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Local Teen Acts Compete For Scholarships

Alex Heuer and Mary Edwards — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 21:01:36 +0000

On Friday, April 12th, a dozen acts in the St. Louis Teen Talent Competition will square off in the finals, competing for college scholarships, prizes and public appearance opportunities.

The Fox Performing Arts Charitable Foundation holds the event to “foster the emerging talent in the St. Louis performing arts community…and to present an adjudicated competition showcasing the splendidly talented teens of the St. Louis Metropolitan area.”

Award Winning 'The Book of Mormon' Comes To St. Louis

Alex Heuer and Mary Edwards — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 23:33:33 +0000

“The Book of Mormon” has won nine Tony Awards including best musical and score.

Co-creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone, of “South Park” fame, and Robert Lopez share the story of two Mormon missionaries who are assigned to Uganda. They are tasked with baptizing people of the remote African village to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

First National Tour of ‘Priscilla Queen of the Desert’ Comes To St. Louis

Alex Heuer, Mary Edwards and Don Marsh — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 23:41:43 +0000

The first national tour of Priscilla Queen of the Desert - The Musical has made its way to the Fabulous Fox Theatre in St. Louis.

The musical features a trio of friends who take a road trip aboard a battered bus throughout the Australian outback. Along the way, the three drag queens from Sydney encounter episodes of discrimination and heartbreak.

Priscilla Queen of the Desert - The Musical opens with “It’s Raining Men” and has other disco favorites, as well as songs such as “Material Girl” and “MacArthur Park.”

Cast Of WICKED To Be Featured In Fundraiser For Local, National Organizations

Alex Heuer and Mary Edwards and Mary — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 18:35:39 +0000

WICKED is about the untold story of the witches of Oz.

The musical is based on the 1995 novel written by Gregory Maguire, WICKED: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West. While many people know the 1939 film, The Wizard of Oz, both stories take place in a world based on L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful World of Oz, written in 1900.

Morning headlines: February 1, 2012

Julie Bierach and The Associated Press — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:15:46 +0000

University of Missouri to raise tuition

The University of Missouri system wants to increase tuition next year by 7.5 percent at its Columbia campus and even more at its campuses in St. Louis and Rolla.

A proposal released Tuesday afternoon spells out proposed in-state tuition hikes of 8.2 percent at the University of Missouri-St. Louis and 9 percent at Missouri University of Science and Technology in Rolla. The Kansas City campus would see a 3 percent increase.

Similar increases are being sought for graduate programs and non-resident undergraduates.