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Front & Center: 4.26.17

Tracy Letts’ August: Osage County is a very big play for the tiny black box where it is performed. But

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Winter Opera Saint Louis recently capped its 10th anniversary season with Georges Bizet’s Carmen, and it’s hard to know what’s

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Front&Center: 2.22.17

The first of many heart-stopping moments in The Rep’s production of To Kill a Mockingbird happens within seconds, when Jean Louise

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It’s a pretty set—a leafy patio of a home on the outskirts of some American town. There are roses in the

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Front & Center: 12.21.16

The New Jewish Theatre is having a grand start to its 20th season. Opening the year with the brilliant Golda’s Balcony,

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Front & Center: 11.30.16

When Shakespeare’s Hamlet says, “… the play’s the thing wherein I’ll catch the conscience of the King,” he is telling

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Front & Center: 10.26.16

Fall in St. Louis marks the beginning of the traditional theater season. It may be coincidence, but several companies have chosen

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Front & Center: 8.31.16

Summer in St. Louis has many traditions: Cardinals baseball, Ted Drewes custard and musicals. I remember dressing up for the free seats

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Front & Center: 6.22.16

‘Experimental’ was the word around town this month with four fascinating approaches to theatrical storytelling. New Jewish Theatre’s season ender Yentl, with