Kansas City Newsroom
BWW Review: DEAR EVAN HANSEN at Kansas City Music Hall
by Alan Portner on October 17, 2019 in Kansas City a?oeDear Evan Hansena?? was the winner of six 2017 Tony awards including Best Musical and Best Performance by an actor. The first national tour of a?oeDear Evan Hansena?? has set up shop at the Kansas City Music Hall for a one week run. (more...) 
Open BroadwayWorld Position: Regional Marketing / Junior Sales Associate
by BWW News Desk on October 17, 2019 in Kansas City Want to join the BroadwayWorld.com team for a great, full-time opportunity? We're seeking an eager and ambitious individual to cooperate with the site's regional sales and marketing team on a variety of special projects. (more...) 
Heartland Men's Chorus Brightens the Holidays
by BWW News Desk on October 15, 2019 in Kansas City Rick Fisher, Executive Director of Heartland Men's Chorus (HMC), today announced the kick off of their 34th season with Making Spirits Bright!, 8:00 PM on Saturday, December 7, 2019 and 4 PM on Sunday, December 8 at the Folly Theater, 300 W 12th Street, downtown Kansas City. High res photos can be found here. (more...) 
BWW Review: SENSATIA at Quixotic Theater
by Alan Portner on October 16, 2019 in Kansas City a?oeSensatia,a?? the Cirque Cabaret, is an incredible journey through multiple entertainment genres . The adult, ninety-minute presentation is immersive, erotic, surprising, and unlike any other experiential performance you are likely to enjoy. (more...) 
THE NUTCRACKER Returns to The Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
by BWW News Desk on October 15, 2019 in Kansas City Kansas City Ballet announces the return of the critically acclaimed production of The Nutcracker presented by Bank of America. Tickets are available to 22 magical performances at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts Dec. 5 through 24. (more...) 
Two Weeks Left To Nominate For The 2019 BroadwayWorld Kansas City Awards, Presented by TodayTix!
by BWW News Desk on October 14, 2019 in Kansas City There's just two weeks left to submit nominations for the 2019 BroadwayWorld Kansas City Awards, brought to you by TodayTix! Regional productions, touring shows, and more are all included, honoring productions which opened between October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019. Our local editors have set the categories and now YOU get to nominate and vote for your favorites! Nominations are reader-submitted and will be open through October 31. (more...) 
MTH Theater Presents MY MOTHER'S ITALIAN, MY FATHER'S JEWISH & I'M IN THERAPY!
by BWW News Desk on October 14, 2019 in Kansas City The international comedy hit My Mother's Italian, My Father's Jewish & I'm in Therapy!, featuring actor/comedian Peter J. Fogel, comes to MTH Theater at Crown Center, 2450 Gand Blvd, 3rd Fl., KC, MO. 64108 Oct. 30-Nov.24,'19. (more...) 
KC Celebrates Broadway With Betsy Wolfe
by BWW News Desk on October 14, 2019 in Kansas City Music Theatre Kansas City (MTKC) presents a concert celebration of Broadway in Kansas City, featuring special guest artist Betsy Wolfe on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019 at 8:00pm. (more...) 
BWW Exclusive: Ben Rimalower's Broken Records with Special Guest, Santino Fontana!
by Ben Rimalower on October 14, 2019 in Kansas City In this episode, Ben and Daniel talk to Tony, Grammy, and Academy Award-winning composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz about Judy Collins' 1967 album 'Wildflowers.' They also discuss Joni Mitchell, Laura Nyro, The Supremes, 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf,' Motown, 'Bye Bye Birdie,' and Leonard Cohen. Stephen talks about the conception and creation of a number of his works, including 'Wicked,' 'Godspell,' 'Pippin,' 'The Baker's Wife,' 'Working,' 'Rags,' and 'The Prince of Egypt.' He tells stories about working with artists such as Howard Ashman, Charles Strouse, Steven Spielberg, and Whitney Houston, and talks about collaborating with Alan Menken, with whom he wrote the songs for the hit Disney films 'Pocahontas,' 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame,' and 'Enchanted.' (more...) 
BWW Review: Kick Off the Halloween Season With THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW in Kansas City at Louis Curtiss Studio Building
by Steve Wilson on October 13, 2019 in Kansas City If I was to have to find one flaw in the ROCKY HORROR SHOW, now playing at the Louis Curtiss Studio Building in Kansas City (formerly Prohibition Hall), it is that I only get to review it once this run. Seeing so many shows each year it is seldom that one comes along that makes me want to see it again. The ROCKY HORROR SHOW by Padgett Productions is definitely one of those shows I could see over and over. Audience participation isn't required but is highly encouraged. (more...) 
BWW Review: RAGTIME at Musical Theater Heritage
by Alan Portner on October 13, 2019 in Kansas City a?oeRagtimea?? at Musical Theatre Heritage is more than just a great show. It has harnessed extraordinary power to move its audience and remind us of the idea that is America. (more...) 
BWW Review: CARMINA BURANA at KC Ballet
by Kelly Luck on October 12, 2019 in Kansas City KC Ballet's 2019-20 season premiere features humor, color, and magical images (more...) 
The Last Romance at New Theatre Restaurant
by Alan Portner on October 12, 2019 in Kansas City An evening at the theater does not get much better than New Theatre's “The Last Romance.” Joe DiPietro's “The Last Romance” is a rare example of a charming, tiny, four-person comedy-drama that rises to be an extraordinary production through the talent force of its actors and the care of its director. (more...) 
BWW Review: SWEET CHARITY at Theatre In The Park (Indoors)
by Alan Portner on October 12, 2019 in Kansas City Opening this past Friday was the Theatre In The Park, indoor, community theater production of 1966's 'Sweet Charity' The show is best known for several Cy Coleman/Dorothy Field songs that have long survived the play's original run and several revivals. The most well-known tunes are 'Big Spender,' 'If My Friends Could See Me Now,' and 'There's Gotta Be Something Better Than This.' (more...) 
Lyric Opera Of Kansas City Presents LA BOHEME At Kauffman Center
by BWW News Desk on October 11, 2019 in Kansas City Lyric Opera of Kansas City continues its 2019-2020 season with Giacomo Puccini's timeless tale of love and loss, La bohème. An audience favorite for more than a century, this tale of four young Parisians who dedicate their lives to art and love blends bohemian rhapsodies with riveting romance in one of opera's quintessential tearjerkers. (more...) 
Jewish Family Services Announces Fall Programs & Activities
by BWW News Desk on October 10, 2019 in Kansas City The Learn, Laugh and Love program series continues to bring programs that educate and encourage us to take an active role to enhance our quality of life. (more...) 
Overland Park Convention Center Makes Top 20 Convention Centers In The Nation
by BWW News Desk on October 07, 2019 in Kansas City The Overland Park Convention Center and General Manager, Brett C. Mitchell today announced it has been named a top 20 convention center in the nation by EXHIBITOR Magazine, a leading industry publication honoring the best in meeting and event venues. It's second national recognition of the year, the convention center was also named a Best Convention Center in North America by Business View Magazine. (more...) 
Carlsen Center Presents National Dance Company Of Siberia At Yardley Hall
by BWW News Desk on October 07, 2019 in Kansas City The 2019 - 2020 season of the Carlsen Center Presents Series continues with the National Dance Company of Siberia on Saturday, November 2, 8 p.m. in Yardley Hall. (more...)
A Comedy Revolution Comes To Starlight Indoors
by BWW News Desk on October 07, 2019 in Kansas City As the weather cools off, the stage house heats up with the 2019-20 Starlight Indoors series, sponsored by the Missouri Lottery. Now in its fifth season, this year's lineup of hilarious Off-Broadway hits opens November 5-17 with the North American tour of Spamilton: An American Parody, making its Kansas City premiere. Tickets are on sale now. (more...) 
BWW Exclusive: Ben Rimalower's Broken Records with Special Guest, Stephen Schwartz!
by Ben Rimalower on October 07, 2019 in Kansas City In this episode, Ben and Daniel talk to Tony, Grammy, and Academy Award-winning composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz about Judy Collins' 1967 album 'Wildflowers.' They also discuss Joni Mitchell, Laura Nyro, The Supremes, 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf,' Motown, 'Bye Bye Birdie,' and Leonard Cohen. Stephen talks about the conception and creation of a number of his works, including 'Wicked,' 'Godspell,' 'Pippin,' 'The Baker's Wife,' 'Working,' 'Rags,' and 'The Prince of Egypt.' He tells stories about working with artists such as Howard Ashman, Charles Strouse, Steven Spielberg, and Whitney Houston, and talks about collaborating with Alan Menken, with whom he wrote the songs for the hit Disney films 'Pocahontas,' 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame,' and 'Enchanted.' (more...)
Spinning Tree Presents CAROLINE, OR CHANGE
by BWW News Desk on October 05, 2019 in Kansas City Spinning Tree Theatre continues the 2019-20 season November 8-24 with Caroline, or Change. This Kansas City premiere, with book and lyrics by Tony Kushner (Angels in America) and music by Jeanine Tesori (Fun Home), premiered at New York City's Off-Broadway Public Theater in 2003, with a Broadway run in 2004. The subsequent London production won The Olivier Award for Best New Musical; a successful West End revival will transfer to Broadway in 2020. (more...) 
Revised KCRep World Premieres Make Off-Broadway And East Coast Debut
by BWW News Desk on October 04, 2019 in Kansas City Kansas City Repertory Theatre announced today that two shows which received their world premiere productions at Spencer Theatre are going on to new life on the East Coast. New York's Second Stage Theater announced this week that Between the Lines, which premiered in 2017 at KCRep in association with Daryl Roth Productions, will be produced Off-Broadway. Performances begin April 21, 2020, and it officially opens in May 2020. Between the Lines is based on The New York Times Best-Seller Book by Jodi Picoult & Samantha Van Leer with Book by Timothy Allen McDonald and Music & Lyrics by Elyssa Samsel & Kate Anderson. (more...)
Magic Performance Added To The 2019-2020 Kauffman Center Presents Series
by BWW News Desk on October 04, 2019 in Kansas City Today, the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts announced an additional performance in the 2019-2020 Kauffman Center Presents series a?" Champions of Magic. (more...) 
Richard O'Brien's ROCKY HORROR SHOW Returns to KC
by BWW News Desk on October 04, 2019 in Kansas City Everyone's favorite rock musical, Richard O'Brien's ROCKY HORROR SHOW, returns LIVE to Kansas City by popular demand and Presented by Padgett Productions for its 4th consecutive year, officially making this a Kansas City tradition! Performances are already starting to sell out, so do not wait to get tickets! (more...) 
Carlsen Center Presents Jake Shimabukuro At Yardley Hall
by BWW News Desk on October 03, 2019 in Kansas City The 2019 - 2020 season of the Carlsen Center Presents Series continues with Jake Shimabukuro, Ukulele, on Sunday, October 27, 7 p.m. in Yardley Hall. High res photos with IDs can be found here. Video can be found here. (more...) |
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