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A new retailer almost perfectly centered in St. Louis calls to mind a sadly vanishing breed of food purveyors.
Story: What’s a small-time gambler circa post-World War II to do? Nathan Detroit may run “the oldest established floating crap game in New York,” but Lt. Brannigan of the NYPD is determined to send Nathan and his cronies to jail, come hell or high stakes.
Story: Alfie Byrne lives a quiet life in his Dublin neighborhood circa 1964. The bachelor bus conductor, who shares a modest home with his sister Lily where he is the primary cook, has a passion for theater that he fulfills as director of a community troupe which performs at his local Cathol…
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Whether you’re passionate about paintings, a theatrical whiz or simply a frequent concertgoer, there’s something in this section you’re sure to enjoy.
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The metro area’s music scene remains as lively as ever, offering jazz, folk, orchestral and operatic selections year-round.
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Awe-inspiring athleticism and breathtaking beauty are scheduled to grace area stages later this year as top local troupes unveil their new seasons of ballet, modern, tap, hip-hop and contemporary dance.
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Much to the delight of theatergoers throughout the metro area, proscenium arches and similar structures here will never, ever go to cobwebs and dust thanks to the efforts and enthusiasm of the troupes that follow!
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As testified by these 15 listings, visual art continues to flourish at manifold locations both large and small – galleries, museums and other venues less easily classifiable – throughout the metro area.
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Story: Matilda Wormwood is not exactly the apple of her parents’ eyes. In fact, the little girl is constantly subjected to verbal and emotional abuse by her self-centered mother and vapid father. She has been since she was born, when she “deprived” her mum of her annual ballroom-dancing comp…
Story: An older couple who have recently passed on looks back on the last years of their lives, which were spent in a senior living community known as Pelican Roost. They introduce the audience to some 18 different characters who contribute to the fun times, the eccentricity and wacky advent…
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Recently revamped, the historic International Shoe Co. building at the heart of St. Louis’ garment district now houses a hotel that salutes the city’s fashion, culture and diversity.
uStory: Four starving artists share an apartment in the Latin Quarter of Paris in the mid-19th century. The quartet of young men -- Rodolfo the poet, the painter Marcello, philosopher Colline and Schaunard the musician – prepare to enjoy a Christmas Eve dinner courtesy of Schaunard’s recent …
Story: Sandy Drombowski had a most pleasant summer away from high school, striking up a romance with a nice young man named Danny Zuko. When the 1959 school year begins, however, Rydell High School’s newest student, Sandy, is surprised to learn that Danny goes there, too.
Story: The California gold rush circa 1850 has all types of people fevered with dreams of striking it rich out west. Irish immigrant William leaves his wife and child behind in St. Louis, promising to reunite with them after he makes some money. Belligerent Craig Woodling browbeats his wife …
A reimagined smartphone app from one of the area’s leading visual art organizations powerfully connects artists with potential patrons.
Story: The seventh annual LaBute New Theater Festival, hosted by St. Louis Actors’ Studio, opened in early July at the Gaslight Theater for a month-long run. The second installment, running through July 28, features four different one-act plays, including one by festival namesake Neil LaBute.
Story: In this play within a play, it’s 1938 as the Stage Manager welcomes the audience to the theater. He tells us that in the show that’s about to begin, it’s early morning on a bright day in 1901 in Grover’s Corners, New Hampshire. He says that there will be three brief acts to be perform…
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Under the former owner of Woodsmoke BBQ, Creve Coeur’s latest restaurant defies description with smoked meats, seafood and internationally inspired fare.
Story: In an updated version of the classic fairy tale, Ella – derisively referred to as Cinderella by her caustic stepmother Madame because of her propensity for sitting close to the hearth – is forced to handle all of the manual labor for her stepmother and two stepsisters following the de…
Story: The seventh annual LaBute New Theater Festival, hosted by St. Louis Actors’ Studio, opened last weekend at the Gaslight Theater for a month-long run. The first installment, running through July 14, features four different one-act plays, including one by festival namesake Neil LaBute.
Story: Candide, illegitimate cousin to the royal family of Baron Thunder-Ten-Tronck in Westphalia, studies under the tutelage of eminent philosopher Dr. Pangloss, whose claim to fame is the dictum that his students live in “the best of all possible worlds.” He "teaches" happiness to Candide …
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Vitality Ballet gives area seniors an active, artistic outlet for the body and mind alike.
Story: France is a dangerous place in 1793, just a few years after the French Revolution of 1789 and smack in the center of the infamous Reign of Terror of 1793-94, when public executions by guillotine were de riguer.
Story: Members of the Second Continental Congress gather in Philadelphia in the spring and summer of 1776. They have grown increasingly unhappy with how tyrannical King George of England has governed the American colonies and have come together to debate their course of action.
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Construction at one of the area’s preeminent postsecondary educational institutions soon will heighten its already grand profile.
Story: Young Polish-Jewish writer Sholem Asch longs for his play, Got fun Nikome (The God of Vengeance) to be read by his mentor, acclaimed Yiddish writer I.L. Peretz. The drama focuses on the daughter of the Jewish owner of a brothel, who falls in love with a prostitute and incurs her fathe…