St. Louis theatre calendar for the week of July 1, 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

King Headley II
Photo: Keshon Campbell

The Black Rep presents August Wilson’s King Hedley II through July 14.  “Peddling stolen refrigerators hoping to open a video store one day, King Hedley, an ex-con, toils with self-worth. Getting, spending, killing, and dying in a world where getting is hard and killing is commonplace are threads woven into this 1980s installment in the author’s renowned cycle of plays about the Black experience in America. Drawing on characters established in “Seven Guitars,” “King Hedley II” shows how shadows of the past can darken the present as King seeks retribution for his mother’s lies.” Performances take place at the Edison Theatre on the Washington University campus. For more information: www.theblackrep.org.

The Blue Strawberry presents David Giuntoli in Cocktails with Frank and Me on Wednesday July 3 at 7:00 pm. “David Giuntoli invites you to the Blue Strawberry Lounge, to celebrate the songs of Frank Sinatra. A cocktail advisory: David likes martinis. Carol Schmidt on piano, along with a special guest or two.”  The Blue Strawberry is at 364 N. Boyle. For more information: bluestrawberrystl.com.

The Blue Strawberry presents Ben Iken, Thomas Woodrow, and Friends: A Senior Year Cabaret on Saturday July 6 at 7:30 pm. “Ben Iken and Thomas Woodrow, veterans of Muny Kids and Muny Teens, share stories about life and travel and the pressures and follies of high school in this senior cabaret performance. Jeffrey Richard Carter, himself an occasional Blue Strawberry performer, doubles as music director and as Thomas' voice teaching specialist.”  The Blue Strawberry is at 364 N. Boyle. For more information: bluestrawberrystl.com.

Tim Schall and Joe Dreyer

The Blue Strawberry presents Sunday Standard Time with Tim Schall and Joe Dreyer on Sunday July 7 at 6 pm. “Join Tim Schall (vocals) and Joe Dreyer (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. Joe 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

ERA presents The Romanov Family Yard Sale Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 pm, July 4 through 20. "It is July 1919, one year after the last ever Russian Tsar, Tsarina, and their children were murdered. The distant, and more importantly living, Romanov cousins have set up a yard sale in a formerly Tsar-sponsored Russian theatre wrecked by the Bolsheviks. No one cares about these Romanovs, but they are Romanovs nonetheless. Join them in a very real theatre play and a very real yard sale where everything must go!" Playing at The Kranzberg Blackbox, 501 N Grand Blvd in Grand Center. For more information: www.eratheatre.org.

Dreamgirls
Photo: Philip Hamer

The Muny presents Dreamgirls through July 3 at 8:15 pm.  “A smash-hit Broadway musical that became an Oscar-nominated film, Dreamgirls follows an all-girl Motown singing group on the path from obscurity to superstardom in the 1960s and ‘70s. Along the way, the rising stars must question the price of their success and the meaning of family. It’s a whirlwind ride through the highs and lows of showbiz in an era of change in American pop music.”  For more information: muny.org.

Union Avenue Opera presents Bizet’s Carmen Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm, 5 through 13. “Follow the fate of Don José, a naïve soldier who falls under the spell of the fiery Carmen, and abandons his duty and his love for Micaëla, a sweet country girl. But Carmen’s free spirit and seductive charms lead her to another man, the handsome bullfighter Escamillo, and drive José to jealousy and violence. With unforgettable melodies like the ‘Habanera’ and the ‘Toreador Song’, Carmen is a thrilling spectacle of love, lust, and betrayal. Come see why Bizet’s masterpiece of operatic romance and drama is one of history’s most popular operas ever written.” Performances are sung in French 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

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