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L’Elisir d’Amore – A Tasty and Timeless Brew from Union Avenue Opera

Wakey, Wakey Puts the “Fun” in “Funeral” | 07.16–08.01.26, The Midnight Company at The Chapel

Concert review: The Head and the Heart w/ Houndmouth | 07.22.26, The Factory (with photo gallery)

Newsies: A Progressive Era Adventure with “Extra Extra” Charm | 07.16–22.26, The Muny

Criterion Backlist: The Executioner (1963, NR)

Concert review: Hamilton Leithauser | 07.17.26, Off Broadway (with photo gallery)

Nightborn (Shudder, NR)

Spider-Man: Brand New Day (Columbia Pictures, PG-13)

Criterion Backlist: The Long Good Friday (1980, R)

Photo gallery: Eric Johanson | 07.16.26, Blue Strawberry

Criterion Backlist: Lone Wolf and Cub (1972-1974, NR)

The Odyssey (Universal Pictures, R)

Film Festival Preview: St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase 2026, weekend 1 | 07.17–19.26

At Marcelle Theatre, a Jagged Little Pill Goes Down Smooth | thru 07.26.26, Tesseract Theatre Company

Concert review: Tristen w/ Devon Cahill | 06.10.26, Off Broadway (with photo gallery)

On Crust Punk and Parenthood: An Interview with Matthew Waushausen of Unfleshing

Union Avenue Opera’s Fiddler on the Roof – A “Tradition” Worth Keeping