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This past year was a spectacular season for theatre in St. Louis. Forbes magazine recognized St. Louis as having “America’s most exciting emerging arts district.” The article credits the The Kranzberg Foundation for buying and operating spaces where artists can create. Many of the smaller theatre companies in St. Louis rely on The Kranzberg Foundation venues for performance and rehearsal space. In addition to the smaller professional companies, the mid-size and larger companies including The Muny, STAGES St. Louis, and The Black Rep all presented stellar musicals and plays that were produced locally. Blue Strawberry and The St Louis Cabaret project advanced cabaret performing in St. Louis booking amazing shows with Tony nominated Broadway performers Adam Pascal, Beth Leavel, and Robin de Jesús. ....
There is a line from one of St. Louis native Donny Hathaway’s most recognizable soul classics that could be used in an autobiography for actor/singer/writer Kelvin Roston, Jr. ....
“I guess this has been my life’s work,” St. Louis native Kelvin Roston Jr. says about his one-man musical set on the last day of soul musician Donny Hathaway’s life. ....
Three Washington University in St. Louis playwrights Maddy Klass, Bela Marcus and Charlie Meyers will present world premiere staged reading as part of the 2023 A.E. Hotchner Playwriting Festival. ....
The St. Louis Black Repertory Company’s annual announcement of the plays that will collectively represent its mainstage season came with a bit of delayed gratification for year 47. ....