auditions site.
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