Stage Voice

BY: ANDREA BRAUN - THEATRE ARTS CORRESPONDENT

    It’s March already, and Chuck Lavazzi’s evening of cabaret, Just a Song at Twilight—The Golden Age of Vaudeville, is coming up in a little over three weeks. So, it’s time to check in once again on the progress of the show so far. 

 BY: ANDREA BRAUN - THEATRE ARTS CORRESPONDENT

    Staggering under the weight of its reputation and awards, including Tonys and the Pulitzer Prize, the behemoth that is August: Osage County has settled into the Fox for a two week run. It’s all here—the three-level set you’ve seen in photos from Chicago, New York, and the other places plays go before they get to St. Louis.

BY: ANDREA BRAUN -   THEATRE ARTS CORRESPONDENT

    Sidney Shank (Richard Lewis) is a highly respected psychoanalyst based in New York City who has published 19 books and is most renowned for his successful therapy with Holocaust survivors, which he inexplicably gave up after 25-years. His most famous work is titled Jews Without God. His core belief is that while being Jewish is central to an intellectual and social existence, God doesn’t have to be a part of that experience.

BY: COLIN MURPHY – SENIOR WRITER

    The Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning, August: Osage County makes its debut at the Fabulous Fox Theatre, March 2-14 and the buzz over Broadway's hottest play is palpable.

BY: ANDREA BRAUN - THEATRE ARTS CORRESPONDENT

    The Rep staging of The Diary of Anne Frank achieves near technical perfection. Director Steven Woolf has drawn good performances from all the actors in the show, especially Ann Talman (Edith Frank, Anne’s mother), Peggy Billo (Mrs. Van Daan), Peter Van Wagner (Mr. Van Daan) and Gary Wayne Barker (Mr. Dussel).

BY: ANDREA BRAUN - THEATRE ARTS CORRESPONDENT

    It’s likely that ever since Mr. and Mrs. Flintstone wouldn’t let Freddy take the dinosaur out on Friday night, children have thought their parents are 1) clueless; and 2) out to ruin their lives.

BY: ANDREA BRAUN - THEATRE ARTS CORRESPONDENT

    "Find out what they like, and how they like it, and give it to ‘em just that way." Kim Furlow followed Fats Waller’s advice when she chose Steel Magnolias for the christening of Dramatic License Productions new home, the company’s second play but first in Chesterfield Mall.

BY: ANDREA BRAUN - THEATRE ARTS CORRESPONDENT

    "Fasten your seat belts. It’s going to be a bumpy night." Margo Channing was talking about a party; Anna Deveare Smith describes four horrific days and nights that comprised the period of the Crown Heights riots in 1991, and the ride she takes us on in Fires in the Mirror is bumpy, indeed.

BY: ANDREA BRAUN - THEATRE ARTS CORRESPONDENT

    I had no idea that putting together a cabaret act could be a "Who’s On First" sort of experience until Chuck Lavazzi related the following conversation among Neal Richardson (arranger and accompanist), Tim Schall (director) and himself. The group is trying to figure out a different take on a well-known golden oldie. It’s not getting anywhere much, despite various efforts on everyone’s part.

    It went like this:

    ST. LOUIS – Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus’ Mamma Mia!, the smash hit musical based on the songs of ABBA, returns to the Fabulous Fox Theatre in St. Louis. Performances begin on February 16 and run through February 21.