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BWW Review: A CHORUS LINE at Kauffman Center For The Performing Arts
The original Broadway production of 1975s 'A Chorus Line' ran 6,137 performances because it caught something true and sometimes sad about all those people who labor in the background of musical theater. This new iteration produced by 'Big League Productions,' a non-equity tour company, captures som...
BWW Review: SKYLIGHT at Kansas City Actors Theatre
Kansas City Actors Theatre "Skylight" by British playwright David Hare features excellent performances in a top-caliber production running now through June 10th at the H&R Block City Stage inside Union Station. "Skylight" relates a single evening in the life of three people as they relive and re...
BWW Review: ON YOUR FEET! at Starlight Theatre
Fans of Gloria and Emilio Estefan and their Miami Sound Machine are in for a treat with the touring version of their musical 'On Your Feet!' now playing through Sunday as Starlight Theatre in Swope Park. 'On Your Feet' kicks off Starlight's 2018 summer Broadway season....
BWW Review: SISTER ACT at New Theatre Restaurant
For a really, enjoyable evening, don't miss New Theatre Restaurant's musicalized version of the 1992 film comedy 'Sister Act' with a great score by Alan Menken and Glen Slater. Here is a show with a cast that features absolutely NO WEAK SISTERS. Seldom does an audience get to sit back and simply s...
BWW Review: THE BARBER OF SEVILLE at Lyric Opera Of Kansas City
Lyric Opera's production of 'The Barber of Seville' or 'The Useless Precaution' by Rossini opened Saturday evening at the Kauffman Center in the first of four performances. As is usual for the Lyric, this 'Barber' is slyly updated from the original 1816 version first performed in Rome....
BWW Review: WELCOME TO FEAR CITY at KCRep At The Copaken Stage
Welcome To Fear City an exhilarating thrill-ride through the burning Bronx of the '70's that brought hip-hop to life. A powerful story of family and community and how one dangerous choice leads to catastrophic results. Part of KCRep's Origin KC: New Works Festival 2017-2018 this creative new play i...
BWW Review: BELFAST GIRLS at Fishtank Theatre
Running through April 29, is a handsomely mounted production of Irish playwright Jacki McCarrick's "Belfast Girls" presented by Fishtank Theatre at the tiny La Esquina Theater. A cast of eight young women recalls the Earl Grey "Orphan Immigrant Scheme" which facilitated the resettlement of aroun...
BWW Review: ONCE ON THIS ISLAND at Spinning Tree Theatre
The Spinning Tree Theatre production of 'Once On This Island' at the Off Broadway Theatre is ninety minutes of your life worth devoting to some excellent vocal performances and some great dance. The plotline is a little involved, but the experience is so much fun you don't care....
BWW Review: VIETGONE at UNICORN THEATRE, Kansas City
'Vietgone", an exciting new play by Qui Nguyen and directed by Cynthia Levin now performing at the Unicorn Theatre in Kansas City, April 18-May 13, 2018...
BWW Review: JACK AND THE BEAN MAGICO at The Coterie
'The Coterie Theatre' has opened a new and clever retelling of the classic 1734 English fairy tale about a boy, a giant, and a magic beanstalk. For adults, the enduring charm of 'The Coterie' is seeing a gaggle of squirmy preschoolers and primary schoolers morph into a rapt and respectful audience a...
BWW Review: BAND GEEKS at Faust Theatre
Zach Faust's second year community theater company opened its new show, 'Band Geeks' May 19th at the Black Box Theatre inside The Johnson County Heritage Center for a three day run. A young cast tells the story of the forlorn, stereotypical members of a marginalized high school marching band fro...
BWW Review: URINETOWN, THE MUSICAL at THE BARN PLAYERS AT THE ARTS ASYLUM
URINETOWN, THE MUSICAL a production of Barn Players directed by Korey Childs opened to a golden shower of audience applause. Flush with talent and plumb full of hilarious comedy this 2001 Broadway musical takes a swipe at political mismanagement and corporate greed run amuck. April 19-29, 2018 by ...
BWW Review: SUPERIOR DONUTS at Olathe Civic Theatre
Olathe Civic Theatre's current comedy/drama "Superior Donuts", by award-winning playwright Tracy Letts, and directed by Diane Bulan is a tasty, sentiment glazed, box of satisfaction. Now showing through April 22, 2018!...
BWW Review: ANNA IN THE TROPICS BY NILO CRUZ at Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre At The Warwick
??'Anna in the Tropics' heats things up at the newly reopened Warwick Theatre in Kansas City. Metropolitan Theatre presents Nilo Cruz award winning play as the inaugural production in their new venue. Running April 12-22 tickets are available online at metkc.org or call 816-569-3226...
BWW Review: THE MASCOT at Living Room Theatre
Chicago playwright Jerry Hickey offers a first-time production of his pleasant and entertaining new play entitled 'The Mascot' at 'The Living Room Theatre' in the Crossroads near downtown KC. ...
BWW Review: A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM at City Theatre Of Independence
Community theatre hits a high note with a favorite farcical, fast-paced, irreverent, and funniest musicals ever written - A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. Independence City Theatre winds wit, crafty comedy, salacious slapstick, fast-paced farce for an evening to twists, turns, and mu...
BWW Review: LET IT BE at Kauffman Center For The Performing Arts
The Beatles (or the next best thing existing) played KC's Kauffman Center this past weekend. The ersatz Fab Four treated a full auditorium to fifty-five memorable Beatles' melodies during their 2012 re-creation entitled 'Let It Be.'...
BWW Review: INFORMED CONSENT at UNICORN THEATRE
INFORMED CONSENT now showing at the Unicorn Theatre in Kansas City takes a startling look at the challenges society faces when science clashes with cultural pride and historical faith....
BWW Review: ALL THAT KC JAZZ at Folly Theater
Kansas City Women's Chorus 'ALL THAT KC JAZZ' March 16 & 18 Folly Theater downtown with guest artists Millie Edwards & Kelly Hunt. A concert of classic and contemporary hits that span the depths of blues to the soaring excitement of Jazz....
BWW Review: SEX WITH STRANGERS at Kansas City Repertory Theatre
Sex With Strangers' by Laura Eason at K.C. Repertory Theatre's Copaken Stage downtown is not about what you think it is. Put the sex piece aside. The 'Sex' is the romantic comedy / tragic / life lesson framework inside of which the real story is constructed. ...
BWW Review: AVENUE Q at Theatre In The Park At Johnson County Arts And Heritage Center
TTIP finds itself on the right side of the road with AVENUE Q, now showing at the Johnson County Arts and Heritage Center Theatre in Overland Park...
BWW Review: BROADWAY'S GOLDEN AGE at Musical Theater Heritage
MTH Theatre's 'Broadway's Golden Age' is a couple of hours well spent for those of us who love classic musical theatre. A revue full of show tunes is relatively common in Kansas City, but this George Harter written retrospective has a throughput theme and a singing - dancing cast that is particularl...
BWW Review: RIGOLETTO at Lyric Opera Of Kansas City
Lyric Opera of Kansas City opened its excellent production of Verdi's 'Rigoletto' this weekend to appreciative audiences. The voices are excellent, the orchestra is sublime, and the sets are both massive and ornate. ...
BWW Review: TUCK EVERLASTING at The Coterie Theatre In Crown Center
'Tuck Everlasting' performing live at the Coterie Theatre is a stirring show that questions what life would be like if we were immortal here on earth. Jammed full of thoughtful performances and youthful energy it beams with optimism. Showing February 27 thru April 5, 2018 in Crown Center in the h...
BWW Review: FINDING NEVERLAND at Theater League
Broadway Across America's "Finding Neverland" opens as a wonderful possibility, yet refuses to soar as we dare to hope it might. "Neverland" is a pretty darn good show imbued with magical moments, yet somehow falls short of the special experience it might have been....
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MRS. DOUBTFIRE Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts (6/02-6/07) |
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Xanadu Music Theatre Kansas City (7/17-7/19) |
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Legends in Concert Spring Lineup Pepsi Legends Theater (2/06-5/24) PHOTOS |
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SHREK The Musical Theatre in the Park (5/22-5/30) |
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Louis Tomlinson Cable Dahmer Arena (7/02-7/02) |
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Danielle Nicole Band Saloon Stage At Knuckleheads Saloon (6/20-6/20) |
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Wicked Music Hall Kansas City (8/12-8/30) |
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Guns N’ Roses Busch Stadium (8/16-8/16) |
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Kinnor Philharmonic Summer Concert The White Theatre at The J (5/31-5/31) |
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Once Upon a One More Time Music Theatre Kansas City (6/12-6/14) |
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