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Video: You Could Die Laughing
Playwright Seth Rozin on his play "Two Jews Walk Into a War"
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Chuck Lavazzi
July 18 through 20: “Desert of Namibia” follows a disenchanted, 21-year-old Japanese beautician
At two hours and 17 minutes running time, Kana’s aimless wandering, and her lack of concern for others wear thin
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Diane Carson
Through July 26: “Pride & Joy” Is A Sitcom Shell Hiding a Sobriety Reckoning
What if you held a family intervention and everyone came?
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CB Adams
Through August 17th: “Romeo and Zooliet” celebrates the zoo and Shakespeare, too
If we could talk to the animals, it would be in iambic pentameter
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Chuck Lavazzi
Through July 27: The 11th Annual LaBute Theater Festival is Underway at St. Louis Actors' Studio
Six Playwrights, including Neil LaBute, Have Their New Works Presented at The Gaslight Theatre in Midtown. "Scenes from a Bookstore" is the best of the…
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James Lindhorst
St. Louis Theatre Calendar for the Week of July 14, 2025
New shows from The Blue Strawberry, First Run Theatre, and The Muny
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Chuck Lavazzi
Through July 26: The Midnight Company Presents the World Premier of "Pride and Joy"
Colin McLaughlin's new play is a funny dysfunctional family comedy
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James Lindhorst
In Theatres Now: “Superman” Soars as the Blockbuster of Summer
St. Louis’ own James Gunn writes and directs the best Man of Steel adaptation since 1978
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Daniel Flood
In Theatres Now: “Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight” Watches Apartheid from an Eight-Year-Old Girl’s Perspective
A child discovers the human costs of her colonial world
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Diane Carson
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Through July 12: Union Avenue Opera's "My Fair Lady" is Largely Loverly
The show isn't a good match for UAO, but succeeds anyway.
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Chuck Lavazzi
Through July 14: A Dazzling Freeze Frame: The Muny’s “Frozen” Strikes a Perfect Balance of Spectacle and Heart
A historic leap forward in the Muny’s century-plus evolution
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CB Adams
Opening July 18: To make its point, “Eddington” Pushes Violence to an Extreme, Ludicrous Level
Individuals amplify their fears and conflicts in a reckless, idiotic, and dangerous way
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Diane Carson
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