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Casting Announcement: “Dogfight” at Stray Dog Theatre

by Luke Steingruby, posted in Theatre

DOGFIGHT

DOGFIGHT

Music and Lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul / Book by Peter Duchan / Based on the Warner Bros. film and screenplay by Bob Comfort

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October 8 – October 24

8 PM Thursdays-Saturdays
Additional performances 8 PM Wednesday, October 14 and 2 PM Saturday, October 24.

In this acclaimed musical adaption of the notable film, three young Marines set out on the eve of their deployment in 1963 for one final night of debauchery, carousing and a little trouble. A “dogfight” competition ensues to determine who can find the most unattractive girl to bring to the party. Corporal Eddie Birdlace picks Rose, an awkward, idealistic waitress, who will rewrite the rules of the game and teach him the power of love and compassion.

This production is intended for MATURE AUDIENCES.

American Arts Experience

Cast

EDDIE BIRDLACE: Brendan Ochs
ROSE FEENY: Shannon Cothran
BERNSTEIN: Kevin O’Brien
BOLAND: Luke Steingruby
MARCY: Sara Rae Womack
ADULT MALE ROLES: Jason Meyers
ADULT FEMALE ROLES: Jenni Ryan
FEMALE ENSEMBLE: Tracey Herweck
FEMALE ENSEMBLE: Melanie Kozak
FEMALE ENSEMBLE: Belinda Quimby
MALE ENSEMBLE: Mike Hodges
MALE ENSEMBLE: Ethan Isaac
MALE ENSEMBLE: Sean Michael

Director: Justin Been
Music Director: Chris Petersen
Choreographer: Zachary Stefaniak

Venue

Tower Grove Abbey
2336 Tennessee Avenue
Saint Louis, MO 63104-1434

Tickets

The best way to purchase tickets and ensure availability is to purchase tickets online by using the link above or on the Tickets page. You may order tickets through the Box Office by calling (314) 865-1995.

All tickets are non-refundable. Individual tickets are not exchangeable.  Any tickets that are not picked up by ten (10) minutes prior to curtain will be released to waiting customers.

Subscribers may exchange tickets up to 48 hours in advance of a performance.
Missed subscriptions that are not addressed within 24 hours will not be able to be exchanged.

Box Office/Will Call opens 1 hour prior to performance. House opens half-hour prior to curtain.  Tower Grove Abbey is a “general seating” theatre.

Casting Announcement: “Yentl” at New Jewish Theatre

by Luke Steingruby, posted in Theatre

Based on Isaac Bashevis Singer’s short story “Yentl the Yeshiva Boy” and updated with new music and lyrics by Jill Sobule, “Yentl” tells the story of a young girl in 19th century Eastern Europe forbidden to pursue her dream of studying Talmud. Unwilling to accept her fate, she disguises herself as a man. But when she falls in love, Yentl must decide how far she’s willing to go to protect her identity. This marks 40 years since the play — then without music — ran on Broadway. With parallels in Singer’s short story coinciding with the burgeoning second wave of feminism, we find Yentl as an outsider seeking to find her own voice within a very proscribed world. Sobules’ klezmer/rock/folk score underlines the ageless ideas of young love and sexual questioning.”This is a story about the mystery of appearances, the deceptions of the heart, and the divine androgyny of the soul.”

May 12 – June 5

Directed by Edward Coffield

Cast

Yentl – Shanara Gabrielle*

Avigdor – Andrew Michael Neiman*

Hadass – Taylor Steward

Reb Todrus – Terry Meddows*

Various roles

Peggy Billo*

Will Bonfiglio

Paul Cereghino

Amy Loui*

Leo Ramsey

Luke Steingruby

Jennifer Theby Quinn

New Jewish Theatre

Stray Dog Theatre Announces Their 2015-2016 Season

by Luke Steingruby, posted in Theatre

The season begins with the regional premiere of Dogfight (Oct. 8—24), with music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul and a book by Peter Duchan, based on the screenplay by Bob Comfort, about three young marines who set out for a night of mischief and debauchery on the eve of their deployment in 1963.

American Theatre Magazine

Ladue News Review of “The Threepenny Opera”

by Luke Steingruby, posted in Theatre

The granddaddy of dark, decadent musicals, The Threepenny Opera still packs a punch with its biting social commentary that has remained relevant through the ages. The current production being staged by New Line Theatre is fresh, vital and deliciously subversive, underscoring author Bertolt Brecht’s sly observations that crime does indeed pay, whether for a rogue like Macheath or for the pillars of a society that diminishes the humanity of the less fortunate.

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Belleville News-Democrat Review of “The Threepenny Opera”

by Luke Steingruby, posted in Theatre

New Line customarily features a tight ensemble, showcasing some of St. Louis’s shrewdest musical theater performers, while also debuting a few new artists. Their strong voices tackle the masterful jazzy score under Jeffrey Carter’s expert music direction…

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The Telegraph Review of “The Threepenny Opera”

by Luke Steingruby, posted in Theatre

Another stand-out: Luke Steingruby as Bob the Saw, one of Macheath’s imbecilic gang members. Steingruby’s facial expressions and mumblings (particularly with mouthfuls of food) garnered big laughs from the audience; his comedic timing is impressive.

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KDHX Review of “The Threepenny Opera”

by Luke Steingruby, posted in Theatre

One of the magical qualities of theater, and a characteristic that makes dark comedy so thoroughly enjoyable, is its ability to take characters you would avoid in real life and transform them into oddly sympathetic and completely likeable anti-heroes. Such is the case with Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht’s deftly nuanced, purposefully amoral comic musical “The Threepenny Opera.”

 The cast is rounded out with strong performances from Reynaldo Arceno, Brian Claussen, Todd Micali, Kimi Short, Margeau Steinau, Luke Steingruby, and Larissa White. Each adds distinct quirks and qualities to their characters and the entire cast impressively harmonizes, uses dissonance, and flits through the shifting melodies.

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RFT Review of “The Threepenny Opera”

by Luke Steingruby, posted in Theatre

For the next three weeks you have a choice in how you stay informed about current events: You can either suffer through another local newscast as the tone whiplashes between banal levity and grim images of oppression, crime and human misery — or you can soak up the horrible truth at New Line Theatre’s near-perfect production of The Threepenny Opera.

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