Max & Louie Productions

10/01/2024

Remembering Ken Page's beautiful direction on "Love ,Linda" Such a pro! Such a mensch! May his memory be a blessing. xoxo

10/01/2024

Remembering Ken Page's wonderful production of "Sublime Intimacy" that he wrote and directed with all his heart & soul. May his memory be a blessing! xoxo

05/25/2024

Just was fortunate enough to experience Stereophonic! Brilliant. Now This is a Play!
If you are going to New York (before end of August) DO NOT MISS!

04/30/2024

Back from a whirlwind trip to NYC! Saw 9 shows in 6 days!

The Tony nominations are out! Thrilled about 4 noms for PAULA VOGEL'S "Mother Play"! Jessica Lange Broke my Heart! What a Performance! She has my vote. Jim Parsons Brilliant as was Celia Keenan-Bolger! Play is nominated for Best Play. (Agree with Joan Lipkin that omitting DIRECTOR Tina Landau was inexcusable)

"Hell's Kitchen" was quite the ride! Congrats to Shoshana Bean (powerhouse) This girl is a bona fide STAR! Watch her ascendance! Kudos to KECIA LEWIS as well. What gravitas that woman displayed. Goose bumps thinking about her performance. (Both nominated for Supporting Actress in a Musical) "Hell's Kitchen" many, many nom's! Choreography was off the charts fabulous!

I would be remiss not to mention "Cabaret" (Many nom's) They tore apart The August Wilson Theatre to design a space in the round, that made you feel as if you were in the midst of it all.. Kudos to Scenic and Lighting Designers. WOW . Intense Production. (Orchestrations sublime) Performers EDDIE REDMAYNE, GAYLE RANKIN, BEBE NEUWIRTH, STEVEN SKYBELL all received nom's (All DESERVING)

Then there is "APPROPRIATE" Highly recommended! (Best Play REVIVAL) Sarah Paulson in contention with Jessica Lange. This one is hard. I'd say it's a tie. Set Design contains some big surprises ! Sound and Lighting Terrific. GO SEE THIS!

"Enemy of the People" Brava AMY HERZOG , for her brilliant adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's work. The play's message of the importance of valuing the truth, of the sanctity of human life, of the myriad ways in which we are complicit and must hold ourselves accountable- speaks more urgently then perhaps ever.
Jeremy Strong (Best Actor nom) , Michael Imperioli, Kudos!

Lastly "Merrily We Roll Along." Well ya know, Sondheim... This is directed by Maria Friedman who retooled this show with Sondheim's blessing... It Stared Out Like A Song...
What a masterpiece it is! Best Director ...Maria Friedman.. No Question! Brava DANIEL RADCLIFFE, JONATHAN GROFF, LINDSAY MENDEZ (all Nominated) and company (The Blob)

Then there was "Sally & Tom" by Suzan-Lori Parks at The Public (Off Broadway not eligible for nom's) BUT HIGHLY RECOMMENDED folks at The Public. The relationship between the author of the Declaration of Independence, the document that declared to the world that all men are created equal, and the enslaved Sally Hemings is inescapably dangerous... Check it Out!

The other Two shows I saw were "Mary Jane" by Amy Herzog and "The Neil Diamond Musical Beautiful Noise" (only, and I mean ONLY, because there was a Thursday Matinee) See my comments below in response to What were the other Two Shows you saw ?

02/02/2024

Congratulations to Michelle Hand for her extraordinary performance and nomination for Outstanding Actress in a Drama in Max& Louie’s production of “What The Constitution Means To Me”,by Heidi Schreck.

"Max & Louie Productions and director Nancy Bell ensure the show is funny, thoroughly engrossing and engaging by casting the effervescent Michelle Hand as the playwright...It has often been said that art should "comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable." Schreck's well-written and reasoned play looks to cause a bit of discomfort in all of us. The play asks us to examine its central question and determine what it means, as individuals and as humans, to continue living under the principles and guidance of a 250-plus years old document that she studied and debated for years. "What the Constitution Means to Me" is thoughtful, provocative theater at its best because these questions come wrapped around a very human heart embodied by an exceptional performer."

Tina Farmer- Riverfront Times

01/09/2024

Gypsy Rose Lee watches audition for original Broadway Production of "Gypsy", surrounded by Jerome Robbins, Stephen Sondheim, Arthur Laurents , and Jule Styne. Iconic

12/21/2023

Brilliance. From Left to right: Stephen Sondheim, Arthur Laurents, Hal Prince, Robert Griffith, Leonard Bernstein, and Jerome Robbins during rehearsal for Broadway Production of West Side Story in 1957.

12/15/2023

Thank you James Lindhorst with Broadway World for the recognition in your top 10! "What the Constitution Means to Me " by Heidi Schreck! Cheers!

This past year was a spectacular season for theatre in St. Louis. Forbes magazine recognized St. Louis as having “America’s most exciting emerging arts district.” The article credits the The Kranzberg Foundation for buying and operating spaces where artists can create. Many of the smaller thea...

09/07/2023

Would LOVE to see this produced in St. Louis this coming season.

Union Avenue Opera?

Muny?

Stages?

Brilliant, beautiful show that is due for a revival.

09/01/2023

Welcome to the theatre.
Just classic.

07/17/2023

Just a snapshot from an ice cave in Iceland 😍