What's on
St. Louis theater and cabaret stages this coming week. Please
leave a comment if anything was wrong or got left out
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| Paul
McKnight |
The Blue Strawberry presents
Paul Returns with Love
with singer
Paul McKnight and pianist/music director
Carol
Schmidt on Friday, November 15, at 7:30 pm. “The lovely and
talented Carol Schmidt and I have created a nice collection of some
of our favorite tunes with a love theme. We include our own
arrangements of Ellington, Gershwin, Cole Porter, and Rodgers and
Hammerstein, and a nice mix of Beatles, Fogelberg, Bacharach and
Jimmy Webb. Our songs range from jazz standards to contemporary and,
of course, Broadway. ” The performance takes place at The Blue
Strawberry, 356 N. Boyle. For more information:
bluestrawberrystl.com.
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| Christy
Simmons |
The Blue Strawberry presents singer
Christy Simmons
and pianist
Joe Dreyer on Sunday, November 17, at 6:00 pm.
“Christy Simmons brings her zest for The Great American Songbook,
singing with frequent musical collaborator, Joe Dreyer, and her best
friends…the audience, to The Lounge at Blue Strawberry. A frequent
performer on the St. Louis Cabaret Scene, Christy has also worked in
musical theatre, including at That Uppity Theatre Company, New
Jewish Theatre, The Missouri History Museum, Magic Smoking Monkey
Theatre, The Goldenrod Showboat, among others.” The performance
takes place in the lounge at The Blue Strawberry, 356 N. Boyle. For
more information:
bluestrawberrystl.com.
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Peter
Pan
Photo: Matthew Murphy |
The Fabulous Fox presents the musical
Peter Pan
November 13 - 24. “This high-flying musical has been thrilling
audiences of all ages for close to 70 years and is now being brought
back to life in a new adaptation by celebrated playwright Larissa
FastHorse, directed by Emmy Award winner Lonny Price and
choreography by Lorin Latarro. The adventure begins when PETER PAN
and his mischievous sidekick, Tinker Bell, visit the bedroom of the
Darling children late one night. With a sprinkle of fairy dust and a
few happy thoughts, the children are taken on a magical journey they
will never forget. “ The Fabulous Fox is on North Grand in Grand
Center. For more information:
fabulousfox.com.
First Run Theatre presents
Elephant’s Graveyard
by St. Louis playwright Marjorie Williamson Fridays and Saturdays at
8 pm and Sundays at 2 pm, November 15 through 24. "Over the course
of one year, Smitty and Margaret, two elderly life-long friends with
vastly different life-styles meet for alcohol-fueled tea parties
where they reminisce, argue, trade insults, and hash over the
questions we all torment ourselves with: how should we live; how
will we die: and how the heck did we end up here?" Performances take
place at the Kranzberg Black Box Theatre in Grand Center. For more
information:
firstruntheatre.org.
First Run Theatre Playwright’s Workshop presents a reading of
the new play
Pinwheels for Peace by Dennis Fisher at
6:30 pm on Monday, November 11. “A 40 something couple goes to a
party for old college friends. On the ride home they have to take a
detour. What a detour it is . . .” The reading takes place at
Square One Brewery and Distillery in Lafayette Square. For
more information:
firstruntheatre.org.
The Grandel Theatre presents
Girls Night: the Musical
on Saturday, November 16th, at 7 pm. “This touching and
hilarious 'tell-it-like-it-is' musical takes audiences on a journey
into the lives of a group of female friends. Audience members can’t
help but laugh, cry and sing and dance in the aisles! Follow five
friends as they visit their past, celebrate their present, and look
to the future on a wild and hilarious night out ... and you'll
recognize yourself in each of them!” The Grandel Theatre is across
from Powell Hall in Grand Center. For more information:
www.metrotix.com/venues/detail/grandel
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| Tim Schall |
The Kirkwood Performing Arts Center presents singer
Tim
Schall in
Music That Transcends Time on
Tuesday, November 12, at 10:30 am. “Good music transcends time! The
ever-changing Great American Songbook began with standards of the
30s and 40s, and has evolved into the great singer/songwriters of
the 60s and 70s. Join Tim Schall as he spans an array of great songs
from Cole Porter to Carole King and The Beatles to Billy Joel - with
a lot in between. Coffee and donuts sponsored by Dunkin' Donuts.”
The Kirkwood Performing Arts Center is on East Monroe in Kirkwood,
MO. For more information:
www.metrotix.com/events/detail/kpac-tim-schall
Prison Performing Arts Alumni Theatre Company presents
As
Told
by Us, an evening of two one-act plays by PPA Alumni
Theatre Company members, Thursday through Saturday at 7:30 pm and
Sunday at 2 pm, November 14 through 17. The plays are
Don’t
Be
a Hero, Thank You by Katie Leemon and
Go Before I Do
by Hazel McIntire. Performances take place at the Greenfinch Theater
and Dive, 2525 S. Jefferson in Benton Park. For more information:
www.greenfinchstl.com.
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The
Roommate
Photo: Jon Gitchoff |
The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis presents the dark comedy
The
Roommate through November 17. “In the quietest corner of
the Midwest, middle-aged Sharon, recently divorced and seeking a
sensible roommate, opens her home to Robyn, a mysterious woman with
a murky past. Entwining this unlikely duo's lives in shared
dish-duty and shady business, Jen Silverman takes us on an
uproarious journey of self-discovery, secrets and revelations.
Challenge societal norms, embrace the unexpected, and revel in the
reinvention that only true friendship can spark in this dark comedy
that proves coming of age can happen anytime, anywhere- even your
own kitchen table!” Performances take place in the Emerson Studio
Theatre of the Loretto-Hilton Center on the Webster University
campus. For more information:
www.repstl.org.
Tesseract Theatre presents the musical
Anastasia
Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 and Sundays at 4, November 14
through 24. “Inspired by the beloved film, Anastasia transports us
from the twilight of the Russian Empire to the euphoria of Paris in
the 1920s, as a brave young woman sets out to discover the mystery
of her past. Pursued by a ruthless Soviet officer determined to
silence her, Anya enlists the aid of a dashing conman and a lovable
ex-aristocrat. Together, they embark on an epic adventure to help
her find home, love, and family.” Performances take place at the
Marcelle Theatre in Grand Center. For more information:
www.tesseracttheatre.com.
West End Players Guild presents
The Butcher of Baraboo
by Marisa Wegrzyn, October November 15 - 24. “Butcher Valerie’s
husband is missing, her daughter is skirting the law, and her
sister-in-law is testing her own boundaries. In this mixture of
goofiness and menace who will figure out what really happened?”
Performances take place at the Union Avenue Christian Church, 733
Union in the Central West End. For more information:
westendplayers.org.
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| Wolf
Kings |
YoungLiars present
Wolf Kings, a new play
written and directed by Chuck Harper, Thursdays through Saturdays at
8 pm, through November 23. “As an antidote to their dystopian daily
lives, five women meet weekly to divert, distract, and delight each
other at a clandestine theatrical soiree. But tonight, the mood
grows menacing as the line between oppressor and oppressed gets
murky. Part Victorian Drag Show, part Parisian Literary Salon, and
part Fairy Tale Resistance Rally, Wolf Kings blends witty
conversation, savage karaoke, ecstatic dance, and vicious
fortune-telling into an original YoungLiars spectacle. Join us as we
stray from the well-worn path into the deep dark forest, where
hooded maidens, diabolical beasts, and morally-compromised grannies
inevitably converge at that tiny cottage in the woods.” Performances
take place at The Chapel, 6238 Alexander Drive in Clayton, MO. For
more information:
www.youngliarstheatre.org.
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