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‘Mean Girls’ comes to the Fox Theatre Feb. 15-27.
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2022 WINTER
ARTS GUIDE BY PATRICIA CORRIGAN | SPECIAL TO THE LIGHT
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he weather outside may be frightful — or unseasonably delightful — but either way, the cultural heart of the St. Louis arts scene beats on through the winter months and well into spring. Music (all sorts), theater, dance, the visual arts and comedy all are part of the metropolitan area’s busy entertainment schedule over the next few months, and we’ll tell you where to get tickets. As spring flower aficionados, we’ll even alert you about how to find out what’s blooming when at the Missouri Botanical Garden. Wherever you go, before you head out, check with the venue regarding current COVID-19 protocols designed to keep everyone safe. Here are just some of the places to go, people to see (Elton John! Laura Benanti! Rob Schneider! Paula Poundstone!) and things to do.
JANUARY It’s good to be king, although two characters in Gilbert and Sullivan’s comic opera “The Gondoliers” aren’t sure which of them may rightfully claim the crown. Winter Opera St. Louis reveals all in performances Jan. 15-16 at the KIRKWOOD PERFORMING ARTS CENTER. Tickets range from $35-$55; see winteroperastl.org/performances. Back on stage at last, the New Jewish Theatre opens its season with Neil Simon’s “Laughter on the 23rd Floor,” a rollicking reminiscence of the playwright’s experience as a staff writer on Sid Caesar’s “Your Show of Shows.” See it Jan. 20-Feb. 6 at the Jewish Community Center’s Wool Studio Theater in the STAENBERG FAMILY COMPLEX. Tickets for matinee or evening performances range from $54$62, available at bit.ly/3pQDsVA. Spend “An Evening with Tony Winner Laura Benanti” at 8:30 p.m. Jan. 21 at THE SHELDON. Benanti’s performance is a benefit for the Cabaret Project of St.
The New Jewish Theatre will open its season with Neil Simon’s ‘Laughter on the 23rd Floor.’ Above is a cast photo from NJT’s 2010 production of the play. Louis. Tickets to the “gala” part are $200; individual concert tickets are $65. See bit. ly/32JOumQ. Four actors deftly play more than 150 roles in “The 39 Steps,” a fast-paced comedic thriller “packed with intrigue, international danger and old-fashioned romance.” See it Jan. 21-Feb. 13 at the REPERTORY THEATRE OF ST. LOUIS. For performance times and prices, see repstl.org/.
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A collaboration of talents pays homage to the heritage of jazz music through movement and stories. Jazz St. Louis
performs each of three sections of Duke Ellington’s jazz suite “Black, Brown and Beige,” which will be interspersed with live monologues by three actors of the Black Rep. The music and spoken word sections will be paired with original choreography performed by the Big Muddy dancers as a visual representation of both celebration and struggle. See it Jan. 28-29 at THE GRANDEL THEATRE. Tickets, ranging from $25-$45, are available at bit. ly/3eLAlrB. Continued on page 16
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