The Muny

The Muny will abandon plans to limit capacity when it reopens its doors to audiences in July. That means up to 11,000 people may be in attendance each night and the theater could avoid the multimillion-dollar budget deficit its leaders had forecast.

The Muny will return this summer with a five-show season that starts July 26. But there will be changes for theatergoers, including limited capacity in the venue and socially distanced seating.

Muny managing director Kwofe Coleman, a 22-year veteran of the Forest Park theater, will take the helm when current President and CEO Dennis Reagan retires at the end of the year. Coleman will join the short list of Black professionals at the helm of large performing arts organizations in St. Louis.

Artists and performers have scrambled to make and share their work during the pandemic. They've also turned to the work of their peers to help get through a tough year. Here are some of the locally produced things that inspired St. Louis artists in 2020.

The Muny plans a late-starting season in 2021 that would include all seven shows originally scheduled for this year. But it all depends on the state of the coronavirus pandemic.

Longtime Muny leader Dennis Reagan will step down in 2022. One of the longest-serving arts leaders in the region, Reagan began his affiliation with the Muny as a teenager on the cleanup crew.

The Muny's artistic director and executive producer shares highlights for this summer's virtual season — a star-studded mix of never-before-aired clips from past Muny shows, cast reunion sing-alongs, and song and dance performances by Muny artists.

Live cultural events are typically a big part of summer life for many in the St. Louis region. But this year, musicals at the Muny, free concerts and…

The Muny is canceling its 2020 season because of the coronavirus. Its leaders concluded that the theater could not safely offer performances while…

Leaders of most St. Louis-area theater companies don’t know when they’ll invite audiences back for live performances again during the coronavirus…