5 Broadway Hits Set For Starlight's 60th Season

Celebrating its 60th anniversary season in 2010, Starlight Theatre is proud to present another summer filled with spectacular Broadway musical entertainment. Starlight's 2010 season lineup features five hit shows - four nationally touring musicals and the locally produced Mel Brooks hit, The Producers. Season tickets start at just $50. Single tickets are priced $10-$85. Purchase online at www.kcstarlight.com, call 816.363.STAR (7827) or visit the Starlight box office.

When:
- LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRARIE THE MUSICAL - June 22-27 @ 8 p.m.
Based upon the beloved stories of Laura Ingalls Wilder, this uplifting new musical stars Melissa Gilbert as "Ma" and follows pioneer families as they settle America's prairie.
- DREAMGIRLS - July 20-25 @ 8 p.m.
Catch the dream! This emotional story of a 1960s singing girl group is full of onstage joy and backstage drama.
- DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - August 10-15 @ 8 p.m.
This eye-popping musical spectacular has captured the hearts of the young and young at heart with its lavish sets, dazzling production numbers and tale of romance.
- THE PRODUCERS - August 23-29 @ 8 p.m.
Mel Brooks' comic smash earned a record 12 Tony Awards®, including Best Musical, on Broadway. Audiences will delight in the adventures of these show-biz scammers!
- RAIN: A TRIBUTE TO THE BEATLES - September 7-12 @ 8 p.m.
This multi-media, multi-dimensional tribute follows the Fab Four from Ed Sullivan to Abbey Road and features show-stopping live performances.

Where: Starlight Theatre
4600 Starlight Road
Kansas City, MO 64132

Starlight Theatre
Presenting Broadway entertainment since 1951, the non-profit Starlight Theatre Association is Kansas City's oldest and largest performing arts organization. The Association operates, programs and maintains the largest stage in the United States, as well as the 16-acre Starlight Theatre complex. While assuming all annual operating costs for the complex, the Association also raises funds for capital improvements and a variety of programs, including national Broadway musical performances, concerts, community outreach and education. Since 2000, the Association has contributed more than $25 million of privately funded improvements to the Kansas City, Mo.-owned Starlight Theatre. Each Broadway season, Starlight donates more than 11,000 tickets to its performances to regional non-profit organizations serving the disadvantaged.

In 2009, Starlight Theatre was again selected as the "Favorite Performing Arts Venue or Organization" in the Kansas City Convention & Visitors Association's Visitors' Choice Awards program. Starlight also received a Gold Award for "Best Performing Arts Venue" and Silver Award for "Best Theater" in Ingram's 2009 Best of Business Kansas City Awards. The theatre seats approximately 8,000 and is located in Swope Park.