The zoo animals are represented by the same puppets as last year. They are as wondrous as you would expect from Michael Curry Design, the company that created the puppets for “The Lion King” on Broadway.

The inspiring musical, “Come from Away,” has come back to St. Louis in a brilliant production by Stages St. Louis. The show is a remarkable story of resilience and human decency arising from the closing of United States airspace after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. Thirty-eight commercial flights from Europe were diverted to […]

A straight play needs to be a crowd-pleaser go on a national tour. That description certainly fits “Clue,” which is currently visiting the Fabulous Fox. The delightful play is an affectionate spoof of murder mysteries based on Jonathan Lynn’s screenplay for the similarly named Paramount Pictures film, which was inspired by its namesake, the Hasbro […]

The Black Rep’s staging of “The Color Purple” offers two reasons to celebrate. The first reason is the start of The Black Rep’s 50th season. The second is a magnificent production that is worthy of the company’s landmark anniversary.

For the first time, a Tennessee Williams play is not the headliner at the Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis. I was perfectly fine with this pivot even before the production of Brendan Jacobs-Jenkins’ “Appropriate” turned out to be a gem. The Williams’ Festival’s founder and executive artistic director, Carrie Houk, is not content to run […]

St. Louis Actors’ Studio began its 19th season on the 25th anniversary of September 11 terrorist attacks. To mark the occasion, the company is presenting “The Mercy Seat,” by Neil LaBute. In 2002, it was one of the first plays written in response to 9/11. The action begins the day after the attacks. Shell-shocked Ben […]

The Rep’s current offering is a splendid production of “Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women.” The appearance of the novelist’s name in the title is significant because she appears in the play, too.

In the last 20 years, pop culture parodies have won a strong following among St. Louis theatergoers. Cherokee Street Theater Co.’s latest entry in this category, “The Wizards of Oz(es),” is one of the most ambitious and one of the best. The delightful play was a headliner at the 2026 St Lou Fringe.

“The Queen and Her Ghosts” made a promising debut last weekend. The play by Annalise McCann is about Lady Jane Grey, a granddaughter of King Henry VII. In 1553, she was briefly recognized as England’s queen after the death of Edward VI, Henry VIII’s only son. The play begins with the political machinations of John […]

“Confetti Kids” is receiving its first full production from SATE. The play’s development was supported by St. Louis Shakespeare Festival’s Confluence Writers Project, which mounted a staged reading in March 2025.