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5 days ago | 
stltoday.com | Rosalind Early |Jasmine Osby |Daniel Neman
‘Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations’When: May 9-11; performance times varyWhere: Fabulous Fox, 527 North Grand BoulevardHow much: $35-$120More info: fabulousfox.comThis jukebox musical follows how five guys went from the streets of Detroit to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Of course you’ll hear all of the Temptations hits along the way.
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1 week ago | 
stltoday.com | Rosalind Early
ST. LOUIS — The Muny, the century-old theater in Forest Park, is the winner of the 2025 Regional Theatre Tony Award for excellence in regional theater and “contributing to the growth of theater nationally.”In addition to the award, the Muny will also receive a $25,000 grant. The award was announced Wednesday by the Tony Awards Administration Committee, the Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing. The American Theater Critics Association recommends a theater each year.
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1 week ago | 
unionleader.com | Rosalind Early
ST. LOUIS — Opera Theatre St. Louis announced Tuesday that Grammy-award winning soprano Patricia Racette will become the company’s new artistic director starting Oct. 1. “I wanted to broaden my impact and help make opera more accessible,” Racette said. “That’s why I wanted this position. Plus, the role puts me in a seat where I can really shape the direction and future of the art form.”Racette has a storied career in opera.
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1 week ago | 
stltoday.com | Rosalind Early
ST. LOUIS — Opera Theatre St. Louis announced Tuesday that Grammy-award winning soprano Patricia Racette will become the company’s new artistic director starting Oct. 1. “I wanted to broaden my impact and help make opera more accessible,” Racette said. “That’s why I wanted this position. Plus, the role puts me in a seat where I can really shape the direction and future of the art form.”Racette has a storied career in opera.
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1 week ago | 
stltoday.com | Daniel Neman |Rosalind Early
ST. LOUIS — Local arts organizations were staggered late Friday by the loss of funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, but many vow to continue their artistic missions — if perhaps in a reduced capacity. The organizations received a curt email Friday evening informing them that they would not be receiving the grants that had been recommended in January. The move is part of the Trump administration's efforts to cut spending broadly across the government.
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1 week ago | 
stltoday.com | Rosalind Early
Under a laurel tree, four nymphs, or female nature deities, gather to celebrate a requiem. Once every 100 years, they get together to honor the nymphs that have passed away and remember their own history. This is the premise of “Scream, Echo, Scream” a new play by Summer Baer that she’s staging at Metro Theater Company May 8-May 24.
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1 week ago | 
stltoday.com | Daniel Neman |Rosalind Early |Jasmine Osby
In Search of America: Photography and the Road TripWhen: May 2-Oct. 9Where: St. Louis Art Museum, 1 Fine Arts Dr. in Forest ParkHow much: FreeMore info: slam.org/exhibitions/in-search-of-america-photography-and-the-road-trip/As Americans fell in love with the open road, so too did American artists fall in love with the idea of taking pictures of the landscapes, architecture and people they saw along the way.
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2 weeks ago | 
stltoday.com | Rosalind Early
Sure, fancy cocktail bars with the frou-frou drinks that you can post on Instagram have their place. But sometimes you don’t want to get gussied up to pay too much for booze. For a night out where you can wear a hoodie and grab a $3 beer, head to your humble dive bar. And it doesn’t have to just be a night of drinks. Many dive bars also offer trivia, arcade games, karaoke, pool and more. Some of them are even free. We went to the city’s dives to find out who offered the best evening of entertainment.
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2 weeks ago | 
stltoday.com | Daniel Neman |Jasmine Osby |Rosalind Early
Herb Society SaleWhen: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. April 25Where: Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Blvd. How much: FreeMore info: missouribotanicalgarden.org/the-st-louis-herb-society-herb-sale-3331We’re betting you can’t name even 50 different kinds of herbs. Well, the St. Louis Herb Society will be selling more than 125 varieties of herbs at this event, more than 7,000 plants in all. For the best selection, be sure to come early.
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3 weeks ago | 
stltoday.com | Rosalind Early |Louis Post-Dispatch
Dick Van Dyke in “Mary Poppins,” Keanu Reeves in “Dracula,” Kevin Costner in “Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves.”While we may love these actors (and even these films), we have to admit that their accents in them were horrible. Van Dyke’s attempt at cockney is legendarily bad. We all love Keanu Reeves, but the man sounded as British as your average Midwestern American (he’s actually Canadian, which makes it a tiny bit worse). And these are film actors working in big budget productions.
