Peabody Opening Gala, 10/1/11: Review, Photos, Setlist

October 03, 2011

By Michael Dauphin, The Riverfront Times

After closing its doors twenty years ago, the Peabody Opera House (formerly Kiel Opera House) officially re-opened Saturday night and hosted a posh gala featuring the inimitable Aretha Franklin and comedic heavyweight Jay Leno. From the moment patrons exited their cars, they were met with smiling Peabody staff that seemed genuinely excited as attendees themselves. And of those attendees were some of St. Louis's most prominent voices. From politicians, corporate backers, professional athletes and coaches, movie stars, and regular citizens alike, everyone was ready to re-open a chapter of St. Louis history that the city had been deprived of for far too long...

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