Ann Lemons Pollack
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Hamlet: See What I See
To vary the pronoun and punctuation, “Age cannot wither him, nor custom stale, his infinite variety.” We are, of course, talking about Our Boy William Shakespeare, although that quote is from his Antony and Cleopatra. Rebels and Misfits Productions gives us their Immersive Theatre Project, Hamlet: See What I See, and in the wonderful Spanish-style
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Brunch: Aya Sofia
In our perpetual search for morning food, we've hit the eastern Mediterranean with a visit to Aya Sofia. And speaking of hits, there's a first-rate potato dish to be had. You can read about it here in St. Louis Magazine's DINING blog.
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Forbidden Broadway
Comic relief ought to be in much demand these days. The Playhouse at Westport Plaza is trying to ease the pain with its current offering Forbidden Broadway. The show began in 1982 as a revue playing a club in New York, featuring parodies of various musicals. It’s been updated a dozen times since then, utilizing
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Local Chef Kitchen
Do you know Lucky Peach? It’s a quarterly food magazine, but not the here’s-a-new/obscure/folksy-restaurant-and-some-interesting-recipes-you-probably-won’t-even-try sort of thing. The focus is on writing about food. There are few recipes, modern (but mostly readable) graphics, and some interesting bylines. The fall 2016 issues focuses on the concept of fine dining, and it includes things like Anthony Bourdain’s
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Cuddles
Slightly Askew Theatre has come up with another show befitting the group’s name. Cuddles sounds a lot cozier than its reality. Two sisters (or are they?), one of whom is a teenager who stays in her room in a castle-like building, the other a strong-willed businesswoman and her sister’s caretaker, are the characters in this
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Mothers and Sons
“It is not natural, this business of a parent burying a child,” Emperor Haile Selassie told Rose Kennedy at a White House reception during the awful days at the end of November 1963. It’s true So we go into Mothers and Sons, now at the Rep Studio, prepared to some degree to be sympathetic to
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And More Hot Tix: Burrow
The strange and mesmerizing piece of theater from YoungLiars, Burrow, has been extended.(You can read the review here.) If it intrigues you, move quickly; seating capacity in its subterranean setting is very limited. Here’s the basic info. It’s a remarkable event, and an opportunity you probably won’t get again. Burrow through October 29 YoungLiars Centene
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Hot Tix: The Rocky Horror Show
Stray Dog Theatre’s The Rocky Horror Show remaining performances are all sold out. Good news for them, of course, but bad news for procrastinators. (You can read my review here.) Still, there’s hope on the horizon. They’re setting up waiting lists for the show. Just like, oh, Hamilton, would-be attendees can show up at the box
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Once a Week at The Old Barn Inn
It’s that time of year for Sunday drives. If you’re headed west, here’s a place to stop for dinner on the way home. The Old Barn Inn is a part of the Inns of St. Albans. It’s an event venue as well as an extremely upscale bed and breakfast. Part of it used to be
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Burrow
There’s an old line about no one ever walked out of a play whistling the scenery. But in the YoungLiars production of Burrow, an adaptation of a Franz Kafka short story that probably was left unfinished before he died of tuberculosis, the set is a grabber, before the lights dim and an actor appears. It’s