106 stories by "Calvin Wilson | Post-Dispatch Theater Critic"
Among its seven shows this summer, outdoor theater in Forest Park will present four Muny premieres: "Beautiful," "Sister Act," "Rent" and "Chess."
Collage Dance Collective, a ballet company based in Memphis, closes the annual two-day showcase of companies from across the country.
The production relaunches the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis Steve Woolf Studio Series, which is devoted to works that push the theatrical envelope.
Max & Louie presents Pulitzer Prize-nominated play.
For the company's artistic director, Michelle Dorrance, it's something of a homecoming.
Filmmaker and playwright says Anton Chekov peeked into the future with his "timeless" play.
At New Jewish Theatre, Jacob Flekier returns once again to a character based on the playwright.
Arthur Miller's classic drama plays differently when the Loman family is Black.
Cody Garcia, who played Willy Wonka in a touring production of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," takes on the role of Buddy.
Dance ensemble explores connection and community.
Hall of Fame ceremony honors photographic innovators.
Daniel Switzer is the understudy for Olaf and Weselton.
Theater company is back with comedy, drama.
Broadway sensation coming to the Fox Theatre spotlights the music and goes behind the scenes of the classic Motown act.
Among the season's highlights are a Stephen Sondheim musical, a tour of a recent Broadway smash, an early Neil Simon play and a world premiere.
Musical adaptation of "The Color Purple," a popular movie and an acclaimed novel, makes its Muny premiere, featuring a "complex" Black, female character.
"Legally Blonde" musical challenges assumptions about "who we think is smart," says Maggie Burrows, who directs the Muny production.
Ben Davis says Sondheim musical's murderous barber is "a bucket-list role."
For annual LaBute New Theater Festival at St. Louis Actors' Studio, writer-director Neil LaBute contributes a one-act piece titled "St. Louis."
Laila Fantroy is just 13 years old, but with her Muny debut in "Mary Poppins" she's already on the path to becoming a star.
John Tartaglia directs the Muny's production of "Mary Poppins," starring Jeanna de Waal and Corbin Bleu.
Matt Kunkel directs an adaptation of "Camelot" that places emphasis on story's heart and focuses on Arthur, Guenevere and Lancelot.
Tale of high-kicking and lowdown showgirls Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly returns, this time as the first show in Muny's 104th season.
Instead of focusing on darker aspects of "Much Ado About Nothing," emphasis has shifted to "the lightness, and the humor, and the romance."
SATE's annual showcase for female writers and directors is named for trailblazing 17th-century English playwright.
