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Barbecue, Cheerleaders and Lin-Manuel Miranda: How St. Louis’ Muny Theater Celebrated Its Tony Win
A barbecue, cheerleaders, and Lin-Manuel Miranda were all part of the festivities after the St. Louis regional theater stalwart won a 2025 Tony.
Once the actual statuette arrived in St. Louis, the first order of business was that barbecue, said the Muny’s artistic director Mike Isaacson on the latest episode of “Stagecraft,” Variety’s theater podcast. Just a week after that Tony win, the first production of the Muny’s jam-packed new season opened, and it was a big, splashy, celebratory affair: “Bring It On,” with a hefty cast that included crackerjack cheerleaders performing impressive stunts. He also revealed what’s good about each show’s super-fast, 12-day rehearsal period — “I say this lovingly: it eliminates the bullshit” — and explained how the venue’s outdoor air conditioning system works.
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