2019 Fall Arts Information | Arts Tradition

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Angels in America

The forged of  ‘Angels in America’ at The Rep Sept. 4-Oct. 6.  Picture: Peter Wochniak

Labor Day weekend could sign the official finish of summer season — although not essentially the tip of scorching climate — but it surely additionally indicators the beginning of the 2019 Fall Arts Season, with sufficient performances, concert events and artwork openings to warmth up the panorama. However hey, don’t sweat it — we’ve acquired you coated with a complete information that will help you choose and select. All it’s essential to do is learn on.


Labor Day weekend

St. Louis Blues will likely be entrance and middle on the 24th Annual Large Muddy Blues Pageant in historic LACLEDE’S LANDING. This yr’s celebration has been scaled-back to simply in the future, with greater than a dozen acts, together with Marquise Knox, Jeremiah Johnson, David Dee, Large George Brock and extra scheduled to performSaturday, Aug. 31 from 2 to 11 p.m. The excellent news is that the pageant is now free, and attendees can obtain a $5 off beverage coupon with a prompt donation of $5 or extra. For extra info, go to www.bigmuddybluesfestival.com.

The annual artwork truthful at QUEENY PARK from Aug. 30-Sept. 1 options 130 juried artists from roughly 20 states exhibiting works in numerous media together with portray, sculpture and jewellery making.  Along with the truthful held at Greensfelder Recreation Complicated, the occasion contains kids’s actions and wine tastings.  Admission is $5. For hours and extra info, together with $1 off admission coupon, go to www.artfairatqueenypark.com.

Three-time Grammy Award winner and Matchbox Twenty co-founder Rob Thomas visits the STIFEL THEATRE at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 1, touring behind his fourth solo album, “Chip Tooth.” Tickets vary from $27.50 to $67.50 and can be found on the Stifel field workplace, by cellphone at 800-745-3000, or at www.ticketmaster.com.

If Thomas doesn’t get your interior rocker rocking, maybe Kiss will because the band pulls into HOLLYWOOD CASINO AMPHITHEATRE at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 1for their Finish of the Highway World Tour. Does that basically imply this will likely be your final probability to see Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley and the gang carry out collectively? Tickets, which begin at $24.75 and go up, up and higher, can be found at www.livenation.com.

From taiko drumming to martial arts demonstrations to candlelight walks within the Japanese Backyard, the Japanese Pageant on the MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN is without doubt one of the largest and oldest celebrations of its sort within the nation. It gives Japanese-influenced artwork, dance, meals and leisure for hundreds of holiday makers every year and takes place from 10 a.m. to eight p.m. Aug. 31-Sept. 1 and 10 a.m. to five p.m. Sept. 2. Admission ranges from $5 to $16. Study extra at www.mobot.org.


September 

Grammy-award profitable singer-songwriter John Mayer will carry out on the ENTERPRISE CENTER at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 3. The present has no opening act; Mayer will play two full units of solo music. Bought to provide the man credit score for his vitality — he began his solo tour simply weeks after ending a string of Lifeless and Firm gigs. Tickets, ranging in worth from $46.50 to $147, can be found at www.enterprisecenter.com or www.ticketmaster.com.

THE BLACK REP opens its season with “Don’t Trouble Me, I Can’t Cope,” Sept. 4-22 on the EDISON THEATRE on the Washington College campus. First carried out in 1971, the present’s themes of financial and racial injustice nonetheless ring true right now. Poignant social commentary is weaved between musical and dance that fuse gospel with jazz, soul and calypso. For tickets, starting from $20 to $50, and efficiency occasions, name 314-534-3810 or go to www.theblackrep.org

Tony Kushner’s Tony-and Pulitzer Prize-winning two-part masterpiece, “Angels in America,” in regards to the AIDS epidemic, kicks off the Foremost Stage season on the REPERTORY THEATRE OF ST. LOUIS Sept. 4-Oct. 6. Amongst these navigating Kushner’s swirling tapestry of American tradition, myths and spirituality are Prior Walter, whose prophetic visions lead him towards an unsure future; Joe Pitt, a religious and painfully closeted Mormon and Roy Cohn, a lawyer whose AIDS prognosis forces him to face a lifetime of misdeeds. These twin performs’ imaginative and prescient of a wounded and chaotic nation struggling towards redemption is extra pressing than ever. Each components of “Angels in America” will likely be carried out in a rotating “rep” schedule all through the run, which incorporates particular marathon days with each components carried out back-to-back on the Loretto-Hilton Heart, 130 Edgar Highway in Webster Groves. For tickets, starting from $20 to $97.50, name 314-968-4925 or go to www.repstl.org.

Multi-Grammy winner nation crooner and Golden, Texas native Kasey Musgraves brings her Oh What A World Tour II to the STIFEL THEATRE at Eight p.m. Sept. 5, with Yola opening. Tickets vary from $93 to $360 and can be found by means of www.ticketmaster.com

The weekend after Labor Day means it’s time for the ST. LOUIS ART FAIR, with greater than 200 nationally famend, juried artists displaying their wares in downtown Clayton Sept. 6-8 (for a listing of artists, see http://bit.ly/STL-Art-Fair2019). Additionally count on stay performances, actions for kids and cubicles staffed by high native cooks. Hours are 5 to 10 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to five p.m. Sunday. No admission cost.

Man of La Mancha” tells the epic story of 17th-century writer Miguel de Cervantes and his immortal literary creation Don Quixote. This poignant story of heartbreak and triumph involves STAGES ST. LOUIS Sept. 6-Oct. 6. with a lushly melodic rating that features the rapturous “Dulcinea” and the basic Broadway anthem “The Unimaginable Dream.” Matinee and night performances are on the Robert G. Reim Theatre, 111 S. Geyer Highway in Kirkwood. For ticket costs and occasions, see www.stagesstlouis.org or name 314-821-2407.

The CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM fall exhibitions open Sept. 6, that includes Stephanie Syjuco, Bethany Collins, Jonathas de Andrade and Margaret Keller. Blended-media conceptual artist Syjuco employs set up, pictures, sculpture and textile to discover the complexities of such politically charged ideas as citizenship, immigration and nationality. You may hear her speak about her work at 11 a.m. Sept. 7; all of those artists’ reveals run by means of Dec. 29. For extra info, go to www.camstl.org.

Time to get your funk on — NOLA’s Rebirth Brass Band is coming to the ATOMIC COWBOY within the Grove Sept. 6. The band is understood for combining conventional brass band music, together with the N’awlins custom of second line, with funk, jazz, soul and hip hop. Tickets, starting from $20 to $23, can be found at www.atomiccowboystl.com. Laissez les bon temps rouler!



The Temptations

Motown legends The Temptations will carry out at The Sheldon on Sept. 8.

 

Grammy Corridor-of-Famers The Temptations convey their catalog of Motown classics and far more to THE SHELDON at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 8. Count on to listen to stable gold requirements akin to “Papa Was a Rolling Stone,” “Simply My Creativeness,” “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg,” “My Lady” and “Get Prepared,” amongst others. Tickets vary from $30 to $60. Name 314-533-9900 or go to www.TheSheldon.org.

Identified for his simple, energetic gigs, Lenny Kravitz elevates the union of rock ‘n’ roll, funk, blues and soul as soon as once more on his 11th full-length album, “Increase Vibration.” Count on to listen to songs from his newest, in addition to highlights of his earlier work, when he involves the FOX THEATRE at Eight p.m. Sept. 10. Tickets can be found by means of MetroTix, and vary from $39 to $99. Name 314-534-1111 or see www.fabulousfox.com

The ST. LOUIS SYMPHONY will current a free live performance at 7 p.m. Sept. 12 in FOREST PARK after which, over the weekend, carry out acquainted music for films composed by John Williams beneath the path of SLSO music director Stéphane Denève at POWELL HALL, 718 N. Grand Blvd. Hear legendary scores from movies together with “E.T.,” “Superman,” “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,” “Indiana Jones”and extra Sept. 13-15.  For ticket costs and knowledge on the total season, go to www.slso.org or name 314-534-1700. 

Jonatics — and you recognize who you might be — little question have already got tickets to see their beloved Jonas Brothers when theybring their “Happiness Begins Tour” to the ENTERPRISE CENTER at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 14 with particular visitors Bebe Rexha and Jordan McGraw. Tickets begin at $51.95 and will be bought at www.ticketmaster.com.

You might know him from taking part in Larry David’s sidekick on “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” however JB Smoove has much more on his comedy plate that he’s sharing with audiences when he brings his stand-up Lollygaggin’ Tour to THE PAGEANT at Eight p.m. Sept. 14. Reserved tickets are $35 and obtainable at www.ticketmaster.com.

Comic and longtime “Tonight Present” host Jay Leno returns to the J. SCHEIDEGGER CENTER FOR THE ARTS on the Lindenwood College campus at Eight p.m. Sept. 14. Opening the occasion would be the Steve Schankman Orchestra that includes singer Charles Glenn. Tickets are $79.50 to $109.50, obtainable at www.lindenwood.edu/j-scheidegger-center-for-the-arts.

“The Form of Abstraction: Picks from the Ollie Assortment” on the ST. LOUIS ART MUSEUM celebrates the 2017 present of the Thelma and Bert Ollie Memorial Assortment with an exhibition of 40 summary work, drawings and prints by black artists. The exhibition contains Norman Lewis’s gestural drawings, Sam Gilliam’s radically formed work, James Little’s experiments with coloration, and Chakaia Booker’s explorations in printmaking, amongst many others. The present runs from Sept. 17 to March 8. For hours of operation and extra particulars go to www.slam.org.

The 47th annual BALLOON GLOW begins at 5 p.m. Sept. 20 on Artwork Hill in Forest Park, with stay music from Boogie Chyld beginning at 6 and the festivities ending with fireworks at 9:15 p.m. Opening ceremonies for the GREAT FOREST PARK BALLOON RACE start at 3:30 p.m. Sept. 21 earlier than the balloons begin to take off at 4:45. Enjoyable actions for all ages, together with inflatables for the youngsters, numerous dance performances and skydivers, get underway at midday. Each occasions are free. For particulars, see www.greatforestparkballoonrace.com.

Iconic rock band America, now celebrating their 50th anniversary, are prone to carry out hits akin to “Horse with No Title,” I Want You,” “Ventura Freeway,” “Lonely Individuals” and “Sister Golden Hair,” amongst others, throughout a live performance on the TOUHILL PERFORMING ARTS CENTER on the campus of College of Missouri-St. Louis. The present is at Eight p.m. Sept. 20. Tickets vary from $37 to $109. Name 314-516-4949 or see www.touhill.org.

Loads of jazz and blues in addition to food and drinks spotlight the 2019 OLD WEBSTER JAZZ AND BLUES FESTIVAL, which runs from midday to 11 p.m. Sept. 21 in downtown Webster Groves. Greater than a dozen teams, together with Jim Manley, Jerimiah Johnson, David Dee and the Scorching Tracks and Marquise Knox, will carry out on two levels at this free occasion. Keep in mind to convey a garden chair. See www.oldwebsterjazzfest.com for extra particulars.

The MILDRED LANE KEMPER ART MUSEUM on the campus of Washington College reopens Sept. 28th with “Ai Weiwei: Naked Life,” billed as a thematic exhibition providing new perception into the Chinese language artist’s work on human rights and his deep engagement with China’s previous. On view by means of Jan. 5, the exhibition options greater than 35 artworks, together with ones by no means earlier than exhibited in the USA. For extra info, go to www.kemperartmuseum.wustl.edu.



An Evening of Ballet Stars

Dance St. Louis will current ‘An Night of Ballet Stars 2’ on Sept. 28 on the Edison Theatre. Picture: Carly Vanderheyden, Courtesy Dance St. Louis

Ballet stars from corporations internationally, together with the acclaimed Joffrey Ballet, San Francisco Ballet and Nationwide Ballet of Cuba, will carry out new works and cherished favorites when DANCE ST. LOUIS presents “An Night of Ballet Stars 2” at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 28 on the EDISON THEATRE. Tickets obtainable at 314-534-6622 or dancestlouis.org.

Wayward youth, juvenile delinquents, sexual repression, cool music, soiled lyrics, social rejects – we might solely be speaking about NEW LINE THEATRE, which by no means disappoints with its good-natured irreverence. Its 29th season opens with the rockabilly musical “Cry-Child,” based mostly on the basic John Waters movie, and runs from Sept, 26-Oct. 19 on the Marcelle Theatre in Grand Heart. Tickets, obtainable by means of www.MetroTix.com or by calling 314-534-1111, go from $12.50 to $30. 



Joshua Redman

Joshua Redman will carry out at Jazz on the Bistro Sept. 25-29. Picture: Michael Wilson

 

Thank goodness acclaimed saxophonist Joshua Redman determined to forgo Yale Regulation Faculty and turn out to be a fulltime musician after graduating from Harvard. Redman and his quartet come to JAZZ AT THE BISTRO in Grand Heart Sept. 25-29 for a complete of 9 reveals (7:30 and 9:30 p.m. every evening) with tickets between $10 and $46. To buy them and for extra info, go to www.jazzstl.org.


October 

The irrepressible Dolly Gallagher Levi is as much as what she does greatest – matchmaking and meddling — as she seems to be to discover a spouse for the grumpy “well-known single half-a-millionaire” Horace Vandergelder within the Broadway musical basic, “Hey Dolly,” taking part in on the FOX THEATER Oct. 1-13. Tickets can be found at www.metrotix.com or by calling 314-534-1111.  See www.fabulousfox.com for extra info.

The SHAW ART FAIR returns Oct. 5-6 to the 4100 and 4200 blocks of Flora Avenue. About 135 artists from across the nation will show their work in a professionally juried occasion. Admission is $10 for adults and free for kids 14 and beneath. Convey a non-perishable meals merchandise for Isaiah 58 Ministries and obtain $1 off.  For particulars, go to http://bit.ly/Shaw-Art.  

Additionally ensure that to take a look at the BEST OF MISSOURI MARKET on the Missouri Botanical Gardens that very same weekend (and Friday evening). For particulars, go to  www.mobot.org.



St. Louis Ballet

St. Louis Ballet will current ‘9 Sinatra Songs’ by Twyla Tharp Oct. 4-6 on the Touhill Performing Arts Heart .  Picture: Pratt Kreidich, Courtesy St. Louis Ballet

 

“9 Sinatra Songs”by Twyla Tharpopens the St. Louis Ballet season and options one of many famend choreographer’s most beloved works. Choreographed in 1982, it has turn out to be a well-liked basic, with dancers in sultry clothes and tuxedos flashing the double fringe of previous and current eras. Set to basic Sinatra—together with “One for My Child,”  “Strangers within the Evening,” and “My Method”— dance types vary from tango to flamenco to exhibition disco. Performances are on the TOUHILL PERFORMING ARTS CENTER Oct. 4-6. Tickets, from $29-$69, can be found by calling 314-516-4949 or at www.touhill.org.

NEW JEWISH THEATRE opens its 23nd season Oct. 10-27 with the primary chapter of playwright Neil Simon’s Eugene trilogy, “Brighton Seashore Memoirs” (previous “Biloxi Blues” and “Broadway Certain”). Set within the title’s Brooklyn neighborhood in 1937, this coming-of-age story revolves round Polish-American Jewish teenager Eugene Jerome, who tries to keep up some stage of normalcy amid his prolonged household’s mishegas and dysfunction. The award-winning play is a bittersweet memoir a couple of struggling Jewish family the place, as Eugene’s father states, “for those who didn’t have an issue, you wouldn’t be dwelling right here.” For efficiency dates and ticket costs, name 314-442-3283 or go to www.newjewishtheatre.org

Nobody can accuse STRAY DOG THEATRE of being unambitious. Living proof: staging the enduring 1969 rock idea album, “The Who’s TOMMY,” Oct. 10-26. For these unfamiliar, this story of the pinball taking part in, deaf, dumb and blind boy who triumphs over his adversities is actually the story of hope, therapeutic and the human spirit. Performances are on the Tower Grove Abbey, 2336 Tennessee Ave. Tickets, from $25-$30, will be ordered at www.brownpapertickets.com.

Former ST. LOUIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA maestro, now conductor laureate Leonard Slatkin waves the baton at Powell Corridor Oct. 12-13 for a program that includes Mozart’s Oboe Concerto, Ok. 314, with oboeist Jelena Dirks, and Richard Strauss’ “Ein Heldenleben”(“A Hero’s Life). For ticket costs and knowledge, go to www.slso.org or name 314-534-1700. 

The nice singer-songwriter John Prine needed to reschedule his live performance on the STIFEL THEATRE due to well being points earlier this yr. The brand new date is Oct. 13 with the present beginning at Eight p.m. His newest album, “Tree of Forgiveness” is hands-down dynamite, so count on to listen to picks like “After I Get to Heaven” in addition to many fan favorites from his 50 years of touring and performing. Tickets are $59.50 to $99.50 and will be bought at www.stifeltheatre.com or 314-499-7676.

Discover music by American composers, together with Barber, Copland, Gershwin and Bolcom, plus the “American” string quartet by Dvorak, when the CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF ST. LOUIS presents “No Place Like House” Oct. 14-15 at THE SHELDON, 3648 Washington Blvd. in Grand Heart. For more information and tickets, go to www.chambermusicstl.org or name 314-941-6309.

Parrotheads unite. The jukebox musical, “Escape to Margaritaville,” is bound to thrill the legions of Jimmy Buffett followers with catchy tunes like “Fins,” “Volcano,” “Cheeseburger in Paradise” and plenty of extra in the case of the FOX THEATRE Oct 18-20. Undecided if there’s a lot of a plot right here, however then what does it matter. And the excellent news: tickets, from $29 to $95, are probably nonetheless lower than what you’d pay for a Buffett live performance. To order, go to www.metrotix.com or name 314-534-1111. 

“American Idol” winner Fantasia will showcase her soulful pipes and sure just a few dance strikes when she headlines The Sketchbook Tour, which also options Robin Thicke, Tank and The Bonfyre, on the CHAIFETZ ARENA at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 20. Tickets, from $48 to $98, can be found at www.ticketmaster.com.

“The Lifespan of a Reality,” on the Foremost Stage on the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Oct. 16-Nov. 10, follows Fingal, who has a small job: to fact-check articles for among the best magazines within the nation. His boss has given him a giant project: to use his ability to a groundbreaking piece by legendary writer John D’Agata. However now Fingal has an enormous drawback: D’Agata made up a number of his article. What begins skilled rapidly turns into profane. For tickets, starting from $20 to $94.50, name 314-968-4925 or go to www.repstl.org.

Broadway’s acclaimed “Pricey Evan Hansen,” which gained six Tony Awards in 2017, performs on the FOX THEATRE Oct. 22-Nov. 3. The story facilities on Evan Hansen, who has at all times felt as if he had been invisible. However when a tragedy thrusts him into the middle of a quickly evolving controversy, he’s given the chance of a lifetime: the prospect to slot in. Tickets can be found at www.metrotix.com or by calling 314-534-1111.  See www.fabulousfox.com for extra info.

Jazz legend and 10-time Grammy-winner, trumpeter Arturo Sandoval brings “Final Duets,” that includes vocalist Jane Monheit, to THE SHELDON at Eight p.m. Oct. 26. Born on the outskirts of Havana, Sandoval is without doubt one of the most dynamic performers of our time. Monheit, in the meantime, along with her hovering, velvety voice has established herself as one in every of right now’s most versatile and acclaimed jazz vocalists. Tickets are $35-$45 and will be bought by calling 314-533-9900 or at www.thesheldon.org.

It begins with the sound of a spoon scraping towards glass and the moist noise of lips smacking collectively. June and Lurie have a haunting new houseguest – and he or she’s ravenously hungry. They do their greatest to maintain her fed and joyful, however Beatrice at all times calls for extra. As she burrows deeper and deeper into their lives, the couple faces a horrific query: what is going to it price to exorcise Beatrice eternally? Instructed for older teenagers and adults, “Feeding Beatrice” performs on the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Emerson Studio Theatre Oct. 30-Nov. 14. Tickets vary from $46 to $71 and can be found by calling 314-968-4925 or at www.repstl.org.




Andy Cohen

Andy Cohen visited St. Louis in 2016 to advertise his tour with Anderson Cooper. The “AC2” tour comes again to St. Louis on Nov. 1.

November

Make a pleasant Jewish mom like Evelyn Cohen joyful by seeing her son, Bravo TV’s ANDY COHEN (a Clayton Excessive Faculty alum), when he groups up along with his longtime good friend, CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER, for “unscripted, uncensored and unforgettable evening of dialog” at Eight p.m. Nov. 1 at STIFEL THEATRE. Tickets for this “AC2” occasion vary from $66.50 to $107.50, with a VIP package deal obtainable for $357. Tickets can be found on the Stifel field workplace, by cellphone at 800-745-3000, or at www.ticketmaster.com.

Visitor violinst James Ehnes joins the ST. LOUIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA at Eight p.m. Nov. 2 at Powell Corridor for a efficiency with a touch of Hollywood. Conductor Stéphane Denève will lead the symphony in taking part in Barber’s “Adagio for Strings” (which has been featured in “Platoon” and “Amélie”) and John Williams’ “Violin Concerto” in addition to Saint-Saens’ Symphony No. 3, “Organ.” Tickets run $15 to $83. Go to www.slso.org for tickets or extra info. Later this month, on Nov. 14-15 the orchestra presents Brahms’ Fourth Symphony with a efficiency by Gil Shaham of Bartók’s Violin Concerto No. 2. Over Thanksgiving weekend (Nov. 29-Dec. 1), conductor Andrew Grams makes his SLSO debut with Tchaikovksy’s “The Nutcracker.”



Isaac Mizrahi

Isaac Mizrahi, writer of ‘I.M.: A Memoir,’ would be the keynote speaker opening this yr’s St. Louis Jewish E book Pageant.   



One of many greatest names within the style trade, Isaac Mizrahi, will open the 41th annual ST. LOUIS JEWISH BOOK FESTIVAL. Mizrahi’s keynote handle on Nov. Three kicks off two weeks of writer occasions on the Jewish Neighborhood Heart’s Staenberg Household Complicated in Creve Coeur. Authors will embody New York Occasions-bestselling authors Pam Jenoff and Dr. Michael Roizen, 1969 Mets Outfielder Artwork Shamsky and former presidential speechwriter Sarah Hurwitz. For a full checklist of writer occasions and pageant tickets or passes, go to www.stljewishbookfestival.org or name 314-442-3299.

Sleater-Kinney visits THE PAGEANT on Nov. 5, in help of the band’s new album “The Heart Gained’t Maintain,” the band’s first since 2015. The indie rock band, now comprising Carrie Brownstein and Corin Tucker (Janet Weiss left the band this yr), began in 1994 and was a part of the riot grrrl motion that mixed feminism and an underground punk ethos. Tickets are $27.50 to $32.50. Go to www.thepageant.com.

William Shakespeare’s “The Service provider of Venice” is a delicate topic within the Jewish neighborhood. The play’s lead character, the devious moneylender Shylock, appears to embody the worst anti-Semitic stereotypes. Some trendy productions of the play tweak the function to be extra empathetic and fewer villainous. So, will probably be attention-grabbing to see how ST. LOUIS SHAKESPEARE handles the function because it presents its tackle the Bard’s basic Nov. 1-9 on the Tower Grove Baptist Church, 4257 Magnolia Ave. in south St. Louis. Tickets are $15 to $20, obtainable at www.stlshakespeare.org.

Comic, actor and woodworker Nick Offerman pays a return go to to STIFEL THEATRE at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 7. Finest often known as government-despising municipal bureaucrat Ron Swanson on “Parks and Recreation,” Offerman will give the St. Louis crowd “a night of deliberate speaking and light-weight dance” as a part of his All Rise tour. Tickets are $36.50 to $56.50, obtainable on the Stifel field workplace, by cellphone at 800-745-3000, or at www.ticketmaster.com. A few days later, on Nov. 9, comic Kathleen Madigan makes a cease on her Scorching Canines and Angels Tour (tickets at $22-42).

The FLYOVER COMEDY FESTIVAL will return to The Grove neighborhood Nov. 7-9. The pageant options native and nationwide standup comedy expertise in addition to improv workshops and performances, and sketch comedy and storytelling reveals. For extra info, go to www.flyovercomedyfest.com.

The ST. LOUIS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL returns Nov. 7-17. Cinephiles will discover a host of unbiased movies, documentaries, worldwide movies, and quick movies screening at native theaters. As of press time the schedule had not been launched; for ticket costs and up to date info, see cinemastlouis.org.

Mixing roots rock, people and conventional Mexican music, Los Lobos has been delighting followers for greater than 30 years. Hailing from East L.A., the band performs right here at Eight p.m. Nov. Eight at THE SHELDON. Tickets are $40-$50, obtainable at www.thesheldon.org. On Nov. 16, the venue will host Venezuelan singer Nella, who “blends modern Latin music along with her nation’s wealthy folkloric roots.” Tickets are $15-$40.



Nella

Venezuelan singer Nella visits The Sheldon on Nov. 16. Picture: Eva Marques

 



St. Louis dance troupe MADCO (Fashionable American Dance Firm) performs “Wallstories” at Eight p.m. Nov. 8-9 on the TOUHILL PERFORMING ARTS CENTER on the  UMSL campus. Choreographed by native Berliner Nejla Yatkin, the present commemorates the 30th anniversary of the autumn of the Berlin Wall. The present contains music from Bach, Pink Floyd’s album “The Wall,” and the voices of Berlin residents who lived earlier than, throughout and after the wall. Tickets are $30, obtainable at www.touhill.org or 314-516-4949.

“Now for the pirates’ lair!” WINTER OPERA ST. LOUIS will current Gilbert and Sullivan’s beloved basic “The Pirates of Penzance” at 7:30 p.m. Nov. Eight and three p.m. Nov. 10 on the Skip Viragh Heart for the Arts at Chaminade Faculty, 425 Lindbergh Blvd. Tickets are $35 to $55. For extra info, go to www.winteroperastl.org.

Washington College’s Division of Music will welcome Alarm Will Sound for a live performance at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 9 on the 560 MUSIC CENTER, 560 Trinity Ave. in College Metropolis. The group is a 20-person chamber orchestra that performs modern classical music. Tickets are $20, obtainable at http://edison.wustl.edu.



Andrea González Caballero

Andrea González Caballero will carry out Nov. 9 on the Moral Society of St. Louis.   

 

Take a musical journey to the Iberian peninsula on Nov. 9, when ST. LOUIS CLASSICAL GUITAR will welcome Spanish guitarist Andrea González Caballero for a efficiency at Eight p.m. on the Moral Society of St. Louis, 9001 Clayton Highway. Tickets are $24 to $28, obtainable at www.stlclassicalguitar.org

Though he could also be greatest recognized for his appearing roles as Inigo Montoya in “The Princess Bride” and Saul Berenson on “Homeland,” Mandy Patinkin will get again to his Broadway roots throughout a live performance at the TOUHILL PERFORMING ARTS CENTER on Nov. 10. “Mandy Patinkin Presents: Diaries” showcases highlights of his Broadway profession, together with picks by Stephen Sondheim, in addition to interpretations of classics of a special type, like “Cat’s within the Cradle” and “Bohemian Rhapsody.” Tickets are $37 to $109, obtainable at www.touhill.org or 314-516-4949.



Mandy Patinkin

Mandy Patinkin will carry out on the Touhill on Nov. 10.

Actor and Broadway singer Ken Web page seems at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 13 and 14 at JAZZ AT THE BISTRO. Web page supplied the voice of Oogie Boogie in Tim Burton’s “The Nightmare Earlier than Christmas” and was authentic Broadway forged member of “Ain’t Misbehavin” and “Cats.” Tickets are $10 to $31. Go to www.jazzstl.org for tickets or extra info. Different notable visits this month embody jazz trumpeter Terence Blanchard on Nov. 20-24 and trumpet participant and vocalist (and St. Louis native) Jeremy Davenport on Nov. 29 and 30.

Indie rock favourite Wilco performs the FOX THEATRE at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 14. Helmed by frontman Jeff Tweedy, a Belleville, Unwell. native, the band will launch its 11th studio album, “Ode to Pleasure” in early October. Enjoyable reality: Tweedy married a Jewish girl and in 2013 he transformed to Judaism. Tickets to the present are $35 to $85. For tickets and extra info, go to www.fabulousfox.com. One other Uncle Tupelo-descended band, Son Volt, will play a pair of reveals on Nov. 22-23 at Delmar Corridor (tickets are $25 upfront, $28 on the day of the present — go to www.delmarhall.com).



Wilco

Wilco performs the Fox Theatre on Nov. 14.

 

Brooms, hubcaps, rubbish cans and different on a regular basis objects will likely be used to create the distinctive percussion creations of “Stomp,” which could have 4 performances on the FOX THEATRE Nov. 15-17.  For tickets and extra info, go to www.fabulousfox.com. Tickets are $25 to $82.

Black Violin will convey their distinctive mixture of classically skilled strings gamers (on viola and violin) with a DJ and a drummer throughout their present Nov. 17 on the TOUHILL PERFORMING ARTS CENTER. Combining hip hop and classical music, the group has labored with a wide range of artists, together with Kanye West, Aerosmith, Tom Petty, Wu-Tang Clan and Alicia Keys. Tickets are $22.50-$64.50, obtainable at www.touhill.org or 314-516-4949.

Melding classical and pop music in progressive methods, The Piano Guys will carry out at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 19 on the FOX THEATRE. The group’s YouTube movies (and 5 albums), reinterpreting chart-topping hits for cello and piano, have earned the group thousands and thousands of views and a devoted fan base. For tickets ($38.50 to $158.50) and extra info, go to www.fabulousfox.com. A couple of days later, the male a capella group Straight No Chaser will carry out, at Eight p.m. Nov. 22 (with tickets at $34.50 to $62.50).

Ballet followers gained’t need to miss the Moscow Ballet’s presentation of a Tchaikovsky basic throughout “The Nice Russian Nutcracker,” at 7 p.m. Nov. 20 and 21 on the FOX THEATRE. Tickets are $32.50 to $178.50. For extra info, go to www.fabulousfox.com or name 314-534-1111.

On Nov. 23, the Imaginary Theatre Firm will current “The Ant and the Grasshopper” with two performances tailor-made for younger folks with sensory sensitivity and their households (at 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.), in addition to a traditional efficiency of the present at Three p.m. A musical adaptation of a basic kids’s story, the present’s ebook, music and lyrics are written by Brian Hohlfeld, a St. Louis native whose screenwriting credit embody various movies within the “Winnie the Pooh” franchise. Reveals happen on the Loretto-Hilton Heart For The Performing Arts. Tickets are $10, obtainable at www.repstl.org/events.

The MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN will dazzle guests with greater than one million lights, remodeling the backyard every evening (5 to 10 p.m.) from Nov. 23 to Jan. 4. Admission for non-members is $18 for adults (13 and older) and $10 for kids (ages Three to 12); for members: $14 for adults and $6 for kids. For extra info, go to www.mobot.org

St. Louis Ballet brings its tackle “The Nutcracker” to the TOUHILL PERFORMING ARTS CENTER with 12 performances, with Thanksgiving weekend previews Nov. 29 to Dec. 1 in addition to Dec. 19 to 23.  Tickets are $25 to $72, obtainable at www.touhill.org or 314-516-4949. 




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Kara Lindsay as Glinda, left, and Jackie Burns as Elphaba in ‘Depraved,’ which involves the Fox Theatre in December. Picture: Joan Marcus

 

December

“Depraved”returns to the FOX THEATRE from Dec. Four to 29. The musical flips L. Frank Baum’s novel “The Fantastic Wizard of Oz” — and the basic 1939 movie — on its head, and retells the story from the witches’ standpoint, with songs like “In style” and “Defying Gravity.” As of press time, a date has not been set for tickets to go on sale.

Catch THE REPERTORY THEATRE OF ST. LOUIS manufacturing of Jane Austen’s basic novel “Satisfaction & Prejudice” Dec. Four to 29 on the Loretto-Hilton Heart’s Mainstage, 130 Edgar Highway in Webster Groves. The beloved story of the match of wits between Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy, exploring love, marriage and social standing, has stood the take a look at of time. Tickets are $20 to $99.50, obtainable by calling 314-968-4925 or visiting www.repstl.org.

The NEW JEWISH THEATRE continues its 2019-2020 season with Becky Mode’s comedy “Absolutely Dedicated” Dec. 5-22. NJT veteran actor Will Bonfiglio could have his palms full on this one-man play the place the actor performs 40 —you learn that appropriately, 40 —characters, centered on an out-of-work actor who works the cellphone at a high Manhattan restaurant taking reservations. Tickets are $45 to $49, with season tickets additionally obtainable. Go to www.newjewishtheatre.org or name 314-442-3283 to buy tickets or for extra info.

The ST. LOUIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA presents a night of Handel and Bach throughout “Baroque Fireworks” Dec. 6-Eight at Powell Corridor. Conductor and harpsichordist Richard Egarr will lead Handel’s “Music for the Royal Fireworks” and “Water Music” and Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 and Orchestral Suite No. 3. Performances are at 10:30 a.m. on Dec. 6, Eight p.m. on Dec. 7 and three p.m. on Dec. 8. Tickets are $15-$83. Go to www.slso.org

Three COCA dance ensembles (COCAdance, Ballet Eclectica and the COCA Hip-Hop Crew) will have a good time the work of artists of coloration throughout 4 performances over two days, Dec. 14-15 on the EDISON THEATRE, 6445 Forsyth Blvd. Performances are at Three and seven p.m. on Dec. 14 and 1 and Four p.m. on Dec. 15. For extra info, together with ticket costs, name 314-935-6543 or  go to http://edison.wustl.edu.

 

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