The title of Don’t Wait for the Marlboro Man tells us not to wait even though the setting is a hospital waiting room. The intriguing drama by Olivier Garofalo is receiving its American premiere from Upstream Theater in an excellent production directed by Philip Boehm, who translated the play from the original German.

The Fox Theatre is once again hosting The Book of Mormon, the 2011 Tony Award–winning musical with book, music, and lyrics by Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone. The show is as outrageous and delightful as ever in its third national tour.

The Play That Goes Wrong is a triumph for the Clayton Community Theatre.

For the fifth time in its 39 seasons, St. Louis Shakespeare is mounting Hamlet. The current production is well conceived by director Patrick Siler and well executed by the cast and the production team.

The Whale is totally absorbing and profoundly moving in the outstanding production by St. Louis Actors’ Studio. The 2022 film of the same name was based on the play. The 2022 film of the same name was based on the play.

Stray Dog Theatre takes note of what its audience likes. Last year, the company’s production of Saturday Night Fever was a hit. Following up on that success, Stray Dog is now presenting Xanadu, another musical based on a film rooted in the disco era.

The Rep’s superb cast shows why the play won the 2008 Pulitzer Prize, Tony Award and many other prizes.

Po Mia is an eclectic local musician who aims to spread positivity and comfort with their complex and therapeutic music.

In the current production by Albion Theatre, director Robert Ashton’s approach to the play shows it off to its best advantage.

Last weekend, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis presented the splendid premieres of three one-act operas. The 20-minute works were the second group of commissions by OTSL’s New Works Collective.