Spotlight Former Muny Kid stars in '& Juliet' at the Fox Rosalind Early | Post-Dispatch May 20, 2025 May 20, 2025 0 ӣƵ native Nick Drake plays May in the North American tour of “& Juliet.” Matthew Murphy SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Rosalind Early | Post-Dispatch When Nick Drake, 27, was in sixth grade at the Wilson School, they got advice that would change their life: Audition for Muny Kids.kAm“|J 7:CDE D9@H E96C6 H2D ‘$9@H3@2E[’” sC2<6 D2JD 23@FE >2<:?8 :E :?E@ E96 4@>A6E:E:G6 AC@8C2>] pE E96 E:>6[ }2?4J $96CH:?[ H9@ C646?E=J 5:65[ H2D E96 5:C64E@C @7 E96 J@FE9 AC@8C2>D 2E E96 |F?J]k^AmkAm“x C6>6>36C 96C D2J:?8 E@ >6[ ‘pC6 J@F 8@:?8 E@ 4@>6 324< ?6IE J62Cn’ p?5 x H2D =:<6[ ‘p3D@=FE6=JP’ p?5 x C6>6>36C 96C D2J:?8[ ‘v@@5[ 3642FD6 J@F 36=@?8 96C6[ 2?5 J@F 56D6CG6 E@ 5@ E9:D]’” sC2<6 C642==D] “p?5 x’== ?6G6C 7@C86E E92E] xE >256 >6 E9:?<[ ‘~9[ x 4@F=5 C62==J 5@ E9:D]’”k^Am kAmsC2<6[ H9@ FD6D E96 AC@?@F?D E96J^E96>[ 5:5 4@>6 324< 2?5 6?565 FA DE2J:?8 :? 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Top 10 things to do in ӣƵ this week: Tim Meadows, Whitaker Music Fest, QFest The concert series at Missouri Botanical Garden gets it start, and comedian Tim Meadows comes to town.
