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2 months ago | 
stltoday.com | Rob Levy
For Steve Hackman, music is a mixtape. The classically trained conductor, arranger and film score composer is at the forefront of millennial-focused concert experiences. Under his baton, the pop, soul, rock and hip-hop sounds of today seamlessly rest alongside the legends of classical music. Determined to prove that there is nothing stodgy or out of date about orchestral music, he has created a series of live concerts designed to cross generations and break down musical barriers.
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Jan 21, 2025 | 
broadwayworld.com | Rob Levy
Nothing can foil audiences from enjoying Athena, the final play of the Repertory Theatre St. Louis’ 2024/2025 Steve Woolf Studio Series. Beneath the parries and thrusts is a layered drama of fencers turned frenemies. Staged entirely on a fencing piste, Grace Gardner’s coming of age play focuses on themes of competition, ambition, trust, self-discovery and female friendships.
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Jan 21, 2025 | 
stltoday.com | Rob Levy
What do St. Hildegard of Bingen — a writer, composer, philosopher and Christian mystic from the Middle Ages — and jazz pioneer Billy Strayhorn — a composer, pianist, lyricist and arranger famous for his work with Duke Ellington have in common?
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Dec 3, 2024 | 
stltoday.com | Rob Levy |Louis Post-Dispatch
This holiday season, St. Louis’ choral music community is bringing tidings of comfort and joy with concerts featuring everything from the sacred to the sassy. These holiday concerts have become as traditional as chestnuts roasting on an open fire as choirs celebrate love, peace and the spirit of the holidays. Ambassadors of Harmony: 'Sounds of the Season'When: 7 p.m. Dec. 13 and 14. 2 p.m. Dec.
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Nov 30, 2024 | 
broadwayworld.com | Rob Levy
Boozy, jazzy and sexy, Chicago has aged well. Premiering on Broadway in 1975 it was adapted into an Oscar Winning film in 2002. Following in those ilustrious footsteps is a new national tour, filled with plentry of razzle and dazzle, that doesn;t disappointRanked as the #1 longest-running American musical in Broadway history, the Tony Award winning Chicago features a book by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse with music from John Kander. Ebb also wrote the lyrics.
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Nov 20, 2024 | 
stltoday.com | Rob Levy
Chamber Project St. Louis loves taking the show on the road. Now in its 17th season, the organization is known for performing intimate concerts in both traditional and non-traditional venues throughout the greater St. Louis area. An example is its next event, “Chain Reaction: One Thing Leads to Another,” being held at TechArtista Downtown on Nov. 22.
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Nov 14, 2024 | 
stltoday.com | Rob Levy
As the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra looks to bring its world-class sound back to Powell Hall in 2025, it’s also working to bring that sound to a new audience. SLSO officials tout stories such as that of one recent new subscriber who found the symphony through it’s free-ticket partnership with the city and county libraries. The partnership allows symphony newcomers to redeem a voucher for two free tickets to a concert.
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Nov 14, 2024 | 
stltoday.com | Rob Levy
As the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra looks to bring its world-class sound back to Powell Hall in 2025, it's also working to bring that sound to a new audience. SLSO officials tout stories such as that of one recent new subscriber who found the symphony through it's free-ticket partnership with the city and county libraries. The partnership allows symphony newcomers to redeem a voucher for two free tickets to a concert.
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
stltoday.com | Rob Levy
Coming home is meaningful for Adrienne Danrich. An Emmy Award-winning soprano who has appeared onstage as Miriam in Opera Theatre of St. Louis’ 2022 production of "Awakenings," she also has starred with the Metropolitan Opera, the Los Angeles Opera and the New York City Opera. Next spring she will star in OTSL’s world premiere, of "This House."But first, she's returning to St. Louis for a concert at St. Timothy's Episcopal Church on Nov. 24.
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Nov 7, 2024 | 
feastmagazine.com | Rob Levy
Cooking runs in Aticha Lee's family. Taught the art and nuances of cooking Thai cuisine by her mother, Sally, she has spent more than three decades perfecting her craft in various restaurants. "My mom taught me how to cook once I knew how to pick up a pen and pencil," Lee says. "She asked me to pick up the knife and the fork and spoon and help her cook in the kitchen." Making food with her mother and three siblings set Lee on a path culminating in her new restaurant, Thai Touch.
