The latest news on live theater in Kansas City from Broadway shows on tour to regional theater.
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.
KC Melting Pot Theatre will honor the legendary August Wilson by presenting Fences as part of our 10th anniversary season.
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 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.
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.
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.
The American Theatre Guild will present the live immersive horror experience, “INSIDIOUS: THE FURTHER YOU FEAR” at the Kauffman Center on Tuesday, Feb.
BroadwayWorld has an exclusive first look at photos from the touring production of the recent Broadway revival of Parade is now on tour across the United States.
Tune in for the live finale to find out who will be crowned the winners of BroadwayWorld's Next on Stage, sponsored by AMDA.
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.
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 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.
Lucas Hallauer will assume the role of Marty McFly in the North American Tour of BACK TO THE FUTURE: The Musical in Denver, CO.
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.
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.
Chicago, the Musical, now playing at the Kauffman Center for Performing Arts, is a super evening out for you and your significant other.
The Park University International Center for Music Orchestra will perform its annual valentine's concert in February.
Following its run on Broadway, casting has been announced for the touring production of the Tony Award-winning hit musical THE WIZ.
Starlight Theatre, Kansas City's oldest and largest performing arts organization, will mark its 75th anniversary in 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.
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.
The Park Trio, an esteemed resident ensemble of Park University's International Center for Music, will perform in concert on Friday, Jan.
Meet the Franks! Max Chernin and Talia Suskauer are getting ready to hit the road in the national tour of Parade.
The North American Tour of WICKED played its 6,000th performance on Sunday, December 22nd at 1pm.
Earlier this week, BroadwayWorld's Next On Stage, Broadway's biggest national competition for high school and college students, returned with to reveal the Top 3 performers in both age groups.
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What iF Puppets presents 'How to Snag a Sea Monster' Midwest Trust Center at Johnson County Community College (10/07-10/10) |
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Owen/Cox Dance Group 'The Nutcracker and the Mouse King' Midwest Trust Center at Johnson County Community College (12/10-12/13) |
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Jefferson Starship Capital Region MU Health Care Amphitheater (9/27-9/27) |
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Mutts Gone Nuts - Unleashed Midwest Trust Center at Johnson County Community College (5/08-5/08) |
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The Shark is Broken Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre (8/13-8/23) |
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'Style Thief Fashion Show: Tools Not Rules Tour' Midwest Trust Center at Johnson County Community College (2/20-2/20) |
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JOB New Jewish Theatre (NJT) (8/06-8/23) |
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'What Do You Do With a Problem?' Midwest Trust Center at Johnson County Community College (11/06-11/07) |
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'Hold On To Your Butts' Midwest Trust Center at Johnson County Community College (3/12-3/13) |
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Yamato Midwest Trust Center at Johnson County Community College (3/27-3/27) |
