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Author: Jim Ryan

The Found Five | Let’s Hear It for the Boys

By Jim RyanNovember 12, 2021November 12, 2021
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The Found Five | Why Are You Not Rocking?

By Jim RyanOctober 27, 2021November 10, 2021
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A Divine Comedy | Mary F. Zentmyer on “Sister’s Christmas Catechism”

By Jim RyanDecember 4, 2019December 4, 2019
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School of Rock │The Fabulous Fox

By Jim RyanJanuary 20, 2018January 20, 2018
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Let The Music Play │ Music Director Joshua Zecher-Ross gives us the tone of “The Marvelous Wonderettes”

By Jim RyanDecember 22, 2017December 22, 2017
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Dave Shirley wants to take St. Louis to “Oddville”

By Jim RyanDecember 14, 2017December 14, 2017
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The Old Sinner | Andy Harvey stars as Scrooge in “A Christmas Carol”

By Jim RyanDecember 12, 2017December 12, 2017
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Fantasia │ Peabody Opera House, 12.1.17

By Jim RyanDecember 7, 2017December 7, 2017
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A Jewish Joke │ The New Jewish Theatre

By Jim RyanDecember 7, 2017July 31, 2024
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The King and I │ The Fabulous Fox Theatre

By Jim RyanDecember 1, 2017December 7, 2017
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Lady Gaga │ 11.16.17, Scottrade Center

By Jim RyanNovember 19, 2017November 19, 2017
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The Merry Miss Bennet | Justine Salata on “Christmas at Pemberley”

By Jim RyanNovember 18, 2017November 20, 2017
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