Review: Jeanna De Waal Dazzles in ANYTHING GOES at The Muny
by James Lindhorst - August 21, 2024
ANYTHING GOES is a perfect production to end the Muny season. It is filled with energetic dancing, superb performances, lots of laughs, and that splendid Cole Porter score. Marcia Milgrom Dodge, her cast, and crew have knocked it out of the park. It’s not just a hit, it’s a home run! ...
Review: St. Louis Fringe Fest '24
by James Lindhorst - August 19, 2024
St. Louis Fringe Fest ‘24 is in the books. According to St. Lou Fringe President and Artistic Director Matthew Kerns preshow announcements the festival continues to grow and received over 90 applications from artists requesting to participate. Over six days 40 acts took one of the stages in the Gran...
Review: LONGING at The Gaslight Theatre
by James Lindhorst - August 19, 2024
LONGING is a fantastic case study in social media messaging and alternate reality romances. Lewy’s dialogue driven script is smart, plausible, and convincing. Bush elicits honest portrayals from Eslamian and Debardeleben, and both actors generate potent sexual tension with their brave all-in perform...
Review: [TITLE OF SHOW] at Kranzberg Black Box
by James Lindhorst - August 18, 2024
First and foremost, I go to the theatre to be entertained. A show doesn’t have to be complex, have an agenda, or try to teach the audience a moral to be enjoyable. It’s perfectly acceptable, and usually preferential, to simply be entertained. Prism Theater Company’s [title of show] is an amusing div...
Review: CANDLELIGHT DINNER and THE REASON WHY at Greenfinch Theater and Dive Bar
by James Lindhorst - August 17, 2024
The satirical CANDLIGHT DINNER and the profoundly moving THE REASON WHY are part of Chorus of Fools “Twice Upon a Stage” that plays the Greenfinch Theatre and dive bar through the weekend. CANDLELIGHT DINNER is not laugh out loud funny but has plenty of ridiculous situational adult humor thanks to J...
Review: RUTHLESS! at Tower Grove Abbey
by Rob Levy - August 06, 2024
Ruthless! is a snarling commentary on the trappings of fame. Loaded with laughs, over-the-top characters and plenty of high drama, it is a quirky and quick on its feet musical loaded with gleeful shenanigans....