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A biweekly look at St. Louis theatre hosted by veteran critics Bob Wilcox and Gerry Kowarsky. The program features reviews of local and touring productions, interviews with people active in the theater, and a calendar of upcoming shows.
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Reviews of (1) FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, by Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick, & Joseph Stein, at The Muny, (2) TOSCA, by Giacomo Puccini, at Union Avenue Opera, (3) THE DROWSY CHAPERONE, by Lisa Lambert & Greg Morrison, Bob Martin & Don McKellar, at Stages St. Louis, (4) THOM PAIN (BASED ON NOTHING), by Will Eno, at The Midnight Company, (5) LABUTE NEW THEATER FESTIVAL, by several playwrights, at St. Louis Actors’ Studio, (6) XANADU, by Douglas Carter Bean, Jeff Lynner & John Farrar, at Take Two Productions, (7) MANMA MIA!, by Catherine Johnson, Benny Andersson & Bjorn Ulvaeus, at The Muny.
Interview with actor Heather Matthews and reviews of (1) 42ND STREET, by Harry Warren & Al Dubin, Michael Stewart & Mark Bramble, at The Muny and (2) THE MUSIC MAN, by Meredith Wilson, at The Muny.
Reviews of (1) A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM, by William Shakespeare, at Shakespeare Festival St. Louis, (2) ARIADNE ON NAXOS, by Richard Strauss & Hugo von Hofmannsthal, at Opera Theatre of St. Louis , (3) MACBETH, by Giuseppe Verdi, at Opera Theatre of St. Louis, (4) PASTIME, by Cecil McKinnon & Jack Marsh, at Circus Flora , (5) BROKEN BONE BATHTUB, by Siobhan O’Loughlin, at That Uppity Theatre Co. & The Drama Club STL, and (6) ATOMIC, by Danny Ginges & Philip Foxman, at New Line Theatre.
Reviews of ((1) YENTL, by Leah Napolin, at the New Jewish Theatre; (2) LA BOHEME, by Giacomo Puccini, at Opera Theatre of St. Louis; (3) THE TWO-CHARACTER PLAY, by Tennessee Williams, at the Midnight Company; (4) A PERFECT ANALYSIS GIVEN BY A PARROT, by Tennessee Williams, at the Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis; (5) THE ST. LOUIS ROOMING HOUSE PLAYS, by Tennessee Williams, at the Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis; (6) JERSEY BOYS, by Marshall Brickman & Rick Elice and Bob Gaudio & Bob Crewe, at the Fox Theatre; (7) DEARLY DEPARTED, by David Bottrell & Jessie Jones, at the Alpha Players; and (8) MITZI’S ABORTION, by Elizabeth Heffron, at Tesseract Theatre.
Reviews of (1) THE GLASS MENAGERIE, by Tennessee Williams, at Upstream Theater, (2) THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL, by Horton Foote, at The Theatre Guild of Webster Groves, (3) KISS ME, KATE, by Cole Porter and Samuel & Bella Spewack, at Family Musical Theater, (4) THE ADDAMS FAMILY, by Marshall Brickman & Rick Elise and Andrew Lippa, at the Kirkwood Theatre Guild, (5) BULLETS OVER BROADWAY, by Woody Allen and Glen Kelly, at the Peabody Opera House, and (6) LAUGHING STOCK, by Charles Morey, at KTK Productions.
Reviews of (1) TWISTED MELODIES, by Kelvin Roston, at The Black Rep; (2) BOSNIAN/AMERICAN: THE DANCE OF LIFE, by Deanna Jent, at Mustard Seed Theatre; (3) IVANOV, by Anton Chekhov, at St. Louis Actors’ Studio; (4) THE SOUND OF MUSIC, by Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II, Howard Lindsey & Russell Crouse, at the Fox Theatre; (5) TRASH MACBETH, by William Shakespeare & others, at Equally Represented Arts; (6) THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST, by Oscar Wilde, at Saint Louis Univ.; (7) DOUBLEWIDE, TEXAS, by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope, & Jamie Wooten, at Over Due Theatre Company; (8) COCK, by Mike Bartlett, at the Webster Univ. Conservatory; and (9) THE PAJAMA GAME, by George Abbott & Richard Bissell, Richard Adler & Jerry Ross, at the Webster Univ. Conservatory.
Bob Wilcox and Gerry Kowarsky review (1) MOLLY'S HAMMER, by Tammy Ryan, at the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, (2) IF/THEN, by Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey, at the Fox Theatre, (3) AMERICAN IDIOT, by Green Day, Billie Joe Armstrong, & Michael Mayer, at New Line Theatre, (4) THE MURDER ROOM, by Jack Sharkey, at the Kirkwood Theatre Guild, (5) IL TROVATORE, by Giuseppe Verdi, at Winter Opera Saint Louis, (6) THE WOMEN, by Clare Boothe Luce, at Clayton Community Theatre, and (7) THE UNDERPANTS, by Carl Sternheim, adapted by Steve Martin, at the Theatre Guild of Webster Groves.
Douglas McGrath, Gerry Goffin & Carole King, and Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil, at the Fox Theatre, (2) ELEPHANT’S GRAVEYARD, by George Brant, at Washington Univ., (3) FARCE OF NATURE, by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope, & Jamie Wooten, at KTK Productions, (4) THE MISER, by Moliere, at the Webster University Conservatory, and (5) JAMES JOYCE’S THE DEAD, by Richard Nelson and Shaun Davey, at Saint Louis Univ.
Bob Wilcox and Gerry Kowarsky review (1) DISGRACED, by Ayad Akhtar, at the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, (2) ELEEMOSYNARY, by Lee Blessing, at Mustard Seed Theatre, (3) GIDION'S KNOT, by Johnna Adams, at St. Louis Actors’ Studio, (4) I'LL BE BACK BEFORE MIDNIGHT, by Peter Colley, at Stray Dog Theatre, (5) EDUCATING RITA, by Willy Russell, at West End Players Guild, (6) AS YOU LIKE IT, by William Shakespeare, at Slightly Askew Theatre Ensemble, and (7) AND IN THIS CORNER…CASSIUS CLAY, by Idris Goodwin, Metro Theater Company.
Bob Wilcox and Gerry Kowarsky review (1) GEORAMA, by West Hyler, Matt Schatz & Jack Herrick, at the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, (2) THE WEIR, by Conor McPherson, at Cocktails & Curtain Calls, (3) UNDERNEATH THE LINTEL, by Glen Berger, at the New Jewish Theatre, (4) SHINING CITY, by Conor McPherson, at Upstream Theater, (5) GOOD PEOPLE, by David Lindsay-Abaire,at the Alpha Players of Florissant, (6) GIOCOSO, at Circus Harmony, and (7) COSI FAN TUTTE, by W. A. Mozart and Lorenzo Da Ponte, at Winter Opera St. Louis.
Bob Wilcox and Gerry Kowarsky review (1) THE LION IN WINTER, by James Goldman, at the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, (2) SUNSET BABY, by Dominique Morisseau, at The Black Rep, (3) NEWSIES, by Alan Mencken, Jack Feldman & Harvey Fierstein, at the Fox Theatre, (4) ENCHANTED APRIL, by Matthew Barber, at the Kirkwood Theatre Guild, (5) GOD OF CARNAGE, by Yasmin Reza & Christopher Hampton, at the Theatre Guild of Webster Groves, and (6) THE OTHER SIDE, by David Hawley, at First Run Theatre.
Bob Wilcox and Gerry Kowarsky first review THE ELVES AND THE SHOEMAKER, by Sarah Brandt and Neal Richardson. Two interviews follow: the first with director Lana Pepper, the second with actor Donna Weinsting.
Bob Wilcox and Gerry Kowarsky first review WICKED by Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman, at the Fox Theatre. Next is an archive review of BIG LOVE, by Charles Mee, at the Webster Univ. Conservatory. Then Bob and Gerry interview Jef Awada, the director of BIG LOVE, about taking this production to a theater festival in Cuba.
Bob Wilcox and Gerry Kowarsky review (1) PETER AND THE STARCATCHER, by Rick Elice, at the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis; (2) BAD JEWS, by Joshua Harmon, at the New Jewish Theatre; (3) THE GIN GAME, by D. L. Coburn, at St. Louis Actors' Studio; (4) SUBLIME INTIMACY, by Ken Page, at Max & Louie Productions; (5) DEVIL BOYS FROM BEYOND, by Buddy Thomas, Kenneth Elliot, & Drew Fornarola, at Stray Dog Theatre; (6) SHOTGUN, by John Biguenet, at the Webster Univ. Conservatory; and (7) ALL IS CALM, by Peter Rothstein, Erick Lichte & Timothy C. Takach, at Mustard Seed Theatre.
Bob Wilcox and Gerry Kowarsky review (1) ANIMALS OUT OF PAPER, by Rajiv Joseph, at R-S Theatrics; (2) IRVING BERLIN'S WHITE CHRISTMAS, by Irving Berlin, David Ives & Paul Blake, at the Fox Theatre; (3) RAPTURE, BLISTER, BURN, by Gina Gionfriddo, at the West End Players Guild; (4) BETH LEAVEL: MUNY MAGIC AT THE SHELDON, The Muny at the Sheldon Concert Hall; (5) STAGE DOOR, by George S. Kaufman & Edna Ferber, at the Webster Univ. Conservatory; (6) CRIMES OF THE HEART, by Beth Henley, at Saint Louis Univ.; and (7) THE MISANTHROPE, by Moliere, at Washington Univ.
Bob Wilcox and Gerry Kowarsky review (1) I AND YOU, by Lauren Gunderson, at the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis; (2) THE 39 STEPS, by Patrick Barlow, at Slightly Askew Theatre Ensemble; (3) DRACULA, by John L. Balderston & Hamilton Deane, at The Theatre Guild of Webster Groves; (4) RUMORS, by Neil Simon, at the Kirkwood Theatre Guild; (5) YEOMEN OF THE GUARD, by W.S. Gilbert & Sir Arthur Sullivan, at Winter Opera St. Louis; (6) NUNSENSE, by Dan Goggins, at Hawthorne Players; and (7) A MOURNING HOLLOW, by 9 playwrights, at Tesseract Theatre.
Bob Wilcox and Gerry Kowarsky review (1) ANGEL STREET, by Patrick Hamilton, at the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis; (2) MATILDA THE MUSICAL, by Dennis Kelly & Tim Minchin, at the Fox Theatre; (3) MARY POPPINS, by Julian Fellowes, Richard M. & Robert B. Sherman, George Stiles & Anthony Drewe, at Variety Children's Theatre; (4) SPRING AWAKENING, by Steven Sater & Duncan Sheik, at Take Two Productions; (5) THE PIANO LESSON, by August Wilson, at the Clayton Community Theatre; (6) SCOTLAND ROAD, by Jeffrey Hatcher, at Saint Louis Univ.; (7) MEDEA, by Euripides, at Univ. of Missouri–St. Louis; and (8) THE ADDAMS FAMILY, by Andrew Lippa, Marshall Brickman & Rick Elice, at Over Due Theatre Company.
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