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Black Mirror Theatre Company presents
Roll With It
through October 23. Performances take place at the Kranzberg Center
in Grand Center. “After an SUV rollover leaves 25-year-old Katie
paralyzed from the chest down, she and her former self struggle with
physical, emotional, psychological, and financial challenges as they
aim to recover, and find purpose and beauty in daily living. Katie’s
journey with friends, family and caregivers is inspiring, difficult,
funny, and honest.” For more information:
www.blackmirrortheatre.org
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| John McDaniel |
The Blue Strawberry presents
John McDaniel: Coming
Home Thursday October20 and 8, at 7:30 pm. “Join St.
Louis’s own Grammy & Emmy Award winner, John McDaniel, as he
brings some terrific songs and stories home to the Lou. From
nine shows on Broadway to TV’s Rosie O’Donnell Show, he’s made music
with the best. Fun, laughs and great tunes are in store for
one night only!" The Blue Strawberry is at 364 N. Boyle. For
more information:
bluestrawberrystl.com.
The Blue Strawberry presents Broadway’s
Judy Kuhn
Friday and Saturday at 7:30 pm, October 21 and 22. “Join four-time
Tony Award nominee Judy Kuhn for an evening of songs and stories.
Kuhn is perhaps best known for singing the title role in Disney's
Pocahontas and her enchanting "Colors Of The Wind" remains one of
the most beloved Disney ballads to this day. Her prolific career on
Broadway includes the 2016 revival of Fiddler on the Roof, Fun Home
(Tony & Drama League Award nominations), the Roundabout’s 1993
revival of She Loves Me (Tony Award nomination), Richard Nelson’s
Two Shakespearean Actors (Lincoln Center Theatre), Chess (Tony &
Drama Desk nominations), Les Misérables (Tony & Drama Desk
nominations), Rags (Drama Desk nomination), Alan Menken & Tim
Rice's King David, and The Mystery of Edwin Drood (original cast).
Most recently, Kuhn appeared in John Doyle’s production of Stephen
Sondheim and John Weidman’s Assassins at CSC, and in 2019, she
starred in Trevor Nunn’s critically acclaimed revival of Fiddler on
the Roof in London's West End, for which she received her second
Laurence Olivier Award nomination. Joining Kuhn as emcee and music
director is St. Louis-native John McDaniel, a Grammy and Emmy Award
winning music director, composer, director, arranger, orchestrator,
and producer who is also an artistic director at the Tony Award
winning Eugene O’Neill Theater Center." The show is also
available via live video stream. The Blue Strawberry is at 364 N.
Boyle. For more information:
bluestrawberrystl.com.
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| Chuck
Lavazzi and Carol Schmidt |
The Cabaret Project and
The Blue Strawberry present a
Singers Open Mic on Tuesday, October 18, from 7 to
9:30 pm. “Chuck Lavazzi is your host, with pianist and music
director Carol Schmidt. If you plan to sing bring sheet music or a
chart in your own key, and perform your favorite Broadway, pop, or
jazz tunes. Medium/up-tempo songs are encouraged but not required.
Or you can just relax, have a drink and dinner or a snack, and enjoy
the music. No admission or cover, but there is always a tip jar! All
proceeds go to The Cabaret Project, a 501c3 non-profit dedicated to
promoting, developing, and sustaining the art cabaret in St. Louis.
" The Blue Strawberry is at 364 N. Boyle. For more
information:
thecabaretproject.org.
Clayton Community Theatre presents Wendy Wasserstein’s
Uncommon Women and Others Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 pm and
Sundays at 2 pm, through October 23. “The year is 1978. Eight
women - who six years earlier were classmates at a prestigious, New
England women’s college during the heady early years of the women’s
movement - share memories and reflect on how their lives have
unfolded so far, in light of their own expectations and those of
society. Wasserstein’s characters strive to define and chart new
paths for themselves in a challenging world still fraught with
traditional stereotypes. Uncommon Women and Others was her
breakthrough play; Wasserstein wrote it in 1975 while earning a
graduate degree at Yale Drama School and revised it in 1977. The
play entered the public consciousness soon after its debut in 1978
in New York City; it remains very popular and is still frequently
performed today.” Performances take place at the Washington
University South Campus Theatre, 6501 Clayton Rd. For more
information:
www.placeseveryone.org
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Hadestown
Photo: Kevin Berne |
The Fabulous Fox presents the musical
Hadestown
through October 23. “
Hadestown intertwines two mythic tales —
that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and that of King Hades
and his wife Persephone — as it invites you on a hell-raising
journey to the underworld and back. Mitchell’s beguiling melodies
and Chavkin’s poetic imagination pit industry against nature, doubt
against faith, and fear against love. Performed by a vibrant
ensemble of actors, dancers and singers,
Hadestown is a
haunting and hopeful theatrical experience that grabs you and never
lets go.” The Fabulous Fox is on North Grand in Grand Center. For
more information:
www.fabulousfox.com
The Kirkwood Theatre Guild presents the musical
Little
Shop of Horrors October 21-30. “Little Shop of Horrors
has devoured the hearts of theatre goers for over 30 years. The meek
floral assistant Seymour Krelborn stumbles across a new breed of
plant he names Audrey II after his coworker crush. This
foul-mouthed, R&B singing carnivore promises unending fame and
fortune to the down-and-out Krelborn as long as he keeps feeding it
– BLOOD. Over time, Seymour discovers Audrey II’s out-of-this-world
origins and intent toward global domination!” Performances take
place at the Kirkwood Performing Arts Center in Kirkwood, MO. For
more information:
ktg-onstage.org
KTK Productions presents
Two Witches, No Waiting
Fridays through October 23. “Arlene Marcus and her sister, Elzbeth,
are known far and wide in South Texas as friendly, charitable and a
little eccentric. This is understandable, because it is also known
that they are witches. At least, that's the story, especially the
one spread by their housekeeper, Opal Dunn, just before she vanished
without a trace. Sheriff Jeb Abercrombie seems a little shy about
investigating for some reason, which bothers Elzbeth, who has a
crush on the lawman. Arlene's son, Jeremy, tries to keep a lid on
things by trying to get the sisters to sell their house. And who
wants desperately to buy the property? Eustace Sternwood, his
fiancés father. Of course, Sternwood didn't reckon on dealing with
people who read bumps on his head, a "recipe book" full of spells
and potions and getting lost in Elzbeth's "mystery room." Jeremy
already has his hands full, so what happens when he seems to be
falling in love with Bonnie, the new housekeeper? And just who is
she? And why does she keep making reports to someone over her
cellphone? It's a heady brew of twists and turns, where barn owls
spy on people through windows, closets fly open and even the house
itself seems alive. Of course, it's all par for the course,
especially when you have , Two Witches, No Waiting.” Performances
take place at the Saint John The Baptist Gymnasium, 4200 Delor
Street in south St. Louis. For more information:
kurtainkall.org
The Lemp Mansion Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre and
Jest
Mysteries present
Dead Like Me through October
29th. "Death is in the air as guests join Marilyn Monroe, Babe Ruth,
Juliet and her Romeo, Nixon and other grizzly ghouls as they emerge
from the Land of The Dead for the annual Brotherhood of Obituary
Occupants Union Meeting (That’s BOO for short). Be sure to leave
your pulse at home because everyone at this party is dead... even
you! There are lots of shadowy characters at this fun, interactive
murder mystery but none are as sneaky as P.T. Barnum himself. He’s
always got some devious slimy trick up his translucent sleeves. Gee,
hope nothing happens to him! But just in case it does... will you
figure out who-dun-it? Or will all waggling fingers be pointing at
you?" The Lemp Mansion is at 3322 DeMenil Place in south city.
For more information:
www.lempmansion.com
Metro Theater Company presents
Seedfolks live
through November 6. “A vacant lot in a broken neighborhood in the
middle of the city can become a lot of things. How could it ever be
a source of hope? A dozen different characters and their stories
come to life, beginning with Kim, a nine-year-old Vietnamese
immigrant who plants six precious lima beans. One by one, the people
of his community, many also immigrants, sow seeds of hope amid the
dirt and grit, tending dreams to full bloom. As the garden grows, so
does the community, blooming into something bigger, better, and
beyond all expectations. As told by award-winning novelist Paul
Fleischman, the garden draws neighbors out of their lonely isolation
to rediscover and celebrate the community around them.” Performances
take place at the Grandel Theatre in Grand Center and can also be
viewed via streaming video beginning on October 19th. For more
information:
www.metroplays.org
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| St.
Louis Woman |
The Midnight Company presents the World Premiere of
St.
Louis Woman, a play with music starring Laka, written and
directed by Midnight’s Artistic Director, Joe Hanrahan, through
October 22. “
St. Louis Woman will honor the enduring legacy
of some of the amazing women in St. Louis who brought this city to
the world with their timeless music, dance and poetry. Laka will
portray such legendary artists as Josephine Baker, Tina Turner and
Katherine Dunham (and present the poetry of Maya Angelou, the song
stylings of chart-toppers Fontella Bass and Ann Peebles, and the
Gospel classics of the legendary Willie Mae Ford Smith.) These women
were born in St. Louis, or came here when young (typically to join
Gospel choirs), or, in Dunham’s case, moved here during the height
of their careers to continue their momentous work. Performances take
place at the .ZACK theatre, in Grand Center For more information:
midnightcompany.com.
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Some of My Best Friends Are
Photo: Joan Lipkin |
The Missouri History Museum presents
“Some of My Best
Friends Are”: A Musical Reunion, on Thursday, October
20, at 5:30 pm. “St. Louis playwright Joan Lipkin wrote,
directed, and produced this award-winning theatrical exploration of
the lesbian and gay experience. With music and lyrics by Tom Clear,
it was the first theatrical work of its kind in Missouri. The
sold-out performances of Some of My Best Friends Are were held in
the basement theater of the St. Marcus Church in 1989. The
production was widely featured on television and radio, and it
changed St. Louis’s cultural and political landscape. This one-time
program will reunite much of the original cast and crew to reflect
on this groundbreaking work, and the audience will have a chance to
share their memories too. Kick off the evening with live choral
performances from CHARIS, the St. Louis Women’s choir, and Black
Tulip Chorale, St. Louis’s LGBTQ+ all-expression, gender, identity,
and orientation mixed-voice choral organization. Explore the
Museum’s galleries and visit tables from local LGBTQ+ organizations,
including Black Pride, Metro Trans Umbrella Group, PFLAG, the St.
Louis Queer+ Support Helpline, and more. Food and drinks will be
available for purchase from Sugarfire Smoke House.” The Missouri
History Museum is in Forest Park. For more information:
https://mohistory.org/events/a-musical-reunion
The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis presents
Private
Lives by Noël Coward through October 23. “Sparks fly in
Noël Coward’s witty and sophisticated romantic comedy of manners,
featuring the unexpected and tumultuous collision of two former
lovers.” Performances take place on the Berges Mainstage Theatre at
COCA in University City. For more information:
www.repstl.org
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Fiction
Photo: Patrick Huber |
The St. Louis Actors’ Studio presents
Fiction
by Steven Dietz Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm and Sundays at 3 pm
through October 23. “Linda and Michael Waterman are both successful
fiction writers, happily married to one another. They thrive on the
give and take of their unusually honest and candid relationship.
However, when Linda is diagnosed with a tumor, she asks her husband
to share his diaries with her. The entries dive into Michael's past
stay at a writer's retreat and a hidden affair. Michael says that
his entries are only works of fiction. The boundaries between past
and present, fact and fiction, trust and betrayal begin to break
down, and that's all before Michael reads Linda's diaries. No life,
as it turns out, is an open book.” Performances take place at The
Gaslight Theater on North Boyle in the Central West End. For more
information:
www.stlas.org
The St. Louis Writers' Group presents the final round of the
2022 Playwright Slam Tuesday, October 18 at 6:30 pm.
Ten-minute selections from each of the six finalists from previous
rounds will be read and rated by a panel of judges based on audience
reaction. The judges will then select the winning play. The readings
take place at Big Daddy’s in Soulard. For more information, visit
the St. Louis Writers'
Group Facebook page.
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A Little
Night Music
Photo: John Lamb |
Stray Dog Theatre presents the Sondheim’s
A Little
Night Music Wednesday through Saturday, October 19
through 22. “Set in a weekend country house in turn of the century
Sweden, this musical farce brings together surprising liaisons, long
simmering passions, and a taste of love’s endless possibilities.
Hailed as witty and wildly romantic, the story centers on the
elegant actress Desirée Armfeldt and the spider’s web of sensuality,
intrigue, and desire that surrounds her.” 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
Upstream Theater presents
The Doors Cry for Those Who
Left, an evening of music and poetry and a preview of
their upcoming play
The Good Ship St. Louis, on Monday,
October 17, at 8 pm. “The evening features live music by Farshid
Soltanshahi and Patrick Siler, and includes poems on the theme of
displacement, as well as monologues from The Good Ship St. Louis, as
performed by Sarah Burke, Kari Ely, Wendy Greenwood, Christopher
Hickey, Miranda Jagels Félix, Peter Mayer, and Caitlin Mickey.
Reception to follow!” The event takes place in the Hall of
Nations at The International Institute, 3401 Arsenal in South St.
Louis.
The Washington University Performing Arts Department presents
Sondheim’s
Into the Woods Fridays and Saturdays at 8
pm, Sundays at 2 pm, October 21-30. 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.
For information on events beyond this week, check out the
searchable database at the Regional Arts Commission's
Events Calendar.
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