Theatrical Plays

A Fistful of Hollers

World War II memoir Conversations with an Executioner is all talk, no action

Maim Event: St. Louis Actors' Studio doesn't quite slay the darkly comic Killer Joe

Innerpartysystem

9 p.m. Tuesday, March 8. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Avenue.

Ted Leo at Off Broadway on February 2 is Postponed

​Just got word that Ted Leo's February 2 show at Off Broadway has been postponed due to a "family emergency," according to the venue. Hope everything is all right; our best wishes to Ted and hope things get better soon. Off Broadway says the show will reschedule, so stay tuned for info once we ... 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

Lucero Coming to Off Broadway in December

Although December and January are always slow concert months in St. Louis, a few notable shows are trickling in here and there: Tim Kasher of Cursive at Off Broadway, Ultimate Fakebook at the Firebird and Ozzy Osbourne/Halford at the Scottrade Center. Add to that list Memphis twangpunks Lucero, who ... More >>

Act Inc. roasts up a couple of old chestnuts

Huckleberry Grin

St. Louis Weekend Concert Highlights: Friday, March 19 to Sunday, March 21

It's been a long week. Here are the highlights of shows going on this weekend -- please chime in with your own below. Friday, March 19 *Jay-Z/Young Jeezy/Trey Songz, Scottrade Center *David Gray, Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center *STS9, The Pageant *Michael McDermott (early), Off Broadway * ... More >>

St. Louis Weekend Concert Calendar: Friday, February 19 to Sunday, February 21

Friday, February 19 *Pokey LaFarge/The Hot Seats, Off Broadway *Eyedea & Abilities/Dosh/Earthworms, Firebird *Sybris/Bear Hands/Eagle Scout, Old Rock House *Sadat X (Brand Nubian), The Gargoyle *Mount Righteous/Foundry Field Recordings, Antarctica *The Audition/Sparks the Rescue/Dangerous Summer/The ... More >>

St. Louis Stage Capsules

Dennis Brown and Paul Friswold suss out the local theater scene

St. Louis Weekend Concert Calendar: Friday, December 4 to Sunday, December 6

Friday, December 4 *The Swell Season/Rachael Yamagata, The Pageant *Naughty By Nature/Kid Capri, The Ambassador *The Hipnecks/Cropdusters, The Gramophone *Pieta Brown/Caleb Travers, Off Broadway (early, 7:30 p.m.) *Crosby, Loggins & Nash Tour: Jay Nash, Crosby Loggins, Caitlin Crosby, Off Broadway ( ... More >>

Thespians on Wheels: Joan Lipkin's DisAbility Project is on a roll

By the Boards: Dennis Brown on the STL Theater Scene October 22-25

It used to be that a rite of passage for every theater company was to stage Thornton Wilder's Our Town. Times have changed. Now that rite of passage seems to have passed on to The Rocky Horror Show. This week the NonProphet Theater Company takes its best shot. Consider yourself alerted. Or warned, a ... More >>

St. Louis Weekend Concert Calendar: Friday, October 16 to Sunday, October 18

Friday, October 16 *Mirah/Norfolk & Western, Billiken Club *Tom Russell, Off Broadway *The Blakes/The Orbz/Via Dove, Firebird *Ernie Isley and the Jam Band, Blueberry Hill's Duck Room *Flow Clinic/Mustardfish/Lord of the Yum-Yum, Lemmmons *Trey Songz/Mario/Day 26, The Pageant *This Is Energy/Novell ... More >>

So Long, Orange Girls

They were Orange, and they were golden.​Wonder of the World, the final show of the Orange Girls' 2009 season, wraps up this weekend. It may also be the final show the Orange Girls ever produce. Still, while reviewers are calling the production the company's "swan song," founders Brooke Edwards, Mi ... More >>

Pair of Jokers: Compare notes on late-career plays by Neil Simon and Herb Gardner

St. Louis Weekend Concert Calendar: September 11 to 13

Friday, September 11 *Jumbling Towers/Hibernauts/Music Video/Exercise, Firebird *Michelle Shocked, Off Broadway *Pitbull, Home Nightclub *Nite Owl, Vintage Vinyl (night) *Sick Puppies/Hurt, The Pageant *Northwoods (CD release), The Chapel *Campfire Club, Lemmons *Diesel Island, Riddles *Locke N Load ... More >>

By the Boards: Dennis Brown on the STL Theater Scene September 10-13

The 2009-'10 theater season officially kicks in this weekend with the opening of the Rep season. Amadeus, Peter Shaffer's 1979 drama about one man's attempt to bring down God, is sure to provide sumptuous sets and costumes and lots of thrilling Mozart music (played not too loudly, please). But there ... More >>

When the Truth Isn't Enough

St. Louis Weekend Concert Calendar: Thursday, July 2 to Sunday, July 5

Happy July 4, everyone. Have fun, be safe and rock out. Thursday, July 2 *Bob Dylan/Willie Nelson/John Cougar Mellencamp, GCS Ballpark (Sauget) *Brooke Waggoner, Off Broadway *Dr. Manhattan, Cicero's *Hip-Hop Showcase, Atomic Cowboy *Bridgeton Air Defense/Tenement Ruth, Mangia *Peter J Woods/ Insti ... More >>

Strange Visitors

Weekend Concert Calendar: June 5 to 7

So, I've been on vacation all week, so it's up to you, dear readers, to fill in what's going on this weekend. Tonight is the Phonocaptors reunion at Deluxe, tomorrow is Hoots and Hellmouth at Off Broadway and on Sunday is the music showcase in the Loop!

Let's Talk about Art

Winter of Our Discontent

This holiday season Dennis discovers that one head-scratcher leads to another.

Seesaw for Yourself

St. Louis Actors' Studio debuts ambitiously with A Delicate Balance.

Catch the Bus

Purr Relations

Muddy Waters takes the bite out of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.

Apocalypse Now

Stray Dog Finds Home

HotCity, Cold Clockwork Orange

Ticktock, what a crock.

The Kevins Turn Two

Sophomore year: Dennis Brown puts the Kevin Kline Awards to the test.

Arthur! Arthur!

Muddy Waters' Crucible doesn't burn bright enough.

Capsule Reviews

Dennis Brown and Deanna Jent suss out local theater

When There's Entertainment

There's hope

Capsule Reviews

Dennis Brown and Deanna Jent suss out local theater

What a Difference a Gay Makes

Jade Esteban Estrada tells the tales you won't find in textbooks

Best Theater Company

HotHouse Theatre Company

Wedding Bell Blues

If you think marital woes can be a hoot, you're right -- sometimes

Everyday People

Women Who Steal focuses on the emotional details of human behavior

Best Visiting Artist

Tony Leung

THE BASEMENT TAPES

Visiting the people under the stairs at the St. Marcus Theatre

THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER

By George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart (Kirkwood Theatre Guild)

WIT

By Margaret Edson (Repertory Theatre of St. Louis)

FLIGHT DECONSTRUCTOR

AN IDEAL HUSBAND

Directed by Oliver Parker

This Week

Oscar Ceremony