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SUMMARY:TESSERACT THEATRE PRESENTS NEW MUSICAL SUMMER FESTIVAL 2024
DESCRIPTION:The Tesseract Theatre Company hosts a festival of new works every summer\, featuring works from emerging playwrights from across the country! The 2024 Festival of New Musicals will take place over three weekends this July. My Heart Says Go runs from July 11th-July 21st 2024 Synopsis: A celebration of risk-taking and the power of persistence\, MY HEART SAYS GO follows first-generation college student\, Indigo\, who defies his father and drops out of medical school to become a singer-songwriter. Indigo is accompanied on his journey by a new friend\, Clara\, who has her own struggles at home. By the end\, Indigo and his father find a new respect and understanding for each other\, while Clara experiences a loss that allows her to see the importance of family and human connection. MY HEART SAYS GO is a celebratory anthem for the next generation and a loving reminder for parents. This new pop musical is about listening to your heart\, overcoming obstacles\, and never giving up on those you love. Cascade’s Fire runs from July 19th-July 28th 2024 Synopsis: A young woman returns to her old university to investigate the mysterious death of her ex-girlfriend. Unsure of who to trust and who to help\, she finds herself trying to uncover a conspiracy that could burn the whole town to the ground. \n\n\nJULY 11\, 2024 / 8:00 PM \n\nMY HEART SAYS GO \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJULY 12\, 2024 / 8:00 PM \n\nMY HEART SAYS GO \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJULY 13\, 2024 / 8:00 PM \n\nMY HEART SAYS GO \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJULY 14\, 2024 / 4:00 PM \n\nMY HEART SAYS GO \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJULY 19\, 2024 / 8:00 PM \n\nCASCADE’S FIRE \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJULY 20\, 2024 / 4:00 PM \n\nCASCADE’S FIRE \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJULY 20\, 2024 / 8:00 PM \n\nMY HEART SAYS GO \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJULY 21\, 2024 / 4:00 PM \n\nMY HEART SAYS GO \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJULY 25\, 2024 / 8:00 PM \n\nCASCADE’S FIRE \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJULY 26\, 2024 / 8:00 PM \n\nCASCADE’S FIRE \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJULY 27\, 2024 / 8:00 PM \n\nCASCADE’S FIRE \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJULY 28\, 2024 / 4:00 PM \n\nCASCADE’S FIRE
URL:https://www.grandcenter.org/event/tesseract-theatre-presents-new-musical-summer-festival-2024/
LOCATION:The Marcelle\, 3310 Samuel Shepard Dr\, St. Louis\, MO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Theatre
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SUMMARY:NEW LINE THEATRE PRESENTS DRACULA
DESCRIPTION:What would you give up for love? Broadway songwriter Frank Wildhorn (Bonnie & Clyde\, Wonderland\, Jekyll & Hyde) delivers his most epic score for this riveting\, fast-paced\, Gothic rock opera\, faithful to the iconic novel but with some unexpected twists and turns. As much a tragic love story as a thriller\, this terrifying and passionate retelling of the famous story dives deep into the powerful\, shattering emotions of these characters and these complicated relationships\, as only musical theatre can. For Dracula\, Wildhorn reunites with his Bonnie & Clyde lyricist Don Black\, for one of the wildest and most emotional rides you’ve had in the theatre in a long time. Since its debut\, the show has become an international sensation in productions around the world. Once again\, New Line will take a show that was badly served in New York and savaged by the critics\, strip it down\, take it seriously\, and prove what a powerful piece of theatre it can be when it’s focused on truthful human emotions instead of spectacle and flashy special effects. \n\n\nMAY 30\, 2024 / 8:00 PM\n\n\n\n\nMAY 31\, 2024 / 8:00 PM\n\n\n\n\nJUNE 1\, 2024 / 8:00 PM\n\n\n\n\nJUNE 6\, 2024 / 8:00 PM\n\n\n\n\nJUNE 7\, 2024 / 8:00 PM\n\n\n\n\nJUNE 8\, 2024 / 8:00 PM\n\n\n\n\nJUNE 13\, 2024 / 8:00 PM\n\n\n\n\nJUNE 14\, 2024 / 8:00 PM\n\n\n\n\nJUNE 15\, 2024 / 8:00 PM\n\n\n\n\nJUNE 20\, 2024 / 8:00 PM\n\n\n\n\nJUNE 21\, 2024 / 8:00 PM\n\n\n\n\nJUNE 22\, 2024 / 8:00 PM
URL:https://www.grandcenter.org/event/new-line-theatre-presents-dracula/
LOCATION:The Marcelle\, 3310 Samuel Shepard Dr\, St. Louis\, MO\, United States
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SUMMARY:Tesseract Theatre Presents "The Inheritance"
DESCRIPTION:Decades after the height of the AIDS epidemic\, THE INHERITANCE tells the story of three generations of gay men in New York City attempting to forge a future for themselves amid a turbulent and changing America. Eric Glass is a political activist engaged to his writer boyfriend\, Toby Darling. When two strangers enter their lives—an older man and a younger one—their futures suddenly become uncertain as they begin to chart divergent paths. Inspired by E.M. Forster’s masterpiece Howards End\, THE INHERITANCE is an epic examination of survival\, healing\, class divide\, and what it means to call a place home. Winner of the 2020 Tony Award for Best Play. Winner of the 2020 Drama Desk Award for Best Play. Winner of the 2019 Olivier Award for Best Play. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nAPRIL 26\, 2024 / 7:30 PM PART ONE\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAPRIL 27\, 2024 / 7:30 PM PART ONE\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAPRIL 28\, 2024 / 2:00 PM PART ONE\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMAY 2\, 2024 / 7:30 PM PART TWO\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMAY 3\, 2024 / 7:30 PM PART TWO\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMAY 4\, 2024 / 2:00 PM PART ONE\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMAY 4\, 2024 / 7:30 PM PART TWO\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMAY 5\, 2024 / 2:00 PM PART TWO
URL:https://www.grandcenter.org/event/tesseract-theatre-presents-the-inheritance/
LOCATION:The Marcelle\, 3310 Samuel Shepard Dr\, St. Louis\, MO\, United States
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240324
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SUMMARY:New Line Theatre Presents: 'Sweet Potato Queens'
DESCRIPTION:What’s the best medicine for feeling beat up by the world? Get ready for the outrageous\, high-powered\, Southern rock musical that tells the true story of “Boss Queen” Jill and her closest friends in Jackson\, Mississippi\, and how they learned to grab life by the sequins\, feathers\, and tiaras\, to live their lives out loud\, on their own fabulous terms. This new musical is based on the wildly successful Sweet Potato Queens books by New York Times bestselling author Jill Conner Browne\, with music by pop icon Melissa Manchester\, lyrics by hit country songwriter Sharon Vaughn\, and a book by Rupert Holmes (The Mystery of Edwin Drood). There are currently six thousand registered Sweet Potato Queens chapters in over twenty countries around the world.
URL:https://www.grandcenter.org/event/new-line-theatre-presents-sweet-potato-queens/
LOCATION:The Marcelle\, 3310 Samuel Shepard Dr\, St. Louis\, MO\, United States
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231211
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SUMMARY:Consuming Kinetics Dance Company Presents Winter & Warmth
DESCRIPTION:Take a break from it all and relax with our short holiday-inspired dance concert choregraphed by CKDC Company Artists and performed by students of CKDC. Program link below will be updated soon.
URL:https://www.grandcenter.org/event/consuming-kinetics-dance-company-presents-winter-warmth/
LOCATION:The Marcelle\, 3310 Samuel Shepard Dr\, St. Louis\, MO\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231104T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231104T220000
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SUMMARY:Consuming Kinetics Dance Company Presents Dancing with the Stars
DESCRIPTION:Almas del Ritmo and CKDC are at it again\, and you won’t believe the pack we have lined up for this fall fundraiser! Stay tuned for details on our contestants and expanded style competitions! It’s going to be a night to remember!
URL:https://www.grandcenter.org/event/consuming-kinetics-dance-company-presents-dancing-with-the-stars/
LOCATION:The Marcelle\, 3310 Samuel Shepard Dr\, St. Louis\, MO\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231103
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231113
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SUMMARY:Tesseract Theatre Presents Mad Ones
DESCRIPTION:By Kait Kerrigan and Bree Lowdermilk Samantha Brown balances on the edge of her future\, car keys in hand. Caught between a yearning for the unknown and feeling bound by expectation\, she telescopes back to a time before her world had fallen apart. As she sits in the driver’s seat\, she faces a choice: will she follow in her mother’s footsteps\, or take the dare of her impetuous best friend and chart a new path? Mad to live\, mad to talk\, mad to be saved… Directed by Kevin Corpuz\, this musical runs November 3-12 at the Marcelle Theatre in Midtown\, Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm\, Sundays at 4pm. \n\n\nNOVEMBER 3\, 2023 / 8:00 PM\n\n\n\n\nNOVEMBER 4\, 2023 / 8:00 PM\n\n\n\n\nNOVEMBER 5\, 2023 / 4:00 PM\n\n\n\n\nNOVEMBER 10\, 2023 / 8:00 PM\n\n\n\n\nNOVEMBER 11\, 2023 / 8:00 PM\n\n\n\n\nNOVEMBER 12\, 2023 / 4:00 PM
URL:https://www.grandcenter.org/event/tesseract-theatre-presents-mad-ones/
LOCATION:The Marcelle\, 3310 Samuel Shepard Dr\, St. Louis\, MO\, United States
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SUMMARY:STL Fringe Fest presents Bare: A Pop Opera
DESCRIPTION:RATING | R This production deals with heavy issues facing many teens. This includes language\, suicide\, drug use\, teen pregnancy\, and sexuality. Viewer discretion is advised.   This exhilarating contemporary rock musical follows a group of high school students at a Catholic boarding school as they face issues of sexuality\, personal identity\, and the impact on the future. Peter and Jason are in love in a secret relationship. Jason fears losing his popularity and status if he is discovered to be gay. The polar opposite reject\, Nadia\, Jason’s sister\, is jealous and bitter toward Ivy\, the class beauty queen with a reputation for many lovers. As the group rehearses a school production of Romeo and Juliet\, tensions rise and they struggle to come to terms with who they are and who the world thinks they should be. They seek answers and grapple with responses from their church\, their friends\, and ultimately\, from within themselves. bare’s rich\, vibrant\, sung-through pop score draw on many styles of contemporary music\, with deeply resonating lyrics and powerful rock melodies. It inspires a fresh and vulnerable look at the experience of digging deep into your soul\, choosing your path\, and taking the fallout in stride toward becoming a truer version of yourself.
URL:https://www.grandcenter.org/event/stl-fringe-fest-presents-bare-a-pop-opera/2023-08-18/
LOCATION:The Marcelle\, 3310 Samuel Shepard Dr\, St. Louis\, MO\, United States
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230824
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SUMMARY:Tesseract Theatre presents "In Bloom"
DESCRIPTION:In Bloom a new play by Gwyneth Strope How does a family grow together instead of apart? Dorothy is raising four teenage girls all on her own\, but when she meets someone at her mother’s wedding\, she begins a pivotal year of balancing her happiness with the wants of her daughters. Rosalind (18) is going off to college in the fall\, Lorelei (16) is discovering her own privacy\, Camille (14) is frustrated with her medical condition\, and Eileen (12) doesn’t understand why everything isn’t about her. In Bloom will be presented as part of the 2023 Summer New Play Festival at Tesseract Theatre
URL:https://www.grandcenter.org/event/tesseract-theatre-presents-in-bloom/
LOCATION:The Marcelle\, 3310 Samuel Shepard Dr\, St. Louis\, MO\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230707
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230717
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SUMMARY:Tesseract Theatre presents Red Curtain Rivalry
DESCRIPTION:The Tesseract Theatre Company presents RED CURTAIN RIVALRY a new farce by Amy Lytle Two community theaters in the same city are putting on the same musical at the same time. And war has been declared. Between big misunderstandings\, plenty of shenanigans\, and a lot of lessons learned\, each company battles to win the most audience members and prove themselves the best production of “A Doll’s House: The Musical!” that the community theatre community has ever seen. This production of RED CURTAIN RIVALRY will be part of the Tesseract Theatre’s 2023 Summer Festival of New Plays.
URL:https://www.grandcenter.org/event/tesseract-theatre-presents-red-curtain-rivalry/
LOCATION:The Marcelle\, 3310 Samuel Shepard Dr\, St. Louis\, MO\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230601
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230625
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SUMMARY:A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum
DESCRIPTION:You think we’re confused by sex\, gender\, and love today? Get a load of the Romans! \nMaster songwriter Stephen Sondheim and comic playwright and screenwriter Burt Shevelove took the classical Roman comedies of Plautus\, mashed them together with American vaudeville\, and came up with one of the great musical farces of all time\, every bit as smart and subversive as Sondheim’s later shows. In 1962\, this show satirized America’s hang-ups about sex; today\, the show asks lots of complicated questions we’ve all been asking lately\, about sex\, gender\, and more. \nSondheim was an honorary member of the New Line Theatre board for almost thirty years\, and he was a regular New Line donor before his recent death. New Line has produced seven other Sondheim shows over the years.
URL:https://www.grandcenter.org/event/a-funny-thing-happened-on-the-way-to-the-forum/
LOCATION:The Marcelle\, 3310 Samuel Shepard Dr\, St. Louis\, MO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Theatre & Dance
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230424
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SUMMARY:What The Constitution Means To Me
DESCRIPTION:WINNER! BEST AMERICAN PLAY! \nPULITZER PRIZE FINALIST! \nPlaywright Heidi Schreck’s boundary-breaking memoir play\, breathes new life into our Constitution and imagines how it will shape the next generation of Americans. \nSchreck digs into the beauty\, aspirations\, contradictions\, and failures of the U. S. Constitution by looking at it through several lenses. \nActor Michelle Hand brilliantly resurrects Schreck’s fifteen-year-old and present self in order to trace the profound relationship between four generations of women in her family and the founding document that shaped their lives. \nWe invite you to engage in an essential conversation and determine\, like Schreck\, what the Constitution means to you. \nCONTENT ADVISORY\nWhat the Constitution Means to Me contains mentions of domestic violence\, sexual assault\, human trafficking\, and discussions of abortion and its stigmatization. \nFREE SECURED PARKING available at The Marcelle
URL:https://www.grandcenter.org/event/what-the-constitution-means-to-me/
LOCATION:The Marcelle\, 3310 Samuel Shepard Dr\, St. Louis\, MO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Theatre & Dance
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230302
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230326
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SUMMARY:NINE
DESCRIPTION:Genius filmmaker Guido Contini is having a very messy nervous breakdown. And you’re invited! \nBased on filmmaking legend Federico Fellini’s legendary (semi-)autobiographical film 8 1/2\, this is a psychoanalytical roller coaster ride through the brain of a troubled\, self-doubting genius. Underneath\, it’s a story about creation and creators\, the sacrifices and compromises and demons\, and the mysterious\, delicate process of making great art. \nNine follows Fellini avatar Guido Contini who suffers a monumental breakdown\, just as he turns forty and cameras are ready to roll on his next film\, which Guido hasn’t even written yet. The entire show unfolds inside Guido’s frantic\, chaotic mind as the many women in his life begin to rebel against his casual use and abuse of them\, and as he examines the many relationships in his life. Finally\, Guido has to learn the hardest lesson of all for an artist – he has to grow up.
URL:https://www.grandcenter.org/event/nine/
LOCATION:The Marcelle\, 3310 Samuel Shepard Dr\, St. Louis\, MO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Theatre & Dance
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220922
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221016
DTSTAMP:20260820T034351
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SUMMARY:Something Rotten!
DESCRIPTION:It’s 1605\, and brothers Nick and Nigel Bottom are desperate to write a hit play but they’re stuck in the shadow of the Renaissance rock star Will Shakespeare. When a local soothsayer foretells that the future of theatre involves singing\, dancing and acting\, all at the same time\, Nick and Nigel set out to write the world’s very first musical. \nThis smart\, subversive musical comedy mashes up the crass commercialism of today’s Hollywood with the people and plays of Shakespeare’s London\, to ask fascinating\, funny questions about commercial success\, popular success\, artistic success\, and personal success. And beneath the rapid-fire Shakespeare jokes\, the show comically deconstructs itself and musical theatre as an art form\, exploring what makes musicals tick and why we love them. The show was nominated for ten Tonys\, nine Drama Desk Awards\, and twelve Outer Critics Circle Awards.
URL:https://www.grandcenter.org/event/something-rotten/
LOCATION:The Marcelle\, 3310 Samuel Shepard Dr\, St. Louis\, MO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Theatre & Dance
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220901
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SUMMARY:All That Remains
DESCRIPTION:Gary survives a school shooting and isn’t dealing with the trauma well. Gary’s wife Elaine is trying her best to hold it all together\, take care of Gary\, work\, pay the bills\, and deal with her own sadness. Gary and Elaine can’t go on living this way forever and soon they both reach a breaking point.
URL:https://www.grandcenter.org/event/all-that-remains/
LOCATION:The Marcelle\, 3310 Samuel Shepard Dr\, St. Louis\, MO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Theatre & Dance
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SUMMARY:The Length of a Pop Song
DESCRIPTION:Lex has no choice but to move back into her parent’s house after another incident of self-harm. Her mother wants to help prepare her for an upcoming trial against an adult website hosting non-consensual videos of Lex\, but Lex can’t find a reason to look forward to tomorrow.
URL:https://www.grandcenter.org/event/the-length-of-a-pop-song/
LOCATION:The Marcelle\, 3310 Samuel Shepard Dr\, St. Louis\, MO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music,Theatre & Dance
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SUMMARY:Urinetown
DESCRIPTION:Mark Hollmann and Greg Kotis’ Urinetown is an outrageous musical fable of greed\, corruption\, love\, revolution\, and urination\, set in a time when water is worth its weight in gold and there’s no such thing as a free pee. In this near-future dystopian Gotham\, a severe 20-year drought has led to a government-enforced ban on private toilets. Citizens are forced to use public “amenities” now\, regulated by a single malevolent corporation that profits from one of humanity’s most basic needs. But from the ruins of Democracy and courtesy flushes\, an unlikely hero floats to the top\, who decides he’s held it long enough\, and he launches a People’s Revolution to lead them all to urinary freedom! This 2001 neo musical comedy helped catapult American musical theatre into the new millennium\, with its rule-shattering tear through the traditions and conventions of Broadway. New Line produced the show in 2007 to rave reviews.
URL:https://www.grandcenter.org/event/urinetown/
LOCATION:The Marcelle\, 3310 Samuel Shepard Dr\, St. Louis\, MO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event Spaces,Theatre & Dance
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SUMMARY:Human Disturbance: Redisturbed
DESCRIPTION:Consuming Kinetics Dance Company’s (CKDC) spring 2022 concert\, Human Disturbance is an interrogation of humankind’s impact on Earth. Through the medium of contemporary dance\, Human Disturbance explores topics including climate change\, material resource consumption\, wildlife preservation\, and natural disaster. Our choreographers investigate many of the challenges we face on our planet today while also proposing approaches to address these concerns. In Human Disturbance\, we acknowledge the duality of humankind’s destructive and creative impact on the planet; we hold loss\, chaos\, and apocalypse together with abundance\, possibility\, and regeneration. \nThrough both our concerts and through our organizational mission and vision\, CKDC hopes to model how every single person has the power to create change\, even when it doesn’t seem possible. More importantly\, we seek to continue using dance and performance arts as vehicles for community organizing\, culture-shifting\, and public activism. We believe that not only is dance a catalyst for life in motion\, but that dance can cultivate change on a larger scale\, impact business practices\, and encourage community members of all backgrounds and experiences towards social action. \nJoin us for an extended Earth Day celebration on April 30th and May 1st at The Marcelle. \nCKDC is proud to be a Kranzberg Arts Foundation Resident Company.
URL:https://www.grandcenter.org/event/human-disturbance-redisturbed/
LOCATION:The Marcelle\, 3310 Samuel Shepard Dr\, St. Louis\, MO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event Spaces,Theatre & Dance
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220327
DTSTAMP:20260820T034351
CREATED:20211004T190939Z
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SUMMARY:Head Over Heels
DESCRIPTION:Head Over Heels may just be the weirdest mashup Broadway has ever seen\, a crazy\, joyful celebration of the full variety of human experience\, a bold\, sexy new comedy from the stage visionaries that rocked Broadway with American Idiot\, Hedwig and the Angry Inch\, Avenue Q\, and Spring Awakening. This 2018 musical was conceived by Jeff Whitty\, with an original book by Whitty\, adapted by James Magruder\, based on a comic novel from 1580 (not kidding!) and set to the music of the iconic 1980s all-girl rock band The Go-Go’s. This wild\, subversive love story follows a royal family on a journey to save their kingdom from extinction\, only to discover the key to their survival lies in their own willingness to change with the times. New Line opened this show in 2020 to rave reviews\, but it was shut down halfway through the run due to the pandemic. So they’re back to finish what they started. \n\nALL PATRONS WILL BE REQUIRED TO WEAR MASKS IN THE LOBBY AND THEATRE. THE STAGE AREA WILL BE SAFELY DISTANCED FROM THE AUDIENCE.
URL:https://www.grandcenter.org/event/head-over-heels/
LOCATION:The Marcelle\, 3310 Samuel Shepard Dr\, St. Louis\, MO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event Spaces,Theatre & Dance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220121T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220206T000000
DTSTAMP:20260820T034351
CREATED:20220104T200134Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220104T200134Z
UID:16950-1642723200-1644105600@www.grandcenter.org
SUMMARY:IPHIGENIA IN SPLOTT
DESCRIPTION:Upstream Theater presents the regional premiere of IPHIGENIA IN SPLOTT by Welsh playwright Gary Owen. \nBlisteringly poetic: Inspired by the Greek myth about a young woman offered as a human sacrifice\, Gary Owen’s IPHIGENIA IN SPLOTT is a fireball of a monologue with lines that can be wickedly funny even as they drive home the high price people pay for society’s shortcomings.
URL:https://www.grandcenter.org/event/iphigenia-in-splott/
LOCATION:The Marcelle\, 3310 Samuel Shepard Dr\, St. Louis\, MO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event Spaces,Theatre & Dance
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211122T000000
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CREATED:20211027T143623Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211027T143636Z
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SUMMARY:[R]evolution
DESCRIPTION:Consuming Kinetics Dance Company’s (CKDC) fall 2022 concert\, [R]evolution\, centers themes of justice and power\, and offers a vision for a more just and humxne future. In [R]evolution\, we explore topics including human trafficking\, the black experience\, capitalism\, voting rights\, gender equity\, and mental health access. Our choreographers and artists investigate many of the challenges we face in our society today and use movement and performance to generate dialogue and action to address these systemic issues. [R]evolution was originally scheduled in the weeks prior to the 2020 national presidential election; through this performance\, we hope to not only inspire electoral action\, but to support broader activist efforts to dismantle the systems of oppression we live in\, including racism\, white supremacy\, capitalism\, heteropatriarchy\, xenophobia\, sexism\, and ableism. \nThrough both our concerts and through our organizational mission and vision\, CKDC hopes to model how every single person has the power to create change\, even when it doesn’t seem possible. More importantly\, we seek to continue using dance and performance arts as vehicles for community organizing\, culture-shifting\, and public activism. We believe that not only is dance a catalyst for life in motion\, but that dance can cultivate change on a larger scale\, impact business practices\, and encourage community members of all backgrounds and experiences towards social action.
URL:https://www.grandcenter.org/event/revolution/
LOCATION:The Marcelle\, 3310 Samuel Shepard Dr\, St. Louis\, MO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event Spaces,Theatre & Dance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210930T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211023T000000
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CREATED:20210901T164758Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210901T164813Z
UID:16308-1632960000-1634947200@www.grandcenter.org
SUMMARY:The Story of My Life
DESCRIPTION:A VERY SPECIAL EVENT! Just two New Line actors\, Jeffrey Wright and Chris Kernan\, and artistic director Scott Miller on keyboard\, in one of the most intimate evenings of musical theatre in the company’s 30 year history\, telling a story all about telling stories. The Story Of My Life follows the friendship of Alvin and Thomas\, two lifelong friends from a small town who are reunited after Alvin’s mysterious death. Thomas struggles to write Alvin’s eulogy\, so Alvin shows up to help the two of them take an amazing journey back through the story of their friendship\, as Alvin searches through the manuscripts and stories in Thomas’ mind to lead him on a journey of memory. And though Thomas is trying to write about his best friend\, he ends up finding his own story in the process and coming to terms with the past. The show was nominated for four 2009 Drama Desk Awards\, including Outstanding Musical. \n\nALL PATRONS WILL BE REQUIRED TO WEAR MASKS IN THE LOBBY AND THEATRE. THE STAGE AREA WILL BE SAFELY DISTANCED FROM THE AUDIENCE.
URL:https://www.grandcenter.org/event/the-story-of-my-life/
LOCATION:The Marcelle\, 3310 Samuel Shepard Dr\, St. Louis\, MO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event Spaces,Theatre & Dance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200604T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200627T200000
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CREATED:20200613T175419Z
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SUMMARY:URINETOWN (CANCELLED)
DESCRIPTION:THESE EVENTS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED.Full refunds are available\, but the Kranzberg Arts Foundation is encouraging all ticket holders to donate the value of your ticket to the presenter instead of asking for a refund. Please contact the point of purchase to request a refund or to donate your tickets. \n  \n\n  \nBefore Yeast Nation\, there was Urinetown. God only knows what’ll be next. \nMark Hollmann and Greg Kotis’ URINETOWN is an hilariously subversive fable of greed\, corruption\, love\, revolution\, and urination\, in a time when water is worth its weight in gold and there’s no such thing as a free pee. Set in a near-future dystopian Gotham\, a severe 20-year drought has led to a government-enforced ban on private toilets. The citizens are forced to use public “amenities” now\, regulated by a single malevolent company that profits by charging admission for one of humanity’s most basic needs. In this nightmare world\, the punishment for an unauthorized pee is a trip to the dreaded URINETOWN. But from the ruins of Democracy and courtesy flushes\, there rises an unlikely hero who decides he’s held it long enough\, and he launches a People’s Revolution to lead them all to urinary freedom!  \nInspired by the outrageous political theatre of Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill\, and (very) loosely based on the writings of late eighteenth-century political and economic theorist Thomas Malthus\, URINETOWN is a gloriously silly\, irreverently truthful satire from which no target is safe. This is a show that catapults musical comedy into the new millennium with its rule-shattering tear through the traditions and conventions of musical theatre\, leaving nothing but uncontrollable laughter and a great big puddle in its wake.  \nAnd that’s just Act I.  \nCardiff Giant\, a theatre company in Chicago\, had been known for its outrageous\, irreverent social satire\, some scripted\, some improvised. Two members of the (now defunct) group\, Greg Kotis and Mark Hollmann\, began working in 1995 on what would become Urinetown. Kotis was also a member of the alternative theatre group the Neo-Futurists\, who specialized in evenings of brilliant one- and two-minute plays. During a trip to Europe with the Neo-Futurists\, the nearly broke Kotis discovered to his dismay that most public toilets in Europe are pay-to-use. And the idea for Urinetown was born – a musical about a city in the not too distant future where toilets are all “pay-to-pee” and private toilets are outlawed\, where all toilets are controlled by a large\, malevolent\, monopolizing corporation\, the Urine Good Company.  \nWhen it opened in New York\, the official slogan on the Urinetown T-shirts was “An appalling idea\, fully realized.” Actor Daniel Marcus\, who played Officer Barrel\, said in an interview\, “I call it a love letter to the American musical in the form of a grenade.”  \nIn fact\, Urinetown is a double satire\, laughing at the sappy\, happy conventions of old-fashioned musical comedy\, but also laughing at shows like Les Miz or Passion which reject those conventions and perhaps go too far the other way. Urinetown raises questions about what we expect from musicals\, whether or not “issue musicals” are satisfying entertainment\, why certain stories or topics are musicalized\, and whether or not serious musicals are too serious.  \nBruce Weber in The New York Times said\, “There simply is no show I’ve seen that gives such a sense that the creators and performers are always on the same page of an elaborate\, high-spirited joke\, that they are the proud members of a cabal that knows what it takes to make the world a better place and that they are thrilled to share what they know.” He also called the show “a sensational piece of performance art\, one that acknowledges theater tradition and pushes it forward as well.” The show was nominated for 9 Tony Awards (winning Best Book and Best Score)\, 9 Drama Desk Awards\, 7 Obie Awards (winning Best Musical)\, 5 Outer Critics Circle Awards (winning Best Musical)\, and a Drama League Award for Best Musical.  \nThe New Line cast includes Dominic Dowdy-Windsor (Lockstock)\, Jennelle Gilreath (Little Sally)\, Kevin Corpuz (Bobby Strong)\, Melissa Felps (Hope Cladwell)\, Kimi Short (Pennywise)\, Todd Schaefer (Mr. Cladwell)\, Marshall Jennings (Officer Barrel)\, Clayton Humburg\, Sarah Porter\, Zachary Allen Farmer\, Ian McCreary\, Brian Carles\, Kellen Green\, Jessica Winingham\, Grace Langford\, and Carrie Preismeyer. The New Line production will be directed by Scott Miller and Mike Dowdy-Windsor\, with music direction by Nicolas Valdez\, choreography by Michelle Sauer and Sara Rae Womack\, costume design by Sarah Porter\, scenic design by Todd Schaefer\, and sound design by Ryan Day.  \nProduced by arrangement with Music Theatre International\, New York.
URL:https://www.grandcenter.org/event/urinetown-cancelled/
LOCATION:The Marcelle\, 3310 Samuel Shepard Dr\, St. Louis\, MO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event Spaces,Theatre & Dance
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