The latest reviews and critic recommendations from Kansas City.
Lyric Opera of Kansas City’s The Gershwins’ PORGY AND BESS is a vocally commanding and spiritually powerful production, led by standout performances from Eric Greene and Michelle Bradley under the legendary direction of Francesca Zambello.
“Elvis and Elton Together” rates a big five stars.
When the musical juggernaut titled “Hamilton” stormed into Kansas City’s gilded Music Hall this week, it arrives not as a relic of mid-2010s hype, but as a living, breathing re-invention of America’s founding fathers.
Now “playing” at Music Theatre Heritage inside Crown Center through February 22 is the latest iteration of the most produced modern musical play in history.
A new production of Jonathan Larson’s 1996 Pulitzer Prize Winner RENT, itself a re-interpretation of Puccini’s “La Boheme,” arrives like a time capsule that refuses to stay shut as a first ever co-production of the White Theatre (inside the Jewish Community Center) and Kansas City’s vener
The Drum Closet is a deeply spiritual, urgent, and profoundly human coming-of-age story that resonates far beyond its Midwestern high school setting.
Casey and Diana, now running January 28 through February 15, 2026, is a luminous, heartbreaking, and deeply necessary work of theatre.
“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.
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.
What did our critic think of A CHRISTMAS CAROL AT KANSAS CITY REPERTORY THEATRE at Kansas City Repertory Theatre – Spencer Theatre, UMKC Campus?
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.
Titanic… An Immersive Experience.
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.
“Hello, Dolly!” is a crown jewel of American Musical Theatre.
Happy anniversary, Rocky.
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.
“Stuff of Dreams” is a locally written and produced original musical play within a play.
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.
Deathtrap is definitely worth your time.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Madcap! Frenetic! Hilarious! It is the New Theatre Restaurant production of CLUE.
The strength of this production is unquestionably the superior musical treatments, including an excellent orchestra of twenty conducted by Matt Richardson.
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'The Who's Tommy' Midwest Trust Center at Johnson County Community College (10/14-10/14) |
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Gravity Midwest Trust Center at Johnson County Community College (1/30-1/30) |
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360 Allstars Midwest Trust Center at Johnson County Community College (11/12-11/12) |
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The Last 5 Years Phoenix Arts KC (10/16-10/24) |
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Mutts Gone Nuts - Unleashed Midwest Trust Center at Johnson County Community College (5/08-5/08) |
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Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company Midwest Trust Center at Johnson County Community College (1/22-1/22) |
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The Lion in Winter Olathe Civic Theatre Assn (OCTA) (10/30-11/15) |
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Ryan & Ryan 'Kickin' the Clouds Away' Midwest Trust Center at Johnson County Community College (10/25-10/25) |
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'Treasure Island Reimagined: Jane Hawkins and the Pirate's Gold' Midwest Trust Center at Johnson County Community College (4/02-4/03) |
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Clint Black & Midland Ozarks Amphitheater (10/10-10/10) |
