Meet Me in St. Louis

Aug. 6–13 A Hometown Story to Remember.

Performance time 8:15 p.m. nightly

Clang, clang, clang — this all-time Muny favorite returns after eight years! As the Smith family prepares for the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair, a sudden cross-country move threatens to upend everything — including romance for the two eldest daughters. Based on the heartwarming 1944 film starring Judy Garland, Meet Me In St. Louis is one of AFI’s Greatest Movie Musicals. Beloved songs include “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” “The Boy Next Door,” “The Trolley Song” and “Whenever I’m With You.” Don’t miss this enchanting portrait of turn-of-the-century America, set right here in St. Louis.

Music and lyrics by Ralph Blane & Hugh Martin • Additional material by Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II; George W. Meyer, Edgar Leslie & E. Ray Goetz; Kerry Mills & Andrew B. Sterling • Original book by Hugh Wheeler • Revised book by Gordon Greenberg • Based on The Kensington Stories by Sally Benson and the MGM motion picture Meet Me in St. Louis

Maggie Burrows

Director
Sarah Meahl

Choreographer
Paul Byssainthe Jr.

Music Director/Conductor
Ann Beyersdorfer

Scenic Designer
Leon Dobkowski

Costume Designer
To be announced

Lighting Designer
Joshua Hummel

Sound Designer
Kylee Loera

Video Designer
Greg Emetaz

Video Designer
Kelley Jordan

Wig Designer
To be announced

Production Stage Manager
The Telsey Office, Rachel Hoffman, CSA

Casting

Concord Theatricals licenses this production with a target audience of all ages. We offer the following additional notes regarding content that may affect patron comfort.

Meet Me in St. Louis charts a close-knit St. Louis family through a course of romantic engagements, potential moves and anticipation of the 1904 World’s Fair. All the while, the family’s tight bonds carry them through these challenges and help them navigate the forthcoming modernization of St. Louis, New York and other American cities lingering on the horizon.

Language • None.

Sexual content • One line of dialogue between the family matriarch and patriarch contains mild innuendo.

Drugs and alcohol • A few song lyrics and lines of dialogue reference drinking. In two scenes, characters are shown drinking or holding alcohol.

Violence • None.

Mature content • None.

Creative Team

MAGGIE BURROWS

Director

returns to The Muny after directing Jersey Boys, Little Shop of Horrors, On Your Feet! and Legally Blonde. She has directed and developed work with Playwrights Horizons, Ars Nova, Atlantic Theatre Company, New York Theatre Workshop, WP Theater, Williamstown Theatre Festival and The Geffen. Member of Lincoln Center Directors Lab, nominee for Yale’s Sudler Prize, 2018 Sagal Directing Fellow at Williamstown and 2018-2020 BOLD Resident Director at Northern Stage. Select credits: The Janeiad (Old Globe), Indecent (Juilliard), Man of God (Williamstown, Geffen), TRAYF (Geffen), The Sound of Music (Northern Stage), Spacebar (Wild Project). Film: Condolences, GOTV video for Michelle Obama’s When We All Vote organization. Upcoming: Zack Zadek’s Satellites, Mark Sonnenblick’s Devotion. Maggie has served on the board of SDCF since 2023.

SARAH MEAHL

Choreographer

returns for her 12th Muny show — this time as a choreographer. She is currently in Chess, her seventh Broadway show. She recently made her choreographic Broadway debut with Trisha Paytas’ Big Broadway Dream. Other choreo credits: I Put A Spell on You Live, Easter Bonnet Competition (director/choreographer), Broadway Bares, NY Fashion Week (for Alexis Bittar). She directed and choreographed two of Hershey Park’s mainstage shows in 2024, and her choreography can be seen on Holland America cruise ships. Sarah teaches her Meahl in Heels class at Broadway Dance Center and Steps on Broadway.

PAUL BYSSAINTHE JR.

Music Director/Conductor

is a dynamic and versatile music director, organist and conductor whose artistry bridges the worlds of sacred, classical and theatrical music. He currently serves as associate music director for the revival of Ragtime at Lincoln Center Theater, having previously completed successful runs as music director and conductor for Goddess at The Public Theater, as well as for the Broadway revival of The Wiz. Paul was associate music director for the premiere of Hercules at Paper Mill Playhouse, associate music director/conductor for the world premiere of American Prophet at Arena Stage and conductor for the world premiere of Grace at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, DC. For his work on American Prophet, he received a Helen Hayes Award nomination for best music direction.

Meet Me in St. Louis is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals. concordtheatricals.com