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11.02.2009 5:00 am

Jim Butz to star in ‘Hamlet’ here

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Jim Butz

Jim Butz

Jim Butz, the acclaimed St. Louis actor who has starred in a number of Shakespeare productions, will play the title role in ”Hamlet” next summer at Shakespeare Festival St. Louis.

The production, the festival’s 10th free show in Forest Park, will be directed by…

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10.16.2009 3:01 pm

Kevin Kline awards gets new head . . .soon

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Kari Ely (left) and Cindy Barbieri greet each other at the 2008 Kevin Kline Awards ceremony. (Sarah Conrad photo)

Kari Ely (left) and Cindy Barbieri greet each other at the 2008 Kevin Kline Awards ceremony. (Sarah Conrad photo)

The next executive director of the Kevin Kline awards has been selected . . .  but his or her name remains hush-hush.

Peter Sargent, the…

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08.26.2009 1:37 pm

NEA’s Landesman says art thrives here

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Rocco Landesman (Michael Eastman photo)

Rocco Landesman (Michael Eastman photo)

Rocco Landesman, the Broadway producer who was just confirmed as chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, is impressed with the growth of the St. Louis theater scene in recent years.

“When they give the Kevin Kline awards,…

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05.12.2009 11:35 am

Kevin Kline awards, Steve Isom split

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Steve Isom is out as executive director of the Kevin Kline Awards.

There have been rumors of disagreements between Isom and the members of the board of the Kline organization. Isom, an actor, and director Jerry McAdams started the organization. The annual Kline awards…

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03.31.2009 4:14 pm

Are St. Louis actors good?

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Unless you’re an actor yourself, you probably don’t care where somebody who’s performing for you lives. But a good many members the audience at the Kevin Kline awards on Monday night were actors, and it may have given them pause to see…

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01.16.2009 12:48 pm

Kevin Kline award nominations include 21 theater companies

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

By Judith Newmark, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

'Emma' has been nominated for outstanding musical in the Kevin Kline awards. In this scene, Emma (Lianne Marie Dobbs, right) makes plans with her friend Harriet (Dani Marcus). Photo by Sandy Underwood

'Emma' has been nominated for outstanding musical in the Kevin Kline awards. In this scene, Emma (Lianne Marie Dobbs, right) makes plans with her friend Harriet (Dani Marcus). Photo by Sandy Underwood

Nominations for the fourth…

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