Ann Lemons Pollack
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The Shaved Duck
The Shaved Duck doesn't take reservations. And on a Saturday night, a visitor can see that the policy is either a very good idea or a very bad one. We arrived a little before six for a pre-theater dinner and watched someone leap from a not-yet-parked car to race for the door. We began to
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Three Kings
An early look at Three Kings in the University City Loop? Sure. You can find it here on the St. Louis Magazine blog RELISH.
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The Death of Klinghoffer
Trying to discuss politics in the midst of an opera is an interesting idea, but it's well-nigh impossible to make it work. Opera Theatre of St. Louis takes its best shot with "The Death of Klinghoffer," which opened the other night at the Loretto-Hilton Center. John Adams' music and Alice Goodman's libretto, however, offered a
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Submarine
Everyone comes of age! And everyone with access to a camera and a way to finance distribution makes a movie about it. Richard Ayoade, a young Englishman, tells the story in “Submarine,” his debut as a director, and he does it so well that all its familiar twists and turns were welcome to follow. J.
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Queen to Play
Actors from other countries come to Hollywood and end up speaking excellent English — or American — for their movie roles. Kevin Kline has reversed that procedure, learning French and speaking it in "Queen to Play," a gentle little film that equates chess with seduction, with pleasure but without touching. Set in Corsica, it opens
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This Week’s Wine: How Old Is That Norton?
And should you drink it now or hold on to it? Palate Press has a story by Joe on just that topic. Several Missouri winemakers give their views.
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Company
It's hard to believe so much talent could fit on a single stage, even the one at Lincoln Center, but the dazzling production of Stephen Sondheim's "Company," coming here tonight for the first of three on-screen performances at the Tivoli, is simply amazing. With the New York Philharmonic Orchestra behind it, it's a spellbinding evening,
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Field House Pub and Grill
More dining in the Grand Center area! And deeply casual at that, the sort of place that will thrill the cautious eater who hates to dress up. The food’s good enough that nearly everyone will be happy with either dinner or lunch. The Field House is clearly a sports bar; the number of televisions far
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The Visit
In the search for justice, where does revenge enter the equation? And now large a part does it have? That's one of many questions Friedrich Durrenmatt asks in his play, "The Visit," which receives a splendid production and fascinating staging from Gary F. Bell and the Stray Dog Theatre company. It opened over the weekend
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The Mineola Twins
Much of it is extremely dated, but Paula Vogel’s “The Mineola Twins,” still shows wit and attitude, and her ability to painfully scald boring social conventions, like Long Island suburbs, and political points of view with which she does not agree. The comedy opened last night as the second play of Muddy Waters Theatre’s 2011