The latest news on live theater in Kansas City from Broadway shows on tour to regional theater.
Starlight Theatre has been awarded a $150,000 grant from Disney to implement the Disney Musicals in Schools program in Kansas City public elementary schools during the 2025-26 and 2026-27 school years.
Kansas City Actors Theatre kicks off their twenty-first season with a super production of Jen Silverman’s THE ROOMMATE about two women who stumble awkwardly towards each other and learn a bit more than either one is ready to absorb.
The Coterie Theatre has announced its 2025/2026 season which will entertain, engage, and become memorable experiences for all ages of the family.
Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts has announced the 2026 Trailblazing Talks speaker series.
The North American Tour of BACK TO THE FUTURE: The Musical, now heading into its second year on the road, will welcome former Broadway cast members David Josefsberg and Nathaniel Hackmann as Doc Brown and Biff Tannen.
Shoshana Bean, Grammy Award winner and two-time Tony-nominated performer, has been announced as the host for the 2025 KC SuperStar Finals in August.
Today we are speaking to one of the Lead Actors in Walt’s Disney’s production of “The Lion King.
Music Theater Heritage has announced the cast of GUYS & DOLLS at The Hot Box.
The full cast has been announced for the North American tour of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, the first North American production of the musical presented by Disney in over 25 years.
A rich and lively production of an Ibsen classic--with Grieg's full instrumental music.
Kansas City Actors Theatre (KCAT) kicks off their 2025/2026 21st Season with The Roommate, a poignant, hilarious play by playwright, novelist, and screenwriter Jen Silverman.
Win a pair of tickets to any weekday performance of The Great Gatsby on Broadway starring Ryan McCartan, Sarah Hyland plus a $145 merch bundle, and more.
JERSEY BOYS at New Theatre Restaurant is a delightful evening out on the town.
Kansas City Jazz Orchestra Executive Director Alyssa Bell Jackson has announced the last events for the 2024-2025 Signature Series, Glamour of Old Hollywood, featuring a Jazz Gala on Friday, May 30 at 6:00pm and multimedia concert on Saturday, May 31 at 7 p.
Kansas City Chamber Orchestra will conclude its 38th season with its 'Spring Glories' concert at Country Club Christian Church.
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RAT PACK AT THE SPEAKEASY is conceived and directed by Layne Roate and is music directed by Charles Pridgen.
MTKC Pro will present the Billy Joel hit musical 'Billy Elliot' in April.
The Christian Okoye Foundation has announced Kansas City Chiefs Legend, Kevin Ross, as the esteemed roast subject for the annual Christian Okoye Celebrity Roast Fundraiser.
Kansas City Repertory Theatre Board of Directors Chair Andrew Kaplan has announced that Jeremy Dewey has been selected as the new Executive Director, effective June 1, 2025.
KC Melting Pot Theatre will present the world premiere of Brysen Boyd's Family Sideshow, winner of the 2020 KCMPT Black Playwright Festival.
Springfield Contemporary Theatre will continue its 29th season with the new comedy, POTUS, Or, Behind Every Great Dumb*ss are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive, by Selina Fillinger.
The Wyandot Nation of Kansas and Monumenta has announced the commemorative public art project, Trespassers Beware! Fort Conley and Wyandot Women Warriors has received a major grant from the Mellon Foundation as part of Kansas City Monuments Coalition through the UMKC Center for Digital and Public H
Voting for the final round of BroadwayWorld's Best Musical 2025 Bracket is now open.
Music Theater Heritage, the professional theater in residence at Crown Center, has released a first look at photos from its production of Rodgers & Hammerstein's Carousel.
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Red Like Fruit Unicorn Theatre (10/14-10/25) |
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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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Bryson Tiller Hollywood Casino Amphitheater (10/03-10/03) |
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Wicked Kansas City Music Hall (8/22-8/22) |
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WICKED Kansas City Music Hall (8/12-8/30) |
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The Lion in Winter Olathe Civic Theatre Assn (OCTA) (10/30-11/15) |
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Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company Midwest Trust Center at Johnson County Community College (1/22-1/22) |
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The Phantom of the Opera Music Hall Kansas City (12/06-12/06) |
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'Treasure Island Reimagined: Jane Hawkins and the Pirate's Gold' Midwest Trust Center at Johnson County Community College (4/02-4/03) |
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Clint Black & Midland Ozarks Amphitheater (10/10-10/10) |
