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It's the last weekend before spring. What a great excuse to spend some quality time indoors at St. Louis' top theaters.

The touring company of the Broadway musical "Rent" sets up its modernized take on La Boheme at the Fabulous Fox Theatre (right) in the Grand Center arts and entertainment district of St. Louis with shows Friday, March 17 through Sunday, March 19. The curtain rises at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday nights and 2 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets start at $26. (Rent to Own)

Also in Grand Center, the St. Louis Black Repertory Company presents "Before It Hits Home," March 15 - April 9. Show times for this important contemporary drama are 7 p.m. on Thursday and 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday with a 3 p.m. matinee on both Saturday and Sunday. Ticket prices start at $17. (Get Details)

"Witness for the Prosecution" is on stage at the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis through April 14. The Agatha Christie thriller has been chilling audiences for decades and the Rep gives this murder-mystery its own special treatment. (It would be a crime to miss this)

"Menopause, the Musical" is heating things up at the Playhouse at West Port Plaza.
The 90-minute production includes 25 parodied tunes from the '60's and '70's and culminates with a salute to women who are experiencing The Change. (Flash over to get a ticket)

Not technically a theatrical performance, but does it get any better than sinking back into the plush seats at Powell Symphony Hall for an orchestral program by the famous Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra? Performances take place at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday nights and 3 p.m. on Sunday. Maestro Oundjian, pianist Leon Fleisher and the SLSO present Mozart’s “Piano Concerto in A major, K. 414,” Hindemith’s “Klaviermusik mit Orchester,” Prokofiev’s “Lt. Kije Suite,” and Martinu’s “Fantaisies symphoniques, (Symphony No. 6).” (Mozart makes you smarter)