BWW Review: CASEY AND DIANA at Unicorn Theatre
Casey and Diana, now running January 28 through February 15, 2026, is a luminous, heartbreaking, and deeply necessary work of theatre.
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Review: KIMBERLY AKIMBO at Kauffman Center
“Kimberly Akimbo” is a tiny, idiosyncratic musical with a cast of only nine actors that somehow manages to share the full Broadway experience with its opening night audience at Kansas City’s Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts.
Review: NOBODY'S PERFECT at New Theatre & Restaurant
Overland Park, KS — The New Theatre & Restaurant has built its reputation on polished, crowd-pleasing comedies, and its latest production of Nobody’s Perfect keeps that tradition humming along with bright energy and old-fashioned farce.
BWW Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL at Kansas City Repertory Theatre
What did our critic think of A CHRISTMAS CAROL AT KANSAS CITY REPERTORY THEATRE at Kansas City Repertory Theatre – Spencer Theatre, UMKC Campus?
Review: MAXINE'S CHRISTMAS CAROL A SMASH HIT WITH KANSAS CITY AUDIENCES at The City Stage
MAXINE’S CHRISTMAS CAROL opened Friday night, November 28th, to an eruption of laughter inside The City Stage, located at Union Station in Kansas City, MO.
Review: AN IMMERSIVE VOYAGE ON TITANIC at Union Station
Titanic… An Immersive Experience.
Review: & JULIET at Kansas City Music Hall
The national tour of “& Juliet” opened Tuesday night for a run through Sunday at the Kansas City Music Hall with enough voltage to transform the theater into a full-color pop arena.
Review: HELLO DOLLY! at The White Theatre
“Hello, Dolly!” is a crown jewel of American Musical Theatre.
Review: ROCKY HORROR SHOW THE CULT CLASSIC OPENS IN KANSAS CITY AT The Grand Theatre
Happy anniversary, Rocky.
Review: ALONE TOGETHER at New Theatre Restaurant
What Audiences at New Theatre’s new production of “Alone Together” experience an immediate, hilarious sense of “Been There… Done That…” and identify mostly with George and Helene, the lead characters.
Review: STUFF OF DREAMS at The White Theatre
“Stuff of Dreams” is a locally written and produced original musical play within a play.
Review: BOOK OF MORMON at Kansas City Music Hall
The national non-Equity tour of The Book of Mormon has landed in Kansas City and if the roar of laughter on opening night is any indication, Trey Parker, Matt Stone, and Robert Lopez’s irreverent musical comedy hasn’t lost its bite.
Review: DEATHTRAP at Kansas City Actors Theatre
Deathtrap is definitely worth your time.
Review: UNCLE VANYA at Kansas City Actors Theatre
The opening night performance of Kansas City Actors’ Theatre production of Antov Checkov’s UNCLE VANYA ended with an enthusiastic standing ovation on City Stage in the lower level of Union Station.
Review: EVIL DEAD THE MUSICAL Opens at The Warwick
Where can you find outrageous humor, a talking moose, fantastic vocals, a man with a chainsaw instead of a hand, and Candarian Demons? Westport, of course! Where EVIL DEAD THE MUSICAL is now playing at the Warwick Theatre on Main.
Review: WEST SIDE STORY at White Theater
From its first electrifying notes to its tragic final act, WEST SIDE STORY continues to captivate audiences with its blend of urgent drama, iconic music, and groundbreaking choreography.
Review: THE WIZ at KC Music Hall
A surprising, bright, and entertaining production of THE WIZ opened Tuesday night at Kansas City’s Music Hall to an almost full house for a one week run.
Review: CLUE at New Theatre Restaurant
Madcap! Frenetic! Hilarious! It is the New Theatre Restaurant production of CLUE.
Review: MY FAIR LADY at Theatre In The Park
The strength of this production is unquestionably the superior musical treatments, including an excellent orchestra of twenty conducted by Matt Richardson.
Review: THE ROOMMATE at Kansas City Actors' Theatre
Kansas City Actors Theatre kicks off their twenty-first season with a super production of Jen Silverman’s THE ROOMMATE about two women who stumble awkwardly towards each other and learn a bit more than either one is ready to absorb.
Review: PEER GYNT at St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
A rich and lively production of an Ibsen classic--with Grieg's full instrumental music.
Review: JERSEY BOYS at New Theatre & Restaurant
JERSEY BOYS at New Theatre Restaurant is a delightful evening out on the town.
Review: DOUBT, A PARABLE at KC United Church Of Christ
Kansas City Actors Theater presents an exceptional production of DOUBT, A PARABLE by John Patrick Shanley in the unexpected, but perfectly selected sanctuary of the Kansas City United Church of Christ in the Brookside area.
Review: RUMORS at New Theatre Restaurant
A super cast makes the most of Neil Simon’s 1988 word-salad comedy masterpiece entitled RUMORS.
Review: HAIRSPRAY at White Theatre
HAIRSPRAY, a co-production of the White Theatre and the Black Repertory Theatre of Kansas City, is the kind of old-fashioned, joyous, musical theater experience that recalls a PAJAMA GAME, or a DAMN YANKEES, kind of show that is just pure entertainment.
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New Dance Partners - The Ultimate Collaboration Midwest Trust Center at Johnson County Community College (9/18-9/19) |
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Don’t Talk To The Actors Olathe Civic Theatre Assn (OCTA) (4/09-4/25) |
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Bryson Tiller Hollywood Casino Amphitheater (10/03-10/03) |
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Yamato Midwest Trust Center at Johnson County Community College (3/27-3/27) |
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'Style Thief Fashion Show: Tools Not Rules Tour' Midwest Trust Center at Johnson County Community College (2/20-2/20) |
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BLUES FOR AN ALABAMA SKY Just Off Broadway Theatre (3/11-3/20) |
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'The Who's Tommy' Midwest Trust Center at Johnson County Community College (10/14-10/14) |
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Suffs Unicorn Theartre (6/02-6/20) |
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Jefferson Starship Capital Region MU Health Care Amphitheater (9/27-9/27) |
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Red Like Fruit Unicorn Theatre (10/14-10/25) |