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BWW Review: Begin a Quality Holiday Season with CHRISTMAS IN SONG at Quality Hill Playhouse
If CHRISTMAS IN SONG at Quality Hill Playhouse does not get you in the holiday spirit, then you are either the Grinch or Ebenezer Scrooge. Directed by J. Kent Barnhart and with Barnhart at the piano Lauren Bradshaw, Brad Dawby and Lindsey McKee celebrate the Christmas season with performances throu...
BWW Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL at Kansas City Repertory Theatre
Now in its 38th season, Kansas City Repertory Theatre's "A Christmas Carol" is as much an iconic Kansas City holiday tradition as is the annual Plaza lighting ceremony every Thanksgiving evening. Charles Dickens (Mark Robbins) once again spins his immortal 1843 ghost story of redemption as he hims...
BWW Review: THE NAKED MAGICIANS at Starlight Theatre
Naked Magicians perform at Starlight Theatre indoors. That pretty much sums up the two Australian illusionists' adult comedy/prestidigitation ac...
BWW Review: SCHOOL OF ROCK at Theater League
Audiences at 'School Of Rock, The Musical' (now playing at the Kansas City Music Hall) are in for an evening of fun. This production is pure entertainment highlighted by a dozen songs from the reigning King of musical theater, Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber. 'School Of Rock' onstage offers a lot to adm...
BWW Review: ROCK OF AGES at Barn Players At The Arts Asylum
Barn Players turn up the volume and rolls out the '80's music with their current production of "Rock of Ages." The musical, directed by Eric Magnus, features songs from Journey, Styx,, Bon Jovi, Pat Benatar, Steve Perry, Twisted Sister, Poison, etc... Rock Of Ages at Arts Asylum Kansas City by Barn ...
BWW Review: RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER: THE MUSICAL at Coterie Theatre In Crown Center
Rediscover RUDOLPH The Red-Nosed Reindeer, the Musical, now on stage at the Coterie Theatre in Kansas City. Relive the nostalgia of childhood while introducing a new generation to one of the most joyous stories of the season with the rambunctious return of Rudolph. PARENTS: turn off the tv/computer ...
BWW Review: CAMELOT at White Theatre
Now playing at the White Theatre inside the Jewish Community Center in Overland Park is their community theater production of Lerner and Loewe's 1960 classic 'Camelot.' Featuring a hidden away orchestra of twenty-three and a cast of seventeen 'Camelot,' is always a challenging project....
BWW Review: MADAMA BUTTERFLY at Lyric Opera Of Kansas City
Lyric Opera's 'Madama Butterfly' as performed on the stage of the Muriel Kauffman Theater is extraordinary. Puccini's music remains transcendent even after one hundred fourteen years....
BWW Review: THE NANCE at Spinning Tree Theatre
'The Nance' brings 1930's NYC life to vibrant life at the Spinning Tree Theatre in Kansas City. Perfectly cast with a standout ensemble this bawdy comedy (with some musical treats) is an absolute knockout performance. Definitely in the 'not to be missed' category, treat yourself to this fabulous s...
BWW Review: SHOW BOAT at Musical Theater Heritage
Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II touched off an earthquake in Musical Theater with their 1927 musicalized version of Edna Ferber's 'Show Boat.' A new iteration of 'Show Boat' has shoved off from the dock inside the MTH Theater on the third level of Crown Center for what will be pleased audienc...
BWW Review: THE ORPHANS' HOME CYCLE at Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre
Horton Foote's 'Orphans' Home Cycle' is a monumental project for any theatre company. Kansas City's Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre should be recognized for taking it on. It is the first time any company has attempted Foote's Opus since its short Broadway run ending in early 2010. ...
BWW Review: OF MICE AND MEN at Kansas City Repertory Theatre
'Of Mice and Men' transports us to Steinbeck's world on the Monterey Peninsula of California during the Great Depression prior to World War II. It was (and still is) mainly an agricultural breadbasket area.
As the play opens, two of these men approach a ranch in Soledad California. They are ...
BWW Review: SWEAT at Unicorn Theatre
Powerful story, top notch stagecraft, and excellent acting make the Unicorn production of 'Sweat' by Lynn Nottage a must see before you cast your ballot on November 6. 'Sweat' begins to explain divisions in the 2018 electorate and how they developed. The Pulitzer committee agreed and awarded thi...
BWW Review: IN REGARD TO FLIGHT, THE REMARKABLE CONCLUSION OF THE HUCK ETERNAL CYCLE at Just Off-Broadway Theatre, Kansas City
In Regard to Flight, the Remarkable conclusion of the Huck Eternal Cycle, by Phil Kinen and directed by Jake Leet and Phil Kinen. October 12-21, 2018. Tickets available at the door. Just Off-Broadway Theatre is located at 3051 Penn Valley Dr, Kansas City, MO 64108 and there is plenty of free parki...
BWW Review: ANIMAL AMIGOS! STORIES FROM THE TREE OF LIFE at Mesner Puppet Theater
The show ,"Animal Amigos! Stories from the Tree of Life" is showing at the Mesner Puppet Theater October 17 - November 4, 2018. The theater is at 1006 E Linwood Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64109. You can call the theater if you have any questions at 816-756-3500 ...
BWW Review: DRACULA: A SONG OF LOVE AND DEATH at Spencer Theatre At UMKC (with KCAT)
World premiere of Dracula: A Song of Love and Death at UMKC in co-production with KCAT. See Mitch Brian's adaptation and enter the hauntingly enchanted world of Dracula, bound in mystery, intrigue, and suspense. October 12-21st, 2018 at the Spencer Theatre on the UMKC campus - a co-production of KCA...
BWW Review: IN THE HEIGHTS at Theatre In The Park
"In The Heights" is Lin-Manuel Miranda's premiere effort at an entirely new way of telling a story through musical theater. "Theater In The Park's" fine indoor production of Miranda's "Heights" is a fine Kansas City area community interpretation of this 2008 four Tony award winner....
BWW Review: ALWAYS... PATSY CLINE at New Theatre Restaurant
'Always… Patsy Cline' at New Theatre Restaurant in Overland Park is a delightful, two-hour sojourn into mid-twentieth century 'Country and Western' music. Patsy Cline was an early country singer who achieved crossover success and a very loyal listener following....
BWW Review: THE ILLUSIONISTS at THE STARLIGHT THEATRE
Five Magical 'Illusionists' light up the stage a the Starlight Theatre as they close their summer outdoor season. Sophisticated and majestic, the variety of acts is enough to get your pulse racing as they work quickly from one amazing stunt to the next. One weekend only at Kansas City's Starlight ...
BWW Review: WEST SIDE STORY at Lyric Opera of Kansas City
Lyric Opera of Kansas City steps off its 2018-2019 season with a bravura interpretation of 1957's "West Side Story." It is difficult to say enough good things about this Lyric Opera of Kansas City presentation....
BWW Review: RADIO GOLF at KC Melting Pot Theatre
'Radio Golf' is the tenth and final work of African-American Playwright August Wilson's 'Century Cycle' of plays. This simple, yet representative production by KC Melting Pot Theatre is performed at the Just Off Broadway Theatre....
BWW Review: BECOMING MARTIN at The Coterie Theatre
Coterie Theatre debuts 40th season with the Premier of Kevin Willmott's play Becoming Martin. More a coming of age story than history lesson, Willmotts' play is written with families with children ages 11 and older in mind. The show performs through October 21, 2018 (75 minute run time without in...
BWW Review: MOON FOR THE MISBEGOTTEN at Kansas City Actors Theatre
The characters in Eugene O'Neil's "Moon For The Misbegotten," now being performed by the Kansas City Actors' Theatre at Union Station, are tours de force for serious actors and serious audiences. The story, while not autobiographical, follows the life path of O'Neil's brother James. They are, ...
BWW Review: ELEGY FOR A LADY at Open Spaces
“Elegy For A Lady” is a tiny fragment of a play lasting no more than forty minutes, but also an insight into the mind of American playwright Arthur Miller. Instead of being performed in a traditional theater, Bob Paisley and Heidi Van inhabit their characters inside a tiny lady's boutique in t...
BWW Review: MY FAIR LADY at Musical Theater Heritage
Alan Lerner and Frederick Lowe's 1956 musical megahit 'My Fair Lady' opened last weekend at Musical Theater Heritage inside its three-venue Crown Center complex with a re-imagination by Kansas City's Heidi Van. This cast is multi-racial and sensitive to the modern relative roles of men and women in ...
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Kinnor Philharmonic Summer Concert The White Theatre at The J (5/31-5/31) |
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Bat Boy, The Musical Music Theater Heritage (10/08-11/01) |
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