Compiled by Lauri Johnson THREE INVESTMENT FIRMS RECOGNIZED FOR EXCELLENCE IN TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT Training magazine’s list of the top 125 companies for excellence in professional training and development includes three local investment firms: A.G. Edwards (No. 69), Scottrade (No. 99) and Edward Jones (No. 107). In the magazine’s sixth annual report, companies are evaluated on factors that include their size, number of trainers, employee turnover and retention, leadership development, certification and money spent on training. STAGES ST. LOUIS EARNS 12 KEVIN KLINE AWARD NOMINATIONS STAGES ST. LOUIS earned a total of 12 Kevin Kline Award nominations for the four shows that it produced during the 2006 season. The Kevin Kline Awards recognize outstanding achievement in professional theater in the St. Louis area and are named after Academy Award winner Kevin Kline. Here is a list of STAGES’ nominations: Cabaret > Outstanding production of a musical > Outstanding director of a musical • Michael Hamilton > Outstanding choreography • Kelli Barclay > Outstanding ensemble in a musical > Outstanding lead actor in a musical • David Elder > Supporting actor in a musical • John Alban Coughlan and Jeffrey C. Wolfe > Outstanding supporting actress in a musical • Kari Ely Grease > Outstanding supporting actor in a musical • Keldon LaVar Price Meet Me In St. Louis > Outstanding costume design • Lou Bird > Outstanding supporting actor in a musical • Zac Halley You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown > Outstanding production for young audiences INTERNSHIP PROGRAM AT NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL NAMED ONE OF AMERICA’S FINEST For the 11th consecutive year, the Northwestern Mutual Financial Network’s internship program has been named a top 10 program in the 2007 Vault Guide to Top Internships published by Vault Inc., a media company that provides career information. The guide offers the inside scoop on more than 700 top internships, including information on qualifications, pay, length of internship, contact information and more. The Vault Guide to Internships bases its internship rankings on a variety of factors such as substantive work, compensation, real-world experiences, selectivity, subjective expertise and how internships with the company are perceived to potential employers. Annually, the Northwestern Mutual Financial Network extends internships to more than 1,000 students, and dozens of students receive internship opportunities at the two St. Louis-area network offices. STARS FROM STAGES ST. LOUIS APPEAR ON NBC’S “GREASE: YOU’RE THE ONE THAT I WANT” Derek Keeling, who starred as Danny Zuko in the STAGES ST. LOUIS 2006 production of Grease, and Juliana Ashley Hansen, who starred as Ariel Moore in the 2005 production of Footloose, appeared as contestants on the American-Idol style NBC reality show, “Grease: You’re the One That I Want.” The two stars made it past the first round of open auditions and were among the final 50 contestants vying for the roles of Danny and Sandy in a new $10 million Broadway revival of Grease. The production is scheduled to open in June 2007.

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