Culture Club
Wynonna Judd concert canceled
Wynonna Judd won't be singing here with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra after all: "Due to an unforeseen scheduling conflict," the scheduled June 15 concert has been canceled. Ticket refunds may be had by calling 314-534-1700.
May 24, 2012 | 4:13 pm
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White Flags Project hires writer and curator Sam Korman as assistant director
White Flags Project has named curator and writer Sam Korman as assistant director. Korman has worked at the Chinati Foundation in Texas, founded the alternative exhibition space Car Hole Gallery in Portland, Ore., and serves as co-editor of YA5, a contemporary art journal.
May 23, 2012 | 2:38 pm
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Black Rep announces its 36th season
2012-13 marks the troupe's 20th anniversary at the Grandel Theatre
May 22, 2012 | 7:00 pm
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Muny audiences grow for 2012
Numbers are up, says CEO Dennis Reagan
May 22, 2012 | 5:30 pm
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St. Louis Actors' Studio cancels 'One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest'
The show was to have starred Kathleen Quinlan as Nurse Ratched.
May 18, 2012 | 2:30 pm
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Rock star philosopher Jonathan Dancy to give keynote address here Sunday
LOFTY: British philosopher Jonathan Dancy, father of actor Hugh Dancy and father-in-law of actress Claire Danes, will be in the Lou on Sunday to deliver the keynote address at the St. Louis Annual Conference on Reasons and Rationality being held at the Moonrise Hotel.
May 17, 2012 | 9:32 am
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Shake38 opens festival season
Groups throughout the area will perform their versions of all 38 Shakespeare plays.
May 16, 2012 | 7:30 pm
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'Bring It On' brings it to Broadway
The show, produced by Mike Isaacson and Kristin Caskey, played the Fox Theatre here this spring.
May 16, 2012 | 5:27 pm
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Regional Arts Commission awards $2.9 million in grants
The Regional Arts Commission announced today it has awarded $2.9 million in grants, an increase of 6.7 percent. The money will fund 186 nonprofit dance, theater, music and literary organizations.
May 16, 2012 | 3:21 pm
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OTSL announces a new commission for 2013
Opening night may still be a few days away, but Opera Theatre of St. Louis is already looking forward to 2013: The company has just announced a new commission by composer Terence Blanchard (a five-time Grammy winner) and Pulitzer-winning playwright Michael Cristofer, to open next year on June 15.
May 16, 2012 | 10:42 am
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St. Louis Ballet announces 2012-13 schedule
"Romeo & Juliet," "The Nutcracker" and a program of new works are among the offerings.
May 15, 2012 | 5:15 pm
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Stewards host gala kick-off for the Stl Symphony's upcoming Red Velvet Ball
RICH AND RED: Even though it may have been a bit decadent for a mid-morning brunch, the gala kick-off for the St. Louis Symphony's upcoming Red Velvet Ball hosted by David and Thelma Steward featured red velvet tablecloths and Godiva Red Velvet Cake truffles.
May 15, 2012 | 4:19 pm
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SLSO: David Robertson adds a second orchestral gig - in Sydney
Australia’s Sydney Symphony Orchestra has announced the appointment of St. Louis Symphony Orchestra music director David Robertson as its chief conductor and artistic director, effective January 2014, and with a contract to run through 2018.
May 14, 2012 | 6:10 pm
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Just in time for OTSL: MoDOT tears up Murdoch Avenue bridge
Opera Theatre of St. Louis is one of the region's premiere cultural institutions, bringing thousands of opera goers to Webster Groves every season, including hundreds of out-of-town visitors who build their trips to St. Louis specifically around OTSL.
May 12, 2012 | 1:01 pm
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Giamatti, Straithairn, Howard to perform in Joplin
Actors will read from translation of the Book of Job.
May 11, 2012 | 10:47 am
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SLSO becomes a Jeopardy question
Adam Crane, vice president for external affairs at the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, reports that a question on today's "Jeopardy" was "St. Louis has the second-oldest one of these behind the New York Philharmonic."
May 10, 2012 | 5:21 pm
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Opera Theatre of St. Louis adds a 'Carmen'
Sales are going so well at Opera Theatre of St. Louis that a tenth performance of Georges Bizet’s “Carmen” has been added, OTSL announced today.
May 09, 2012 | 7:42 am
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'Carmen'-themed gala for Opera Theatre
A BIT OF BULL: Flamenco dancers, Spanish music and Timothy O’Leary sweeping through the crowd in a toreador cape – it could only have happened at Opera Theatre of St. Louis’ gala, La Habanera, in honor of the company’s upcoming production of “Carmen.”
May 08, 2012 | 4:51 pm
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SLSO announces California tour for March 2013
California dreaming, once again: Music director David Robertson and the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra will return to California in the 2012-2013 season, with a tour of the state scheduled for March 15 through 20.
May 07, 2012 | 10:18 am
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St Louis Youth Symphony Orchestra auditions beginning soon
The St. Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra is about to begin its preliminary audition process for the ensemble's 2012-2013 season. Audition times - by appointment only - will be scheduled starting this month.
May 04, 2012 | 2:53 pm
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SLSO's Danny Lee in Klipsch headphone ad
The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra's principal cello, Danny Lee, is a great musician. He's also the star (Powell Symphony Hall plays a supporting role) of a new commercial for Klipsch Mode M40 headphones: it shows Lee playing intently on Powell Hall's stage - and then sitting back out in the house …
May 04, 2012 | 2:28 pm
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Starcatchers Dave Barry, Ridley Pearson over the moon with Tony nominations
St. Louis' Ridley Pearson and his writing buddy Dave Barry sounded thrilled Wednesday, even after they'd had a day to digest the news that "Peter and the Starcatcher," the play based on their book, received nine Tony nominations.
May 03, 2012 | 6:48 am
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Rep to present 'Clybourne Park'
Acclaimed play will open the Studio Theatre season
May 02, 2012 | 2:27 pm
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Stages' Jack Lane exults in honors for 'Peter'
Executive producer of Stages St. Louis is also one of the producers of Tony-nominated "Peter and the Starcatcher."
May 01, 2012 | 3:30 pm
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Photography hall of fame raising funds for move to St. Louis
Oklahoma City organization plans to relocate here.
Apr 24, 2012 | 4:46 pm
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