From the moment that you step through the brass doors, The Fabulous Fox transports you to a world of wonder. Reminiscent of an opulent palace, the theater opened to the public in January 1929, when people could pay 50 cents to experience live entertainment, organ music, Fox Movietone News and a talkie.
Every aspect of The Fabulous Fox is visually stunning. The grand lobby was designed in the Siamese-Byzantine style, with rows of flanking columns that you would expect to find in rock-cut Buddhist monastery halls. The 4,500-seat auditorium is equally spectacular, with jewel-studded plasterwork, hand-stenciled walls, intricate cast brass, gilt paint, vibrant fabrics and velvet chairs. It’s here that eager theatergoers get to experience the magic of Broadway.
“A theater of this magnitude and this extravagance is so rare,” John O’Brien, vice president of programming and marketing at The Fabulous Fox, says. “We have one of the largest theaters in the country for touring Broadway shows, and we have more seats on the floor than the largest Broadway theater has in its entire house.”
Want to know what’s even more impressive? The Fabulous Fox fills all those seats for two-week runs of eight Broadway shows – plus, other musicals, concerts and events – every season!
“St. Louis is a theater town, and our appetite for Broadway is insatiable,” O’Brien says. “So, we absolutely punch above our weight when it comes to national tours.”
St. Louis audiences are accustomed to the best, and the upcoming season at The Fabulous Fox delivers all the feels. Which of the Broadway shows will you see this year?
Life of Pi
Told with jaw-dropping visuals, world-class puppetry and exquisite stagecraft, Life of Pi is an epic story of a shipwrecked 16-year-old boy who survives on a lifeboat with four wild companions. Join the breathtaking journey and see how the tale unfolds at The Fabulous Fox.
The Notebook
“Full of butterfly-inducing highs,” according to Entertainment Weekly, The Notebook is a deeply moving portrait of the enduring power of love, complete with music and lyrics by multi-platinum singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson. This is your chance to experience Allie and Noah’s love story live!
Les Misérables
Set against the backdrop of 19th-century France, Les Misérables tells an enthralling story of broken dreams and unrequited love, passion, sacrifice and redemption. Thanks to brilliant new staging, the current production has been hailed as “Les Mis for the 21st century” by the Huffington Post.
The Wiz
Called “an eye-popping, high-intensity revival” by the Chicago Sun-Times, this groundbreaking twist on The Wizard of Oz follows Dorothy’s journey to find her place in a contemporary world. Expect ballet and jazz, gospel and rock, which will bring a whole new groove to St. Louis.
A Christmas Story
Based on the perennial holiday favorite, this hilarious production follows young, bespectacled Ralphie Parker as he schemes his way toward the holiday gift of his dreams: an official Red Ryder Carbine-Action 200-Shot Range Model Air Rifle. (“You’ll shoot your eye out kid!”)
A Magical Cirque Christmas
Embrace the holiday spirit with A Magical Cirque Christmas, a variety show full of nostalgia, charm and awe-inspiring performances for all ages. When it comes to The Fabulous Fox, it will dazzle and enchant audiences as world-class entertainers perform to cheerful holiday music.
The Outsiders
The winner of four Tony Awards, including Best Musical, The Outsiders is an adaptation of S.E. Hinton’s seminal novel and Francis Ford Coppola’s iconic film. With a dynamic original score, it’s a story of friendship, family, belonging and the realization that there is still “lots of good in the world.”
Hell’s Kitchen
Hell’s Kitchen – the award-winning Broadway musical created and inspired by Alicia Keys – takes audiences on a journey with Ali, a 17-year-old girl full of fire. Relatable, raw and refreshingly fun, it’s a celebration of finding yourself, your purpose and the people who lift you up.
The Phantom of the Opera
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s romantic, haunting and soaring score tells the tale of a disfigured musical genius known only as “The Phantom,” who haunts the depths of the Paris Opera House. The revitalized production coming to town features Maria Björnson’s brilliant original design.
Stomp
In utterly unique performances, the eight-member troupe of Stomp uses everything but conventional percussion instruments – think matchboxes, brooms, garbage cans and hubcaps – to create magnificent rhythms. To paraphrase the Boston Globe, if you haven’t seen Stomp, it’s time to learn what all the noise is about.
It’s time to believe in magic! Broadway’s spellbinding spectacle Harry Potter and the Cursed Child stages a mind-blowing race through time, extraordinary spells and an epic battle brought to life with the most astonishing theatrical magic ever seen on stage. “It’s one of the most defining pop culture events of the decade,” according to Forbes.
Beetlejuice
He earned his stripes on Broadway. Now, the ghost-with-the-most is coming to St. Louis. Based on Tim Burton’s dearly beloved film, this hilarious musical tells the story of Lydia Deetz, an unusual teenager whose whole life changes when she meets a recently deceased couple and a demon with a thing for stripes.
Monty Python’s Spamalot
See the show that set Broadway back 1,000 years! Spamalot – lovingly ripped off from Monty Python and the Holy Grail – has everything that makes a great knight at the theater, from flying cows to killer rabbits, British royalty to French taunters, dancing girls, rubbery shrubbery and, of course, the Lady of the Lake.
MJ
The music. The moves. The icon. Now, the unparalleled artistry of the greatest entertainer of all time comes to St. Louis as MJ, the Tony Award-winning musical centered on the making of the 1992 Dangerous World Tour. Offering a glimpse behind the scenes, MJ goes beyond the singular moves of the star.
Hadestown
In Hadestown, a song can change your fate. Journey to the underworld and back with the eight-time Tony Award winner performed by a vibrant ensemble of actors, dancers and singers. Hadestown is a haunting and hopeful theatrical experience that grabs you and never lets go.
