Kansas City Theater Reviews

BWW Review: VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE. at City Theatre Of Independence

by Alan Portner — June 5, 2017

Now running at the City Theater of Independence is the 2013 Tony winning comedy 'Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike' by Christopher Durang.

BWW Review: THE LITTLE MERMAID at Starlight Theatre

by Alan Portner — June 5, 2017

Disney's Little Mermaid at Starlight offers a great show and value added video assist

BWW Review: MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT at Theatre In The Park

by Paul Bolton — June 5, 2017

An energetic cast take on the resplendently silly musical comedy Spamalot at Kansas City's Theatre in the Park.

BWW Review: RUMORS at The Barn Players

by Sara Brown — June 5, 2017

BWW Review: THE DIXIE SWIM CLUB at New Theatre Restaurant

by Alan Portner — May 31, 2017

Five expert actors led by Morgan Fairchild entertain with sight gags, snappy dialog, and true caring for their oldest friends.

BWW Review: FUN HOME at Kauffman Center

by Sara Brown — May 31, 2017

You can find an abundance of gay jokes in any musical or play, but FUN HOME is one of the few musicals that actually revolve around characters being gay and discovering that world.

BWW Review: ASSASSINS at Spinning Tree Theatre

by Alan Portner — May 30, 2017

Troubling premise

BWW Review: THE REALISTIC JONESES at Kansas City Actors Theatre

by Paul Bolton — May 30, 2017

Will Eno's 'The Realistic Joneses' at KCAT plots two couples, who are new neighbors in a small mountain town, as they navigate married life through not always ideal situations.

BWW Review: THE BALLAD OF LEFTY AND CRABBE at The Living Room Theatre

by Alan Portner — May 27, 2017

'The Ballad of Lefty and Crabbe' sparkles as a completely home- grown, home- performed, home-produced and expanded reboot to the 2015 Fringe Festival hit now enjoying its world premiere at The Living Room Theatre in the Kansas City Crossroads District through June 18.

BWW Review: 9 TO 5:THE MUSICAL AT THE MET at Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre

by Paul Bolton — May 15, 2017

MET takes on Dolly Parton's '9 to 5: The Musical'

BWW Review: MAN IN LOVE at KCRep Copaken Stage

by Paul Bolton — May 8, 2017

Racial injustice, economic hard times, evolving societal norms, provide a back drop for love with a murderous intent in Man In Love

BWW Review: WHAT WOULD CRAZY HORSE DO? at Kansas City Repertory Theatre

by Alan Portner — May 7, 2017

Nationalist overtones foreshadow future danger

BWW Review: 42ND STREET at Kauffman Center For The Performing Arts

by Alan Portner — May 3, 2017

Peggy Sawyer arrives a 'youngster in the chorus, but becomes a big star.

BWW Review: THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE at Lyric Opera Of Kansas City

by Alan Portner — April 24, 2017

continues to work after 138 years

BWW Review: TENNESSEE PLAYBOY at Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre

by Alan Portner — April 3, 2017

Tale of Irish revolution turned to pretty funny cornpone comedy

BWW Review: AVENUE Q at MTKC Pro

by Alan Portner — April 3, 2017

ribald memories of another puppet driven show that may have taught lessons on PBS

BWW Review: A RAISIN IN THE SUN at Kansas City Repertory Theatre

by Alan Portner — April 3, 2017

tells the story of an ordinary family struggling to live an ordinary life during difficult times

BWW Review: Kansas City Ballet's SLEEPING BEAUTY at Kauffman Center

by Sara Brown — April 3, 2017

Sleeping Beauty is playing through April 9th with a different, but just as talented cast, April 1st, 7th, and 9th.

BWW Review: FIVE GUYS NAMED MOE at Black Repertory Theatre Of Kansas City

by Alan Portner — March 31, 2017

celebrates genius of songwriter and performer Louis Jordan

BWW Review: BEAUTIFUL:THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL at Music Hall

by Sara Brown — March 29, 2017

Beautiful plays at Music Hall until April 2nd.

BWW Review: SHE LOVES ME at Musical Theater Heritage

by Alan Portner — March 27, 2017

Excellent cast prevails over 1963 remake of a 1936 show.

BWW Review: DRUNKS at Whim Productions

by Alan Portner — March 20, 2017

Audience learns how the movie business works with a combination of drugs, alcohol, wild sex, porn, and wild insecurity

BWW Review: CONSTELLATIONS at Kansas City Repertory Theatre

by Alan Portner — March 13, 2017

Are there multiple universes existing in almost parallel?

BWW Review: DISENCHANTED at Starlight Indoor Series

by Sara Brown — March 8, 2017

It's your favorite princesses like you've never seen them before; snarky and fed-up.

BWW Review: GEM OF THE OCEAN at Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre

by Alan Portner — March 1, 2017

Part allegory, part realism, play transports audience to early 20th century.