10.27.2009 5:00 am

Midcentury madness hits the stage

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Hunter Bell (left), Robert C. Torri and Kathi Gilmore in "Promises, Promises" at Stages St. Louis

“Promises, Promises” - the 1968 Burt Bacharach/Hal David musical based on “The Apartment,” Billy Wilder’s wry assessment of office mores in the “Mad Man” era…

Tags: " Burt Bacharach, "Bye, "Promises, "The Apartment, a, Avalon Theatre, Billy Wilder, Bye Birdie, Hal David, hunter bell, kristin chenoweth, Muddy Waters Theatre, New Line Theatre, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Sean Hayes, St. Louis Actors' Studio, Stages St. Louis, The Muny

04.27.2009 3:07 pm

“Barrymore” opens Avalon season

By Judith Newmark

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

John Contini

John Contini, Avalon Theatre’s artistic associate, stars as the legendary actor John Barrymore in the first show of the troupe’s fifth season - its first full season at its new home, the ArtSpace in Crestwood Court.

In February, Contini directed Avalon’s first show in the new theater, “The…

Tags: ArtSpace, Avalon Theatre, Crestwood Court, Erin Kelley, John Contini

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Midcentury madness hits the stage

“Barrymore” opens Avalon season

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