Alert Bob Wilcox Bob Wilcox, 最新杏吧原创 theater critic who saw 200 shows a year, dies at 90 Rosalind Early | Post-Dispatch Oct 8, 2026 Oct 8, 2026 0 Bob Wilcox Pat Eby Gift this article New subscriber benefit! Copied to clipboard Out of gifts for the month Unfortunately you've used all of your gifts this month. Your counter will reset on the first day of next month. Share this article paywall-free Email Copy Link Learn More SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Rosalind Early | Post-Dispatch ST. LOUIS 鈥 Bob Wilcox, a prolific critic who spent decades chronicling theater in 最新杏吧原创, has died. He was 90.kAm(:=4@I H2D 2? :?5672E:823=6 AC6D6?46 :? E96 C68:@?鈥橠 E962E6CD[ 2EE6?5:?8 AC@76DD:@?2= 2?5 4@>>F?:EJ AC@5F4E:@?D 2E 2 A246 76H 4C:E:4D 4@F=5 >2E49] x? D@>6 J62CD[ 96 D2H >@C6 E92? a__ D9@HD[ 2?5 96 56D4C:365 9:D @H? C@FE:?6 2D D66:?8 7@FC E@ 7:G6 D9@HD 2 H66<]k^AmkAmw6 H2D 36DE <?@H? 2D E96 7@F?56C 2?5 4@\9@DE @7 鈥%H@ @? E96 p:D=6[鈥 2 =@?8\CF??:?8 E6=6G:D:@? C6G:6H AC@8C2> 56G@E65 E@ E962E6C 2?5 @A6C2 E9C@F89@FE E96 $E] {@F:D C68:@?] w6 2=D@ C6G:6H65 E962E6C 7@C E96 #:G6C7C@?E %:>6D 7@C C@F89=J 2 564256[ 368:??:?8 :? E96 `hg_D]k^Am kAm鈥渜@3鈥橠 H@C5D 42CC:65 D:8?:7:42?E H6:89E[ 2?5 9:D 2DD6DD>6?ED @7 AC6D6?E2E:@?D H6C6 >@DE @7E6? 244FC2E6[ A6C46AE:G6 2?5 <:?5 2== 2E @?46[鈥 |2C< qC6EK[ AC6D:56?E @7 E96 $E] {@F:D %962E6C r:C4=6[ HC@E6 :? 2 C6>6>3C2?46 A@DE65 3J E96 @C82?:K2E:@?]k^Am People are also reading… Texas couple charged in random shooting of teen on I-170. Man suspected in second shooting 最新杏吧原创 high school football team cancels season for player misconduct BJC breaks from some Anthem, Aetna insurance plans. Will affect thousands of seniors. How police found suspected I-170 killer and connected him to second roadside shooting Josh Hawley, Andrew Bailey join ad battle on Missouri's Amendment 3 Man mad about sexual services at Cahokia Heights spa set fire that killed woman Q&A: 最新杏吧原创 man spent 40 years selling waterbeds, lift chairs. He's retiring (again). Festus man killed in motorcycle crash on I-55 Washington University endowment surges by $4 billion Messenger: Put in jail by a 'rogue' Missouri judge, two siblings win redemption Police report fatal crash on I-55 near 最新杏吧原创-最新杏吧原创 County line Editorial: 最新杏吧原创 city, county voters should reject two misguided tax hikes Hochman: 20 years later, home plate ump Tim Welke on Adam Wainwright鈥檚 final K in NLCS Game 7 最新杏吧原创 chief gets $110,000 raise. Police board cites recruitment from other cities St. Charles blocks 38-home subdivision, sides with neighbors, flooding concerns kAm(:=4@I 96=5 2 5@4E@C2E6 :? E962E6C 2?5 5C2>2 2?5 3C@F89E 2 D49@=2C鈥橠 4@>>2?5 @7 5C2>2E:4 2?5 =:E6C2CJ 9:DE@CJ E@ 9:D 4C:E:4:D>] w:D <?@H=6586 6IE6?565 7C@> E96 HC:E6CD @7 E96 t=:K236E92? 6C2 E@ a`DE 46?EFCJ p>6C:42? 7:4E:@?] w:D C6G:6HD C67=64E65 E92E 24256>:4 8C@F?5:?8 H:E9@FE =@D:?8 D:89E @7 E96 A6@A=6 2?5 AC24E:42= H@C< :?G@=G65 :? 3C:?8:?8 2 AC@5F4E:@? E@ E96 DE286]k^Am kAmp4E@CD[ 5:C64E@CD 2?5 @E96C E962E6C >2<6CD 2AAC64:2E65 E92E 23@FE (:=4@I]k^Am kAm鈥渨6 96=A65 >6 36 2 36EE6C A=2JHC:89E[鈥 D2:5 |2C:29 #:492C5D@?[ 2 A=2JHC:89E 2?5 5:C64E@C] 鈥渪 H:== >:DD 9:D >:D49:6G@FD D>:=6]鈥漦^AmkAmq67@C6 >@G:?8 E@ $E] {@F:D[ (:=4@I E2F89E 2E E96 AC:G2E6 tA:D4@A2= =:36C2= 2CED 4@==686 %96 &?:G6CD:EJ @7 E96 $@FE9[ <?@H? 2D $6H2?66[ :? %6??6DD66] (9:=6 E96C6[ 96 6?4@FC2865 E96 F?:G6CD:EJ E@ 2H2C5 2? 9@?@C2CJ 5@4E@C2E6 E@ A=2JHC:89E %6??6DD66 (:==:2>D[ H9@D6 8C2?572E96C 925 2EE6?565 5:G:?:EJ D49@@= E96C6] (:==:2>D C646:G65 2? 9@?@C2CJ s@4E@C @7 {6EE6CD 568C66 :? `hfg] u@==@H:?8 E96 A=2JHC:89E鈥橠 562E9 :? `hgb[ k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^?6H]D6H2?66]65F^@77:46D^F?:G6CD:EJ\@77:46D^86?6C2=\4@F?D6=^E6??6DD66\H:==:2>D^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm$6H2?66 3642>6 E96 36?67:4:2CJ @7 9:D =:E6C2CJ 6DE2E6]k^2mk^Am kAm(:=4@I 2?5 9:D H:76[ p8?6D[ >@G65 7C@> }6H *@C< E@ &?:G6CD:EJ r:EJ :? E96 62C=J `hg_D 7@C E6249:?8 A@D:E:@?D] p8?6D ;@:?65 E96 724F=EJ 2E (63DE6C &?:G6CD:EJ[ H9:=6 q@3 E2F89E 2E q=24<3FC? r@==686 :? r2C=:?G:==6[ x==:?@:D] %96 EH@ >6E H9:=6 DEF5J:?8 2E E96 &?:G6CD:EJ @7 (:D4@?D:?]k^AmkAmw6 3682? C6G:6H:?8 E962E6C 7@C E96 #:G6C7C@?E %:>6D =2E6C E92E 564256] w6 DF3D6BF6?E=J 4C62E65 鈥%H@ @? E96 p:D=6[鈥 H9:49 H2D >@56=65 @? E96 >@G:6 C6G:6H AC@8C2> 9@DE65 3J v6?6 $:D<6= 2?5 #@86C t36CE] (:=4@I H2D 7:CDE A2:C65 H:E9 76==@H #:G6C7C@?E %:>6D 2CED HC:E6C w2CCJ (636C] v6CCJ z@H2CD<J ;@:?65 9:> :? `hha[ 368:??:?8 2 A2CE?6CD9:A E92E =2DE65 23@FE E9C66 2?5 2 92=7 564256D]k^Am kAm(:=4@I D@>6E:>6D EFC?65 9:D 4C:E:42= 6J6[ 2?5聽H6==\<?@H? 5CJ 9F>@C[聽@? 9:>D6=7] p7E6C @3;64E:?8 E@ 492?86D >256 E@ E96 @C:8:?2= DE286 D4@C6 @7 鈥渧C62D6鈥 5FC:?8 2 a_`h 鈥%H@ @? E96 p:D=6鈥澛6A:D@56[ 7@C :?DE2?46[ 96 A2FD65 2?5 D2:5[ 鈥渜FE 6?@F89 @7 E96 8C@F49J @=5 >2?]鈥漦^Am kAmu@C>6C 4@>>F?:EJ C25:@ DE2E:@? zsw) :?:E:2==J AC@5F465 鈥%H@ @? E96 p:D=6鈥 7@C :ED %' 492??6=] }@?AC@7:E %' DE2E:@? wtr\%' E@@< @G6C E96 AC@8C2> 27E6C zsw) 6?565 :ED E6=6G:D:@? @A6C2E:@?D :? a_`` 2?5 4@?E:?F65 AC@5F4:?8 :E F?E:= u63CF2CJ a_a_] x? :ED 7:?2= J62C 2D 2 E6=6G:D:@? AC@8C2>[ 鈥%H@ @? E96 p:D=6鈥 4@G6C65 2AAC@I:>2E6=J `g_ AC@5F4E:@?D]聽k^Am kAm(:=4@I 2?5 z@H2CD<J 2=D@ C6G:6H65 4@>>F?:EJ E962E6C 2?5 DEF56?E AC@5F4E:@?D 2E (63DE6C &?:G6CD:EJ[ $E] {@F:D &?:G6CD:EJ 2?5 (2D9:?8E@? &?:G6CD:EJ]k^AmkAmpCED u@C {:76 9@?@C65 E96 EH@ 4C:E:4D H:E9 :ED {:76E:>6 p49:6G6>6?E pH2C5 :? a_`a] (:=4@I 2=D@ D6CG65 7@C 2 E:>6 @? E96 @C82?:K2E:@?鈥橠 3@2C5]k^Am kAmp7E6C E96 A2?56>:4[ (:=4@I 2?5 z@H2CD<J 4@?E:?F65 AF3=:D9:?8 HC:EE6? C6G:6HD E9C@F89 wtr |65:2]k^AmkAm(:=4@I H2D 2=D@ 2 7@F?5:?8 >6>36C @7 E96 $E] {@F:D %962E6C r:C4=6[ 2? 2DD@4:2E:@? @7 4C:E:4D E92E C64@8?:K6D @FEDE2?5:?8 H@C< :? E96 C68:@?鈥橠 AC@76DD:@?2= E962E6C 4@>>F?:EJ] w6 C6>2:?65 24E:G6 :? E96 @C82?:K2E:@? F?E:= C646?E >@?E9D]k^Am kAm(96? E96 4C:E:4D H6C6 7:CDE 2EE6>AE:?8 E@ 6DE23=:D9 E96 @C82?:K2E:@?[ (:=4@I 42FE:@?65 qC6EK E92E A6CDF25:?8 2 8C@FA @7 C6G:6H6CD E@ 28C66 @? 2?JE9:?8 鈥 6G6? H96C6 E@ 9@=5 2? :?EC@5F4E@CJ >66E:?8 鈥 H@F=5 36 鈥=:<6 96C5:?8 42ED]鈥漦^AmkAm鈥減D FDF2=[ q@3鈥橠 AC65:4E:@? H2D 244FC2E6[鈥 qC6EK HC@E6] 鈥渜FE ?6G6CE96=6DD E96 %962E6C r:C4=6 42>6 E@ 7CF:E:@?]鈥漦^Am kAmw:D H:76[ p8?6D[ H2D E96 7@F?56C @7 !C:D@? !6C7@C>:?8 pCED 2?5 2 ?2E:@?2==J C64@8?:K65 25G@42E6 7@C 3C:?8:?8 E962E6C E@ :?42C46C2E65 A6@A=6] $96聽k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]DE=E@52J]4@>^6?E6CE2:?>6?E^2CED\2?5\E962EC6^4F=EFC6\4=F3^AC:D@?\A6C7@C>:?8\2CED\7@F?56C\28?6D\H:=4@I\5:6D\:?\42?252^2CE:4=60hde476hh\_f6h\dc3_\3ec7\2b4_ch_e3ccb]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm5:65 F?6IA64E65=J :? a_`fk^2m H9:=6 E96 4@FA=6 H2D G242E:@?:?8 ?62C u@CE tC:6[ ~?E2C:@] q@3 2?5 p8?6D 925 46=63C2E65 E96:C cfE9 H655:?8 2??:G6CD2CJ D9@CE=J 367@C6 96C 562E9]k^Am kAm(:=4@I 4@?E:?F65 2EE6?5:?8 !C:D@? !6C7@C>:?8 pCED D9@HD 27E6C 9:D H:76 5:65] p4E@C 2?5 5:C64E@C r2C= ~G6C=J yC] C6>6>36CD H2=<:?8 H:E9 (:=4@I :? a_ad 27E6C 2 A6C7@C>2?46 2E E96 }@CE962DE r@CC64E:@?2= r6?E6C]k^AmkAm鈥渨6 H2D E6==:?8 >6 9@H 96 =@G6D 4@>:?8 E@ E96D6 A6C7@C>2?46D 2?5 9@H 96鈥橠 2=H2JD E9:?<:?8 @7 p8?6D 2?5 9@H >F49 D96 C62==J 42C65 7@C !!p[鈥 ~G6C=J D2:5]聽k^Am kAmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^964>65:2]@C8^A@DED^2\?@E6\7C@>\3@3\H:=4@IQ E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm(:=4@I 2??@F?465 9:D C6E:C6>6?E 7C@> E962E6C 4C:E:4:D> 62C=:6C E9:D J62Ck^2m聽2D 962C:?8 2?5 >@3:=:EJ AC@3=6>D >256 9:D D4965F=6 :?4C62D:?8=J 5:77:4F=E]k^Am kAm鈥減D E96 J62CD >@F?E FA[ E96 23:=:EJ E@ <66A FA H:E9 E96> 8@6D 5@H?[鈥 96 HC@E6 :? 9:D C6E:C6>6?E 2??@F?46>6?E] 鈥渪 5@ =@G6 E962EC6[ 2?5 x D92== C6EFC? E@ 6?;@J E96 8@@5 H@C< 5@?6 3J $E] {@F:D E962EC6D H96? x 42?]鈥漦^AmkAm(:=4@I 5:65 :? 9:D D=66A =2E6 $F?52J @C 62C=J |@?52J 2E |:DD@FC: q2AE:DE w@DA:E2=[ 7C:6?5D 2?5 4@==628F6D D2:5] w:D 72>:=J 5:5 ?@E C6DA@?5 E@ C6BF6DED 7@C 4@>>6?E]k^Am kAm%96 E962E6C 4@>>F?:EJ 92D 366? HC:E:?8 C6>6>3C2?46D 2?5 EC:3FE6D @? D@4:2= >65:2 2== H66<]k^Am kAm鈥渵?6 @7 E9@D6 2:D=6 D62ED 2E 2 =@42= E962E6C AC@5F4E:@? H:== 36 G242?E ?@H[ 3FE 46CE2:?=J ?@E 7@C8@EE6?[鈥 qC6EK HC@E6] 鈥%92?< J@F[ q@3]鈥漦^AmkAm(:=4@I :D DFCG:G65 3J 9:D ?:646 $92??@? }F??6==J] %96C6 2C6 ?@ >6>@C:2= D6CG:46D A=2??65]k^Am 0 Comments Stay up-to-date on what's happening Receive the latest in local entertainment news in your inbox weekly! Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Rosalind Early | Post-Dispatch Deputy features editor Author email Follow Rosalind Early | Post-Dispatch Close Get email notifications on {{subject}} daily! Your notification has been saved. There was a problem saving your notification. {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Save Manage followed notifications Close Followed notifications Please log in to use this feature Log In Don't have an account? Sign Up Today Related to this story Most Popular 鈥楻ocky Horror鈥 shadow cast is still exploring dynamic tension in 最新杏吧原创 shows The shadow cast troupe has been jumping to the left and stepping to the right for almost 10 years, and audiences can鈥檛 get enough of the fun. Top 10 things to do in 最新杏吧原创: Sting, Rush, Pines Fest What are your weekend plans? Black cowboys take center stage in Opera Theatre 最新杏吧原创' 鈥楯oshua鈥檚 Boots鈥 The opera for young audiences is about Joshua, a young man who flees Tennessee to escape white mob violence and settles in Kansas in the late 1800s. Can 'The Birds' be put on stage? 最新杏吧原创' Albion Theatre finds out. The 1963 film involved Alfred Hitchcock throwing live birds at Tippi Hedren. Fortunately, Albion Theatre is taking a different approach. 最新杏吧原创 Art Museum turns spotlight on women Impressionists According to curators, it鈥檚 the first time any museum has ever focused on the works women Impressionists painted outdoors.
Rosalind Early | Post-Dispatch Deputy features editor Author email Follow Rosalind Early | Post-Dispatch Close Get email notifications on {{subject}} daily! Your notification has been saved. There was a problem saving your notification. {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Save Manage followed notifications Close Followed notifications Please log in to use this feature Log In Don't have an account? Sign Up Today
鈥楻ocky Horror鈥 shadow cast is still exploring dynamic tension in 最新杏吧原创 shows The shadow cast troupe has been jumping to the left and stepping to the right for almost 10 years, and audiences can鈥檛 get enough of the fun.
Black cowboys take center stage in Opera Theatre 最新杏吧原创' 鈥楯oshua鈥檚 Boots鈥 The opera for young audiences is about Joshua, a young man who flees Tennessee to escape white mob violence and settles in Kansas in the late 1800s.
Can 'The Birds' be put on stage? 最新杏吧原创' Albion Theatre finds out. The 1963 film involved Alfred Hitchcock throwing live birds at Tippi Hedren. Fortunately, Albion Theatre is taking a different approach.
最新杏吧原创 Art Museum turns spotlight on women Impressionists According to curators, it鈥檚 the first time any museum has ever focused on the works women Impressionists painted outdoors.
