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1 day ago | 
stltoday.com | Daniel Neman |Jasmine Osby |Rosalind Early
International Horseradish FestivalWhen: 11 a.m.-7 p.m. June 6-7Where: Main Street, Collinsville (new location)How much: FreeMore info: internationalhorseradishfestival.comMunich has its Oktoberfest. Rio has Carnival. Montreal has its winter carnival. But only Collinsville has the International Horseradish Festival, with its horseradish toss, its root grinding, its Bloody Mary contest, its cornhole tournament, its car show and its personality-based pageant (under 18 only).
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1 week ago | 
stltoday.com | Daniel Neman |Rosalind Early |Jasmine Osby
Carnival of InkWhen: May 30-June 1Where: St. Charles Convention Center, 1 Convention Center Blvd., St. CharlesHow much: $20, $50 for a three-day passMore info: carnivalofink.comThis is the 12th year for this tattoo convention, featuring nearly 70 skin artists ready to permanently mark you with their best designs. A plethora of awards for the artists will be handed out (best horror, best lettering, best arm sleeve), and vendors will sell tattoo supplies, stencils and the like.
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1 week ago | 
stltoday.com | Rosalind Early
For its 25th season, St. Louis Shakespeare Festival decided to stage “Hamlet,” “the most famous play in the English language,” says Michael Sexton, who will be directing the production. A big play with famous soliloquies, Sexton wanted Hamlet to be able to get up close to the audience, so the festival started on its most ambitious stage to date. It includes a thrust out into Shakespeare Glen in Forest Park, where the festival stages its free show every year.
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2 weeks ago | 
stltoday.com | Rosalind Early
When Nick Drake, 27, was in sixth grade at the Wilson School, they got advice that would change their life: Audition for Muny Kids. “My first show there was ‘Showboat,’” Drake says about making it into the competitive program. At the time, Nancy Sherwin, who recently died, was the director of the youth programs at the Muny.
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2 weeks ago | 
stltoday.com | Rosalind Early
Tennessee Williams Festival is staging "A Streetcar Named Desire," St. Lou Fringe is back and the Muny will have the Midwest premiere of "Dear Evan Hansen as the theater season heats up.
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3 weeks ago | 
stltoday.com | Rosalind Early |Daniel Neman |Jasmine Osby
‘Radio Golf’When: Through June 1; performance times varyWhere: Edison Theater, Washington University, 6465 Forsyth Blvd. How much: $45-$50More info: theblackrep.org/season-48“Radio Golf” is the final play in August Wilson’s 10-play Pittsburgh cycle. The cycle detailed African American life in Pittsburgh over 100 years. The Black Rep will be presenting this show, set in the 1990s, about a real estate entrepreneur who wants to become the city’s first Black mayor.
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4 weeks 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 month 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 month 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 month 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.
