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Review of August: Osage County at the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

The Rep’s superb cast shows why the play won the 2008 Pulitzer Prize, Tony Award and many other prizes.

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Po Mia Spreads Positivity Through Music

Po Mia is an eclectic local musician who aims to spread positivity and comfort with their complex and therapeutic music.

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Review of Molly Sweeney at Albion Theatre

In the current production by Albion Theatre, director Robert Ashton’s approach to the play shows it off to its best advantage.

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Review of the 2024 New Works Collective at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis

Last weekend, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis presented the splendid premieres of three one-act operas. The 20-minute works were the second group of commissions by OTSL’s New Works Collective.

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Review of Wedding Band at The Black Rep

The Black Rep’s current offering is Wedding Band, a profoundly moving outcry against intolerance and oppression by Alice Childress. Written in the 1960s, the play retains all its dramatic and emotional power in the outstanding Black Rep production.

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Review of Jacey’s Jazz Joint at Blue Strawberry

On the second Wednesday in March, the Midnight Company presented its second premiere of month at Blue Strawberry. The delightful new show is Jacey’s Jazz Joint, another collaboration of performer Eileen Engel and writer-director Joe Hanrahan.

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U.S.-Mexico Border Wall Photographer, Griselda San Martin

Griselda San Martin photographs families along the U.S.-Mexico border focusing on issues of immigration, deportation, inequality and violations of human rights.

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Review of Movie Music at Blue Strawberry

The songs and the stories about them are a joy to hear. Engel has a lovely voice and endearing personal charm. Hanrahan has disarming enthusiasm and a convincing way with a song. Colin Healy is the ever-supportive musical director on piano and guitar.

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Review of Company at the Fox Theatre

The production at the Fox, with the female lead, was developed for a London revival directed by the brilliant British director Marianne Elliott, who worked closely with Sondheim in revising it.

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Review of Dreaming of Lear at Saint Louis University

The third production of the season at Saint Louis University was Dreaming of Lear: A Devised Work Based on Shakespeare’s King Lear. It was produced in collaboration with the Prison Performing Arts Alumni Theatre Company. The work is difficult to describe, but it was easy to enjoy in the recent staging in the Kranzberg, Black Box Theatre.