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1 month ago | 
stlmag.com | Christine Jackson |Abigail Wetteroff |Cheryl Baehr |Melissa Meinzer
The story behind the hit musical Cabaret has existed in one form or another for nearly 90 years. The musical—which was also made into an Oscar-winning film starring Liza Minelli—was based on the 1951 play I Am a Camera, which in turn was based on Christopher Isherwood’s 1939 novel, Goodbye to Berlin. In all cases, the setting is the last days of Weimar Berlin, where culture is king but disaster looms.
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1 month ago | 
stlmag.com | Christine Jackson |Abigail Wetteroff |Rob Levy |George Mahe
The Fox Theatre still has a few more shows before its 2024-2025 season takes its final bows, but folks in charge of the historic stage are already looking toward the future. This evening, vice president of sales and marketing Cindy Vargo and vice president of programming and marketing John O’Brien announced an impressive lineup for the 2025-2026 season, including eight Broadway Subscription productions and six Broadway Extras.
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1 month ago | 
stlmag.com | Charlene Oldham |Abigail Wetteroff |Mike Miller
Your guide to visiting City Museum in St. Louis There are a few things to know about spending a day at one of the weirdest and most wonderful places in St. Louis. At The Curly Willow, home decor is sold alongside years of design experience Owner Ellen Wortham has been an interior designer for more than 30 years. She’s banking on her expertise, and a curated inventory, to attract shoppers to her new store in Truesdale.
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Dec 9, 2024 | 
stlmag.com | Abigail Wetteroff
History buffs and museum lovers may already be well aware of Thursday Nights at the Museum, but for the uninitiated, the Missouri History Museum offers weekly opportunities to browse its exhibits late—until 8 p.m.—with access to a cash bar, food options, and special concerts and lectures. On Thursday, December 12, visitors will be treated to festive music with opportunities to sing along at the Here We Come a-Caroling Holiday Concert in the museum’s Lee Auditorium.
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Dec 2, 2024 | 
stlmag.com | Abigail Wetteroff
Located on the northmost edge of St. Louis University’s campus and housed in a stately, Beaux Arts building, the St. Louis University Museum of Art is a hidden gem in a city spoiled for choice when it comes to art museums. With four floors housing a diverse collection of contemporary art, Jesuit artifacts, and multiple galleries of rotating exhibitions, the free museum offers a quiet refuge to students and visitors looking to spend an afternoon appreciating fine art.
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
stlmag.com | Abigail Wetteroff
In September, the St. Louis NAACP filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights over an ongoing “literacy crisis” in Missouri schools, implicating 34 St. Louis City and County school districts. According to the NAACP, Black students have been disproportionately impacted, routinely scoring lower on grade level reading assessments when compared with students from other racial demographics.
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
stlmag.com | Christine Jackson |Abigail Wetteroff
There's no shortage of holiday performances and celebrations around St. Louis. Whether you're looking for a Christmas classic, a remixed favorite, or some New Year's Eve entertainment, there's something coming up that you can look forward to. Snag tickets now for some of the season’s best events, including holiday fests, caroling concerts, and more versions of The Nutcracker than you can shake a sugar plum at.
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
stlmag.com | Gaby Mendoza |Abigail Wetteroff
There's just something about seeing St. Louis dressed up in its twinkly best. Each year, we make a list of the prettiest holiday light displays, check it twice, pile into the car, and ooh and ahh at the megawatt marvels. Read on for our list of the best light displays in St. Louis.
Ameren Missouri Festival of Lights
Dates: November 23
Times: Noon–8:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
Head to Kiener Plaza to watch the lighting of the giant Salvation Army tree of lights as part of the Winterfest kickoff.
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Oct 30, 2024 | 
stlmag.com | Abigail Wetteroff
Selections for the 107th season at The Muny were announced today during a YouTube livestream hosted by Muny president and CEO Kwofe Coleman and artistic director and executive producer Mike Isaacson. As theater fans from St. Louis and beyond enthusiastically commented their predictions and hopes for the upcoming shows, the excitement built until the 2025 lineup was finally revealed.
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
stlmag.com | Abigail Wetteroff
Cherokee Street is a neighborhood known for its eclectic vintage shops, storefronts, restaurants, and bars, but on Saturday, the street will transform into a vibrant celebration of music and dance for the annual Cherokee Street Jazz Crawl.
“The Jazz Crawl turns a neighborhood into a music festival for one day,” says Emily Thenhaus, executive director of the Cherokee Street Community Improvement District, an organization which seeks to nurture economic and cultural growth in the area.
