There's something for everyone among this week's openings. www.stagesstlouis.comKids are apt to be amused by Alice in Wonderland, this summer's musical for children at Stages St. Louis. You're not likely to see this show on Broadway or at the Fox. Based on the 1951 Disney animated movie (which in turn of course was based on the Lewis Carroll fantasy Alice's Adventures Under Ground), it was created by Disney Theatricals strictly to capitalize on the unquenchable thirst for children's theater.
Unity Theatre Ensemble is this area's stealth company -- except when they're performing. Then it's everything they can do to keep the roof nailed down. But publicity is not their strong suit. Music is. Until their Cotton Club Revue got nominated for four Kevin Kline awards earlier this year, many people had not even heard of them. But we sure heard them at the Kevins; their Cotton Club excerpt rocked the Loretto Hilton. This week and next they're back doing what they do best, playing the Ivor