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Jackie Chan & Ralph Macchio to Reunite For New KARATE KID Movie

Jackie Chan and Ralph Macchio are reuniting for a new 'The Karate Kid' movie. While plot details are under wraps, Macchio will reprise his role as Daniel LaRusso and Chan will return as Mr. Han. Watch the announcement video now!
Photos: Ralph Macchio Attends Reading of THE KARATE KID Musical

The producers of The Karate Kid - The Musical hosted a reading of the upcoming musical yesterday to a packed studio of Broadway industry heavyweights.
Feature: St. Louis' Top 10 Theatrical Events of 2022

This past year was filled with exceptional theatrical productions in the St. Louis Arts Community. Nearly every performance in 2022 at STAGES St. Louis, The Muny, The Black Rep and Midnight Company were entertaining with only a few misfires. As a long-time season ticket holder to The Fabulous Fox Theatre and a first-time attendee to New Line Theatre, I had the opportunity to see nearly every theatrical production that was staged in these venues. Instead of compiling a top ten list of best shows, I decided this would be the opportunity to recognize the best work, both performing and technical theater, that I observed in 2022. Without further ado, here are the ten best works on the stages of St. Louis throughout the past year. 
Sacred Heart University Community Theatre Presents August Films

The SHU Community Theatre presents a month of film programming in August. Check out the full lineup here!
Photos: Ralph Macchio Attends Performance of THE KARATE KID - THE MUSICAL

Original 1984 film actor Ralph Macchio attended the pre-Broadway run of THE KARATE KID – THE MUSICAL presented by STAGES St. Louis at Kirkwood Performing Arts Center. Check out photos of him performing with the cast.
Photos & Video: Original Movie Cast Member William Zabka Visits THE KARATE KID - THE MUSICAL

William Zabka (Johnny Lawrence in the original 1984 The Karate Kid movie and star of COBRA KAI) stopped by the production. Check out photos and video! The world premiere, pre-Broadway engagement of THE KARATE KID - The Musical is now playing at STAGES St. Louis' Kirkwood Performing Arts Center.
Photos: Go Inside Opening Night of the Pre-Broadway Run of THE KARATE KID - THE MUSICAL

Last night, the world premiere of THE KARATE KID – The Musical opened at STAGES St. Louis’ Kirkwood Performing Arts Center and we've got photos from opening night!
Review Roundup: Pre-Broadway Run of THE KARATE KID Opens in St. Louis

The Karate Kid - The Musical is having its pre-Broadway, world premier engagement with STAGES St. Louis at the Ross Family Theatre at the Kirkwood Performing Arts Center, and celebrated its official opening night yestrday. Let's see what the critics have to say!
BWW Review: THE KARATE KID THE MUSICAL at STAGES St. Louis At The Ross Family Theater In The Kirkwood Performing Arts Center

Director Amon Miyamoto leads his cast and creative team in staging a production that is familiar, completely original, and theatrically exciting. The choreography and set design work in tandem to create motion on a stage that’s never been seen before. Each member of the cast completely disappears into their roles with performances that are stellar by both the Broadway veterans and actors making their stage debuts.
VIDEO: Go Inside Rehearsals of the Pre-Broadway Run of THE KARATE KID

In an all new video, go behind-the-scenes of The Karate Kid - The Musical ahead of its pre-Broadway, world premiere engagement with STAGES St. Louis at the Ross Family Theatre at the Kirkwood Performing Arts Center which begins previews tonight, Wednesday, May 25 with an opening night set for Wednesday, June 1.
Photo: First Look at the Pre-Broadway Run of THE KARATE KID

Producers Naoya Kinoshita, Kumiko Yoshii, and Michael Wolk have shared a first look at The Karate Kid – The Musical ahead of its pre-Broadway, world premier engagement with STAGES St. Louis at the Ross Family Theatre at the Kirkwood Performing Arts Center which begins previews Wednesday, May 25 with an opening night on Wednesday, June 1.
BWW Interview: Drew Gasparini of THE KARATE KID - THE MUSICAL at STAGES St. Louis

Drew Gasparini is a composer who has been writing Broadway scores for more than a decade-and-a-half. He shared that in mid-2018 the producers from Gorgeous Entertainment were reaching out to his agents asking about his interest in submitting songs for a new musical production of The Karate Kid. 
FOREVER YOUNG Will Be Performed at Sing'Theatre Next Month

Set half a century later in the year 2071, Forever Young chronicles the life of a group of retired actors living in a nursing home. These zany nonagenarians – formerly the pillars of Singapore's art scene – are determined to prove that it is not all behind them. T
Moonlight Amphitheatre Announces May Events

Following recently provided state guidelines for outdoor live events, the Moonlight Amphitheatre is pleased to welcome back patrons with May programming featuring movie nights and concerts. Tickets to these events will go on sale on Mon., April 5 at noon.
VIDEO: Watch a Sneak Peek at COBRA KAI on Netflix

Two dojos. One epic rivalry. The Cobra Kai legacy continues only on Netflix. Seasons 1 and 2 strike back August 28th. Season 3 enters the tournament in 2021.
COBRA KAI Moves From YouTube to Netflix for Third Season

Netflix today announced it is the new home to Cobra Kai, the series continuation of the iconic The Karate Kid film franchise from Sony Pictures Television. The film's stars, Ralph Macchio and William Zabka reprise their star-making roles in the series along with Martin Kove as sensei John Kreese.
Robert Mark Kamen & Drew Gasparini Are Developing THE KARATE KID for Broadway

Kinoshita Group, Kumiko Yoshii, and Michael Wolk announced today simultaneously in New York and Los Angeles that The Karate Kid is being developed for Broadway as a new musical. Based on the smash hit Columbia Pictures motion picture, and featuring a book by the film's screenwriter Robert Mark Kamen and music and lyrics by Drew Gasparini, The Karate Kid will be directed by renowned Japanese director Amon Miyamoto and choreographed by MTV VMA nominees Keone and Mari Madrid.
BWW Review: A LILLIAS WHITE CHRISTMAS Brings Soul, Scatt and Christmas Spirit to The Green Room 42.

To say that this lady is one of the voices of her generation is not overstating things. She has worked steadily and, at times historically, over the last 40 years on, off and around The Broadway, as well as every cabaret, jazz club, and music venue across this nation.
ANTIGONE Combines Japanese Noh, Shadow Play at Park Avenue Armory

This September, renowned Japanese theater director Satoshi Miyagi brings his intercultural adaptation of Antigone to Park Avenue Armory for its North American premiere in the Wade Thompson Drill Hall.
Youtube Debuts ESPN Films 30 FOR 30: DANIEL LARUSSO VS. JOHNNY LAWRENCE

YouTube today, in collaboration with ESPN 30 for 30, dropped an all new special, DANIEL LARUSSO VS. JOHNNY LAWRENCE, which revisits the 1984 Under Eighteen All Valley Karate Tournament where the world witnessed one of the most epic rivalries in all of sports history - Daniel LaRusso vs. Johnny Lawrence.

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