Musicals

Catch Him While You Can: Broadway star Norbert Leo Butz returns to St. Louis next week for a good cause

The Follies of 1832: Les Miserables doesn't dream daringly

Thoroughly Modern Muny: Did Mike Isaacson's debut season in Forest Park make the grade?

Stink Globally: Insight Theatre spoils And the World Goes 'Round

Barbershop of Horrors

Boogie Bored: The story made for an uplifting film, but Billy Elliot The Musical falls flat at the Fox

The Powell Is Alive

There's more to Jeanine Tesori's Shrek the Musical than meets the ear

Gutenberg! The Musical! looks good on paper — and in the flesh

Nomo

8 p.m. Wednesday, February 10. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Avenue.

It Girl: Sutton Foster is the face of Broadway musical theater

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Interview Outtakes: Bruce Hornsby

Megan Holmes​In this week's paper, Bruce Hornsby chatted with Matt Wardlaw. Hornsby and his band the Noisemakers are at the Pageant tonight. He's no longer just the dude who soundtracked dentist offices in the '80s ("Mandolin Rain," "The Way It Is") -- and hasn't been for a long time now, as t ... More >>

St. Louis Theater Caps

Dennis Brown and Paul Friswold suss out the local theater scene

By the Boards: Dennis Brown on the STL Theater Scene August 13-16

Those who look forward to a weekly fix of musical theater may be disappointed that the Muny summer has ended, but we're not done with musicals just yet. Two musicals open this week and one is closing.disney.go.com​Clearly the flashiest, most publicized opening is Mary Poppins at the Fox. Even as t ... More >>

Replay's the Thing: Care to guess how many times you'll hear the title tune at the Muny's Meet Me in St. Louis?

Musical Heirs: At the ripe old age of 34, A Chorus Line still rocks

New Musical Monday

Leave your surrey at home

Songs in the Key of Satire

They kid because they love

Jersey Boys more than lives up to the hype

Avenue Q is a naughty Sesame Street parody. So that makes Dennis Oscar the Grouch!

Andrea Marcovicci's lifelong affair with Fred Astaire.

It's as strong as ever in Andrea Sings Astaire.

Mirth Maker

The Drowsy Chaperone is a dream of a musical.

So Long, Farewell

Dennis Brown bids farewell to the summer season at the Muny.

Night Moves

Risqué business: The Pajama Game never goes out of style.

St. Louis Stage Capsules

Dennis Brown and Paul Friswold suss out the local theater scene.

Oklahoma! OK.

The Muny provides open air without the spirit.

High Beam

Actress Christine Andreas brings firsthand experience to The Light in the Piazza.

Eine Kevin Kline Nominees

Capsule Reviews

Dennis Brown and Deanna Jent suss out local theater

Dream Works

Jennifer Hudson nails it as a well-worn tale struggles to transcend the Ray model.

Capsule Reviews

Dennis Brown and Deanna Jent suss out local theater

Song of Songs

The Musical of Musicals is a real hoot.

Capsule Reviews

Dennis Brown and Deanna Jent suss out local theater

Hot Tickets

No, this ain't New York, but the shows sure go on.

Same Time Next Year

Meet Kate Baldwin, the Muny's answer to Jason Isringhausen.

Hot Numbers

Time for that tuneful question: What are the best Broadway musicals of all time?

Reign Man

The King and I gets the royal treatment at the Muny

Tune Town

Tommy Tune’s Dr. Dolittle does plenty

Physician Heals Himself

Bollywood Botch

A Fox production puts the “Bomb” in Bombay Dreams

Foxy Lady

He Put a Spell on You

Composer Stephen Schwartz gets Wicked

Pay for Play

Producer Rocco Landesman comes home to talk about Broadway (and baseball)

Tune Up

The Muny improved this year -- but 2004 wasn't a hard act to follow

Kate Flying

Catch Kate Baldwin in St. Louis while you can

Living Large

Ken Page throws his homegrown weight behind Herod in Jesus Christ Superstar

Gun Slinger

An emerging star will take on the Muny in Annie Get Your Gun

Sell Mel

An uneven cast undermines the return of The Producers

As Wacky as You Wanna Be

James Lapine gets Into the Woods