Theatre for Young America Opens JINGLE ARRGH THE WAY! Today
by BWW News Desk - November 25, 2014
The pirate scalawags of How I Became a Pirate once again dock at the H & R Block City Stage in Union Station when Theatre for Young America presents holiday hilarity with Jingle Arrgh the Way! A Christmas Pirate Adventure from today, November 25 through December 27, 2014.
by BWW News Desk - November 25, 2014
The pirate scalawags of How I Became a Pirate once again dock at the H & R Block City Stage in Union Station when Theatre for Young America presents holiday hilarity with Jingle Arrgh the Way! A Christmas Pirate Adventure from today, November 25 through December 27, 2014.
STAGE TUBE: Watch Highlights from KC Rep's A CHRISTMAS CAROL
by Tyler Peterson - November 24, 2014
Kansas City Repertory Theatre continues its 50th anniversary celebration with the beloved holiday classic, Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, directed by Jerry Genochio. Performances run November 21 through December 26 at UMKC's Spencer Theatre. Since 1981, more than half a million audience members have fallen in love with Dicken's ageless story of the ghostly experiences of the hard-hearted Ebenezer Scrooge on a magical Christmas Eve. Press night is Saturday, November 29th, 8pm curtain.
by Tyler Peterson - November 24, 2014
Kansas City Repertory Theatre continues its 50th anniversary celebration with the beloved holiday classic, Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, directed by Jerry Genochio. Performances run November 21 through December 26 at UMKC's Spencer Theatre. Since 1981, more than half a million audience members have fallen in love with Dicken's ageless story of the ghostly experiences of the hard-hearted Ebenezer Scrooge on a magical Christmas Eve. Press night is Saturday, November 29th, 8pm curtain.
BWW Review: All Aboard for MURDER ON THE ORNAMENT EXPRESS In Kansas City
by Steve Wilson - November 23, 2014
Christmas arrives by train in Kansas City . . . the Mystery Train that is. Murder on the Ornament Express is the current offering of the dinner theater that operates out of the Golden Ox Restaurant and Californos in Westport. Wendy Thompson wrote and directs Murder on the Ornament Express, which though it does not take place on a real train, it has a train setting with a background of Kansas City history.
by Steve Wilson - November 23, 2014
Christmas arrives by train in Kansas City . . . the Mystery Train that is. Murder on the Ornament Express is the current offering of the dinner theater that operates out of the Golden Ox Restaurant and Californos in Westport. Wendy Thompson wrote and directs Murder on the Ornament Express, which though it does not take place on a real train, it has a train setting with a background of Kansas City history.
KC Rep Presents A CHRISTMAS CAROL, Opening Today
by BWW News Desk - November 22, 2014
Kansas City Repertory Theatre continues its 50th anniversary celebration with the beloved holiday classic, Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, directed by Jerry Genochio. Performances run November 21 through December 26 at UMKC's Spencer Theatre.
by BWW News Desk - November 22, 2014
Kansas City Repertory Theatre continues its 50th anniversary celebration with the beloved holiday classic, Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, directed by Jerry Genochio. Performances run November 21 through December 26 at UMKC's Spencer Theatre.
Unicorn Theatre to Stage I'LL EAT YOU LAST: A CHAT WITH SUE MENGERS
by BWW News Desk - November 21, 2014
I'll Eat You Last: A Chat with Sue Mengers is a one-woman play about a ground-breaking Hollywood agent. For more than 20 years, Sue Mengers' clients were the biggest names in show business, and her dinner parties were the envy of Hollywood. Now, you're invited into her glamorous Beverly Hills home for an evening of dish, dirty secrets and all the inside showbiz details only Sue can tell you. Warning: This play contains profanity from a hard-drinking, pot-smoking catty Hollywood gossip! Sue had the scoop on all of her "twinkly" clients: Barbra Streisand, Faye Dunaway, Burt Reynolds, Ali MacGraw, Gene Hackman, Cher, Candice Bergen, Ryan O'Neal, Nick Nolte, Mike Nichols, Gore Vidal, Bob Fosse and more!
by BWW News Desk - November 21, 2014
I'll Eat You Last: A Chat with Sue Mengers is a one-woman play about a ground-breaking Hollywood agent. For more than 20 years, Sue Mengers' clients were the biggest names in show business, and her dinner parties were the envy of Hollywood. Now, you're invited into her glamorous Beverly Hills home for an evening of dish, dirty secrets and all the inside showbiz details only Sue can tell you. Warning: This play contains profanity from a hard-drinking, pot-smoking catty Hollywood gossip! Sue had the scoop on all of her "twinkly" clients: Barbra Streisand, Faye Dunaway, Burt Reynolds, Ali MacGraw, Gene Hackman, Cher, Candice Bergen, Ryan O'Neal, Nick Nolte, Mike Nichols, Gore Vidal, Bob Fosse and more!
Kansas City Rep's A CHRISTMAS CAROL Begins Tonight
by BWW News Desk - November 21, 2014
Kansas City Repertory Theatre continues its 50th anniversary celebration with the beloved holiday classic, Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, directed by Jerry Genochio. Performances run tonight, November 21 through December 26 at UMKC's Spencer Theatre.
by BWW News Desk - November 21, 2014
Kansas City Repertory Theatre continues its 50th anniversary celebration with the beloved holiday classic, Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, directed by Jerry Genochio. Performances run tonight, November 21 through December 26 at UMKC's Spencer Theatre.
TCG to Launch Second Round of $1.4 Million 'Audience (R)Evolution' Program
by BWW News Desk - November 19, 2014
Theatre Communications Group (TCG) has received $1.4 million from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation to launch a second round of the audience engagement and community development program, Audience (R)Evolution. Building off the learnings from round one, the second round will include four components to achieve these goals: research and assessment, a convening, grant-making and widespread dissemination of audience engagement models that work.
by BWW News Desk - November 19, 2014
Theatre Communications Group (TCG) has received $1.4 million from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation to launch a second round of the audience engagement and community development program, Audience (R)Evolution. Building off the learnings from round one, the second round will include four components to achieve these goals: research and assessment, a convening, grant-making and widespread dissemination of audience engagement models that work.
Olathe Civic Theatre Association Sets 2015-16 Season: DOGFIGHT, ARCADIA & More
by BWW News Desk - November 18, 2014
The Olathe Civic Theatre Association (OCTA) Board of Directors has announced its 41st season for 2015-2016, unveiling a balance of genres and directors that promise to propel the theatre into the next phase of its success.
by BWW News Desk - November 18, 2014
The Olathe Civic Theatre Association (OCTA) Board of Directors has announced its 41st season for 2015-2016, unveiling a balance of genres and directors that promise to propel the theatre into the next phase of its success.
BWW Reviews: THE BEST MAN Not the Best of Kansas City
by Steve Wilson - November 17, 2014
Gore Vidal's The Best Man a political drama is the current production of the Olathe Civic Theatre Association in Olathe, Kan. The play, which opened on November 7, runs through November 21. John Robinson directs the OCTA production stating in the playbill that it had been 15 years since he had done drama and had sworn he would never do drama again. Perhaps he should have stayed true to that conviction.
by Steve Wilson - November 17, 2014
Gore Vidal's The Best Man a political drama is the current production of the Olathe Civic Theatre Association in Olathe, Kan. The play, which opened on November 7, runs through November 21. John Robinson directs the OCTA production stating in the playbill that it had been 15 years since he had done drama and had sworn he would never do drama again. Perhaps he should have stayed true to that conviction.
BWW Preview: MOTOWN THE MUSICAL Comes to the Music Hall in Kansas City
by Steve Wilson - November 16, 2014
Broadway Across America and the Kansas City Broadway Series present Motown The Musical December 9 through 14 at the Kansas City Music Hall. Directed by Charles Randolph-Wright, the story of Motown is a true American dream.
by Steve Wilson - November 16, 2014
Broadway Across America and the Kansas City Broadway Series present Motown The Musical December 9 through 14 at the Kansas City Music Hall. Directed by Charles Randolph-Wright, the story of Motown is a true American dream.
The Barn Players Present Play Festival, 12/12-14
by BWW News Desk - November 16, 2014
The Barn Players will present their Seventh Annual 6x10 Play Festival December 12-14. featuring six short plays, each 10-minutes in length, by local playwrights, presented on stage for the first time.
by BWW News Desk - November 16, 2014
The Barn Players will present their Seventh Annual 6x10 Play Festival December 12-14. featuring six short plays, each 10-minutes in length, by local playwrights, presented on stage for the first time.
BWW Preview: KANSAS CITY CHRISTMAS Opens the 29th Season of the Heartland Men's Chorus
by Steve Wilson - November 15, 2014
The Heartland Men's Chorus celebrates all things Kansas City December 5-7 with their holiday concert Kansas City Christmas. The first concert of their 29th season takes the stage at the Folly Theater under the direction of the Heartlands new artistic director Dustin S. Cates.
by Steve Wilson - November 15, 2014
The Heartland Men's Chorus celebrates all things Kansas City December 5-7 with their holiday concert Kansas City Christmas. The first concert of their 29th season takes the stage at the Folly Theater under the direction of the Heartlands new artistic director Dustin S. Cates.
BWW Review: NOT ABOUT HEROES: Drama at its Best in Kansas City
by Steve Wilson - November 15, 2014
The two-person play Not About Heroes opened Friday November 14 at the Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre in Kansas City, Mo. Due to technical difficulties the opening of the play was delayed a week from November 6. Bob Paisley, a founding member of the theater, directs the thought provoking dramatic World War I piece. Audiences that view the two-act drama as poetry in motion will insure themselves of a very entertaining evening.
by Steve Wilson - November 15, 2014
The two-person play Not About Heroes opened Friday November 14 at the Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre in Kansas City, Mo. Due to technical difficulties the opening of the play was delayed a week from November 6. Bob Paisley, a founding member of the theater, directs the thought provoking dramatic World War I piece. Audiences that view the two-act drama as poetry in motion will insure themselves of a very entertaining evening.
Summit Theatre Group Holds Dinner Gala Tonight
by BWW News Desk - November 15, 2014
The Summit Theatre Group will hold their Third Annual Dinner Gala, an evening of great food and great entertainment, tonight, November 15th at the beautiful Emaline Ballroom, 616 SW 3rd street, in Lees Summit; it's the theatre group's annual fund-raiser and is fast becoming one of Lees Summit's top annual social functions.
by BWW News Desk - November 15, 2014
The Summit Theatre Group will hold their Third Annual Dinner Gala, an evening of great food and great entertainment, tonight, November 15th at the beautiful Emaline Ballroom, 616 SW 3rd street, in Lees Summit; it's the theatre group's annual fund-raiser and is fast becoming one of Lees Summit's top annual social functions.
Summit Theatre Group Presents Gala Tonight
by BWW News Desk - November 15, 2014
The Summit Theatre Group will present a Gala evening of great food and great entertainment this evening, November 15th at the beautiful Emaline Ballroom, 616 SW 3rd street, in Lees Summit, the theatre group's annual fund-raiser. The Gala will be an evening of great food, great music, great fun and great performances; it is fast becoming one of Lees Summit's social highlights.
by BWW News Desk - November 15, 2014
The Summit Theatre Group will present a Gala evening of great food and great entertainment this evening, November 15th at the beautiful Emaline Ballroom, 616 SW 3rd street, in Lees Summit, the theatre group's annual fund-raiser. The Gala will be an evening of great food, great music, great fun and great performances; it is fast becoming one of Lees Summit's social highlights.
BWW Reviews: FIDDLER ON THE ROOF at the White Theatre
by Steve Wilson - November 14, 2014
The White Theatre inside the Jewish Community Center in Overland Park, Kansas presents Fiddler on the Roof through November 23. Steven Eubank directs the classic musical, with musical direction by Daniel Doss. This is the second production Eubank has directed for the theater. Doss has been involved in over 50 musicals in the Kansas City area.
by Steve Wilson - November 14, 2014
The White Theatre inside the Jewish Community Center in Overland Park, Kansas presents Fiddler on the Roof through November 23. Steven Eubank directs the classic musical, with musical direction by Daniel Doss. This is the second production Eubank has directed for the theater. Doss has been involved in over 50 musicals in the Kansas City area.
Musical Theater Heritage to Close Season with OLIVER!, 12/4-21
by BWW News Desk - November 12, 2014
Musical Theater Heritage will close its 12th season with the classic Broadway musical, OLIVER! playing December 4-21 at Off Center Theatre at Crown Center.
by BWW News Desk - November 12, 2014
Musical Theater Heritage will close its 12th season with the classic Broadway musical, OLIVER! playing December 4-21 at Off Center Theatre at Crown Center.
BWW Reviews: Drag in the Humor With LA CAGE AUX FOLLES at The Barn Players
by Steve Wilson - November 12, 2014
The hilarious production of the French musical La Cage aux Folles currently plays at the Barn Players in Mission, Kan. The musical based on the play by the same name by Jean Poiret opened on Friday night November 7 and runs through November 23. Kipp Simmons directs the Barn Players production with musical direction by Martha Risser and choreography by Rob Reeder.
by Steve Wilson - November 12, 2014
The hilarious production of the French musical La Cage aux Folles currently plays at the Barn Players in Mission, Kan. The musical based on the play by the same name by Jean Poiret opened on Friday night November 7 and runs through November 23. Kipp Simmons directs the Barn Players production with musical direction by Martha Risser and choreography by Rob Reeder.
Theatre for Young America to Present JINGLE ARRGH THE WAY! A CHRISTMAS PIRATE ADVENTURE, 11/25-12/27
by BWW News Desk - November 11, 2014
Theatre for Young America presents a holiday pirate adventure this season, Jingle Arrgh the Way! A Christmas Pirate Adventure. The production is a sequel to last seasons How I Became a Pirate and runs from November 25 through December 27, 2014.
by BWW News Desk - November 11, 2014
Theatre for Young America presents a holiday pirate adventure this season, Jingle Arrgh the Way! A Christmas Pirate Adventure. The production is a sequel to last seasons How I Became a Pirate and runs from November 25 through December 27, 2014.
Voting Opens for the 2014 BroadwayWorld Kansas City Awards
by BWW Special Coverage - November 11, 2014
Voting has now opened for the 2014 BroadwayWorld Kansas City Regional Awards!
by BWW Special Coverage - November 11, 2014
Voting has now opened for the 2014 BroadwayWorld Kansas City Regional Awards!
KC Rep's SANTALAND to Run 12/6-24 at Copaken Stage
by BWW News Desk - November 11, 2014
Kansas City Repertory Theatre continues its 50th anniversary celebration with the return of David Sedaris' The Santaland Diaries, directed by Kansas City Repertory Theatre Artistic Director Eric Rosen. This hilarious send-up of David Sedaris' tale of elfin' woe in his brief, misguided career as a Macy's elf, skewers the sentimental love of all things Christmas. This show will feature Brian Sills, who starred in last year's production as Crumpet, the disgruntled Macy's holiday elf. Shanna Jones, whom audiences saw open the production last year as one half of The Shenanigans, will perform holiday musical numbers during the performance. Performances run December 6 through 24 at KC Rep's downtown Copaken Stage in the Power & Light District. Press night is Thursday, December 11, 7pm curtain. This performance, as a work of satire, contains material that might be objectionable to some audiences. Appropriate for ages 16 and up. Past production high resolution photos can be found here.
by BWW News Desk - November 11, 2014
Kansas City Repertory Theatre continues its 50th anniversary celebration with the return of David Sedaris' The Santaland Diaries, directed by Kansas City Repertory Theatre Artistic Director Eric Rosen. This hilarious send-up of David Sedaris' tale of elfin' woe in his brief, misguided career as a Macy's elf, skewers the sentimental love of all things Christmas. This show will feature Brian Sills, who starred in last year's production as Crumpet, the disgruntled Macy's holiday elf. Shanna Jones, whom audiences saw open the production last year as one half of The Shenanigans, will perform holiday musical numbers during the performance. Performances run December 6 through 24 at KC Rep's downtown Copaken Stage in the Power & Light District. Press night is Thursday, December 11, 7pm curtain. This performance, as a work of satire, contains material that might be objectionable to some audiences. Appropriate for ages 16 and up. Past production high resolution photos can be found here.
BWW Reviews: The Holiday Season Begins With, RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER: THE MUSICAL At The Coterie Theatre
by Steve Wilson - November 09, 2014
The holiday season soars into Kansas City on the nose of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Musical. The holiday treat opened on Friday November 7 at the Coterie Theatre in Crown Center. Jeff Church directs the musical based on the stop-motion animated television special, which starred the voice of Burl Ives. Timothy Splain provides arrangements and orchestrations with script adaptation by Robert Penola.
by Steve Wilson - November 09, 2014
The holiday season soars into Kansas City on the nose of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Musical. The holiday treat opened on Friday November 7 at the Coterie Theatre in Crown Center. Jeff Church directs the musical based on the stop-motion animated television special, which starred the voice of Burl Ives. Timothy Splain provides arrangements and orchestrations with script adaptation by Robert Penola.
BWW Reviews: VIOLET- Music and Drama at its Best at Spinning Tree Theatre
by Steve Wilson - November 09, 2014
Each time I think that the performing arts in Kansas City cannot get any better Spinning Tree Theatre opens another production and proves there is no limit to the highest quality shows available to local audiences. Opening night for Violet at the Just Off Broadway Theatre on Saturday November 8 was no exception, as some of the most talented actors in the area delighted the audience with another outstanding performance.
by Steve Wilson - November 09, 2014
Each time I think that the performing arts in Kansas City cannot get any better Spinning Tree Theatre opens another production and proves there is no limit to the highest quality shows available to local audiences. Opening night for Violet at the Just Off Broadway Theatre on Saturday November 8 was no exception, as some of the most talented actors in the area delighted the audience with another outstanding performance.
BWW Preview: MISUNDERSTANDING THE CANDY GAME Comes to the Gem Theatre in Kansas City
by Steve Wilson - November 08, 2014
The Kansas City Tennyson Group presents Misunderstanding the Candy Game, a new original play by Lewis J. Morrow at the Gem Theatre on Saturday December 6 with two shows at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. The Gem Theatre is located in the Historic Jazz District of Kansas City, Missouri at 18th and Vine.
by Steve Wilson - November 08, 2014
The Kansas City Tennyson Group presents Misunderstanding the Candy Game, a new original play by Lewis J. Morrow at the Gem Theatre on Saturday December 6 with two shows at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. The Gem Theatre is located in the Historic Jazz District of Kansas City, Missouri at 18th and Vine.
BWW Preview: FIDDLER ON THE ROOF Coming to the White Theatre in Overland Park, Kan.
by Steve Wilson - November 08, 2014
The White Theatre presents the classic musical Fiddler on the Roof at the theatre located inside the Jewish Community Center in Overland Park, Kan. Steven Eubank directs the award-winning musical, with musical direction by Daniel Doss, which opens on Saturday November 8 at 7:30 p.m. Based on Tevye and his Daughters and other tales by Sholem Aleichem, Fiddler on the Roof features music by Jerry Bock and lyrics by Sheldon Harnick with a book by Joseph Stein.
by Steve Wilson - November 08, 2014
The White Theatre presents the classic musical Fiddler on the Roof at the theatre located inside the Jewish Community Center in Overland Park, Kan. Steven Eubank directs the award-winning musical, with musical direction by Daniel Doss, which opens on Saturday November 8 at 7:30 p.m. Based on Tevye and his Daughters and other tales by Sholem Aleichem, Fiddler on the Roof features music by Jerry Bock and lyrics by Sheldon Harnick with a book by Joseph Stein.
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