Musical Theater

Mike Isaacson, Muny executive producer and artistic director, describes this season’s premieres of “Waitress” and “In the Heights.”

The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis hasn’t quite reached the $2.5 million fundraising goal it set in October, but has raised enough funds to proceed with one additional production this season and make plans for its 2024-25 season.

Nominees for St. Louis’ best theater performances and productions of 2023 are out from the St. Louis Theater Circle. Winners will be unveiled in March.

Members of the touring company of “Tina: The Tina Turner Musical” worked with students at Sumner High School, whose list of alumni includes the late queen of rock 'n' roll and other luminaries.

“Spells of the Sea” tells the story of a 15-year-old fisherwoman and a grumpy lighthouse keeper who encounter mermaids, monsters and pirates in their quest to find the elixir of life.

In 1989, “Some of my best friends are” delighted St. Louis audiences with something new: a portrayal of gay and lesbian culture.

The Muny, one of St. Louis’ biggest outdoor attractions, is bracing for the heat wave moving through the region. The theater will hold its final performance of “Sweeney Todd” today. It’s leaders pledge to do everything they can to keep fans comfortable as the heat index approaches 105 degrees.

The Kirkwood Performing Arts Center will host the region’s first pre-Broadway tryout beginning June 1. “The Karate Kid” screenwriter Robert Mark Kamen reveals what to expect.

Writer Colin Healy’s “Big Machine” was inspired by the deadly events at a Standard Oil factory in Baywater, New Jersey, in 1924.

Somi Kakoma discusses “Dreaming Zenzile,” the musical she wrote and starred in, which just had its world premiere at the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis. The play tells the story of South African singer Miriam Makeba.