St. Louis has had a rough week for public perception, what with Stan Kroenke’s 29-page letter bashing the city as home to the St. Louis Rams . In another competitive realm however, those arguments aren’t remotely valid. “It is so funny listening to people bash St. Louis right now, one person in particularly with a bad toupee, and here is this remarkable story of this organization that is producing on Broadway for 20 years, major works, making national and international impact based on offices in Grand Blvd,” said Mike Isaacson, a producer with St. Louis-based Fox Theatricals, now 20 years old, and also the artistic director and executive producer of The Muny. I n 2015, a socially and musically groundbreaking musical produced by the company, went on to win five Tony Awards, including Best Musical. Also groundbreaking? That it was an all-female creative writing team that took home best book and best score. That musical was called “Fun Home.” It was based on Alison Bechdel ’s graphic
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