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First Stats Released For The BroadwayWorld St. Louis Awards; Stage St. Louis IN THE HEIGHTS Leads Best Musical
by BWW Staff - Nov 21, 2022


The first live standings have been announced for the 2022 BroadwayWorld St. Louis Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

Photos: Moonstone Theatre Company Presents PROOF By David Auburn
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 25, 2022


Moonstone Theatre Company launches inaugural season with the Pulitzer Prize winning play, Proof by David Auburn.

Moonstone Presents PROOF, March 24 - April 10
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 14, 2022


Moonstone Theatre Company presents the 2nd production of their inaugural season Proof by David Auburn, March 24 – April 10 at Kirkwood Performing Arts Center Studio Theater.

Moonstone Theatre Company To Continue Inaugural Season with PROOF
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 12, 2022


Artistic Director Sharon Hunter will continue Moonstone Theatre Company’s inaugural season with the Pulitzer Prize winning play, Proof by David Auburn.

NJT Opens 24th Season With Neil Simon's LAUGHTER ON THE 23RD FLOOR
by Stephi Wild - Jan 5, 2022


Artistic Director Edward Coffield is pleased to open the 2022 Season at NJT with a Neil Simon classic comedy.

Central Works November Script Club Features RECIPE By Michael Gene Sullivan & Audio Play By Nicole Parizeau
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 5, 2020


Central Works second audio play presentation The Human Ounce by Nicole Parizeau posts on Thanksgiving Day November 26.

Photo Flash: First Look At The Cast of ADA AND THE ENGINE At Stage West
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 26, 2019


How do you escape the shadow of your brilliant, infamous father? Do you pursue your own path, a path that leads to envisioning the first computer?  Or do you follow the norm - marry a suitable man and start a family? It may sound like romantic fiction, but it's not. This is the amazing story of Ada Byron Lovelace, in Lauren Gunderson's Ada and the Engine, which begins a 5-week regional premiere run at Stage West on Thursday, January 9.

Photo Flash: First Look at New Jewish Theatre's BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS
by Stephi Wild - Oct 13, 2019


New Jewish Theatre (NJT) opens its 23rd season with the heartfelt Brighton Beach Memoirs.

Photo Flash: New Jewish Theatre Presents BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 2, 2019


New Jewish Theatre (NJT) opens its 23rd season with the heartfelt Brighton Beach Memoirs.

NJT Presents Neil Simon's BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS
by Julie Musbach - Sep 4, 2019


New Jewish Theatre (NJT) opens its 23rd season with the heartfelt Brighton Beach Memoirs.

Announcing Free Summer Readings At The Unicorn Theatre!
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 20, 2019


Berkshire Theatre Group (BTG) and Kate Maguire (Artistic Director, CEO) are proud to announce free readings at The Unicorn Theatre (6 East Street, Stockbridge, MA) of So This Is My Family: Mr. Green Part 2, Jeff Baron's continuation to his award-winning play, Visiting Mr. Green on July 12. Back by popular demand, Evidence of Things Unseen by Katie Forgette will be presented on July 26. It is strongly recommended to reserve your ticket in advance, due to limited seating.

Playwrights Marcus Gardley, Lauren Yee & Kristiana Rae Colón Honored At Playwrights Foundation Event
by A.A. Cristi - May 29, 2019


The Playwrights Foundation hosts Cocktails with a Playwright, a June 8 benefit from 5 - 7PM a an intimate and interactive event featuring award winning playwrights at the San Francisco Center for the Book. Celebrating new plays and engaging celebrated playwrights, the event will honor alumni playwrights Marcus Gardley, 2019 Obie Award Winner, Kristiana Rae Colon, Lauren Yee,  and the inspirational leadership of outgoing Artistic Director Amy Mueller, who will be passing the torch at the end of the season after nineteen transformational years that have placed Playwrights Foundation and its playwrights squarely on the national scene.

Union Avenue Opera Celebrates 25th Festival Season
by Julie Musbach - May 22, 2019


Over 21 artists will make their Union Avenue Opera (UAO) debut this summer as the company celebrates its 25th Anniversary Season. The seven-week summer season will open Friday, July 5 with Bernstein's hilarious, philosophical, and fast-paced take on Voltaire's 1759 biting satire of the same name, Candide and will feature the return of Christine Brewer to the UAO stage. The season continues through August 24th with performances of Puccini's operatic blockbuster La boheme, a tribute to UAO's tradition of presenting operas in original languages, and the St. Louis premiere of Tom Cipullo's Glory Denied, the true saga of Vietnam veteran Colonel Jim Thompson, the longest-held American POW in US history.

BWW Review: TIME STANDS STILL is Harsh and Tender Contemplation on War and Relationships
by Tanya Seale - Mar 29, 2019


An exposed-brick studio apartment in Brooklyn in 2009 is the setting for Time Stands Still, a moving play by Donald Margulies, directed by Doug Finlayson, playing now at The New Jewish Theatre. Romantic partners for 8 ½ years, photojournalist Sarah (Wendy Renee Greenwood) and war correspondent James (Ben Nordstrom), return home, Sarah's face bandaged, her arm in a sling, and her leg bound with a brace as she struggles to maneuver on crutches. We don't know exactly what has happened just yet, but we know it's bad, as the play opens with poignant silences, emerging compromises, and a shared consideration for anguish. We soon learn that the couple has covered the horrors of combat, famines, and genocides; that they have nearly died several times, and that as Sarah begins recovering from the physical wounds from a roadside bomb, James has already been home and is on meds recovering from his emotional ones. The question associated with a recovery of this magnitude is, "What happens next?" And what happens after that and after that?

New Jewish Theatre Presents TIME STANDS STILL
by Julie Musbach - Feb 27, 2019


The New Jewish Theatre's 2018-19 season continues with Donald Margulies' thoughtful drama, Time Stands Still, directed by Doug Finlayson.

AKA Studio Productions and Kierstead Productions Present MULLIGAN
by Kaitlin Milligan - Sep 18, 2018


Executive Producers AKA Studio Productions (“Rules of Cool,” Fullscreen) and Kierstead Productions (Broadway's Pretty Woman, Kinky Boots, Waitress) are pleased to announce the world premiere of the pilot episode for the original drama series Mulligan, an “Official Selection” at the 2018 Los Angeles Film Festival, one of three pilots in the world chosen to be screened at the prestigious festival.  The screening is set for Tuesday evening, September 26, 2018 at 7:15 p.m. at the Arc Light Theater (9500 Culver Blvd) in Culver City, CA. 

BWW Review: SArTrE! 'No Exit' brings Hell to the Chapel.
by Steve Callahan - Aug 25, 2018


Jean-Paul Sartre's iconic play 'No Exit' is receiving a solid production under the aegis of the Slightly Askew Theatre Ensemble (SATE). It's directed by Bess Moynihan and uses a fresh new translation by Alyssa Ward.

BWW Review: Mustard Seed Theatre's Dystopian But Hopeful REMNANT
by Chris Gibson - Dec 14, 2017


After ten seasons, Mustard Seed Theatre returns to one of their first productions, and it's an intriguing work called REMNANT by Ron Reed. It's a window into a plague-ravaged future where civilization has been lost, and mistrust runs rampant. But, there are remnants from the past that keep hope alive, and one of them is a passed down tale of Christmas.And, while this may seem like an unusual holiday presentation, I actually appreciate that aspect. Besides, this is a show that's amusing, tense, joyful, and touching, and that covers most people's experience of the holidays in one way or another. The dialog is also quite interesting since it reflects the loss of many aspects of a culture's language, and so some words substitute for more familiar ones, and others are pronounced differently. But that aspect only adds to the atmosphere of the show, since their meaning is always clear. Whether you're looking for something a little different this season, or not, REMNANT is well worth your time and attention.

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