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BWW Review: STOMP at Broadway Theater League

BWW Review: STOMP at Broadway Theater League

by Alan Portner — December 19, 2016
Twenty year old show demonstrates the percussion potential of ordinary household items....
BWW Review: A SPECTACULAR CHRISTMAS SHOW at Musical Theater Heritage

BWW Review: A SPECTACULAR CHRISTMAS SHOW at Musical Theater Heritage

by Alan Portner — December 13, 2016
Excellent performer do unusual musical selections proud...
BWW Review: SANTALAND DIARIES at Kansas City Repertory Theatre

BWW Review: SANTALAND DIARIES at Kansas City Repertory Theatre

by Alan Portner — December 13, 2016
See how KC Rep has enhanced this holiday favorite....
BWW Review: THE BOOK OF MORMON at Music Hall

BWW Review: THE BOOK OF MORMON at Music Hall

by Sara Brown — December 8, 2016
As a musical theatre nerd, but broke college student, I have heard the cast recording to The Book of Mormon and watched the Tony's performances many times, but have never seen the show in full. Nevertheless, I thought I was pretty prepared for what I was getting myself into when I went and saw it at...
BWW Review: THE NUTCRACKER at Kansas City Ballet

BWW Review: THE NUTCRACKER at Kansas City Ballet

by Alan Portner — December 7, 2016
Lavish settings and sumptuous music frame classic story...
BWW Review: CHRISTMAS CAROL at Kansas City Repertory Theatre

BWW Review: CHRISTMAS CAROL at Kansas City Repertory Theatre

by Alan Portner — December 5, 2016
Scrooge saves Crachit family and Christmas for 143rd straight year....
BWW Review: SISTER'S CHRISTMAS CATECHISM at Starlight Theatre

BWW Review: SISTER'S CHRISTMAS CATECHISM at Starlight Theatre

by Alan Portner — November 28, 2016
Starlight Theatre continues its indoor season with the return of 'Sister' for a new Catechism lesson based about half on the Holy Nativity and half on CSI - The Holy Land. 'Sister' (played to the hilt by Mary Zentmyer) arrives back at Starlight after a successful run last year with her 'Late Night C...
BWW Review: NINE at Spinning Tree Theatre

BWW Review: NINE at Spinning Tree Theatre

by Alan Portner — November 10, 2016
'Nine' makes its audiences work to achieve full understanding...
BWW Review: CABARET at Musical Theater Heritage

BWW Review: CABARET at Musical Theater Heritage

by Alan Portner — November 6, 2016
Now at Musical Theater Heritage, a show that grabs its audience by the throat and holds on viscerally through the final fade to black. The era is the early 1930s. The city is Berlin Germany. The setting is the grungy and erotic Kit Kat Club. The liberal Weimar Republic turns inward on itself and ced...
BWW Review: MEN ARE FROM MARS - WOMEN ARE FROM VENUS at Starlight Theatre

BWW Review: MEN ARE FROM MARS - WOMEN ARE FROM VENUS at Starlight Theatre

by Alan Portner — November 4, 2016
Amadeo Fusca shares the challenges in his own marriage in a relatable show that leaves audiences laughing....
BWW Review: THE INVISIBLE HAND at K.C. Repertory

BWW Review: THE INVISIBLE HAND at K.C. Repertory

by Alan Portner — October 26, 2016
suggests universal situation - reflects middle eastern war....
BWW Review: DEATHTRAP at Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre

BWW Review: DEATHTRAP at Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre

by Alan Portner — October 26, 2016
'Deathtrap' shocks and delights...
BWW Review: GIRLS ONLY-THE SECRET COMEDY OF WOMEN at Starlight Indoor Series

BWW Review: GIRLS ONLY-THE SECRET COMEDY OF WOMEN at Starlight Indoor Series

by Sara Brown — October 12, 2016
As a woman, I know that we go through a lot of struggles, and I'm not even talking politically. There's the fact that you can be a C cup at one store but a B cup at another, there is a ton of pressure from the media to be thin, and don't even get me started on panty hose. But that's where the women ...
BWW Review: SONGS OF THE GREAT WAR at Musical Theater Heritage

BWW Review: SONGS OF THE GREAT WAR at Musical Theater Heritage

by Alan Portner — October 10, 2016
They called it the 'War To End All Wars.' Between 1914 and 1918, over 17 million souls gave up their lives on the altar of the first-ever modern war. Musical Theater History (MTH) at Crown Center presents a new and fascinating look back called 'Songs of the Great War.'...
BWW Review: I DO, I DO at Chestnut Fine Arts Center

BWW Review: I DO, I DO at Chestnut Fine Arts Center

by Alan Portner — October 4, 2016
A gentle, pleasant evening at the Chestnut...
BWW Review: HANSEL AND GRETEL at Lyric Opera Of Kansas City

BWW Review: HANSEL AND GRETEL at Lyric Opera Of Kansas City

by Alan Portner — September 20, 2016
Hansel and Gretel struggle with the evil clown...
BWW Review: EVITA at Kansas City

BWW Review: EVITA at Kansas City

by Alan Portner — September 19, 2016
Mariand Torres and Mauricio Martinez soar in Lloyd Webber's Evita...
BWW Review: THE RAT PACK IS BACK at Starlight Theatre

BWW Review: THE RAT PACK IS BACK at Starlight Theatre

by Alan Portner — September 14, 2016
Pleasant evening recalls Vegas glory days...
BWW Review: STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE at Kansas City Actors Theatre

BWW Review: STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE at Kansas City Actors Theatre

by Sara Brown — September 12, 2016
Cinnamon Schultz embodies the role of Blanche DuBois in Kansas City Actors Theater's hauntingly beautiful production of 'Streetcar Named Desire.'...
BWW Review: I'M NOT RAPPAPORT at City Stage in Union Station

BWW Review: I'M NOT RAPPAPORT at City Stage in Union Station

by Alan Portner — August 17, 2016
Nat and Midge shine on their park bench...
BWW Review: GENTLEMEN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER at Starlight Theatre

BWW Review: GENTLEMEN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER at Starlight Theatre

by Alan Portner — August 12, 2016
'A Gentlemen's Guide to Love and Murder' is a delightful current work that leans heavily on the British Music Hall tradition of broad comedy and clever plot twists. 'The Gentlemen's Guide' won the 2014 Tony Award for best new musical play. Imagine a game of 'Clue' writ large. 'Gentlemen's Guide' i...
BWW Reviews: NEXT TO NORMAL at Musical Theater Heritage

BWW Reviews: NEXT TO NORMAL at Musical Theater Heritage

by Alan Portner — August 9, 2016
Journey deep into the mind of a suburban family...
BWW Review: IF/THEN at Starlight Theatre

BWW Review: IF/THEN at Starlight Theatre

by Alan Portner — July 28, 2016
'If/Then,' now playing through Sunday at the Starlight Theatre, is a show the audience wants to love. It is chock full of big songs, great performances, and memorable dancing. Sets are cleverly designed to resemble impressionist versions of everyday New York big city locations that have the ability ...
BWW Review: THE DAWNING OF AQUARIUS at Quality Hill Playhouse

BWW Review: THE DAWNING OF AQUARIUS at Quality Hill Playhouse

by Alan Portner — July 15, 2016
Selection of 20th Century songs recalls fun of 60s and 70s...
BWW Review: BULLETS OVER BROADWAY at Starlight Theatre

BWW Review: BULLETS OVER BROADWAY at Starlight Theatre

by Sara Brown — June 30, 2016
It's guns, gangsters, flappers, and booze. BULLETS OVER BROADWAY takes the audience back to the 1920's with a rowdy performance that will have you laughing in your seat....
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