in Song and On Screen
Book by Hugh Wheeler
Songs by Hugh Martin & Ralph Blane
Based on The Kensington Stories by Sally Benson
and the MGM Motion Picture Meet Me in St. Louis
Adapted & Directed by Charlotte Moore
Music Direction by John Bell
Orchestrations by Josh Clayton
Produced by Ciarán O’Reilly
With Shereen Ahmed, William Bellamy, Rufus Collins, Kerry Conte, Melissa Errico, Ali Ewoldt, Kathy Fitzgerald, Ian Holcomb, Austyn Johnson, Jay Aubrey Jones, Kylie Kuioka, Ashley Robinson, and Max Von Essen.
One of “The 10 Best Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Virtual Theater Productions of 2020”: “Perhaps the most ambitious virtual theater offering I’ve experienced this year.” – David Gordon, TheaterMania
In this heartwarming musical, the Smith family grapples with life changes and new love in a bustling St. Louis on the brink of the 1904 World’s Fair. This special digital adaption from Charlotte Moore (Anna Smith in the original Broadway cast) will include favorite tunes, including “The Trolley Song,” “The Boy Next Door,” and “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” along with the romantic suitors, comedic misunderstandings, and jovial pranks that make this classic musical a treat for people of all ages.
This new digital production, filmed and edited remotely amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, is an abridged version of the Broadway musical Meet Me in St. Louis (1989), based on the 1944 film of the same name starring Judy Garland. It premiered as part of Irish Repertory Theatre’s Digital Fall Season in December of 2020 and was last presented on Irish Rep’s stage as Meet Me in St. Louis in 2007.
Read the Performance Program here!
“Another green-screen miracle… soul-warming… Even if you’re having a difficult season, it will make you smile.” – Terry Teachout, The Wall Street Journal
“The sound recording is excellent, the orchestration and the singing first rate…When the enthusiasm of the players and the lilt of the songs come together, your heartstrings may just go zing, zing, zing.” – Ken Marks, The New Yorker
“A holiday treat…with each new Zoom production, Irish Rep is stretching the boundaries of the form.” – Joe Westerfield, Newsweek
“Irish Rep has managed to top itself with this year’s yuletide offering… this show is a lovely little gift, a reminder of the hopefulness we should have as we arrive at a new year.” – David Gordon, TheaterMania
“As delicious and delightful as one could hope for…it truly is a luscious musical gift if there ever was one.” Front Mezz Junkies
“The festive environment has all of the ingenuity of a full-scale Broadway production…an almost divine holiday experience.” Theater Pizzazz
Songs by Martin and Blane published by EMI Feist Catalog, Inc.
Produced for the Broadway stage by Brickhill-Burke Productions, Christopher Seabrooke and EPI Products.
Do you wonder what it’s like behind the green screens of our Performances on Screen? 
Settle in with the music of Meet Me in St. Louis and listen to the Original Broadway Cast Album, featuring our Co-Founder and Artistic Director Charlotte Moore as Anna Smith. Hear her on “Wasn’t It Fun!”
Episode 70 of Jim and Tomic’s Musical Theatre Happy Hour, “Clang, Clang, Clang Went the Podcast,” is all about Meet Me in St. Louis and its many iterations.
Watch our director, Charlotte Moore; our music director, John Bell; and our Anna, Melissa Errico, in “Meet the Musical Makers” from our #IRTMeetTheMakers series.
The classic 1944 film, starring Judy Garland, is available to rent on Amazon, YouTube, iTunes, Google Play, and Vudu.
The World’s Greatest Fair offers an exploration of the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis, complete with images, footage, and interviews.
Read Sally Benson‘s Meet Me in St. Louis (or The Kensington Stories), on which the movie and stage production are based!
MGM’s Greatest Musicals takes you behind-the-scenes of Arthur Freed‘s host of classic movie-musicals, including Meet Me in St. Louis.
Traverse the 1904 World’s Fair in this photo-filled article from The Atlantic.
The Judy Room‘s Meet Me in St. Louis page has everything you could ever want to know about the 1944 film, including a timeline and photos!
The Irish Burger is complete with a Jameson glaze and Guinness-caramelized onions. Yes, please!
We all know Irish coffee, but have you ever had Irish iced tea? Grab some Jameson for a refreshing showtime cocktail.
Whip up some corned beef and cabbage to share a meal with the Smith family while you watch Meet Me in St. Louis!