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The latest news on live theatre in Kansas City from Broadway shows on tour to regional theatre.

Spotlight: THE ADDAMS FAMILY at Midwest Trust Center
by BWW Special Offer - February 14, 2025


See 'The Addams Family' at the Midwest Trust Center

DOUBT: A PARABLE Closes Kansas City Actors Theatre Anniversary Season
by A.A. Cristi - February 13, 2025


Kansas City Actors Theatre (KCAT) wraps up their 20th Anniversary Season with the Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning Doubt: A Parable, by John Patrick Shanley.

SECOND CHANCE STAGE Duo The Taylors To Perform in Live Reunion Show
by Josh Sharpe - February 10, 2025


Fresh off their journey on 'Second Chance Stage,' The Taylors-are set to take the stage for a special 'Second Chance Stage' live reunion concert at The Truman in Kansas City, MO, on February 21.

Kansas City Repertory Theatre Announces 2025 Schedule For BROKE-OLOGY All Free Community Tour
by A.A. Cristi - February 06, 2025


Kansas City Repertory Theatre has announced the 2025 tour schedule of KCRep for All, a FREE community tour bringing Broke-ology to Kansas City community centers, public libraries, and non-profit organization spaces.

Indigenous Artists To Premiere WIND In Osage Nation Homelands
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 04, 2025


In February 2025, WIND, an intercultural, Indigenous performance and workshop, will premier in Kansas City. Learn more about the performance and see how to purchase tickets.

Review: HAIRSPRAY at White Theatre
by Alan Portner - February 04, 2025


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.  Additionally, HAIRSPRAY has a point to make and a super cast with which to make it.

FENCES Comes to KC Melting Pot Theatre
by Stephi Wild - February 03, 2025


KC Melting Pot Theatre will honor the legendary August Wilson by presenting Fences as part of our 10th anniversary season. Learn more about the upcoming performance here!

Review: BOOK OF DAYS at Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre
by Alan Portner - February 01, 2025


Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre kicks off its 2025 calendar year offerings with an offbeat murder mystery/character study by Lanford Wilson called BOOK OF DAYS performed at The Westport Bowery. The play, originally commissioned by Jeff Daniels in 1998 for his own small town (Michigan) theater company, is set in a southwestern Missouri rural community at a time not specifically named. Lanford Wilson is best known for his naturalistic use of dialogue.  His best- known work is the two-hander “Talley’s Folly.” BOOK OF DAYS draws on Wilson’s own theatrical roots in small-town America. He was from Lebanon, Missouri.

The Coterie To Receive $20,000 Award From The National Endowment For The Arts
by A.A. Cristi - January 29, 2025


The Coterie Theatre has announced it has been approved by the  National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for a Grants for Arts Projects award of $20,000. This grant  will support the world premiere of Just Ask!, a new musical based on the best-selling book by Sonia  Sotomayor.

Review: PARADE at Kauffman Theatre
by Alan Portner - January 29, 2025


The touring company of PARADE, now playing at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, recounts the sad, but true tale of Leo Frank and Mary Phagan. Mr. Frank was almost certainly falsely convicted of Ms. Phagan’s April 27, 1913 murder due to an early twentieth century eruption of rampant antisemitism.

The Kauffman Center To Present 2025 FUTURE STAGES FESTIVAL
by A.A. Cristi - January 24, 2025


Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts has announced that the 12th annual Future Stages Festival will be held on Sunday, June 15, 2025, from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. 

INSIDIOUS: THE FURTHER YOU FEAR Comes To The Kauffman Center In February
by A.A. Cristi - January 23, 2025


The American Theatre Guild will present the live immersive horror experience, “INSIDIOUS: THE FURTHER YOU FEAR” at the Kauffman Center on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025 at 9:00 p.m.

Musical Based on JUST ASK! by Sonia Sotomayor Will Premiere at the Coterie Theatre
by Stephi Wild - January 17, 2025


The Coterie Theatre will partner with What if Puppets and Deborah Denenberg to premiere a new musical based on The New York Times best-selling book, Just Ask!, by Sonia Sotomayor.

Park University International Center for Music Presents 6th Annual Stanislav & Friends Concert
by A.A. Cristi - January 15, 2025


Stanislav & Friends, an annual gala of classical music that showcases an all-star lineup of faculty, students, alumni and friends of the Park University International Center for Music, will be held on Saturday, March 1.

Winners Announced For The 2024 BroadwayWorld Kansas City Awards
by BWW Awards - January 14, 2025


Winners have been announced for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Kansas City Awards! The 2024 Regional Awards honor regional productions, touring shows, and more which had their first performance between October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

KISSING IN THE GROCERY STORY Comes to Whim Space
by Stephi Wild - January 12, 2025


This February, Whim Productions will present the world premiere of Claire Carson's Kissing in the Grocery Store, a multimedia theater experience about love, loss, and the quest for courage to live authentically. 

Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Kansas City Establishes Fund To Support Proffessional Theaters
by Joshua Wright - January 10, 2025


The Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Kansas City has announced the creation of a new fund dedicated to supporting professional theater companies in Kansas City and throughout the United States and Canada.

Review: CHICAGO: THE MUSICAL at Kauffman Theater
by Alan Portner - January 10, 2025


Chicago, the Musical, now playing at the Kauffman Center for Performing Arts, is a super evening out for you and your significant other.  It is a welcome respite from our incredible snow event last weekend. 

Park University ICM Orchestra Will Perform Annual Valentine's Concert Next Month
by Stephi Wild - January 10, 2025


The Park University International Center for Music Orchestra will perform its annual valentine's concert in February. Learn more about the upcoming performance here.

Lyric Opera Of Kansas City Welcomes New Chief Development Officer Ashley Parks
by A.A. Cristi - January 06, 2025


Lyric Opera of Kansas City General Director and CEO Deborah Sandler Kemper has announced a new appointment to the company's senior staff. Ashley Parks started her new position as Chief Development Officer on Jan. 3, 2025.

Starlight Theatre Announces 75th Anniversary Season
by A.A. Cristi - January 03, 2025


Starlight Theatre, Kansas City's oldest and largest performing arts organization, will mark its 75th anniversary in 2025. Established in 1950 as part of Kansas  City's centennial celebration, Starlight has since become a cornerstone of the community.

Kansas City Ballet To Present NEW MOVES
by A.A. Cristi - January 03, 2025


Kansas City Ballet Artistic Director Devon Carney has announced the choreographers chosen for New Moves, a unique performance event designed to seek out, develop and showcase emerging choreographers.

Lane Czaplinski Will Lead Charlotte Street as Interim Executive Director
by Stephi Wild - January 03, 2025


Charlotte Street has engaged Lane Czaplinski to be its Interim Executive Director as it transitions from the formative leadership of outgoing director Amy Kligman over the last nine years.

Park University International Center for Music's Park Trio To Perform In January
by A.A. Cristi - January 02, 2025


The Park Trio, an esteemed resident ensemble of Park University's International Center for Music, will perform in concert on Friday, Jan. 24, starting at 7:30 p.m. at the 1900 Building in Mission Woods, Kan.

Video: Max Chernin & Talia Suskauer Are Getting Ready to Hit the Road in PARADE
by Nicole Rosky - January 01, 2025


Meet the Franks! Max Chernin and Talia Suskauer are getting ready to hit the road in the national tour of Parade. Watch in this video as the pair chats more about how they manifested sharing the stage together, how they are getting ready to tour the country, and so much more.


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'Dirty Dancing in Concert' in Kansas City 'Dirty Dancing in Concert'
Midwest Trust Center at Johnson County Community College (3/9 - 3/9) Tracker
'The Addams Family' in Kansas City 'The Addams Family'
Midwest Trust Center at Johnson County Community College (2/21 - 2/21) Tracker
PHOTOS
Trailblazing Women of Country: From Patsy to Loretta to Dolly in Kansas City Trailblazing Women of Country: From Patsy to Loretta to Dolly
Midwest Trust Center at Johnson County Community College (3/29 - 3/29)
Golda's Balcony, Starring Iris Bahr in Kansas City Golda's Balcony, Starring Iris Bahr
The White Theatre at The J (4/26 - 4/27)
Hadestown (Non-Equity) in Kansas City Hadestown (Non-Equity)
Lied Center of Kansas (4/14 - 4/14)
R.E.S.P.E.C.T. in Kansas City R.E.S.P.E.C.T.
Midwest Trust Center at Johnson County Community College (3/16 - 3/16)
Omnium Circus: 'I'm Possible' in Kansas City Omnium Circus: 'I'm Possible'
Midwest Trust Center at Johnson County Community College (4/11 - 4/11)
Chicken & Biscuits in Kansas City Chicken & Biscuits
Theatre Lawrence (3/7 - 3/16)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time in Kansas City The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
The White Theatre at The J (3/15 - 3/30)
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