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Music Theater Heritage, the professional theater in residence at Crown Center, has announced the cast and creative team for The Fantasticks, starring internationally awarded classical guitarist Nilko Andreas in the role of El Gallo.

“Kimberly Akimbo” is a tiny, idiosyncratic musical with a cast of only nine actors that somehow manages to share the full Broadway experience with its opening night audience at Kansas City’s Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts.

Lyric Opera of Kansas City has announced a series of free community engagement events in conjunction with its upcoming production of PORGY AND BESS.

Kansas City Chamber Orchestra (KCCO) is sending a musical Valentine to Kansas City with a special concert and gourmet dinner on Friday evening, February 13! Learn more here!

Winners have been announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Kansas City Awards! The 2025 Regional Awards honor regional productions, touring shows, and more which had their first performance between October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025.

ENext up in PNC Bank’s Broadway in Kansas City series is the 2023 winner of the Tony Award for Best Musical, Kimberly Akimbo.

Music Theater Heritage has announced the cast and creative team for The Fantasticks, starring internationally awarded classical guitarist Nilko Andreas in the role of El Gallo.

This winter, the Midwest Trust Center will host performances by THE BARRICADE BOYS and THE ACTING COMPANY, offering audiences a blend of musical theatre and dramatic productions.

Midwest Trust Center will present two performances of Jungle Book on January 17 and 18 at the Polsky Theatre.

The touring Broadway musical Kimberly Akimbo is scheduled to open in Kansas City in mid-January 2026 at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, marking one of the first major performing arts events in the city’s new year.

This is the last chance to vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Kansas City Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight.

PNC Broadway in Kansas City has announced that single tickets to the smash hit Broadway musical and global sensation THE GREAT GATSBY, based on the beloved novel by F.

Overland Park, KS — The New Theatre & Restaurant has built its reputation on polished, crowd-pleasing comedies, and its latest production of Nobody’s Perfect keeps that tradition humming along with bright energy and old-fashioned farce.

What did our critic think of A CHRISTMAS CAROL AT KANSAS CITY REPERTORY THEATRE at Kansas City Repertory Theatre – Spencer Theatre, UMKC Campus?

MAXINE’S CHRISTMAS CAROL opened Friday night, November 28th, to an eruption of laughter inside The City Stage, located at Union Station in Kansas City, MO.

Music Theater Heritage has announced the cast and creative team for A Ruby Room Christmas.

Titanic… An Immersive Experience.

KC Melting Pot Theatre will present Arthur Miller's American classic, Death of a Salesman.

BroadwayWorld's Next On Stage, Broadway's biggest national competition for high school and college students, returned to reveal the Top 15 performers in both age groups.

Voting is now open for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Kansas City Awards.

Who will make the Top 15 of BroadwayWorld's Next On Stage? You'lll have to tune in tonight, November 21 (High School: 7pm ET, College: 9pm ET), to find out!

The national tour of “& Juliet” opened Tuesday night for a run through Sunday at the Kansas City Music Hall with enough voltage to transform the theater into a full-color pop arena.

Be ready for an unforgettable journey into the world of titans and gripping battles as the 'Attack on Titan' concert brings the epic saga to life through music, visuals, and raw emotion in its 2026 tour.