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St. Louis Stage Capsules

Dennis Brown and Paul Friswold suss out the local theater scene

St. Louis Stage Capsules

Dennis Brown and Paul Friswold suss out the local theater scene

St. Louis Stage Capsules

Dennis Brown and Paul Friswold suss out the local theater scene

End of an Error: Midnight Company freely concedes Mistakes Were Made

Dennis Brown and Paul Friswold suss out the local theater scene

St. Louis Stage Capsules

Dennis Brown, Paul Friswold and Lew Prince suss out the local theater scene

Company of Thieves at the Firebird, 6/22/11

Photo by Brennan Schnell from a previous show.​Company of Thieves June 22, 2011 The Firebird There are no giant signs signaling to passing cars "stop here" at the Firebird But there it is, a speck of life surrounded by boarded-up buildings and corporate sky rises. The Firebird, like Company ... More >>

Hop To It

Photo by Brennan Schnell from a previous show.​Company of Thieves June 22, 2011 The Firebird There are no giant signs signaling to passing cars "stop here" at the Firebird But there it is, a speck of life surrounded by boarded-up buildings and corporate sky rises. The Firebird, like Company ... More >>

Summer Smooches

Photo by Brennan Schnell from a previous show.​Company of Thieves June 22, 2011 The Firebird There are no giant signs signaling to passing cars "stop here" at the Firebird But there it is, a speck of life surrounded by boarded-up buildings and corporate sky rises. The Firebird, like Company ... More >>

Summer Smooches

Photo by Brennan Schnell from a previous show.​Company of Thieves June 22, 2011 The Firebird There are no giant signs signaling to passing cars "stop here" at the Firebird But there it is, a speck of life surrounded by boarded-up buildings and corporate sky rises. The Firebird, like Company ... More >>

St. Louis Stage Capsules

Dennis Brown and Paul Friswold suss out the local theater scene

St. Louis Stage Capsules

Dennis Brown and Paul Friswold suss out the local theater scene

St. Louis Stage Capsules

Dennis Brown and Paul Friswold suss out the local theater scene

St. Louis Stage Capsules

Dennis Brown and Paul Friswold suss out the local theater scene

St. Louis Stage Capsules

Dennis Brown and Paul Friswold suss out the local theater scene

Autumn Leave: Geoffrey Nauffts' Next Fall falls flat

Dennis Brown and Paul Friswold suss out the local theater scene

Home, Sweet Home?

Dennis Brown and Paul Friswold suss out the local theater scene

An Under Cover Weekend Night Three: Theodore The Rats and People Motion Picture Orchestra, Fractured Army, Makeshift Gentlemen, The Dive Poets, Via Dove

This year's Under Cover Weekend ended with a strong turnout at the Firebird last night. The crowd awaiting the opening super-group featuring Theodore and The Rats and People Motion Picture Orchestra already surpassed the somewhat-skimpy attendance for last Saturday's event. It's a good thing so ma ... More >>

Rev. Peyton's Big Damn Band

9 p.m. Tuesday, September 7. The Firebird, 2706 Olive Street.

St. Louis Stage Capsules

Dennis Brown and Paul Friswold suss out the St. Louis theater scene

St. Louis Stage Capsules

Dennis Brown and Paul Friswold suss out the St. Louis theater scene

Isle Be Darned: Upstream Theater gets stranded on Outlying Islands

Dennis Brown and Paul Friswold suss out the St. Louis theater scene

St. Louis Stage Capsules

Dennis Brown and Paul Friswold suss out local theater scene

St. Louis Stage Capsules

Dennis Brown and Paul Friswold suss out the St. Louis theater scene

St. Louis Stage Capsules

Dennis Brown and Paul Friswold suss out the local theater scene

An Under Cover Weekend

8 p.m. Saturday, September 12. The Firebird, 2706 Olive Street.

By the Boards: Dennis Brown on the STL Theater Scene September 3-6

Whitney Curtis | stagesstlouis.orgOh, craps! Guys and dollars!​Had you been a Tony Awards voter in the early 1950s, would you have voted for Guys and Dolls, which debuted on Broadway in November 1950 (and which opens a four-week stint at Stages St. Louis this weekend), or for The King and I, which ... More >>

Sound It Out

Whitney Curtis | stagesstlouis.orgOh, craps! Guys and dollars!​Had you been a Tony Awards voter in the early 1950s, would you have voted for Guys and Dolls, which debuted on Broadway in November 1950 (and which opens a four-week stint at Stages St. Louis this weekend), or for The King and I, which ... More >>

Electric Touch

8:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 22. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Avenue.

Ugly, Stupid and Ready to Wed

8:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 22. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Avenue.

St. Louis Stage Capsules

Dennis Brown and Paul Friswold suss out the local theater scene

Sorry Morrie

See the Rep's production of Tuesdays with Morrie if you must — but see it for Bernie Passeltiner's performance.

St. Louis Stage Capsules

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

St. Louis Stage Capsules

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

A Flood of Memories in Song

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

Get Original

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

It Was a Very Good Year

Thanks for the memories: Dennis and Deanna break down 2006.

Hot Tickets

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

Capsule Reviews

Dennis Brown and Deanna Jent suss out local theater

Long Days Journey

With The Last Days of Café Café, First Run Theatre doesn't know when to stop

Seasoned to Taste

Steven Woolf dishes on the Rep's repertoire

Beer and Skits

Drama brews at McGurk's

Truth Obscured

Play about Woolf skirts complex issues

Moral Imperatives

New offerings tackle racism and the Holocaust

The Offstage Musical

The Cradle Will Rock brings agitprop theater, accompanied by a play to explain the politically charged musical, to St. Louis

Minor Miracle

Though the story's flawed and the effort uneven, St. Louis Shakespeare's production of Pericles manages to salvage some moments

Our Town

By Thornton Wilder (Clayton Community Theater)

FROZEN ASSETS

Metro Theatre Company brings Nicholas Kryah's cool Iceman to the stage

RETURN OF THE NATIVE

Missourian Lanford Wilson comes to the Rep to stage his new play, Book of Days, with longtime collaborator Marshall Mason. A look behind the scenes at the men who changed American theater.

Broadcast Blues

Missourian Lanford Wilson comes to the Rep to stage his new play, Book of Days, with longtime collaborator Marshall Mason. A look behind the scenes at the men who changed American theater.