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ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE Comes to Starlight

ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE Comes to Starlight

by BWW News Desk — September 14, 2021
Experience Escape to Margaritaville, a comedic musical journey that encourages audiences to sit back, relax and remember “It's Five O'Clock Somewhere.
BWW Review: LIFESPAN OF A FACT at Unicorn Theatre

BWW Review: LIFESPAN OF A FACT at Unicorn Theatre

by Alan Portner — September 12, 2021
Unicorn Theatre Artistic Director Cynthia Levin enthusiastically welcomed a properly vaccinated, masked, and socially distanced audience to the Levin Theater for the first Covid delayed Unicorn production in eighteen months.
BWW Review: MOTHER OF THE MAID at Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre

BWW Review: MOTHER OF THE MAID at Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre

by Alan Portner — September 10, 2021
Metropolitan Ensemble Theater (MET) has reopened in an improved, more comfortable, and certainly more serviceable Warwick Theater.
Starlight Announces Lineup For The 2022 AdventHealth Broadway Series Featuring WAITRE

Starlight Announces Lineup For The 2022 AdventHealth Broadway Series Featuring WAITRESS, HAIRSPRAY & More

by BWW News Desk — September 8, 2021
Catching a show under the stars at Starlight has been a Kansas City tradition for more than 70 years.
BWW Review: ON YOUR FEET at Starlight Kansas City

BWW Review: ON YOUR FEET at Starlight Kansas City

by Alan Portner — September 8, 2021
It’s exuberant! It’s tuneful! It will make you want to dance! It is “On Your Feet,” the life story of Gloria and Emilio Estefan and their Miami Sound Machine.
Faust Theatre Announces Cast & Crew for CARRIE THE MUSICAL

Faust Theatre Announces Cast & Crew for CARRIE THE MUSICAL

by BWW News Desk — September 7, 2021
Faust Theatre opens its 2021-2022 season with CARRIE THE MUSICAL, the company's return to the Kansas City live theatre scene since March 2020.
Nominations Open For The 2021 BroadwayWorld Kansas City Awards; Including Streaming,

Nominations Open For The 2021 BroadwayWorld Kansas City Awards; Including Streaming, In-Person & More!

by BWW Awards — September 7, 2021
Nominations are now open for the 2021 BroadwayWorld Kansas City Awards! Streaming theatre, in-person, and more are included.
Puppets A Glow-Go and WWI To 9/11 Among September Offerings At the National WWI Museu

Puppets A Glow-Go and WWI To 9/11 Among September Offerings At the National WWI Museum and Memorial

by BWW News Desk — September 2, 2021
Puppets a Glow-Go, a drive-through art experience from the Stonelion Puppet Group, returns on Friday-Saturday, Sept.
Kansas City Actors Theatre Presents World Premiere FOUR CHILDREN In Conjunction With

Kansas City Actors Theatre Presents World Premiere FOUR CHILDREN In Conjunction With Auschwitz Exhibit At Union Station

by BWW News Desk — September 1, 2021
Kansas City Actors Theatre announces the world premiere of “Four Children,” opening Thursday, October 7 for three weeks.
Sierra Boggess Comes to MTH Theater This Month

Sierra Boggess Comes to MTH Theater This Month

by BWW News Desk — September 1, 2021
Sierra is regarded as one of Broadway’s most beloved ingénues, the original Ariel in the Broadway production of Disney’s The Little Mermaid, she is world renown for playing Christine Daae in the 25th Anniversary production of The Phantom of the Opera, as well as originating the role of Ro
Midwest Trust Center Presents New Dance Partners at Yardley Hall

Midwest Trust Center Presents New Dance Partners at Yardley Hall

by BWW News Desk — August 30, 2021
Emily Behrmann, Executive Director for the Midwest Trust Center Series, today announced the collaborative partners for the eighth annual New Dance Partners, featuring four world premieres of new commissioned works by four local dance companies and world-renowned choreographers.
BWW Review: MARY'S WEDDING at Kansas City Repertory Theatre

BWW Review: MARY'S WEDDING at Kansas City Repertory Theatre

by Alan Portner — August 27, 2021
It was their special place; a run-down barn somewhere in a Canadian prairie province.
Get Ready To Conga At ON YOUR FEET! Coming to Starlight September 7-12

Get Ready To Conga At ON YOUR FEET! Coming to Starlight September 7-12

by BWW News Desk — August 26, 2021
The “Rhythm is Gonna Get You” when On Your Feet! comes to Kansas City for six sensational nights at Starlight September 7 – 12.
Special Exhibition 'Empires at War: Austria and Russia' to Open at National WWI Museu

Special Exhibition 'Empires at War: Austria and Russia' to Open at National WWI Museum and Memorial

by BWW News Desk — August 26, 2021
By the close of World War I, four empires had collapsed, including both the Russian and the Austro-Hungarian Empires.
KC Melting Pot Theatre to Return to the Stage with BAYBRA'S TULIPS

KC Melting Pot Theatre to Return to the Stage with BAYBRA'S TULIPS

by BWW News Desk — August 25, 2021
KC Melting Pot Theatre will return to the theatre with an original work by Lewis Morrow, Baybra's Tulips.
Get Ready To Conga At ON YOUR FEET!

Get Ready To Conga At ON YOUR FEET!

by BWW News Desk — August 24, 2021
The “Rhythm is Gonna Get You” when On Your Feet! comes to Kansas City for six sensational nights at Starlight September 7 – 12.
BWW Feature: NEW THEATRE REOPENS at New Theatre Restaurant

BWW Feature: NEW THEATRE REOPENS at New Theatre Restaurant

by Alan Portner — August 24, 2021
New safety limitations and significant high tech investment at New Theatre Restaurant has allowed dinner theater to return to Overland Park and the Kansas City area.
Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, Kansas City Ballet, Kansas City Symphony, an

Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, Kansas City Ballet, Kansas City Symphony, and Lyric Opera of Kansas City Announce New COVID-19 Protocols

by BWW News Desk — August 23, 2021
Masks will also be required, regardless of vaccination status, while inside the building, except while eating or drinking in designated locations.
BWW Review: AMERICAN IDIOT Opens at the Black Box

BWW Review: AMERICAN IDIOT Opens at the Black Box

by Steve Wilson — August 22, 2021
I saw an AMERICAN IDIOT in Kansas City, and I LIKED it.
Unicorn Theatre Announces COVID-19 Safety Measures

Unicorn Theatre Announces COVID-19 Safety Measures

by BWW News Desk — August 18, 2021
Unicorn Theatre has announced their COVID-19 Safety Measures three weeks before they open their doors to audiences for the first time since March of 2020.
Kansas City Repertory Theatre Announces New Artistic Team

Kansas City Repertory Theatre Announces New Artistic Team

by BWW News Desk — August 17, 2021
ansas City Repertory Theatre Artistic Director Stuart Carden today announced the appointment of three new hires in a restructuring of the Artistic Department: Nelson T.
Horizon Foundation Sounds of The City Presents Brass Against at NJPAC

Horizon Foundation Sounds of The City Presents Brass Against at NJPAC

by BWW News Desk — August 16, 2021
Horizon Foundation Sounds of The City Presents Brass Against on Thursday, August 19, 2021 at 6:00 p.
Green Day's AMERICAN IDIOT Will Be Performed at The Black Box This Weekend

Green Day's AMERICAN IDIOT Will Be Performed at The Black Box This Weekend

by BWW News Desk — August 16, 2021
The Grammy Award and two-time Tony Award-winning hit musical Green Day's AMERICAN IDIOT, based on the multi-platinum album, boldly takes the American musical where it's never gone before.
BWW Review: HAIR: THEN AND NOW at Musical Theater Heritage

BWW Review: HAIR: THEN AND NOW at Musical Theater Heritage

by Alan Portner — August 9, 2021
Live, Indoor, Actor’s Equity sanctioned, precaution observed, musical theater has returned to Crown Center.
THE MEDICINE MAN Airs This Friday On KKFI 90.1 FM and Online

THE MEDICINE MAN Airs This Friday On KKFI 90.1 FM and Online

by BWW News Desk — August 5, 2021
In Vietnam in 1946, the 4th generation medicine man of the Le family receives a visit from the spirit of his father, the previous medicine man, who warns of the danger and the endless war to come.

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