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BWW Reviews: THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY at Starlight Theatre

BWW Reviews: THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY at Starlight Theatre

by Sara Brown — June 15, 2016
Growing up with fairy tales we are used to a happy ending. In the movie, the guy always gets the girl. But THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY playing at Starlight Theatre changes all of those preconceived notions....
BWW Reviews: BIG RIVER at Musical Theater Heritage

BWW Reviews: BIG RIVER at Musical Theater Heritage

by Alan Portner — June 6, 2016
MTH's 'Big River' Soars...
BWW Revieww: ONCE at Starlight Theatre

BWW Revieww: ONCE at Starlight Theatre

by Alan Portner — May 23, 2016
Starlight Theatre's Broadway season stepped off Friday evening with the offbeat, intimate 'Once' based on a 2007 film of the same name. The film became a cult favorite and earned the 2008 Academy Award for Best Song 'Falling, Slowly.' Rewritten for the stage and transformed into a full-fledged music...
BWW Reviews: LOT'S WIFE at Kansas City Repertory Theatre

BWW Reviews: LOT'S WIFE at Kansas City Repertory Theatre

by Alan Portner — May 2, 2016
Eric Rosen scores hit new show with comedy melodrama with an edge....
BWW Review: GRAND NIGHT FOR SINGING at Quality Hill Playhouse

BWW Review: GRAND NIGHT FOR SINGING at Quality Hill Playhouse

by Alan Portner — May 2, 2016
shares new life into Roberts & Hammerstein tunes...
BWW Review: CARMEN at Lyric Opera Of Kansas City

BWW Review: CARMEN at Lyric Opera Of Kansas City

by Alan Portner — April 26, 2016
Lyric Opera brings great singers together for memorable production of Bizet's Carmen...
BWW Review: THE GHOSTS OF LOTE BRAVO at Unicorn Theatre

BWW Review: THE GHOSTS OF LOTE BRAVO at Unicorn Theatre

by Alan Portner — April 25, 2016
Dark Fantasy Drama about life on the Mexican side of the border...
BWW Review: JANE EYRE THE MUSICAL at Barn Players

BWW Review: JANE EYRE THE MUSICAL at Barn Players

by Alan Portner — April 18, 2016
Complicated piece of theater requires audience go along for the ride...
BWW Review: KINKY BOOTS at Broadway Theater League

BWW Review: KINKY BOOTS at Broadway Theater League

by Alan Portner — April 10, 2016
K-Boots based the experience of a true UK shoe factory....
BWW Review: ANNIE GET YOUR GUN at Musical Theater Heritage

BWW Review: ANNIE GET YOUR GUN at Musical Theater Heritage

by Alan Portner — April 4, 2016
Musical Theatre Heritage returns to its radio roots with a revival of the 1946 Irving Berlin musical play, 'Annie Get Your Gun.' This MTH production stars the huge voice of Shelby Floyd in the title role of Annie Oakley. Baritone Sam Wright plays Annie's true life husband Frank Butler. Jim Korinke, ...
BWW Review: THE FANTASTICKS at Kansas City Reportory Theatre

BWW Review: THE FANTASTICKS at Kansas City Reportory Theatre

by Alan Portner — March 28, 2016
A show worth seeingAn inspired piano overture flows smoothly into 'The Fantasticks' signature opening song; 'Try To Remember.' 'The Fantasticks' is a simple fable for all time about a boy, a girl, their two fathers, and a wall. Kansas City Repertory Theatre reinvents 'The Fantasticks,' history's mos...
BWW Review: A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN at Theaterleague

BWW Review: A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN at Theaterleague

by Sara Brown — March 23, 2016
I was pretty excited to see this show, I do not usually look anything up about a show if I do not know a whole lot about it; I like to go in completely blind. But a minute into this show I started to panic, I knew nothing about Janis Joplin. I guess I should have known from the title what I was in...
BWW Review: THE ISLAND at Kansas City Actors Theatre

BWW Review: THE ISLAND at Kansas City Actors Theatre

by Alan Portner — March 17, 2016
'The Island' brings home the tragedy that was aparttieid....
BWW Review: THE ELIXIR OF LOVE at Lyric Opera Of Kansas City

BWW Review: THE ELIXIR OF LOVE at Lyric Opera Of Kansas City

by Alan Portner — March 17, 2016
Elixir enjoys great success in updated version...
BWW Review: SING OUT SISTER! at Quality Hill Playhouse

BWW Review: SING OUT SISTER! at Quality Hill Playhouse

by Alan Portner — March 11, 2016
A cast of three plus Kent offers a memorable evening of song...
BWW Review: ROOF OF THE WORLD at Kansas City Repertory Theatre

BWW Review: ROOF OF THE WORLD at Kansas City Repertory Theatre

by Alan Portner — March 9, 2016
Tech aspects first class... story too complex...
BWW Review: AN EVENING WITH COLE PORTER at Musical Theater Heritage

BWW Review: AN EVENING WITH COLE PORTER at Musical Theater Heritage

by Alan Portner — March 9, 2016
Enjoyable show with fine singers...
BWW Review: THE WHALE at Unicorn Theatre

BWW Review: THE WHALE at Unicorn Theatre

by Alan Portner — March 9, 2016
Difficult to watch, but worth the effort...
BWW Review: TOMAS AND THE LIBRARY LADY at The Coterie Theatre

BWW Review: TOMAS AND THE LIBRARY LADY at The Coterie Theatre

by Alan Portner — March 1, 2016
Coterie's first bi-lingual production relates the story of Tomas Rivera late chancellor at UC-Riverside at a small boy...
BWW Review: LEGALLY BLONDE, THE MUSICAL at Barn Players

BWW Review: LEGALLY BLONDE, THE MUSICAL at Barn Players

by Alan Portner — March 1, 2016
All that dance and great leads make for fun...
BWW Review: NEWSIES at Music Hall

BWW Review: NEWSIES at Music Hall

by Sara Brown — February 24, 2016
Kansas City, watch what happens when a group of newsboys take on one of the most important journalists of their time....
BWW Review: 13 at Spinning Tree Theatre

BWW Review: 13 at Spinning Tree Theatre

by Sara Brown — February 15, 2016
For the third show of their 2015-2016 season, Spinning Tree Theatre's '13' is sure to delight....
BWW Reviews: THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK at Kansas City Repertory Theatre

BWW Reviews: THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK at Kansas City Repertory Theatre

by Alan Portner — February 8, 2016
Diary of Anne Frank makes important historical statement...
BWW Review: HOW TO STEAL A PICASSO at Unicorn Theatre

BWW Review: HOW TO STEAL A PICASSO at Unicorn Theatre

by Alan Portner — February 4, 2016
Playwright calls his work farcical reality...
BWW Review: ONE MAN STAR WARS TRILOGY at Starlight Theatre

BWW Review: ONE MAN STAR WARS TRILOGY at Starlight Theatre

by Alan Portner — January 28, 2016
Star Wars parody closes Starlight Theater indoor season...
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