Arts & Culture

Opera Theatre Of Saint Louis’ Festival Season Opens With ‘Pirates Of Penzance”

Mary Edwards and Alex Heuer — Sat, 25 May 2013 01:47:52 +0000

The tents are up on the lawn of the Loretto Hilton Performing Arts Center as Opera Theatre of Saint Louis prepares to open its 2013 Festival Season with Gilbert & Sullivan’s comic masterpiece The Pirates of Penzance. Directed and choreographed by Sean Curran and conducted by Ryan McAdams, Pirates is the first of four productions that will be staged in repertory from May 25 until June 30.

Shakespeare Festival St. Louis Celebrates ‘Twelfth Night’

Mary Edwards and Alex Heuer — Fri, 24 May 2013 22:57:01 +0000

Each spring, Shakespeare Festival St. Louis transforms an area of Forest Park just east of Art Hill into an outdoor Shakespearean theatre and provides St. Louis audiences with an entire evening of activities related to one masterpiece by The Bard. This year’s offering is Twelfth Night.

The Black Rep Presents ‘The Wiz’

Alex Heuer and Mary Edwards — Fri, 24 May 2013 20:32:15 +0000

The various iterations of Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz are wide-ranging and diverse.

One retelling, The Wiz, shares the story from an African-American perspective. The musical won seven Tony Awards in 1975.

The St. Louis Black Repertory Company closes its season with The Wiz, with performances from May 29th – June 30th.

You Too Can Live Like 'Stan The Man' Musial - His House Is Up For Sale

Kelsey Proud — Tue, 21 May 2013 20:10:54 +0000

Cardinals fans know that there was only one "Stan The Man" Musial. But, an opportunity to get close to living like the legendary baseball player has come on the market.

The Jazz History Of St. Louis-Part 8: The 1990’s-Rebuilding The Scene

Dennis Owsley — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:37:06 +0000

The Jazz Unlimited on Sunday, May 26 will be “The Jazz History of St. Louis-Part 8: The 1990’s-Rebuilding the Scene.” The 1990’s were a period of rebuilding. The jazz studies programs at Webster University and SIU-E were firmly entrenched.