St. Louis theatre calendar for the week of September 9, 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

Blues in the Night
Photo: Keshon Campbell

The Black Rep presents the musical Blues in the Night through September 22. “This dynamite, dramatic revue thrills us with the universal language of the blues. The soul of the blues wails out full and strong in Blues in the Night, a scorching, Tony-nominated musical! The 26 hot and torchy numbers that tell of the sweet, sexy, and sorrowful experiences that three women have with the lying, cheating snake of a man who does them wrong will leave you energized, inspired, and ready to wail.” Performances take place at the Edison Theatre on the Washington University campus. For more information: www.theblackrep.org.

The Greenfinch Theatre and Dive presents the regional premiere of Toothpaste and Cigars by TJ Dawe and Mike Rinaldi Friday and Saturday at 7:30 pm and Sunday at 2 pm. “Starring Jozette Spaid and Greenfinch's own Colin Healy, TOOTHPASTE AND CIGARS, the play that inspired the 2013 Daniel Radcliffe rom-com "What If?", follows two friends and the movies about running through airports, refrigerator magnets, fried peanut butter sandwiches that might possibly turn them into lovers. Elisabeth Wurm (former founder of Silhouettes Production Company) produces & directs the heartwarming show.” The Greenfinch Theatre and Dive is at 2525 South Jefferson. For more information: www.purplepass.com.

Trayf
Photo: Sarah Rodgers

New Jewish Theatre presents Trayf Thursdays at 7:30 pm, Saturdays at 4 and 8 pm and Sundays at 2 pm, September 12 - 29. “Zalmy lives a double life. By day, he drives a Chabad “Mitzvah Tank” through 1990s New York City, performing good deeds with his best friend Shmuel. By night, he sneaks out of his orthodox community to roller-skate and listen to rock and roll. But when a curious outsider offers him unfettered access to the secular world, is it worth jeopardizing everything he’s ever known? This road-trip bromance is a funny and heartwarming ode to the turbulence of youth, the universal suspicion that we don’t quite fit in, and the faith and friends that see us through.”  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.

New Line Theatre presents the rock musical American Idiot, based on the album by Green Day, September 12 through October 5. “Lost and disconnected in a post-9/11 America, three friends, Johnny, Tunny and Will, struggle to find meaning in their lives. The three men flee the constraints of their hometown for the thrills of city life, but their paths quickly diverge as Tunny enters the armed forces, Will is called back home to attend to a pregnant girlfriend, and Johnny descends into an urban underworld, following a seductive love interest and a deadly new friendship. As each of the three learns to navigate his "alienation," we see in them America's struggle to find a new path in this new millennium, after a long period of darkness.” Performances take place at the Marcelle Theatre in Grand Center. For more information: www.newlinetheatre.com.

The St. Louis Writers Group presents the first of three rounds of its annual Playwright Slam Event on Monday, September 9, at 6:30 pm. “Get ready for a night of fun impromptu theater. The order of scripts to be read will be chosen at random. Each script will be given a five minute read, and rated by a panel of judges based upon audience reaction. The judges will select several plays to move on to round two which will be ten minutes of the same script, from which a winner will be chosen.”  The reading takes place at Square One Brewery and Distillery in Lafayette Square.  More information is available at the St. Louis Writers Group Facebook page.

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