Maestro Leonard Slatkin marked 80 years on September 1st and celebrated with Classic 107.3 listeners! Most exciting of all, Leonard joined us live in our studio with Tom Sudholt, sharing reminiscences while answering YOUR questions and hearing YOUR birthday messages on the air. We are thrilled you could join the conversation. Photo ©Cindy McTee #leonardslatkin #slatkinshuffle #classic1073
Carrie Houk, Executive Artistic Director of Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis, gives listeners an overview of what to expect at this year’s festival, which runs August 8-18. Events include a production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof at the Grandel; Life Upon the Wicked Stage at the Curtain Call Lounge, a walking tour of…
Meet the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis Augustin Family Artistic Director Kate Bergstrom! Kate tells listeners about her background and shares an overview of The Rep’s season, as well as her vision for the 58-year-old cultural institution. For more information and show tickets, visit www.repstl.org/ Classic 107.3 · Kate Bergstrom Excited for Great Experiences at The…
Opera Theatre of Saint Louis Principal Conductor Daniela Candillari discusses the OTSL production of George Frideric Handel’s Julius Caesar, which allows for thrilling artistic exploration. Daniela shares details about the music of this opera, her conducting choices and more. For more information and tickets, visit opera-stl.org/whats-on/julius-caesar Classic 107.3 · Et tu, Handel? Daniela Candillari on OTSL's…
Soprano Katerina Burton talks about debuting the role of Mimi in the Opera Theatre of Saint Louis production of La bohème (a part that she is thrilled to portray) and discusses how the experience has been more moving than she anticipated. For tickets and more information about the OTSL production, visit opera-stl.org/whats-on/la-boheme/ Classic 107.3 · Making…
Mike Isaacson, Executive Producer and Artistic Director of The Muny, gives listeners a preview of the 106th season that begins June 17th! Learn about all the shows you’ll see on stage in Forest Park this summer, as well as the one-night-only concert event featuring John Legend on September 7. Plus, a bonus story about the…
Director Amelia Acosta Powell talks about the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis production of August: Osage County. This Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award®-winning family drama will be on stage March 19 – April 7; brace yourself for an unforgettably turbulent journey through love, loss, and the haunting echoes of a troubled past. For more information…
Hear from the executive-artistic director of Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis, Carrie Houk, and the director of this year’s mainstage festival production, “Suddenly Last Summer”, Tim Ocel, about why watching this play will be like riding a roller coaster, what other events are a part of this year’s festival, what they love about Tennessee Williams,…
A delicious comedy for the heart of summer! Little Shop of Horrors is a campy thriller that follows meek floral assistant Seymour on his quest to win over the love of his life, Audrey. A total eclipse of the sun and a scheming man-eating plant threatens his dr/eam and takes over Seymour’s life. Expect the…
Something Spoken: Tennessee Williams on the Air begins this Saturday on Classic 107.3! Hear from Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis Executive Artistic Director Carrie Houk, as well as directors Brian Hohlfeld & Tom Mitchell (who is also the Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis scholar-in-residence) as they talk about the four one-act plays that you’ll hear beginning April…