Jeff Lorber Fusion featuring Jimmy Haslip & Eric Marienthal

Sponsored by Capes, Sokol, Goodman & Sarachan, P.C.

“…Lorber [has the] remarkable capacity to bring musical authenticity to everything from bebop and lyrical balladry to sweet soul and some irresistible grooves.”– Los Angeles Times

In the late ‘70s, trailblazing keyboardist Jeff Lorber had become a prominent figure in the jazz fusion movement—marrying traditional jazz with elements of rock, R&B, funk, and other electric sounds. Now, the acclaimed group he started then—Jeff Lorber Fusion—is back, revisiting the revolutionary sound it helped pioneer, and bringing its combination of complex harmonies, unconventional time signatures, and compelling rhythms along. Both of Lorber’s band mates have had storied careers between Fusion’s initial run and this reunion, with bassist Jimmy Haslip being best known as the long-time bassist with the Yellowjackets and Eric Marienthal playing with the Chick Corea Elektric Band.

style: contemporary jazz / fusion

If you like Jeff Lorber Fusion, check out these artists: David Sanborn, Jeff Coffin & the Mu’tet, Kneebody, Good 4 the Soul

MORE INFO:http://www.jazzstl.org/experience/artists/jeff-lorber-fusion-featuring-jimmy-haslip-eric-marienthal/

ST. LOUIS: Works by Ten Photographers Offer Rare Glimpse into Rural and Urban Life in China

INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY COLLABORATIVE EXHIBITION
AT MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN MARCH - MAY 2015
Works by Ten Photographers Offer Rare Glimpse into Rural and Urban Life in China

(ST. LOUIS): The Missouri Botanical Garden is pleased to welcome the International Photography Collaborative to Monsanto Hall located in the Ridgway Building at the Missouri Botanical Garden from March 13 through May 10.
         
International Photography Collaborative: China at the Missouri Botanical Garden is an example of the broad collaborations and cultural initiatives that are the focus of the International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum. Organized by IPHF, ten photographers representing St. Louis were invited to Nanjing, China to participate in the 2014 Nanjing Federation of the Arts Festival. This was the first time that photography was allowed into the esteemed annual exhibition.
         
During their visit to China, the photographers documented both rural and urban life in China producing a poignant glimpse into this global powerhouse of business and art.
         
The International Photography Collaborative sponsors cultural exchange between the United States and other countries and will continue in 2015 when ten photographers from Nanjing travel to St. Louis.

The exhibit is sponsored in part by Emerson, PNC ArtsAlive, Webster University and the Confucius Institute.

Installation viewings are included with Missouri Botanical Garden admission of $8 for adults and free for children ages 12 and under. St. Louis City and County residents enjoy discounted admission of $4 and free admission on most Wednesday and Saturday mornings until noon. Children ages 12 and under and Garden members are free.

The Missouri Botanical Garden is located at 4344 Shaw Blvd. in south St. Louis, accessible from Interstate 44 at the Vandeventer exit and from Interstate 64 at the Kingshighway North and South exit. Free parking is available on site and two blocks west at the corner of Shaw and Vandeventer.

For general information, visit www.mobot.org or call (314) 577‑5100 (toll-free, 1‑800‑642‑8842). Follow the Garden on Facebook and Twitter at www.facebook.com/missouribotanicalgarden and http://twitter.com/mobotgarden.

More than 45,000 households in the St. Louis region hold memberships to the Missouri Botanical Garden. Memberships begin at $65 ($60 for seniors) and offer 12 months of free general admission for two adults and all children ages 12 and under, plus exclusive invitations and discounts. Members help support the Garden’s operations and world-changing work in plant science and conservation. Learn more at www.mobot.org/membership.

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The Missouri Botanical Garden’s mission is “to discover and share knowledge about plants and their environment in order to preserve and enrich life.” Today, 156 years after opening, the Missouri Botanical Garden is a National Historic Landmark and a center for science, conservation, education and horticultural display.

The International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum is a regional non-profit organization whose purpose is to celebrate the achievements of the inventors, pioneers, and pivotal artists throughout the history of photography. The IPHF has preserved the art of photography and its contribution to modern civilization since 1965, and is the proud home to over 6,000 historical cameras and 30,000 images. The IPHF is located in the Grand Center Arts District in St. Louis, Missouri. For more information, please visitwww.iphf.org.

ST. LOUIS: Jerry Springer the Opera

ST. LOUIS, MO . . . New Line Theatre, “the bad boy of musical theatre,” continues its 24th season of adult, alternative musical theatre, with the St. Louis premiere of the outrageous JERRY SPRINGER THE OPERA, running March 5-28, 2015, at the Washington University South Campus Theatre, 6501 Clayton Road. This show contains very adult content and language.

The New Line season continues with one of New Line’s wildest and most ambitious projects, JERRY SPRINGER THE OPERA, the smash-hit, multi-award winning musical that ran to unprecedented rave reviews and standing ovations at the National Theatre in London, after a sold-out run in London’s West End. The Sunday Times called it “a shocking, irresistibly funny masterpiece.” With music by Richard Thomas, and book and lyrics by Thomas and Stewart Lee, this is an audacious, fearless piece of theatre that brilliantly and hilariously dissects the cultural forces that have kept Jerry Springer on the air all these years, the lives of quiet desperation that explode into public view in Springer’s weirdly nonjudgmental, national confessional.

The New Line cast includes Keith Thompson  (Jerry Springer), Matt Pentecost (Jonathan Wierus), Matt Hill (Steve Wilkos); and as Jerry’s guests, Zachary Allen Farmer, Ryan Foizey, Marshall Jennings, Lindsey Jones, Taylor Pietz, Christina Rios, Anna Skidis, and Luke Steingruby; and as Jerry’s studio audience (among other things), Reynaldo Arceno, Tyler Cheatem, Joel Hackbarth, Ann Hier, Sarah Porter, Michelle Sauer, Kimi Short, and Christopher Strawhun. Scott Miller directs the show, with music direction by Jeffrey Richard Carter, scenic and lighting design by Rob Lippert, and costume design by Sarah Porter.

There will also be a Springer talk-back, free and open to the public, on Tues. March 24, at 7:00 pm in the theatre, when the New Line design and production staff will take the stage to talk about their work and answer your questions!

Originally opening in 2003, Jerry Springer the Opera ran over 600 performances in London, before touring the UK. The production won four Olivier Awards, including Best New Musical, and it was the first show ever to win all four Best Musical awards in the UK (Olivier, Evening Standard, Critics’ Circle and What’s On Stage). The first North American performance was at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, and it was performed by a number of American regional theatre companies, before making its New York debut in 2008 at Carnegie Hall.

The New York Times wrote, “Will it turn out that the great American musical of the early 21st century is an opera born in Britain? A convincing case for the rights to that title was made by the celestial Jerry Springer The Opera, the notorious show from London about the transcendent within tabloid television. . . Now ‘celestial’ might seem an ill-chosen adjective for a work devoted to the raw and nasty public doings of a throng of aspiring celebrities with dirty little secrets expressed in dirty little words. But this remarkable work – which features a spectacularly inventive score – uncovers something grand within the small, squalid lives it portrays.”

ABOUT NEW LINE THEATRE

New Line Theatre is a professional company dedicated to involving the people of the St. Louis region in the exploration and creation of daring, provocative, socially and politically relevant works of musical theatre. New Line was created back in 1991 at the vanguard of a new wave of nonprofit musical theatre just starting to take hold across the country. New Line has given birth to several world premiere musicals over the years and has brought back to life several shows that were not well served by their original New York productions. Altogether, New Line has produced 72 musicals since 1991, and the company has been given its own entry in the Cambridge Guide to American Theatre. New Line receives funding from the Regional Arts Commission and the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency.

TICKETS

Jerry Springer the Opera runs March 5-28, 2015, on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evenings, at 8:00 p.m., at the Washington University South Campus Theatre (formerly CBC High School), 6501 Clayton Road, just east of Big Bend. March 5 is a preview. Tickets are $25 for adults and $20 for students/seniors on Fridays and Saturdays; and $20 for adults and $15 for students/seniors on Thursdays. Tickets are on sale now through the Fox Theatre Box Office, or by calling Metrotix, at 314-534-1111. Advance tickets are not sold at the theatre box office.

HIGH SCHOOL DISCOUNT:  Any student with a valid school ID can get a $10 ticket at any performance, with the code word for that show, which will be posted on New Line's Facebook page, at  http://www.facebook.com/NewLineTheatre

New Line also offers COLLEGE FREE SEATS, ten seats put aside for every performance, free to anyone with a valid college student ID, one ticket per ID. The Free Seats will be available at the theatre box office, from 7:00 p.m. to 7:55 p.m. on performance nights only.

EDUCATORS AND MILITARY DISCOUNT:  New Line offers all currently employed educators and all active duty military personnel half price tickets on any Thursday night, with work ID or other proof of employment. Not valid in connection with other discounts or offers, available only at the door, and subject to availability. 

This show contains very adult content and adult language. For other information, visit New Line Theatre's full-service website at www.newlinetheatre.com . All programs are subject to change.

Saint Louis Science Center Salutes Veterans On June 6, the 70th Anniversary of D-Day

On June 6, the Saint Louis Science Center will commemorate the 70^th anniversary of D-Day, the Normandy landings, with World War II soldier reenactors, military vehicles, displays by veterans’ organizations and special tributes to World War II veterans before each showing of the giant-screen film D-Day: Normandy 1944. In addition, military veterans will receive free admission to D-Day: Normandy 1944 on June 6 (and select dates listed below). Families and friends of military veterans will receive the military discount of $6.00, special pricing that is offered to our military and veterans every day of the year.

This is a unique opportunity for all Saint Louis Science Center visitors to meet veterans and hear their personal stories, including World War II veterans who took part in the storied Allied invasion and the battles fought in both the European and Pacific Theaters.

The Saint Louis Science Center is grateful for the support of all the veterans and volunteers participating in this special day of commemoration including the following organizations:

• Greater St. Louis Honor Flight
• Mid-American Chapter of the Military Vehicle Preservation Association
• Missouri Gateway Chapter 101st Airborne Division
• Missouri Gateway Chapter Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge
• Missouri Veterans History Project
• U.S. 2nd Ranger Infantry Battalion of St. Louis, Inc

Due to limited seating, reservations are recommended for all showings ofD-Day: Normandy 1944 on June 6. To reserve your seats, please call 314.289.4424.

Free admission for veterans to D-Day: Normandy 1944 will be offered on the following dates:

May 26 - Memorial Day
July 4 - Independence Day
November 11 - Veterans Day
December 7 - Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
December 16 - The Battle of the Bulge Remembrance Day

WHEN	Friday, June 6, 2014, 9:30am - 5:30pm
WHERE	Saint Louis Science Center, 5050 Oakland Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110

Restaurants in St. Louis Known for Their Wine List

Restaurant Name	Price
Tony's - St. Louis St. Louis | Italian	$$$$
Robust Webster Groves | Tapas / Small Plates	$$
Truffles - St. Louis Frontenac | Continental	$$$
Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar - St. Louis Frontenac | Steak	$$$
Eleven Eleven Mississippi Soulard / Benton Park | Californian	$$
Porter's Steakhouse-Collinsville St. Louis | Steakhouse	$$$
Café Napoli Clayton | Italian	$$
Annie Gunn's Chesterfield | American	$$$
Jim Edmonds 15 Steakhouse St. Louis | Steakhouse	$$
Charlie Gitto's 'On the Hill' The Hill | Italian	$$$

NEW LINE THEATRE SEEKS MULTI-RACIAL CAST FOR POP OPERA "BARE"

NEW LINE THEATRE SEEKS
MULTI-RACIAL CAST FOR
POP OPERA "BARE"

Auditions for New Line Theatre's production of the pop opera BARE will be held on two successive Monday nights, March 14 and 21, 2011, at 7:00 p.m. at the Washington University South Campus, 6501 Clayton Road (formerly CBC High School), just east of Big Bend, in the second floor theatre. This is not on the Washington University main campus. Performers need to come to only one of the dates. The show will run for four weeks, June 2-25, 2011. For details about the show, visit New Line's BARE webpage, at http://www.newlinetheatre.com/barepage.html

New Line is looking for a multi-racial cast of 15 actors. Twelve of the characters are high school students, but New Line will not cast anyone under 17. There are also roles for one adult man and two adult women. New Line is looking for intelligent singing actors who are willing to take risks onstage. Performers are asked to bring a prepared contemporary theatre song, preferably in rock or pop style, with printed piano music for our pianist (no tapes and no a cappella). There will not be a dance audition. Performers may also be asked to sing from the score.

No roles in the show have been pre-cast. All roles will be cast through the auditions.

ABOUT "BARE"

New Line's 20th Anniversary Season closes with the regional premiere of the cult phenomenon bare, a pop opera by up-and-coming theatre writers Jon Hartmere & Damon Intrabartolo. The show has been described as a mix of Rent and Dead Poets Society, exploring sex, sexuality, self expression, guilt, jealously, and religion, and all overflowing with the kind of urgency and intensity that comes with being 17. First produced in Los Angeles in 2000 and then off Broadway in 2004, this show has attracted a fierce cult following across the country and around the world. The New Liners are thrilled to bring it to St. Louis audiences for the first time.

bare follows five seniors at a Catholic boarding school. At the center are Jason and Peter, who are forced to deal with their mutual romantic attraction while trying to live up to the standards of their parents and the Catholic Church. The show explores the range of problems facing American youth today, from body image to teen pregnancy, from drug culture to adult expectations. The show's first director, Kristin Hanggan, said in an interview, "Its real allure for audiences is the commonality of experience -- alienation, fear of rejection, confusion of sexual identity and the poignancy of marginalization." In Los Angeles, bare won the L.A. Weekly Award for Best Musical, the Ovation Award for Best Musical and the L.A. Drama Critics Award for Best Score. When bare was originally produced in Los Angeles, it was supposed to run for 32 performances at an 87-seat theatre on Santa Monica Boulevard. Four months later, it had become a multi-award-winning sensation created by two 26-year-old writers and a 23-year-old director.

New Line Theatre will be one of the first companies in America to produce this exciting and powerful new pop musical.

No appointments are necessary. All performers should arrive for the audition before 7:00 p.m. New Line is a non-union, professional theatre company and is always very eager to find a multi-racial cast. Rehearsals will begin the first week of April, on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday evenings from 6:30 to 10:00 p.m., plus every night the week the show opens. Rehearsals are at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in St. Louis Hills. Performances are at the Washington University South Campus Theatre, 6501 Clayton Road. Performers will share a guaranteed 10% of box office receipts. Call 314-773-6526 or email info@NewLineTheatre.com for more information.

ABOUT NEW LINE THEATRE

New Line Theatre is a professional company dedicated to involving the people of the St. Louis region in the exploration and creation of daring, provocative, socially and politically relevant works of musical theatre. New Line Theatre was created in 1991 at the vanguard of a new wave of nonprofit musical theatre just starting to take hold across the country. New Line has given birth to several world premiere musicals over the years and has brought back to life many shows that did not do well in their original New York productions. Altogether, New Line has produced 59 musicals and 5 concerts of theatre songs since 1991. New Line Theatre was recently given its own entry in the latest edition of the Cambridge Guide to American Theatre. New Line has also created a new online musical theatre book and music store, at http://astore.amazon.com/newlinetheatre. New Line receives funding from the Regional Arts Commission, the Fox Performing Arts Charitable Foundation, and the Missouri Arts Council. For more about New Line, go to www.newlinetheatre.com/contact.html

New Line has recently announced its annual scholarship for high school seniors planning a career in musical theatre. For more info, visit http://www.newlinetheatre.com/scholarship.html.

New Line's upcoming musical TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA runs March 3-26, 2011, on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evenings, at 8:00 p.m., at the Washington University South Campus Theatre (formerly CBC High School), 6501 Clayton Road, just east of Big Bend. March 3 is a preview. Tickets are on sale now through all Metrotix outlets, including Macy's stores, the Fox Theatre, the Edison Theatre at Washington University, and select Schnucks stores, or by calling 314-534-1111. This show contains adult content.

LIVE MUSIC: CASINO QUEEN - SEVEN'S

October Live Music Schedule

200 SOUTH FRONT STREET, EAST ST. LOUIS, IL 62201;  (314) 874-5000
DATE		BAND	TIMES
1	FRI	WHISKEY DIXON	9pm-1am
2	SAT	RALPH BUTLER	9pm-1am
8	FRI	DR. ZHIVEGAS	9pm-1am
9	SAT	DR. ZHIVEGAS	9pm-1am
15	FRI	THE REAL ME	9pm-1am
16	SAT	THE REAL ME	9pm-1am
23	SAT	HOLLYWOOD 5	9pm-1am
30	SAT	SLAM	9pm-1am

LIVE MUSIC: CROWN VALLEY WINERY

October Live Music Schedule

23589 STATE ROUTE WW, STE. GENEVIEVE, MO 63670;  (573) 756-9463
DATE		BAND	TIMES
2	SAT	NONSTOP CLASSIC ROCK BAND	2-6pm
3	SUN	HUDSON & THE HOO DOO CATS	2-6pm
9	SAT	THAT 80'S BAND	2-6pm
10	SUN	VOTE FOR PEDRO	2-6pm
16	SAT	HOLLYWOOD 5	2-6pm
17	SUN	STEVE EWING DUO	2-6pm
23	SAT	PAINT THE EARTH	2-6pm
24	SUN	IVAS JOHN BAND	2-6pm
29	FRI	LUCKY DAN & NAKED MIKE, Harvest Hayride	6-10pm
30	SAT	FatPocket	1-5pm
31	SUN	TINY COWS	1-5pm

LIVE MUSIC: HEARTBREAKERS

October Live Music Schedule

700 N. SECOND STREET, ST. LOUIS, MO  63102;  314-707-7049
DATE		BAND	TIMES
1	FRI	LIQUID COURAGE	9pm-1am
2	SAT	CAPONE	9pm-1am
8	FRI	To Be Determined	9pm-1am
9	SAT	COLD SHOT	9pm-1am
15	FRI	BEN WAH BOB	9pm-1am
16	SAT	COME CLOSER BAND	9pm-1am
22	FRI	AREA 51	9pm-1am
23	SAT	AMBER FADE	9pm-1am
29	FRI	3RD STORY	9pm-1am
30	SAT	CAPONE	9pm-1am

LIVE MUSIC: HARRAH’S CASINO-VOODOO

October Live Music Schedule

777 CASINO CENTER DR., MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MO 63043;  (314) 770-8100
DATE		BAND	TIMES
2	SAT	BITTER PILL	9:30pm-1:30am
8	FRI	BROKE	9:30pm-1:30am
9	SAT	MY OWN MEDICINE	9:30pm-1:30am
16	SAT	WYLD STALLYNS	9:30pm-1:30am
22	FRI	DANCE FLOOR RIOT	9:30pm-1:30am
23	SAT	KILLING VEGAS	9:30pm-1:30am
30	SAT	THE REAL ME	9:30pm-1:30am

LIVE MUSIC: SYBERGS ON DORSETT

October Live Music Schedule

2430 OLD DORSETT RD., MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MO 63043;  (314) 785-0481
DATE		BAND	TIMES
1	FRI	AMERICAN IDLE	9pm-1am
2	SAT	WYLD STALLYNS	9pm-1am
4	MON	KARAOKE	9pm-1am
8	FRI	McLOVIN	9pm-1am
9	SAT	To Be Determined	9pm-1am
11	MON	KARAOKE	9pm-1am
15	FRI	To Be Determined	9pm-1am
16	SAT	SLAM	9pm-1am
18	MON	KARAOKE	9pm-1am
22	FRI	BIG WHEEL	9pm-1am
23	SAT	GLORIOUS BLUE	9pm-1am
25	MON	KARAOKE	9pm-1am
29	FRI	GRIFFIN & THE GARGOYLES	9pm-1am
30	SAT	WYLD STALLYNS	9pm-1am

LIVE MUSIC: TRAINWRECK SALOON AT WEST PORT

October Live Music Schedule

314 WEST PORT PLAZA, ST. LOUIS, MO 63146;  (314) 434-7222
DATE		BAND	TIMES
1	FRI	DAVE & GREG SHOW, Happy Hour	5:15-8:15pm
1	FRI	POP'N ROCKET	9pm-1am
2	SAT	THE REAL ME	9pm-1am
5	TUES	THREE'S A CROWD	8:30pm-12:30am
6	WED	RICH MAHOGANY	8:30pm-12:30am
7	THUR	DANCE FLOOR RIOT	8:30pm-12:30am
8	FRI	BOONE PROJECT, Happy Hour	5:15-8:15pm
8	FRI	AMERICAN IDLE	9pm-1am
9	SAT	BITTER PILL	9pm-1am
12	TUE	THREE'S A CROWD	8:30pm-12:30am
13	WED	RICH MAHOGANY	8:30pm-12:30am
14	THUR	THE GIMMICKS	8:30pm-12:30am
15	FRI	DAVE & GREG SHOW, Happy Hour	5:15-8:15pm
15	FRI	KILLING VEGAS	9pm-1am
16	SAT	TRIXIE DELIGHT	9pm-1am
19	TUE	THREE'S A CROWD	8:30pm-12:30am
20	WED	RICH MAHOGANY	8:30pm-12:30am
21	THUR	MIX TAPE	8:30pm-12:30am
22	FRI	DAVE & GREG SHOW, Happy Hour	5:15-8:15pm
22	FRI	KING PIN	9pm-1am
23	SAT	WYLD STALLYNS	9pm-1am
26	TUE	THREE'S A CROWD	8:30pm-12:30am
27	WED	RICH MAHOGANY	8:30pm-12:30am
28	THUR	SPIN THE BOTTLE	8:30pm-12:30am
29	FRI	DAVE & GREG SHOW, Happy Hour	5:15-8:15pm
29	FRI	SLAM	9pm-1am
30	SAT	PAINT THE EARTH	9pm-1am

Live Music: JIMMY’S ON THE PARK CAFÉ – BISTRO & BAR

October Live Music Schedule

706 DEMUN, ST. LOUIS, MO 63105;  (314) 725-8585
DATE		BAND	TIMES
1 & 2	Fri & Sat	EXCLUSIVELY YOURS	8pm-12am
3	SUN	CHRIS SWAN	11:30am-1:30pm
6	WED	CHARLIE B. GROUP	8-11pm
8 & 9	Fri & Sat	LOUIS MICHAEL	8pm-12am
10	SUN	JIM MANLEY & MARK FRIEDRICKS	11:30am-1:30pm
13	WED	CHARLIE B. GROUP	8-11pm
15 & 16	Fri & Sat	THE OBVIOUS BROTHERS	8pm-12am
17	SUN	JIM MANLEY & MARK FRIEDRICKS	11:30am-1:30pm
20	WED	CHARLIE B. GROUP	8-11pm
22 & 23	Fri & Sat	SCOTT LAYTHAM & KARL HOLMES	8pm-12am
24	SUN	JIM MANLEY & MARK FRIEDRICKS	11:30am-1:30pm
27	WED	CHARLIE B. GROUP	8-11pm
29	FRI	C-BOX PROPHETS	8pm-12am
30	SAT	JANET & BRUCE	8pm-12am
31	SUN	JIM MANLEY & MARK FRIEDRICKS	11:30am-1:30pm

LIVE MUSIC: HELEN FITZGERALD’S:

October Schedule

3650 S. LINDBERGH, ST. LOUIS, MO 63123;  (314) 984-0026
DATE		BAND	TIMES
1	FRI	THAT 80'S BAND	9pm-1am
2	SAT	EXTREMELY POINTLESS	9pm-1am
5	TUE	KARAOKE	8pm-12am
6	WED	ROUGH RYDERS	8:30pm-12:30am
7	THUR	SUPER MAJIK ROBOTS	9pm-1am
8	FRI	THAT 80'S BAND	9pm-1am
9	SAT	GLORIOUS BLUE	9pm-1am
12	TUE	KARAOKE	8pm-12am
13	WED	ROUGH RYDERS	8:30pm-12:30am
14	THUR	DANCE FLOOR RIOT	9pm-1am
15	FRI	JOE DIRT & THE DIRTY BOYS	9pm-1am
16	SAT	EXTREMELY POINTLESS	9pm-1am
19	TUE	KARAOKE	8pm-12am
20	WED	ROUGH RYDERS	8:30pm-12:30am
21	THUR	To Be Determined	9pm-1am
22	FRI	THE REAL ME	9pm-1am
23	SAT	METAL STUDZ	9pm-1am
26	TUE	KARAOKE	8pm-12am
27	WED	ROUGH RYDERS	8:30pm-12:30am
28	THUR	DANCE FLOOR RIOT	9pm-1am
29	FRI	DR. ZHIVEGAS	9pm-1am
30	SAT	EXTREMELY POINTLESS	9pm-1am

"I LOVE MY WIFE" EXPLORING THE SEXUAL REVOLUTION

NEW LINE OPENS ITS 20TH SEASON WITH THE ADULT JAZZ MUSICAL

ST. LOUIS, MO . . . The artists of New Line Theatre, "The Bad Boy of Musical Theatre," are very proud to announce the opening of the company's Twentieth Anniversary Season of provocative, adult, alternative musical theatre, with the hilarious Sexual Revolution jazz musical, I LOVE MY WIFE, running Sept. 30-October 23, 2010, at the Washington University South Campus Theatre (formerly CBC High School), 6501 Clayton Road, just east of Big Bend.

I LOVE MY WIFE is an intimate, little four-character concept musical, a naughty, wacky comedy about 1970s-era sex, love, romance, and wife-swapping, all set to a cool jazz score with songs like "Married Couple Seeks Married Couple," "Sexually Free," "By Threes," and the unashamedly romantic "I Love My Wife." It's a snapshot of two couples in 1977, toward the end of the Sexual Revolution, but it's also a character study of our country and our ongoing love-hate relationship with all things carnal. Hair announced the Sexual Revolution in full swing, and The Rocky Horror Show exposed its warts (no pun intended), but I Love My Wife shows us how it ended, not with a bang but with a whimper. The show explores the confusion of the Eisenhower generation -- too old to be hippies and too young to be old fogies -- as these would-be swingers sincerely attempt to try on the counterculture lifestyle, eventually leading all four into the same bed.

I Love My Wife boasts a great jazz score by Cy Coleman (Sweet Charity, City of Angels, Barnum, The Will Rogers Follies, The Life), and a smart, sly book and lyrics by Michael Stewart (Hello, Dolly, Barnum, Mack and Mabel), officially based on the French play Viens Chez-moi, J'Habite Chez une Copine (Come to My Place, I Live with My Girlfriend) by Luis Regio and Didier Kaminka, but the show really takes more (uncredited) inspiration from the iconic 1969 film Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice. For more info about the show, visit http://www.newlinetheatre.com/wifepage.html

The cast of New Line Theatre's production of I Love My Wife includes Sarah Armstrong (Monica), Emily Berry (Cleo), Todd Schaefer (Alvin), Jeffrey M. Wright (Wally), Zachary Allen Farmer (Harvey), Troy Turnipseed (Quentin), and Joel Hackbarth (Stanley). The show is directed by Scott Miller and Alison Helmer, with costumes by Thom Crain, scenic design by Todd Schaefer, and lighting by Kenneth Zinkl.

This production is part of the American Arts Experience festival, running October 1-17. More info about the festival is available at http://www.americanartsstl.org

New Line Theatre is a professional company dedicated to involving the people of the St. Louis region in the exploration and creation of daring, provocative, socially and politically relevant works of musical theatre. New Line was created back in 1991 at the vanguard of a new wave of nonprofit musical theatre just starting to take hold across the country. Miranda Lundskaer-Nielsen writes in her book Directors and the New Musical Drama, “After the pioneering efforts of theatre such as the Public Theater and Playwrights Horizons in New York, the idea of the serious nonprofit musical spread to theatres across America during the 1990s. While these shows met with varying levels of economic and critical success, the very existence of this alternative home for the art form began to redefine the musical, offering an alternative to both the traditional Broadway musical and the new West End shows. As the economics of the commercial theatre became increasingly forbidding, the nonprofit theatre became vital incubators for musical drama and nurtured a new generation of musical theatre writers.”

New Line has given birth to several world premiere musicals over the years and has brought back to life many shows that did not do well in their original New York productions. Altogether, New Line has produced 58 musicals and 5 concerts of theatre songs since 1991. New Line Theatre was recently given its own entry in the latest edition of the prestigious Cambridge Guide to American Theatre. New Line receives funding from the Regional Arts Commission, the Fox Performing Arts Charitable Foundation, and the Missouri Arts Council. For more about New Line, go to www.newlinetheatre.com/contact.html

I Love My Wife runs Sept. 30-Oct. 23, 2010, on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evenings, at 8:00 p.m., at the Washington University South Campus Theatre (formerly CBC High School), 6501 Clayton Road, just east of Big Bend. Sept. 30 is a preview. Tickets are on sale now through Metrotix.com and all Metrotix outlets, including the Fox Theatre Box Office, the Edison Theatre at Washington University, and select Schnucks stores, or by calling 314-534-1111. I Love My Wife contains adult content.  

HIGH SCHOOL DISCOUNT: New Line has created a new ticket discount for high school students. Any student with a valid school ID can get a $10 ticket at any performance, with the code word for that show, which will be posted on New Line's Facebook page, at http://www.facebook.com/NewLineTheatre

EDUCATORS DISCOUNT: New Line now offers all currently employed educators half price tickets on any Thursday night, with work ID or other proof of employment. Not valid in connection with other discounts or offers, available only at the door, and subject to availability.  

MILITARY DISCOUNT: New Line now offers all active duty military personnel half price tickets on any Thursday night, with ID or other proof of active duty status. Not valid in connection with other discounts or offers, available only at the door, and subject to availability.  

New Line also continues to offer the COLLEGE FREE SEATS, ten seats put aside for every performance, free to anyone with a valid college student ID, one ticket per ID. The Free Seats will be available at the theatre box office, from 7:00 p.m. to 7:55 p.m. on performance nights only.  

For other information, visit New Line Theatre's full-service website at www.newlinetheatre.com. All programs are subject to change.