“Boop! The Musical” is great fun the North American touring production currently at the Fabulous Fox. The show is based on Betty Boop and other cartoon characters created by Max Fleischer. The opening recreates an extravagant musical number from the era of black-and-white cartoons. Like the entire show, this number was excitingly directed and choreographed […]

Michelle Hand and Nancy Bell are collaborating for the second time on Heidi Schreck’s “What the Constitution Means to Me.” The 2023 staging by Max & Louie Productions was excellent. The current staging in The Rep’s Steve Woolf Studio Series is extraordinary.

“The Niceties” is a gripping two-character drama that about a student-teacher conference that escalates to a conflagration. The play by Eleanor Burgess was recently presented in an outstanding production by Soul Siren Playhouse.

Moonstone Theatre has returned to the stage after a two-and-a-half-year hiatus. The current production is “Deceived,” a welcome adaptation of Patrick Hamilton’s “Gaslight.” By a happy coincidence, the show is playing at the Gaslight Theatre. Hamilton’s play premiered in England in 1938. The classic thriller was renamed “Angel Street” for its 1941 Broadway production, but […]

Albion Theatre’s current production is a fine choice for the Halloween season—Conor McPherson’s stage adaptation of “The Birds.” Daphne Du Maurier’s 1953 short story of the same name is the source of both McPherson’s play and Alfred Hitchcock’s 1963 film, “The Birds,” but the play is not an adaptation of the movie.  All three works […]

“Death Becomes Her” began a yearlong North American tour last month. The Fabulous Fox scored a coup by bringing the show to St. Louis in the weeks leading to Halloween. What better time is there to see a musical with death in its title and a magic potion in its plot? The show is delightful, […]

To his credit, Scott Miller is unwavering in his loyalty to creators who push the envelope, like Greg Kotis and Mark Hollman. Their wacky, dystopian Broadway hit, “Urinetown,” is about a city with a water shortage so severe that private toilets have been banned and citizens must pay to use public facilities. Miller’s New Line […]

Contraband Theatre’s current offering is the premiere of “Glut,” an intriguing new play by e.k. doolin.

“2 Pianos 4 Hands” is delightful and moving in the terrific production at the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis.

Before Stray Dog Theatre’s enthralling production of “Lizzie” begins, handsome period dresses are displayed onstage. In full view of the audience, the performers complete their transformation into their characters by putting on the costumes designed by Corrinna Redford. This metatheatrical touch by director Justin Been is the first indication that “Lizzie” is a not a […]