Ann Lemons Pollack
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Here Lies Henry
Small-house theater has returned, too. Joe Hanrahan’s The Midnight Company (which even did a show in November) is working at the Kranzberg Black Box, with Here Lies Henry. As usual with The Midnight Company, and Hanrahan in particular, it’s a quirky work. It’s a solo piece, sometimes referred to as a one-hander from playwright Daniel
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Highway 1, U.S.A.
It’s a very different Opera Theatre of St. Louis this year as they emerge from the COVID months. Sitting – safely distanced – on the parking lot of Webster University facing a stage that looked like those set up on athletic fields for rock concerts becomes, however briefly, one of those am I really in
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King Lear
A year without the St. Louis Shakespeare Festival seems only to have whetted the community’s appetites even more. Opening night the streets surrounding Shakespeare’s Glen by the Art Museum were full of cars long before the 8 p.m. curtain, even though there are no formal pre-show activities like the Green Show this year. Nevertheless, familiar
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Mlima’s Tale
Aaaaand…we’re off!!!!! Live theatre is back, and for many of us, Mlima’s Tale is the kickoff. It’s the initial offering of the season from The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, and it looks like they’re heading right for the end zone. If you’ve heard this is a story about an elephant, don’t make the mistake
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Brunch at the Bellwether
Hooray! It's brunch season! A really delicious brunch at the Bellwether, but I have no idea if there are tables available for Mother's Day this Sunday. Still, a great future draft choice. stlmag.com/dining/bellwether-brunch-inside-or-patio/ The Bellwether 1419 Carroll Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63104 314-380-3086 https://www.thebellwetherstl.com/
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Food and Music: The Fourth Installment Features a St. Louis Classic
It’s a classic: Gooey butter cake is at the heart of the fourth and final Cooking, Carols & Cocktails video from the Rep. Who can say no? Chris Phillips of Perfectly Pastry brings us along as she creates a sheet-pan-sized batch in the kitchen of Urban Eats. If the name Urban Eats doesn’t ring a
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Food and Music: Onward to the Third Installment
The third of the Rep’s series Cooking, Carols & Cocktails arrived on Christmas Day, a casual, chatty visit with Cathy Jenkins of Cathy’s Kitchen in Ferguson. Tonina, who provided the music in the first episode, hosts this episode, and it’s obvious that both women are having a good time. Jenkins’ first dish is jambalaya, one
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Food and Music: The Second Installment.
The second installment of The Rep’s series Cooking, Carols & Cocktails is now available, and it’s highly enticing. Where else, for instance, are you going to find “Jingle Bells” with some scat singing? Paige Alyssa gives it up in great style, a real smile-maker. On the menu in this episode is a dish that’s traditionally
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A Little Escapism
I'm so grateful in this year of staying home that a couple of years ago I got to do one of my long-time travel goals, Christmas markets in Europe. (Christmas is a very underrated time of year to travel. Fascinating stuff to see and experience, even in places like Hong Kong and Singapore, which wouldn't
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Food and Music: The Great Combination
And now, as the old Monty Python title goes, for something completely different. The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, dark because of the virus, is putting out a series of four cooking-and-music videos. They’re being released on successive Fridays, the first one, which I’m going to talk about, already out, the next on Friday, December