08.28.2009 2:13 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Kristin Chenoweth (performing at the Oscars in 2008) and Neil Patrick Harris (center, in "Assassins" in 2004). Photos by The Associated Press and Joan Marcus
Now that Paula Abdul is out of the picture over at “American Idol,” a parade of celebrity…
08.26.2009 1:37 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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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08.18.2009 11:00 pm
Post-Dispatch Classical Music
The whole secrecy thing isn’t working out so well for the board of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod and the folks - “Joy FM” - to whom board member Kermit Brashear of Omaha and his committee want to sell St. Louis’s…
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08.12.2009 8:12 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The hilarious Tony-winning “Avenue Q” is closing next month on Broadway, but stay up late (and tolerate Jimmy Fallon) Thursday night to watch the entire cast perform “The Internet is for Porn” on “Late Night with…
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08.11.2009 12:23 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Erika Rolfsrud with director Rob Ruggiero
“What’s the fastest and cheapest way to earn a medical degree? Get cast as a doctor on a TV show!” actress Erika Rolfsrud says.
Rolfsrud, who dazzled St. Louis audiences last season with her portrayal of shrewd…
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08.04.2009 3:43 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Julie Layton
Actress Julie Layton will slam theater’s most celebrated door when she portrays Nora in the St. Louis Actors’ Studio production of “A Doll’s House.”
Written by Henrik Ibsen in 1879, “A Doll’s House” was a scandal in its own time. Today, it is…
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08.03.2009 2:38 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Green Day won two Grammys for its multiplatinum "American Idiot." Associated Press file
I love Green Day (which is playing Aug. 11 at Scottrade), and I love “Spring Awakening,” so this sounds like an awesome combination of efforts. Playbill News reports:
Tony Award-winning…
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07.30.2009 11:26 am
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
My colleague Charles Williams has the scoop on a discount on tickets to “Mary Poppins” at the Fox Theatre. The show runs Aug. 13-30.
Go to Charles’ House-o-Fun for the details.
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07.30.2009 3:00 am
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Donna Weinsting (right) and Lavonne Byers at the Kevin Kline awards in 2007, when they both won.
Donna Weinsting, who won the 2007 Kevin Kline outstanding actress award for her performance as an immigrant grandmother in “From Door to Door,” has…
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07.29.2009 6:07 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
It can’t be quittin’ time already!
Dolly Parton’s musical, based on the 1980 film, “9 to 5: The Musical” will end its run on Broadway on Sept. 6 after what will be 148 performances and 24 previews.…
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