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Top shows and festivals you can’t miss this month

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No time to waste — Opera Theatre is up and running, the Missouri History Museum has opened a remarkable new exhibit on the 1904 World’s Fair and free music concerts at Missouri Botanical Garden start soon. 

Plus, you have tickets to buy for the New Jewish Theatre, the Muny and the Fabulous Fox, as well at numerous other theater venues. Bonnie Raitt, Lyle Lovett and James Taylor all will be here in June, and Barry Manilow will pay his final visit in July. Expect much more music of many styles (Jon Batiste! Indigo Girls! The Brothers Lazaroff!) plus festivals, comedy shows (Jordan Klepper!) and the return of Circus Flora. 

When it comes to places to go and people to see this summer  — we have suggestions!

We All Fall Down” by Lila Rose Kaplan is next up at the New Jewish Theatre. Watch as a family’s comic attempts to bring a Passover seder to life go from “riotous to heart-wrenching.” Afternoon and evening performances will take place May 30-June 16 at the Wool Theatre in the Jewish Community Center’s Staenberg Family Complex. For information on single tickets or packages, see newjewishtheatre.org 

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Dracula” as a rock opera? Why not? New Line Theatre notes that “Broadway songwriter Frank Wildhorn delivers his most epic score for this riveting, fast-paced, Gothic rock opera, faithful to the iconic novel but with some unexpected twists and turns.” See it May 30-June 22 at the Marcelle Theater in the Grand Center Arts District. Tickets are $30 for adults and $25 for students/seniors. Call MetroTix at 314-534-1111 or see metrotix.com 

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Laugh — and cry — at Robert Harling’s poignant “Steel Magnolias,” on stage May 31-June 30 at Stages St. Louis. At Truvy’s salon in rural Louisiana, she pampers clients who “forge friendships as strong as steel that help them through both the good times and the bad.” All performances are at the Ross Family Theatre at the Kirkwood Performing Arts Center. For performance times and tickets, see stagesstlouis.org/steelmagnolias/ or call 314-821-2407.

Laugh along with comedian Brad Williams at 7 p.m. June 1 on his “Tour ’24, on stage at the Touhill Performing Arts Center. Williams embraced stand-up as a teen, and at 40, he’s still at it. For tickets, see ticketmaster.com

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They’re back! The Glenn Miller Orchestra once again will bring Swing and Big Band music to town at 4 p.m. June 2 at the Sheldon Concert Hall. Tickets cost $50-$70, available at Metrotix. Call 314-534-1111 or see metrotix.com. For more information, visit thesheldon.org.

Now in its 38th year of delighting all ages, Circus Flora presents “Marooned!” June 6-23 with morning, mid-day and early evening shows under the Big Top in Grand Center. Expect to witness “the resilience and ingenuity of our performers as they navigate the challenges of the unknown, bringing to life a tale of survival, camaraderie and the enduring spirit of the human heart.” Tickets range from $10-$99. See circusflora.org.

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Hear Sweet Baby James — we speak of the one and only James Taylor — at 8 p.m. June 6 at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre. Or maybe you’re more in tune with Styx & Foreigner’s “Renegades and Juke Box Heroes Tour” at 6:45 p.m. June 18 at the same venue? For more information on both shows and for tickets, see livenation.com.

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Cody Fry — singer, composer and TikTok star — will perform with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra at 7:30 p.m. June 7 at the Stifel Theatre. Tickets cost $45-$135. See shop.slso.org.

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Meet artists from all over the country June 7-9 at the 20th annual Webster Arts Fair at the corner of Bompart and Lockwood avenues in Webster Groves. The fair, which is free, also features local entertainment, food and hands-on art activities for all ages. Hours are 6-10 p.m. June 7, noon-9 p.m. June 8 and noon-4 p.m. June 9. For more info, go to websterartsfair.com.

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Singer, songwriter, composer, musician and band leader Jon Batiste will share his many gifts on his “Uneasy Tour,” on stage at 8 p.m. June 12 at St. Louis Music Park. For tickets, see centenecommunityicecenter.com.

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The award-winning Ambassadors of Harmony — along with Visions of Harmony and The Recruits, a youth chorus — will perform “A Cappella Live” at 2 and again at 8 p.m. June 15 at the Touhill Performing Arts Center. For tickets, see touhill.org.

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The Muny opens its 106th season in Forest Park with “Les Miserables,” on stage June 17-23. (Some 130 million people in 53 countries have seen it — have you?) Next up is “Dreamgirls,” which runs June 27-July 3. (And I am telling you — go.) For more information and tickets, see muny.org or call Metrotix at 314-534-1111.

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Keyon Harrold — Jazz St. Louis Creative Advisor and Ferguson native — will present the last shows of the Jazz St. Louis 2023-24 season June 19-23 at the Harold and Dorothy Steward Center for Jazz. Harrold will introduce Jazz St. Louis’ “much-anticipated, first-ever solo-commissioned work.” For tickets, see jazzstl.org.

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August Wilson’s “King Hedley II” will be on stage June 19-July 14 at The Black Rep, performed at Edison Theater on the Washington University campus. The show is part of Wilson’s renowned cycle of plays about the Black experience in America. For performance times and ticket prices, see theblackrep.org.

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“Art and Imagination in Spanish America, 1500–1800: Highlights from LACMA’s Collection” opens June 22 at the St. Louis Art Museum. The exhibition will feature “more than 100 works drawn from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s notable collection.” Admission is $12 for adults, $10 for seniors and students and $6 for children ages 6-12. See slam.org for more information.

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Opera Theatre of St. Louis presents “Center Stage” at 7:30 p.m. June 25 at the Loretto-Hilton Center, where you’ll hear rising opera stars, accompanied by members of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. For tickets, see opera-stl.org.

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Singer, composer and actor Lyle Lovett — and His Large Band — will fill the stage with music at 7:30 p.m. June 27 at The Factory. Tickets start at $69. See thefactorystl.com.

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Pridefest St. Louis’ celebration “Unleash Your Pride” will take place June 29-30 downtown. Expect music by national, regional and local entertainers, a dance tent, vendors, nonprofit organizations and plenty of food. The parade begins at noon on Sunday at 10th and Market. For more information, see pridestl.org/pride-fest-2024.

Bonnie Raitt brings her “Just Like That . . . Tour” to town at 7:30 p.m. June 29 at the Stifel Theatre. Tickets range from $56-$136. See stifeltheatre.com.

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University City’s own Brothers Lazaroff will present the second annual “Laz Jazz Fest” June 29 on two stages at The Big Top, 3401 Washington Ave. Doors open at 3 p.m.; music starts at 4. Tickets cost $28-65. Proceeds will benefit St. Louis Art Place Initiative and its mission to build wealth and equity for low to moderate-income artists through home ownership. See brotherslazaroff.com.

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