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Kevin Kline Awards founder takes a new 'Temporary' step Print E-mail
By Nancy Fowler Larson, Special to the Beacon   
temporary100gutenberg.jpgPosted noon Fri., 03.05.10 - Asked about the name for his new theater company, Steve Isom said, "If I called it the 'Permanent Theatre,' that would be so limiting, wouldn't it?" Isom said. "With 'Temporary' I have many more options. I could end it after one show or I could end it after 20 years." The curtain goes up on the first show, at least, on March 11: "Gutenberg! The Musical!"
 
‘Jewsical’ debuts new JCC arts center Print E-mail
By Nancy Fowler Larson, Special to the Beacon   

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Posted 11:10 a.m. Tues., 03.02.10 - What better way to break in a new theater than with laughter. And that should be the case this weekend as the Second City Comedy Troupe of Chicago brings its irreverent show to the new Arts and Education building at the Jewish Community Center.

 
This 'Tom Sawyer' redefines adventure Print E-mail
By Kristen Hare, Beacon staff   

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Posted 11:30 a.m. Thurs., 02.18.10 - A new production offers a woman playing Tom Sawyer, a feminist Becky Thatcher and a new look at a classic tale. “The Assorted Short Adventures of Tom, Huck and Becky” is the first full production, with music and choreography, from the DisAbility Project. It’s also the first time they’ve adapted a story most people know. 

 
Theater for youngsters more than child's play Print E-mail
By Nancy Fowler Larson, Special to the Beacon   

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Posted 2:52 p.m. Tues., 02.16.10 - "We know statistically that young people introduced to arts will stay with the arts and carry it on for a lifetime," said Nancy Tonkins, marketing director of Metro Theater Company. Take a look at some of the theatrical offerings that are available for Children.

 
'Tom Sawyer'-based musical promotes reading and disability awareness Print E-mail
By Nancy Fowler Larson, Special to the Beacon   

tomsawyer100twoactors.jpgPosted 4:52 p.m. Sun., 02.14.10 - In That Uppity Theatre Company's "The Assorted Short Adventures of Tom, Huck and Becky," Tom and Becky are in wheelchairs. Huck has intellectual disabilities. Oh, and Tom's played by a girl.

 
Playtime for adults: Dinner and a show Print E-mail
By Nancy Fowler Larson, Special to the Beacon   

keil100tragedy.jpgUpdated 11:15 a.m. Wed., 02.10.10 - Late last year, we presented some date ideas that ran through April. Now, the show that was highlighted for February is opening at the Kranzberg. Click through to read about it and to find a link to romantic theater offerings for this Valentine season.

 
Love takes the stage as Cupid draws near Print E-mail
By Nancy Fowler Larson, Special to the Beacon   
valen100cherub.jpgPosted 11:06 a.m. Tues., 01.26.10 - As the national day of red roses, candy and heart-shaped jewelry approaches, St. Louis theater patrons can look forward to a trio of love stories: a modernized, African-America "Romeo and Juliet," the saga of a contemporary couple grappling with integrity issues and family drama and a cautionary tale about the blinding power of infatuation.
 
Kevin Kline nominees are announced Print E-mail
By Special to the Beacon   
klinethumb.jpgPosted 6:12 p.m. Fri., 01.15.10 - The Black Rep, Rep, The Muny, Stages, West End, Playhouse, Upstream, Muddy Waters, Mustard Seed, HotCity, Stray Dog, New Line, Echo, Avalon, Shakespeare, New Jewish, Dramatic License, Orange Girls, Actors' Studio, Gitana, Metro: Who will win? That will be revealed at the Kevin Kline Awards Ceremony at 7 p.m March 22 at the  Loretto Hilton Center (Photo from 2008 awards)
 
Theater companies find homes in schools, churches, malls Print E-mail
By Nancy Fowler Larson, Special to the Beacon   

keil100tragedy.jpg Posted 10:52 a.m. Sun., 01.10.10 - With roughly 25 professional companies producing theater in St. Louis and only about half as many official venues, finding stages on which to perform three to four times a year is like a game of musical chairs: Everyone's scrambling, and inevitably someone gets left out.

 
Theaters get bad economic news Print E-mail
By Nancy Fowler Larson, Special to the Beacon   

rac100logo.jpgPosted 11:11 a.m. Mon., 12.14.09 - The Regional Arts Commission told area organizations that grant money will be down by at least 15 percent starting June 1, 2010. Given that many theater companies rely on RAC for up to 50 percent of their funding, this will mean a scramble for funding for the 2010-11 season -or rethinking what can be produced.

 
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  • Books
  • Theater/Dance
    • The Repertory Theatre will present "Crime and Punishment" March 10-28 in the Emerson Studio Theatre, 130 Edgar Road (on the campus of Webster University). Tickets start at $35. For times and tickets go to www.repstl.org .

    • "Menopause The Musical" will return to The Playhouse at Westport Plaza on March 5, with a run going through May 8. The show will be performed Wednesdays through Sundays. For tickets ($45) and information: 314-534-1111.

    • To listen to theater people talking to theater people, check out "Break a Leg" on KDHX, 88.1 FM

    • See "Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All For You!" on Thursdays through Saturdays, Dec. 3-19 at the Tower Grove Abbey, 2336 Tennessee Av. Tickets -- $18-20 -- from Stray Dog Theatre StrayDogTheatre.org or 314-865-1995

  • Music
    • New music festival scheduled for Forest Park in August: LOUfest will feature 18 bands on two stages in Central Field on Aug. 28-29. | STLtoday

    • Pianist Claude Frank will perform works by Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert as part of the Maryville concert series at 3 p.m. March 21 in the Auditorium, 650 Maryville University Dr. $5-$10.

    • HEARding Cats Collective is bringing the world jazz group Ravish Momin's Trio Tarana to the Kranzberg Arts Center (501 N. Grand) at 7:30 p.m., March 21. $7-$15.

    • New Music Circle presents the premiere of St. Louis composer John Tamm-Buckle's new work for ice and electronics at 7:30 p.m. March 13 in the Kranzberg Arts Center, 501 N. Grand Ave. $15-$7 www.newmusiccircle.org

 
  • Neighborhoods
    • What a garage sale. Come to the Zoo’s Living World from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. March 20 when such attractions as Cahokia Mounds, the Humane Society, the Art Museum, Eugene Field House, the Zoo and more clean house and sell things at a discount.

    • March Morpho Mania will go on from 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Tuesdays through Sundays, March 2-31 at the Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House, 15193 Olive Blvd. at Faust Park. $4-$6. www.butterflyhouse.org

    • Legends of St. Louis Blues Music exhibit, on display at the Sheldon through Aug. 28, offers free gallery talks. KDHX DJ, Gabriel will speak (TBA) and Robert Koester, Delmark Records Founder on Sat., May 1 at 11 a.m.

    • The new schedule is out for the Arch City Roller Girls with the first game Jan. 9, 2010.  Click here to read a Beacon article about the team.

  • Visual Arts
    • "The Art of Labor" is showing through April 1 (9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday) at Gallery Visio, 170 Millennium Student Center at UMSL, One University Blvd. Free. Information, click here .

    • Art critic George Baker will lecture about the work of Sharon Lockhart (whose “Lunch Break” is at the Kemper Art Museum) at 6:30 p.m., March 15, in Steinberg Hall Auditorium. A reception will follow in the Kemper, next door. For more information, click here .

    • Atrium Gallery , 4728 McPheson Ave., presents "Prints," a group exhibition from March 12-May 9. The show includes prints from Claudio Bravo, Suzanne Caporael, Sam Gilliam, Karen Kunc, Nicola Lopez, Judy Pfaff and ManoloValdes.

    • The Gallery at the Regional Arts Commission, 6128 Delmar Blvd., will host "All Hands on Deck: The Artists of Thirteen Squared" from March 12-May 2. The artists each created four works based on the playing cards they were dealt.

  • Movies/TV

Baby Lift

Video by Kristen Hare

Vietnamese babies that were part of "Operation Baby Lift" now have lives and families in St. Louis but they still have questions about their pasts. Read the story and see a larger version of the video here.
 

Voices

  • Beacon Columnists

    Posted 6 a.m. Fri., 03.12.10 - As international assessment of educational achievement shows that U.S. students scored below average. R.W. Hafer says one change that's needed is to demand excellence, stopping grade inflation.

  • Beacon Columnists

    Posted 9:42 a.m. Thurs., 03.11.10 - M.W. Guzy is confused by the Post-Dispatch. It wants the legislature to free the city police from the control of a state board whose members are appointed by the governor, then merge an assortment of locally controlled departments and place them under the supervision of a different state board whose members are also appointed by the governor.

  • In the News

    Posted 12:35 p.m. Wed., 03.10.10 - The success of Citygarden is one reason for the resurgence of the idea of setting aside a "percent for art" on public projects and private ones covered by TIFs or tax abatement. Lana Stein laments that, once again, developers (this time joined by the mayor's office) won the votes to kill the plan.

Beacon Roundtable

The Lens

  • alice100timburton.jpgPosted 10:35 a.m. Mon., 03.08.10 - Tim Burton's treatment of "Alice in Wonderland" is just the most recent in a long line - a line dating from 1903.

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