Final Days to Submit For BroadwayWorld's NEXT ON STAGE Season 6
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Kansas City Theater Newsroom
The latest news on live theater in Kansas City from Broadway shows on tour to regional theater.
A CHRISTMAS STORY, THE MUSICAL 2025 National Tour Cast And Dates Revealed
Full cast and an official tour schedule has been announced for the 2025 National Tour of A CHRISTMAS STORY, THE MUSICAL, launching November 11, 2025 in Utica, New York.
Final Weeks To Submit For The 2025 BroadwayWorld Kansas City Awards
Time is running out to submit for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Kansas City Awards! The 2025 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025.
RIVERDANCE Will Launch US Tour in 2026
RIVERDANCE 30 - The New Generation, the international Irish dance phenomenon seen by over 30 million people worldwide, will return to the United States in 2026.
EVIL DEAD Live-to-Film Concert Sets 50-City Tour This Fall
Evil Dead In Concert, a new live-to-film production, will launch September 22 in Buffalo, New York, beginning a run of 50 cities this fall, including a special three-night event in Los Angeles for Halloween.
THE JONBENET GAME Comes to the Unicorn Theatre Next Week
Unicorn Theatre will continue its tradition of producing bold, contemporary plays with The JonBenét Game by Tori Keenan-Zelt, directed by Ernie Nolan.
Review: ROCKY HORROR SHOW THE CULT CLASSIC OPENS IN KANSAS CITY AT The Grand Theatre
Happy anniversary, Rocky.
Submissions Open For BroadwayWorld's NEXT ON STAGE Season 6
It's time to freshen up your book and warm up those pipes! Next On Stage, Broadway's biggest national competition for high school and college students, is officially back for Season 6, and this season will be bigger and better than ever! Submit a video to enter the competition!
Video: Richard Thomas Opens Up About the Joy of Playing Mark Twain Today
Emmy-Award Winning actor Richard Thomas will star in a new production of Mark Twain Tonight! on stages across North America, bringing along Twain's wry humor and irreverent observations in this legendary one-man show.
BroadwayWorld My Shows Announces Badges & Points While Celebrating First 10K Reviews
BroadwayWorld announced today that its new My Shows platform has surpassed 10,000 user reviews since its launch.
KATSURA SUNSHINE’S RAKUGO to Embark on US Tour This October
Direct from New York’s New World Stages, Katsura Sunshine’s Rakugo is embarking on a special U.
Photos: SUFFS North American Tour Marches On
Performances are now underway for the North American Tour of SUFFS, which officially opened in Seattle, WA at The 5th Avenue Theatre on Friday, September 19, 2025.
Video: Kyra Belle Johnson & Fergie L. Philippe Are Telling a Tale As Old As Time
Step into the enchanted world of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast as the beloved Broadway classic returns to the road in a dazzling new North American tour.
Theatre In The Park To Present Mel Brooks’ YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN This October
Theatre in the Park will head indoors this fall with Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein, running October 3–19, 2025, at the Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center.
CLUE Unveils Full Cast for Second National Tour
The full cast has been revealed for the Second North American tour of CLUE, the murder mystery comedy inspired by the board game and adapted from the film.
Park University International Center For Music to Hold Side-by-Side Concert With the Kansas City Symphony
Three members of the Park University International Center for Music faculty will perform with a trio of string members of the Kansas City Symphony in a side-by-side concert.
Review: ALONE TOGETHER at New Theatre Restaurant
What Audiences at New Theatre’s new production of “Alone Together” experience an immediate, hilarious sense of “Been There… Done That…” and identify mostly with George and Helene, the lead characters.
DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: THE MUSICAL Comes to First Act Theatre Arts
First Act Theatre Arts will become the first theatre company in the area to bring Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Musical to the stage.
Review: STUFF OF DREAMS at The White Theatre
“Stuff of Dreams” is a locally written and produced original musical play within a play.
Review: BOOK OF MORMON at Kansas City Music Hall
The national non-Equity tour of The Book of Mormon has landed in Kansas City and if the roar of laughter on opening night is any indication, Trey Parker, Matt Stone, and Robert Lopez’s irreverent musical comedy hasn’t lost its bite.
Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre Returns to the Warwick With MOTHER’S DAUGHTER
Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre will return to the Warwick Theatre for the first time since a 2024 fire with the Kansas City premiere of Mother’s Daughter by Kate Hennig.
KIMBERLY AKIMBO THE MUSICAL to Play the Kauffman Center in January 2026
PNC Broadway in Kansas City will present the North American Tour of KIMBERLY AKIMBO, winner of five 2023 Tony Awards including Best Musical, at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts from January 20–25, 2026.
Review: DEATHTRAP at Kansas City Actors Theatre
Deathtrap is definitely worth your time.
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Guns N’ Roses Busch Stadium (8/16-8/16) |
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JITNEY Just Off Broadway Theatre (9/17-9/26) |
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'Outlander in Concert' Midwest Trust Center at Johnson County Community College (10/23-10/23) |
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Wicked Music Hall Kansas City (8/12-8/30) |
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American Psycho Olathe Civic Theatre Assn (OCTA) (9/04-9/20) |
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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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Emilie: La Marquise Du Chatelet Defends Her Life Tonight Olathe Civic Theatre Assn (OCTA) (2/05-2/21) |
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JOB New Jewish Theatre (NJT) (8/06-8/23) |
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Yamato Midwest Trust Center at Johnson County Community College (3/27-3/27) |
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'The Who's Tommy' Midwest Trust Center at Johnson County Community College (10/14-10/14) |