The 39 Steps comes to St. Louis

The Rep’s website is advertising that they have received permission to produce The 39 Steps during their 2009-2010 season.  They will be the first theatre outside of New York to produce the show.   For information visit Rep StL.
Is this the most amazing show to come to St. Louis in years?  Possibly.  Will I be able to [...]

Free Will (only two more days)

This year’s Shakespeare Festival ends tomorrow!  So, catch The Merry Wives of Windsor while you still can.  It’s a great show AND it’s 100% free.  So pack a picnic basket, head down to Forest Park, and watch Shakespeare set in the roaring 20s. If bringing food seems like a hassel there are great vendors on-site [...]

The 39 Steps

On my recent trip to New York I had the pleasure of seeing 5 Broadway shows.  All were good, some were excellent, but only one was incredible.  (And no, it wasn’t Shrek: The Musical, it’s more of a spectacle than anything else.)
No, my favorite show was The 39 Steps.  For information about the show click [...]

Strand Coolbeam SL Documentation

By popular demand I’m making the most useful files I received in my quest to find a manual for Strand’s Coolbeam spotlights on my site. Hopefully this will save others some time.  If you need anything else or just want to commiserate about Strand’s various inconvenient quirks shoot me an email – we’ll chat.  Lord knows [...]

Good tidings of busyness and oddity…

It’s a beautiful day today. Freezing cold, mind you, but quite pretty. It’s started snowing a few minutes ago – very light, fluffy flakes that appear to waft through the air with minds’ of their own. Great weather to contemplate the meaning of life.
Which I’m not going to do. Seriously, [...]

Oklahoma! Good-bye

Stress fades, memories remain
Missouri Baptist’s production of Rogers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! closed yesterday with the largest audience in the two weekend run. It was a great show and the cast really gave it all they had. The show was definitely the most challenging I’ve been involved with. I never would [...]

The Muny is a treasure

Despite the oppressive heat and humidity, a bunch of friends and I went to the Muny to see Les Miserables last night. We picnicked in line for the free seats and just generally had a wonderful time. The cast was excellent and the music just as divine as I remembered. I was particularly envious of [...]

St. Louis is a great city

You don’t really appreciate how great until you drive around to other comparable cities OR until you go the Muny and sit in the free seats. Either one will have you bursting with happiness at living in this grand, little town of ours. Since I’ve done both in the last few days I’m [...]