Marriott Theatre to Celebrate the Life of Former Artistic Director Dyanne Earley, 8/11
A Celebration of Life will be held on August 11, 2014 honoring the life and work of former Marriott Theatre Artistic Director Dyanne Kathleen Earley. The event will be held at Marriott's Lincolnshire Resort, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire, IL from 6:30 to 10 PM. A brief performance featuring Musical Director Kevin Stites, singers Kevin Earley, Dave Earley, Felicia Fields, and Alene Robertson, and speakers from Dyanne's personal and professional life will begin at 7:30 PM.
Kristen Nordstrom Named New General Manager of Stages St. Louis
STAGES ST. LOUIS announces new staff appointments at its new home, The Kent Center for Theatre Arts, located in Chesterfield, MO. Kristen Nordstrom has been hired for the newly created position of General Manager, which will oversee the day to day operations of the administrative staff. Ron Gibbs, who has served as Managing Director for many years, will assume the new position of Director of Human Resources. Both positions are effective Monday, August 19.
Stages St. Louis Raises Over $73,000 with Legally HOT! Cabaret Event
On Monday, August 12th STAGES ST. LOUIS hosted Legally HOT,a one-night-only cabaret event benefiting the organization's Education and Artistic Programs. Legally HOT featured some of STAGES' favorite talents including Ben Nordstrom (currently playing Emmett in Legally Blonde, The Musical) and Zoe Vonder Haar (who played Louise in the recent hit production of Always... Patsy Cline). The show also featured cast members from Legally Blonde, The Musical, including Heather Jane Rolff (Paulette), Brandon Davidson (Warner), Stephen Barnowski, Melinda Cowan, Patch David, Joe Grandy, Julia Johanos, and Jonathan Kwock as they let off a little steam and beat the summer heat. Under the direction of STAGES Associate Artistic Director Stephen Bourneuf, with additional choreography by Ron Gibbs and Vince Pesce, this fifth annual Cabaret was fun, fresh, and financially successful, beating last year's record.
Nearly $38,000 Raised for STAGES St. Louis and BC/EFA at A WICKED WONDERLAND
On Monday, December 17, 2012, the National Touring Company of Wicked hosted A Wicked WONDERLAND at the Sheldon Concert Hall in St. Louis, MO. The event featured the company of Wicked, and net proceeds benefited Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and STAGES ST. LOUIS. Tickets ranged from $25 for students/actors to $100 for VIPs which included a post-show meet-and-greet reception with the cast. In addition to the performance, the event featured live and silent auctions including several opportunities to join the company backstage at The Fabulous Fox Theatre.
BWW Reviews: A VALENTINE CABARET presented by Dramatic License Productions
Dramatic License Productions presented a lovely Valentine cabaret this past weekend (February 10-12) in their space at Artopolis in Chesterfield Mall. Classics from a number of generations on the subject of love and it's foibles mixed gracefully in a sweetly simple production that showcased four talented singers, while perhaps, sparking a bit of romance among it's attending audience.
Stages St. Louis Announces New Board Trustees
STAGES ST. LOUIS, the region's foremost not-for-profit musical theatre company and performing arts academy, celebrating its 25th anniversary season has named Jim Curran and Kara Meister to the Board of Trustees.
Dramatic License Productions Presents A Valentine's Cabaret 2/11-12
Dramatic License Productions (DLP), the Chesterfield non-profit, professional theatre and cabaret company brings Broadway to west St. Louis County on Feb. 11-12 at 8 p.m. with 'A Valentine's Cabaret'. 'A Valentine's Cabaret' (Feb. 11-12, 8 p.m.), features local professional actors/singers, Kim Furlow, Ken Haller, Leslie Sikes and Jeremy Whaley in an intimate evening of songs from Broadway and beyond about the ups and downs of relationships.
"Show Boat" Just Keeps Rolling Along
North Shore Music Theatre pays homage to the endurance of a classic and the human spirit in its presentation of the 1994 Hal Prince Broadway revival
'Show Boat' Begins Tonight, 9/23 at NSMT
North Shore Music Theatre (NSMT) has announced that one of the most critically acclaimed musicals of all time, SHOW BOAT, will perform from September 23 to October 12, 2008. Press Night is scheduled for September 25th at 7:30 pm. This project has been made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts as part of American Masterpieces: Three Centuries of Artistic Genius.
NSMT Announces Complete Casting and Dates for 'Show Boat'
North Shore Music Theatre (NSMT) has announced that one of the most critically acclaimed musicals of all time, SHOW BOAT, will perform from September 23 to October 12, 2008. Press Night is scheduled for September 25th at 7:30 pm. This project has been made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts as part of American Masterpieces: Three Centuries of Artistic Genius.
Kevin Kline Award Winners Announced!
Seventeen different stage productions were honored at the third annual Kevin Kline Awards ceremony. Ten St. Louis area theater companies - double the number of last year's recipients - were recognized with awards. Four of those ten theaters were multiple award winners.
Kevin Kline Award Noms include McCarthy, Cody, Baldwin & Hocking
Twenty-four theater companies in the St. Louis area received 118 nominations in 22 different categories. Forty-five different productions received nominations; twenty-five productions receive multiple nominations the Awards Ceremony will be held on March 31 at the Loretto-Hilton Center