Theater and dance are calling on old classics and charging ahead with new works this fall.
鈥楾谤补测蹿鈥
- When: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 4 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 12-29
- Where: 2 Millstone Campus Drive
- How much: $27-$59
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What do you do when you love to roller skate and listen to rock music but live in an orthodox Jewish community? Take a road trip into the secular world, obviously. Zalmy spends his days performing good deeds around his community with his best friend, Shumel, but his secret roller-skating nightlife leads him on a heartwarming adventure.
鈥楢merican Idiot鈥
- When: 8 p.m. Sept. 12-Oct. 5
- Where: Marcelle Theater, 3310 Samuel Shepard Drive
- How much: $20-$30
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Ten years after releasing 鈥淒ookie鈥 in 1994, Green Day released 鈥淎merican Idiot,鈥 an angry look at a post-9/11 America that simmered with malcontent and political disillusion. The musical is based on the album and follows three friends as they make their way to adulthood in the big city.
鈥楧ial M for Murder鈥
- When: Sept. 18-Oct. 13; performance times vary
- Where: Loretto Hilton Center, 130 Edgar Road, Webster Groves
- How much: $35-$95
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Tony Wendice wants to kill his wife, Margot. But it won鈥檛 be easy. Their elegant home becomes the setting for a deadly game of cat and mouse as Tony鈥檚 greed and dreams of revenge spin into chaos.
鈥楻agtime: the Musical鈥
- When: Sept. 20-Oct. 20; performance times vary
- Where: Kirkwood Performing Arts Center, 210 East Monroe Avenue, Kirkwood
- How much: $45-$82
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鈥淩agtime鈥 is a turn-of-the-century (the last century, not this one), drama about three families trying to survive in the midst of an Industrial Revolution. This show really will feature a family. Tamar Greene, better known as George Washington in Broadway鈥檚 鈥淗amilton,鈥 is starring as Coalhouse Walker Jr., and his own son will play his son in the show.
鈥楤ack to the Future鈥
- When: Sept. 24-Oct. 6; performance times vary
- Where: Fox Theatre, 527 North Grand Boulevard
- How much: $32-$105
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Based on the 1985 film starring Michael J. Fox, this musical is about a teen who travels in time. He ends up in the past when his parents were teenagers and starts messing with the timeline. If he can鈥檛 set things right, then he鈥檒l never be born. Oh yeah, and he invents rock 鈥榥鈥 roll.
鈥楻ed Jasper鈥
- When: 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 4-13
- Where: Gaslight Theatre, 358 North Boyle Avenue
- How much: $22-$25
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In 鈥淩ed Jasper鈥 by 狐狸视频-native Michael Madden, Isadora鈥檚 breast cancer has returned. Some people don鈥檛 know how to act around her, but she鈥檚 not shy about telling them. Tom is an attractive guy she meets during treatment, but he by turns angers and disappoints her. She鈥檚 sarcastic; he鈥檚 friendly. They鈥檙e both navigating a very inopportune time to fall in love.
鈥楴别惫别谤尘辞谤别!鈥
- When: 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, Oct. 10-Nov. 2
- Where: Stray Dog Theatre, 2336 Tennessee Avenue
- How much: $30-$35
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Just last year, Netflix treated us to a spooky miniseries about the downfall of a rich family and it was all based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe. (鈥淭he Fall of the House of Usher,鈥 if you missed it.) Now, you can get a different angle on Poe, the American writer behind short stories like 鈥淭ell-Tale Heart鈥 and poems like 鈥淭he Raven.鈥 This show focuses on Poe鈥檚 life and stories.
鈥榃estern Symphony鈥 and 鈥楽erenade鈥
- When: 7:30 p.m. Oct. 12, 2:30 p.m. Oct. 13
- Where: Touhill Performing Arts Center, 1 Touhill Circle, Bellerive Acres
- How much: $36-$84
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Get ready for a boot-scootin鈥 ballet when 狐狸视频 Ballet tackles George Balanchine鈥檚 鈥淲estern Symphony,鈥 which mixes ballet with American folk dancing. Also on the program is his 鈥淪erenade鈥 and 鈥淎fter the Rain鈥 from Christopher Wheeldon, who choreographed 鈥淢J: the Musical.鈥
鈥楲耻苍驳蝉鈥
- When: Oct. 18-Nov. 3
- Where: Kranzberg Black Box, 501 North Grand Boulevard
- How much: $20-$30
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This Duncan MacMillan play asks the question how you can bring a baby into an overpopulated world rife with political division and with an environment being destabilized by climate change. Presented by Albion Theatre company, the show, described as an 鈥渙ff-kilter love story,鈥 will be presented using the original British script.
鈥(搁别)颁濒补颈尘鈥
- When: Oct. 24-27
- Where: Berges Theater, COCA 6880 Washington Avenue, University City
- How much: TBD
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In the spring, Big Muddy Dance company rebranded as 狐狸视频 Dance Theatre. The company鈥檚 first season with the new moniker is themed (Re)Imagine, and its first show, 鈥(Re)Claim,鈥 will feature work from Robert Battle, who was the artistic director for the renowned Alvin Ailey Dance Theatre for 11 years. In addition to Battle鈥檚 鈥淯nfold,鈥 the company will perform 鈥淒ance鈥 by its own artistic director, Kirven Douthit-Boyd.
鈥楢 Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical鈥
- When: Oct. 29-Nov. 10; performance times vary
- Where: Fox Theatre, 527 North Grand Boulevard
- How much: $37-$135
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Neil Diamond rose from obscurity in Brooklyn to become one of America鈥檚 most prolific and popular singer-songwriters. This jukebox musical tells the story of his life through the songs that would make him a household name like 鈥淪weet Caroline,鈥 鈥淔orever in Blue Jeans鈥 and 鈥淎merica.鈥
鈥楾he Roommate鈥
- When: Oct. 23-Nov. 17
- Where: Emerson Studio, 130 Edgar Road, Webster Groves
- How much: $55
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When Sharon takes on a roommate, her life turns upside down in this play by Jen Silverman. New roommate Robyn may just be up to no good with her murky past. And that pushes Sharon into her own journey of self-discovery.
Pilobolus
- When: 7:30 p.m., Nov. 9
- Where: Touhill Performing Arts Center
- How much: $50-$285
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NPR once described Pilobolus as 鈥済ods and goddesses of physical dance theater.鈥 Dance 狐狸视频 brings this favorite to town for the show 鈥渞e:Creation.鈥
鈥楶eter Pan鈥
- When: Nov. 13-24; performance times vary
- Where: Fox Theatre, 527 North Grand Boulevard
- How much: $37-$125
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Let鈥檚 face it. 鈥淧eter Pan鈥 had a Tiger Lily problem. The cliche Native American character was not the vibe. Fortunately, playwright Larissa FastHorse was able to write a new adaptation of the show and bring 鈥淧eter Pan鈥 to new heights on Broadway and now at the Fox.
鈥楩irst Date鈥
- When: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 4 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 21-Dec. 8
- Where: JCC, Millstone Campus Drive
- How much: $27-$59
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鈥淔irst Date鈥 from New Jewish Theatre will put your first date stories to shame. Casey is a serial dater and goes on a blind date with Aaron. A casual drink turns into dinner, and suddenly the two are in a restaurant where patrons are transforming into family members and exes, and their inner critics have taken on a life of their own.