With “Prayer for the French Republic,” New Jewish Theatre is again giving St. Louis audiences their first chance to see an important new work of Jewish interest. The play and the production are both excellent. Joshua Harmon’s play...

  Maya Levinson and her sister, Lilah Levinson, were selected as 2026 Muny Kids. They are members of the troupe that perform in Muny mainstage productions, as part of the nightly Preshow Festival and throughout the St. Louis region. Maya, in...

When “Bat Out of Hell: The Musical” hits the Fabulous Fox Theatre on April 16, St. Louis audiences will see motorcycles, teenage drama and some of the most theatrical rock songs ever written. What they may not see is the story behind the Jewish...

As the weather heats up, the lure of enticing cultural events pulls people out to hear live music, see a play, tour an exhibit, sit spellbound at an opera, linger at a flower show, attend a dance concert or enjoy a special outing with the kids or grandkids....

  This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward's free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. Roald Dahl’s house is falling down. It’s 1983, and the children’s author’s Buckinghamshire estate...

New Jewish Theatre swept the 13th annual St. Louis Theatre Circle Awards on Monday, March 23, taking home an impressive 14 trophies—more than any other company. NJT’s production of “Cabaret” led the way with 10 awards, including the top honor...

  This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward's free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. Arthur Miller’s 1949 play Death of a Salesman, currently on Broadway in a new production starring Nathan...

In Sir Tom Stoppard’s “Leopoldstadt,” a character muses: “A Jew can be a great composer. He can be the toast of the town. But he can’t not be a Jew.” The play, which bears witness to the lives of an Austrian Jewish family before, during...

  New Jewish Theatre (NJT) emerged as one of the major standouts in the 2026 St. Louis Theater Circle Awards, which honor productions staged in 2025, earning a remarkable 31 nominations across multiple categories—second only to The Repertory...

  “Ken Ludwig’s “Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery” is riotously funny in the superb staging by the New Jewish Theatre. The play is based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic novel, “The Hound of the Baskervilles.” In...

  New Jewish Theatre 2026 season features five productions that hope to deliver laughter, tears and thought-provoking conversations. The line-up includes three new to St. Louis productions, a Tony Award–winning comedy and one of Broadway’s...

An upcoming one-act festival at Union Avenue Opera (UAO) will address troubling contemporary issues. It will also mark the directorial debut—of an opera—for theater veteran Joan Lipkin. The two operas will be performed October 10, 11 and 12 in...