January 2009

Showman

Chateau Mouton

Young filmmaker Joe Leonard tackles huge topics—national tragedy, generational identity, American anomie—in small, elegant ways. But with a possible Sundance acceptance of his new movie, this understated artist may be on the verge of big things

Metro Theater Company’s production pulls no punches in reviving a civil-rights classic for young audiences

A youth-focused dental program lives up to its name

St. Louis’ fight to end homelessness has all the makings of an epic: shame, glory, scandal, triumph and an ironic twist of fate