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Few musicals from before World War II are still presented as often as Cole Porter’s Anything Goes. One reason for the show’s longevity is that it has not been allowed to grow stale. The book has been revised several times, and the score has been augmented with songs Porter wrote for other shows.

The response in the sanctuary left no doubt that Our Songs had united its audience in joy.

Spirits to Enforce is wonderful script with a madcap premise. The play by Mickel Maher is receiving a brilliant production from The Midnight Company.

Moulin Rouge! The Musical is a feast for the eyes as well as the ears in the exhilarating production at the Fox Theatre.

Have fun this May with some unique and fun observances.

The Inheritance Part One is a long evening of theater but not a slow one. The play by Matthew López is spellbinding in the excellent production by The Tesseract Theatre Company.

Last weekend at Webster University, the production shone as brightly as the title event in Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812. The staging by the Sargent Conservatory of Theatre Arts was extraordinary.

Molly Smith Metzler’s Cry It Out was shown to its best advantage in last weekend’s outstanding production at Washington University.

SATE’s Eighth Annual Aphra Behn Festival was presented on April 5, 6, and 7 at The Chapel. The company assembled an interesting evening of short new plays.
SATE established the Festival in 2017 to provide growth opportunities for women interested in directing and writing for theater. The Festival now includes transgender and non-binary artists.