Kansas City Theatre Newsroom

Theatre Communications Group has announced the latest recipients of the THRIVE! Uplifting Theatres of Color program.

I remember seeing a remarkable, ten-year-old Michael Jackson with his brothers on Sunday’s Ed Sullivan Show in the late 1960s.  He was a heck of a performer even then.   It seems remarkable that the man that little boy became passed away more than fifteen years ago. More unbelievably, Michael would be eligible this year for Social Security and Medicare.

Celebrate Mother’s Day a day early with a free pipe organ concert presented by the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts and Saint Luke’s on Saturday, May 11, at 3 p.m. in Helzberg Hall. GRAMMY-nominated artist Jan Kraybill will perform “An Around-the-World Musical Adventure” from the console of the spectacular Julia Irene Kauffman Casavant Organ, Opus 3875, one of the finest concert hall organs in the nation. 

The Music Theatre Kansas City – (Pro) KC Premiere production of the 2014’s Broadway version of “Rocky the Musical” is surprisingly worth your time.  It is hard to have avoided Sylvester Stallone’s “Rocky Franchise” beginning as a sleeper, low budget film hit in 1976.  So far there have been six “Rocky” movies plus several follow-on films based on the career of the son of Apollo Creed, Rocky’s original opponent and eventual friend.

Grammy-nominated and internationally acclaimed Liverpool Legends will be at Regalia Hotel and Convention Center on Friday, May 24, 2024, and Saturday, May 25, 2024, at 8:00pm for Memorial Day Weekend.

Experience the short film THE LAST BUTTERFLIES at the prestigious Kansas City Film Festival International. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Charlotte Street has announced its 2024 The Guest Curator lecture series featuring Taylor Jasper, Assistant Curator of Visual Arts, Walker Art Center; Jadine Collingwood, Associate Curator, MCA Chicago; and Carlos Quijon, Jr., Curator, Philippine Pavilion at the 2024 Venice Biennale and C-MAP Fellow for Southeast and East Asia, MoMA.

But on the upside, there is always Hawkins, Indiana, nothing strange ever happens there. Unless you are in the upside/down and Hawkins is inside The Black Box, for Padgett Productions' phenomenal Kansas City premiere of STRANGER SINGS, THE PARODY MUSICAL.

Three quarters of a century following its first North American game release, a top-quality touring play version of “Clue, A N ew Comedy” has appeared set in a mansion located in suburban Washington, D.C.   At the risk of sounding like a bad horror novel or even worse “B” movie, all the action takes place in a spooky mansion on a dark and stormy night. This is not the first attempt to leverage the popular game into other venues.

Celebrate International Jazz Month with Kansas City Jazz Alive's two thrilling events this April.

Experience the regional premiere of ROCKY: Live on Stage by Music Theatre Kansas City's professional company, MTKC Pro.

Music Theater Heritage, the professional theater in residence at Crown Center, has announced the cast and creative team for Stephen Schwartz’s GODSPELL. This is the first time a Stephen Schwartz musical has been presented in the theater’s 22 seasons.

Experience the world of STRANGER THINGS in a new light as a musical parody opens in Kansas City next week. Join the adventure and enjoy the humor in this unique stage adaptation.

“A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder” is a very funny idea and the 2014 Tony winner for best new Musical.  It is currently playing at the White Theatre inside the Jewish Community Center in Overland Park through March 24.

Experience the magic of Celtic music with CELTIC THUNDER at the Kauffman Center in Fall 2024.

Discover the upcoming 2024-2025 season of the Kansas City Ballet, featuring a diverse range of performances that blend classic and contemporary styles.

This summer Broadway veterans and leading industry professionals will be heading to the campus of Missouri State University for an 8-day summer intensive for high school students. Learn how to apply!

Experience the magic of ALICE: DREAMING OF WONDERLAND at Midwest Trust Center on April 11.

Theater League, Inc., a Kansas City, Missouri-based contributor to the performing arts, will be gifting thirty-three (33) Shakespeare theaters across the United States and internationally with a grant of $255,000 in general operating support. 

Actor Reed Uthe takes on the challenge of portraying nine characters in the Tony Award-winning musical comedy, A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE & MURDER. The show opens at The Lewis & Shirley White Theatre at The J on March 9.

SHOUT! The Mod Musical has been announced at at Johnson County Arts and Heritage Center. Join five fabulous gals navigating the era's cultural revolution, complete with iconic hits and eye-popping fashions.

Shout! The Mod Musical” is more of a loose musical revue, than a musical play. It is costumed and set for London during the period I was emerging from my teenage cocoon years into young adulthood. I clearly remember the performers who introduced the music from this show into the canon.

Discover the lineup for the 2024-2025 season at Lyric Opera of Kansas City. Season to include The Brightness of Light, The Barber of Seville, Cruzar la cara de la luna, and Turandot.

Plain old feel-good musicals are rare. The “Dancing Queen” of this limited genre is “Mamma Mia!” The 25th Anniversary tour of this truly enjoyable evening out at the theatre plays through Sunday, March 10, 2024, at the Kansas City Music Hall in downtown Kansas City.

Broadway in Kansas City has announced its upcoming season for 2024-25. The season will kick off in December with Funny Girl, and continue for a total of 7 shows. Learn more about the full season here!