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THE UNICORN THEATRE

Kansas City, MO 

Upcoming Shows

The American Five
The American Five
Jun 18 – Jul 11, 2026

Regional PremiereWritten by Chess Jakobs, The American Five explores pivotal moments in the lives of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Coretta Scott King, Bayard Rustin, Stanley Levison...

Lovesong
Lovesong
Jul 22 – Aug 23, 2026

Lovesong is a tender and quietly powerful play by Abi Morgan that traces a marriage across decades, revealing how love evolves, deepens and endures over time....

Summer, 1976
Summer, 1976
Oct 7 – Oct 31, 2026

Summer, 1976 is a deeply affecting two-hander by Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright David Auburn, whose celebrated body of work includes Proof and other acclaimed plays that examine intellect, memory...



Review: Emilio and Gloria Estefan Musical Will Have You ON YOUR FEET! in Beverly


by R. Scott Reedy - June 10, 2026

Whether autobiographical like “Jersey Boys,” “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical,” and “Tina: The Tina Turner Musical,” or fictionalized like “Mamma Mia!,” jukebox musicals often rely on the drama of  their source material as much as their familiar scores for success....

Review: EUREKA DAY is a Tempest in a Vaccination Teapot


by R. Scott Reedy - June 09, 2026

But in playwright Jonathan Spector’s “Eureka Day” – now being given a cleverly funny production by The Huntington at the Huntington Avenue Theatre through June 28 – they are also comic fodder for a trenchant story about a tempest over vaccination in a hyper-woke teacup....

Review: DRIVING MISS DAISY at Barrington Stage Company


by Marc Savitt - June 07, 2026

Cast and Crew deliver a high-quality production that is both simple and sublime; historically accurate, topically relevant; and well worth seeing. BSC Artistic Director, Alan Paul said: 'It's fair to say that Daisy has become an American classic, and when you watch the show, you will see how contemp...

Review: DRIVING MISS DAISY at Barrington Stage Company


by Marc Savitt - June 09, 2026

Cast and Crew deliver a high-quality production that is both simple and sublime; historically accurate, topically relevant; and well worth seeing. 'It's fair to say that Daisy has become an American classic, and when you watch the show, you will see how contemporary and relevant its themes still are...

Review: Darren Criss Kicks Off New Concert Dates in Boston


by R. Scott Reedy - June 03, 2026

What did our critic think of AN EVENING WITH DARREN CRISS at Emerson Colonial Theatre?...

Review: SELECTED SHORTS at The Adams Theater


by Marc Savitt - June 03, 2026

Listening to SELECTED STORIES is a delight. The actors bring energy, nuance, intonation, inflection, and character to every aspect of the story they are telling. Having them do so live, in-person to a room full of enthusiastic audience member reactions made it even more so....

Review: JOHN & JEN at Berkshire Theatre Group


by Marc Savitt - May 31, 2026

As BTG's Artistic Director, CEO Kate Maguire stated: 'Through moments of joy, heartbreak, humor and healing, JOHN & JEN explores the enduring connections between siblings, parents and children- the people who remain part of us across a lifetime.  With Andrew Lippa's moving score and a story filled ...

Review: The Huntington's OEDIPUS EL REY Turns Tragedy Into Triumph


by R. Scott Reedy - May 20, 2026

Playwright Luis Alfaro aimed high when he decided to bring Sophocles’ “Oedipus Rex” from 429 BC into the 21st century with “Oedipus El Rey,” his contemporary retelling of the Greek tragedy set in a Los Angeles barrio....

Review: JON BATISTE Brings His Musical Genius to BOSTON POPS at Symphony Hall


by R. Scott Reedy - May 17, 2026

What did our critic think of JON BATISTE BRINGS HIS MUSICAL GENIUS TO BOSTON POPS at Symphony Hall?...

Review: SOMETHING ROTTEN! is Anything But at Lyric Stage Boston


by R. Scott Reedy - May 14, 2026

When it comes to playwrights and poets, William Shakespeare towers above everyone else who has ever put pen to paper. After all, he is the greatest writer ever in the English language, and his 39 plays, 154 sonnets, and three long narrative poems have been translated into virtually every living lang...

Past Shows

John & Jen
John & Jen
May 20 – Jun 7, 2026

John & Jen is an intimate and deeply moving musical by Andrew Lippa (The Addams Family, Big Fish, The Wild Party) that traces the evolving bond between siblings—and later...

Metamorphoses
Metamorphoses
Sep 25 – Oct 26, 2025

Mary Zimmerman’s Metamorphoses, winner of the Drama Desk Award and a Tony Award nominee, dives headfirst into the thrilling, sometimes terrifying world of Greek and Roman...

HitchC*CK'd: A Spooky Shit Show (KC Fringe)
HitchC*CK'd: A Spooky Shit Show (KC Fringe)
Jul 18 – Jul 27, 2025

Good Evening. The Spooky Shit Show is back! Jan has a new co-host since her last partner died . . . again and is joined...

The Weir
The Weir
Sep 26 – Oct 27, 2024

Step into a windswept County Leitrim pub in rural Ireland where the chill in the air isn’t just from the storm outside. Tony Award-nominated playwright...

Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Pipe Dream
Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Pipe Dream
Jul 26 – Aug 31, 2024

Dive into the vibrant world of Cannery Row as Richard Rodgers’ mesmerizing music and Oscar Hammerstein II’s compelling book and lyrics breathe life into John Steinbeck’s treasured...

Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Jun 13 – Jul 14, 2024

Step into the life and evolution of one of America’s most iconic figures in Robert E. Sherwood’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Abe Lincoln in Illinois. Charting Lincoln’s...

A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
Dec 7 – Dec 23, 2023

A Christmas Carol returns to its original stage at The Unicorn Theatre!Celebrate this timeless holiday tradition with the whole family, and revel in the joy and redemptive...

Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Sep 28 – Oct 29, 2023

Winner of the Tony Award for Best Play, Copenhagen, is a gripping and intellectually stimulating play that explores the events surrounding a mysterious and fateful meeting...

On Cedar Street
On Cedar Street
Aug 12 – Sep 2, 2023

Adapted from Kent Haruf’s novel, Our Souls at Night, this World Premiere musical tells the joyful and inspiring story of a man and a woman who, in advanced...

Videos


Eureka Day in Boston Eureka Day
Theatre Workshop of Nantucket (6/04-6/20) PHOTOS
Song Sung Neils-First Ever Father's Day Show in Boston Song Sung Neils-First Ever Father's Day Show
Paris Cabaret Starline Room Dinner Theatre (6/21-6/21)
Alchemy: Classical Meets Jazz in Boston Alchemy: Classical Meets Jazz
Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival (8/13-8/13)
Buena Vista Orchestra in Boston Buena Vista Orchestra
Emerson Colonial Theatre (10/08-10/08)
Jim Gaffigan in Boston Jim Gaffigan
Wang Theatre (10/24-10/24)
La Traviata in Boston La Traviata
Dante Aligheri Society of Massachusetts (6/20-6/21)
The Seth Rudetsky Concert Series featuring Bonnie Milligan in Boston The Seth Rudetsky Concert Series featuring Bonnie Milligan
'62 Center for Theatre & Dance (7/11-7/11)
FORTUNE FEIMSTER: TAKIN' CARE OF BISCUITS TOUR! in Boston FORTUNE FEIMSTER: TAKIN' CARE OF BISCUITS TOUR!
Provincetown Town Hall (8/15-8/15)
Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune in Boston Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune
Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre (7/30-8/23)
Danish String Quartet: Listen Up! in Boston Danish String Quartet: Listen Up!
Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival (7/31-7/31)