Today the world mourns the death of comedian Dom DeLuise, who passed away after a long illness.Unreal mourns DeLuise too -- as we have mourned all of those who co-starred with him in Blazing Saddles and preceded him in death. Unreal is by no means a cineaste -- heck, we'd sooner bowl than watch a movie (any movie) -- but Blazing Saddles, a work of movie-making genius, occupies a special place in our heart.Here's the thing you might be asking yourself, though: Dom DeLuise is not from St. Louis. D
muny.orgAfter two solid offerings in 42nd Street and Annie, the Muny returns on Monday from its self-imposed Fourth of July hiatus with a one-week run of Meet Me In St. Louis.Based on the 1944 movie that starred Judy Garland (which in turn was based on a series of short stories by Sally Benson), the stage adaptation is an odd duck. When it debuted at the Muny in 1960, the sheer excitement of a world premiere "right here in St. Louis" blinded a lot of viewers to the fact that the intimate nature
