The Adding Machine. By Elmer Rice, revised by Thomas Bradshaw. Directed by Scott Elliott. At the Theater at St. Clement’s (The New Group). Through May 17. 90 minutes, no intermission. A century ago, Elmer Rice wrote a play about a man who mistakes routine for achievement. Mr. Zero spends twenty-five years adding columns of numbers…
At a time when LGBTQ rights, especially those of trans Missourians, are under relentless legislative attack, it’s not unusual for candidates to show up, say the right words, and move on. What’s less common is someone willing to sit in the discomfort of the moment—and stay there. In a political climate increasingly defined by polarization,…
Whitney Wisker-Brooks, 38, an out progressive lesbian, is running for the House District 116 (HD 116) seat in the Missouri General Assembly. She is a Democrat. District 116 covers approximately the southern half of St. Francois County and the northern half of Madison County. (The St. Francois County Courthouse in Farmington, where 400 gathered at…
LGBTQIA+ communities all over the state are rising to meet the moment. At a time when face-to-face connection to our community feels both urgent and powerful, a series of gatherings is working to carve out space for community, visibility, and action across Missouri. PROMO Missouri’s “We’re Queer + We Live Here” series, started in 2024,…
Theatre artist and activist Joan Lipkin was honored Sunday evening with the 2026 Margo Jones Award, one of the most prestigious recognitions in American theatre. The award, which had never previously been awarded to a St. Louis resident, celebrates a lifetime of achievement, honoring individuals who have made a profound and lasting impact on the…
On the morning of April 8, Joan VonDras met with a group of LGBTQ+ Missourians over coffee to discuss her candidacy and to ask what was important to them. Missouri’s 2nd Congressional District—recently redrawn at the urging of Donald Trump and facing legal challenges—encompasses much of south and west St. Louis County, stretching toward Farmington,…
It’s always been a big dream of mine to connect people. So when I came out of a relationship last year and realized I didn’t have a strong lesbian community, I decided to change that. I took over a 500-member Facebook page called Lou Ladies—founded by the wonderful Mel Nelson—and transformed it into a…
A Phantom that moves you through the building as seriously as it moves you through the score. Masquerade is the rare immersive show that remembers it is supposed to be a musical. You move through five floors of a transformed West 57th Street building, and the night still holds together as a story. You are…
In downtown St. Louis a mile away from the Arch, nestled between abandoned warehouses on the North Riverfront District is a small black boarded-up building like any other, with graffiti lining its exterior and bricks falling out of place. But when the lights come on and the garage door opens, Mississippi Underground is revealed. This…
There’s something beautifully defiant about pop nostalgia—especially the kind born under fluorescent mall lights, carried on cassette tapes, and lived out in handwritten fan letters. Few artists embody that era quite like Tiffany. On April 18, 2026, Tiffany brings that legacy—and a whole lot of lived-in authenticity—to River City Casino, sharing the stage with fellow…
