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STAGE TUBE: Promo Video of Musical Theater Heritage's THE MUSIC MAN
by Stage Tube - August 20, 2012
Musical Theater Heritage of Kansas City presents Meredith Wilson's classic THE MUSIC MAN, now playing through August 26 at the Off Center Theatre. BroadwayWorld has the promo video below.
Spinning Tree Theatre Presents MASTER CLASS, 10/11-28
by BWW News Desk - August 15, 2012
Spinning Tree Theatre presents MASTER CLASS, a Tony-Award winning play with live music by Terrence McNally, directed by Michael Grayman and starring Cynthia Hyer as Maria Callas Natalie Liccardello as First Soprano (Sophie) Sylvia Stoner as Second Soprano (Sharon) Vigthor Zophoniasson as Tenor (Tony), and Tony Bernal as Accompanist (Manny).
KC Rep's PIPPIN Opens 9/14
by Kelsey Denette - August 13, 2012
Kansas City Repertory Theatre opens its 48th season with the Tony Award-nominated musical Pippin, which features a score by Grammy-winner Stephen Schwartz and book by Roger O. Hirson. The Rep's artistic director Eric Rosen will direct the musical, which runs September 14-October 7 in Spencer Theatre.
TWELFTH NIGHT, NEXT TO NORMAL and More Set for She&Her Productions' 2012-13 Season
by BWW News Desk - August 10, 2012
She&Her Productions has announced its upcoming 2012-13 season, opening this Friday, August 10! Twelfth Night, or What You Will,
Coterie Theatre Opens SPRING AWAKENING, Sept 8
by BWW News Desk - August 09, 2012
The Coterie will launch its 34th season of live theatre on September 8 with the pop rock musical Spring Awakening, the winner of eight Tony Awards including Best Musical. The show will feature a cast of powerful, young musical theatre performers from the Kansas City area and can be seen in a series of evening shows and Saturday matinees. Spring Awakening is based on the 1891 play of the same name by German playwright Frank Wedekind and explores what has changed-and what hasn't-on the path to understanding sex.
TWELFTH NIGHT, NEXT TO NORMAL and More Set for She&Her Productions' 2012-13 Season
by BWW News Desk - August 06, 2012
She&Her Productions has announced its upcoming 2012-13 season, opening this Friday, August 10! Twelfth Night, or What You Will,
Gladstone Theatre in the Park Hosts 25th Anniversary Celebration Tonight, 8/4
by BWW News Desk - August 04, 2012
This year marks the 25th Anniversary of Gladstone Theatre in the Park. This annual showcase has become a tradition for many families in the area, both on and off the stage. To commemorate this occasion, there will be a celebration tonight, August 4th before the performance of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat".
Photo Flash: Zakiya Young and Paul Nolan Star in KC Starlight Theatre's AIDA, Opening Tonight, 8/3
by BWW News Desk - August 03, 2012
Starlight Theatre presents Elton John and Tim Rice's AIDA, winner of four Tony Awards including Best Musical Score and Best Book, opening tonight, August 3 and running through August 12 at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. Get a first look at Zakiya Young and Paul Nolan onstage below!
Zakiya Young and Paul Nolan Lead Starlight Theatre's AIDA, 8/3-12
by BWW News Desk - August 03, 2012
Starlight Theatre will present Elton John and Tim Rice's AIDA, winner of four Tony Awards including Best Musical Score and Best Book, August 3-12 at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, 1601 Broadway.
Kenny Loggins to Perform at Friday Night Concert at Crown Center, 8/3
by BWW News Desk - August 03, 2012
Kenny Loggins brings his library of hit songs to Crown Center for a Friday Night Concert on August 3. The show starts at 8 p.m. and is held rain or shine. Admission is $5 and all seating is general admission.
SWEENEY TODD, LEGALLY BLONDE and More to Headline Theatre in the Park's 2012 Summer Season
by BWW News Desk - August 03, 2012
Theatre in the Park presents first six-show season this summer at the largest outdoor community theater in the country, Johnson County's Theatre in the Park in Shawnee Mission Park.
ACT One Opens K-12 Homeschool Academy, Fall 2012
by BWW News Desk - July 28, 2012
ACT One Fine Arts Academy will launch its Homeschool Academy this fall 2012. Classes will be held on Thursdays. A new tab is located on the website just for the Homeschool Academy.
ACT One Fine Arts Academy Announces Fall 2012 Class Offerings
by BWW News Desk - July 28, 2012
Fall classes and enrollment are now posted on the ACT One website. Class size is limited, so enroll early. Once a class is full, ACT One will close it, but they will start a waiting list for the class. Go to www.act1kc.com to read all about fall 2012 classes, lessons, and workshops!
Zakiya Young and Paul Nolan Lead Starlight Theatre's AIDA, 8/3-12
by BWW News Desk - July 25, 2012
Starlight Theatre will present Elton John and Tim Rice's AIDA, winner of four Tony Awards including Best Musical Score and Best Book, August 3-12 at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, 1601 Broadway.
Starlight Theater Presents Cathy Rigby in PETER PAN, Now thru 7/29
by BWW News Desk - July 24, 2012
Kansas City's premiere outdoors theater presents Cathy Rigby in PETER PAN as part of their summer 2012 Broadway Season. The show will perform from tonight, July 24th through the 29th, at 8 PM. Other shows included in summer line-up are IN THE HEIGHTS, THE ADDAMS FAMILY MEMPHIS, AIDA, and LA CAGE AUX FOLLIES. Tickets for PETER PAN are available by calling the box office, or online at www.kcstarlight.com. More information on the production starring Cathy Rigby can be found at www.cathyrigbyispeterpan.com.
CATHY RIGBY IS PETER PAN Comes to the Starlight Theatre, 7/24-29
by Kelsey Denette - July 17, 2012
Cathy Rigby takes flight in an all new production of Cathy Rigby is Peter Pan July 24-29 at Starlight Theatre in Swope Park. The show about the boy who wouldn't grow up has been 'sprinkled with some extra fairy dust and is more awe-inspiring than ever.'
2013 William Inge Theatre Festival to Honor Its Namesake, May 1-4, 2013
by BWW News Desk - July 11, 2012
The William Inge Theatre Festival has a long rich history of honoring great living playwrights, acknowledging these too-often underappreciated creative heroes of the stage. But the 32nd annual Inge Festival in 2013 changes pace: honoring its namesake American icon William Inge, to celebrate the centennial of his birth. The William Inge Theatre Festival at Independence Community College takes place May 1-4 of 2013, in Inge's rural hometown of Independence, Kansas, where, annually, Broadway and Hollywood artists meet on the prairie to mingle with visitors from more than 24 states.
2013 William Inge Theatre Festival to Honor Its Namesake
by Kelsey Denette - July 11, 2012
The William Inge Theatre Festival has a long rich history of honoring great living playwrights, acknowledging these too-often underappreciated creative heroes of the stage. But the 32nd annual Inge Festival in 2013 changes pace: honoring its namesake American icon William Inge, to celebrate the centennial of his birth.
BINGO! Makes KC Premiere at American Heartland Theatre Tonight, 7/6
by BWW News Desk - July 06, 2012
The final production in American Heartland Theatre's 25th anniversary season will be a Kansas City Premiere: BINGO! The Winning Musical, described as 'a splashy, zippy, and outrageously funny new musical' starring Debra Bluford, Jennifer Mays, Stasha Case, Jeanne Averill, Rick Williamson, and Emily Shackelford.
THE ADDAMS FAMILY Plays Starlight Theatre, Now thru 7/8
by BWW News Desk - July 03, 2012
Starlight Theatre continues its 62nd anniversary Broadway season with a creepy and kooky musical for the whole family. The new musical comedy, The Addams Family, based on the bizarre and beloved family of characters created by legendary cartoonist Charles Addams, will make its Kansas City premiere tonight, July 3 through July 8 at Starlight.
BINGO! to Make Kansas City Premiere at American Heartland Theatre, 7/6
by Kelsey Denette - July 02, 2012
The final production in American Heartland Theatre's 25th anniversary season will be a Kansas City Premiere: BINGO! The Winning Musical, described as 'a splashy, zippy, and outrageously funny new musical' starring Debra Bluford, Jennifer Mays, Stasha Case, Jeanne Averill, Rick Williamson, and Emily Shackelford.
Want to Be a Published Author? Editors in Kansas City Wanted!
by BWW - July 02, 2012
Interested in joining BroadwayWorld's worldwide network of published authors? BroadwayWorld.com is currently seeking talented theater enthusiasts to head up feature coverage in Kansas City.
Mary Rodgers Guettel Set for Coterie Under the Stars Benefit, 6/30
by BWW News Desk - June 30, 2012
Confirmed as special guest for the Coterie Theatre's Coterie Under the Stars benefit on June 30th will be Mary Rodgers.
Act 1 Offers Teen Film Camp, 6/25-29
by BWW News Desk - June 29, 2012
Act 1 is offering a Teen Film Camp with instructor Keifer Lucchi, 'Act 1 On Location: Adv. Hollywood Production Camp,' June 25-29. The camp is now open to ages 12 and up. Note: The July 5-7 camp is being combined with this camp. Tuition: $75 ($10 off each tuition if you bring a friend to camp). Register by June 25. The camp runs Wednesday through Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Unicorn Theatre Adds a Season Extra and Announces Reading Series Dates
by Kelsey Denette - June 27, 2012
Unicorn Theatre, under the artistic leadership of Producing Artistic Director Cynthia Levin, announced the 39th season starting in September 2012 earlier this spring.

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