Poet Laureate Of Missouri David Clewell Has Died
by BWW News Desk - February 16, 2020
David Clewell, Missouri's poet laureate from 2010-2012, author of 10 collections of poetry and more than 50 other works that appeared in various publications, and a long-time professor of literature at Webster University, passed away early Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020, his relatives confirmed. He was 65.
by BWW News Desk - February 16, 2020
David Clewell, Missouri's poet laureate from 2010-2012, author of 10 collections of poetry and more than 50 other works that appeared in various publications, and a long-time professor of literature at Webster University, passed away early Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020, his relatives confirmed. He was 65.
BWW Review: AN AMERICAN IN PARIS at Yardley Hall
by Alan Portner - February 16, 2020
A third evolution of the American classic AN AMERICAN IN PARIS took the stage at Yardley Hall inside the Carlsen Center at Johnson County (KS) Community College to an almost full audience of 1500 souls. AN AMERICAN IN PARIS has been reborn as an ambitious piece of modern musical theater. It first opened in Paris n 2014, then in New York, before journeying across the pond for engagements in London's west end. This particular production is the second iteration of a road company. This one is a Non-Equity tour produced by BIG LEAGUE productions.
by Alan Portner - February 16, 2020
A third evolution of the American classic AN AMERICAN IN PARIS took the stage at Yardley Hall inside the Carlsen Center at Johnson County (KS) Community College to an almost full audience of 1500 souls. AN AMERICAN IN PARIS has been reborn as an ambitious piece of modern musical theater. It first opened in Paris n 2014, then in New York, before journeying across the pond for engagements in London's west end. This particular production is the second iteration of a road company. This one is a Non-Equity tour produced by BIG LEAGUE productions.
BWW Review: SWAN LAKE at KC Ballet
by Kelly Luck - February 15, 2020
Carney returns SWAN LAKE with a few new touches of his own.
by Kelly Luck - February 15, 2020
Carney returns SWAN LAKE with a few new touches of his own.
BWW Review: CHURCH BASEMENT LADIES at New Theatre & Restaurant
by Alan Portner - February 15, 2020
It doesn't much matter whether you happen to be Lutheran, Catholic, another flavor of Protestant, Jewish, or Muslim. All places of worship surely have CHURCH BASEMENT LADIES like these.
by Alan Portner - February 15, 2020
It doesn't much matter whether you happen to be Lutheran, Catholic, another flavor of Protestant, Jewish, or Muslim. All places of worship surely have CHURCH BASEMENT LADIES like these.
The White Theatre at the Jewish Community Center Secures the Rights to SOMETHING ROTTEN!
by BWW News Desk - February 14, 2020
The Lewis and Shirley White Theatre at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas City (The J) is excited to announce it has secured the rights to the Broadway smash hit a?oeSomething Rottena?? for its 2020-2021 season.
by BWW News Desk - February 14, 2020
The Lewis and Shirley White Theatre at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas City (The J) is excited to announce it has secured the rights to the Broadway smash hit a?oeSomething Rottena?? for its 2020-2021 season.
THAT GOLDEN GIRLS SHOW! Puppet Parody Comes to Starlight
by BWW News Desk - February 14, 2020
Get set for an evening of laughter, cheesecake, shoulder pads, sex and the elegant art of the quick-witted put down when That Golden Girls Show! A Puppet Parody comes to Starlight Indoors as the final show in the 2019-20 Missouri Lottery Indoors Series, March 6-8.
by BWW News Desk - February 14, 2020
Get set for an evening of laughter, cheesecake, shoulder pads, sex and the elegant art of the quick-witted put down when That Golden Girls Show! A Puppet Parody comes to Starlight Indoors as the final show in the 2019-20 Missouri Lottery Indoors Series, March 6-8.
KCRep Announces OriginKC: New Works Festival
by BWW News Desk - February 14, 2020
Frankenstein, a haunting exploration of a 200-year-old horror tale and Legacy Land, a dark-comedy dive into the legacy of sexual abuse make their world premieres during Kansas City Repertory Theatre's annual OriginKC: New Works Festival, March 6-April 5 at Copaken Stage. OriginKC: New Works Festival engages audiences with the process of creating theater and gives emerging and established playwrights the resources to develop scripts for future seasons at KCRep and beyond.
by BWW News Desk - February 14, 2020
Frankenstein, a haunting exploration of a 200-year-old horror tale and Legacy Land, a dark-comedy dive into the legacy of sexual abuse make their world premieres during Kansas City Repertory Theatre's annual OriginKC: New Works Festival, March 6-April 5 at Copaken Stage. OriginKC: New Works Festival engages audiences with the process of creating theater and gives emerging and established playwrights the resources to develop scripts for future seasons at KCRep and beyond.
Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons Come to The Kauffman Center
by BWW News Desk - February 13, 2020
Today, the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts announced an additional performance in the 2019-2020 Kauffman Center Presents series a?" Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons. Presented in partnership with Danny Zelisko Presents and One Eleven Productions, legendary Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons will perform in Muriel Kauffman Theatre at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 20.
by BWW News Desk - February 13, 2020
Today, the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts announced an additional performance in the 2019-2020 Kauffman Center Presents series a?" Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons. Presented in partnership with Danny Zelisko Presents and One Eleven Productions, legendary Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons will perform in Muriel Kauffman Theatre at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 20.
BWW Review: COME FROM AWAY at Kansas City Broadway Series
by Alan Portner - February 12, 2020
COME FROM AWAY is a 2017 musical play that memorializes the best of how humans can react in the face of the 911 tragedy. It is both a testament and the best new musical in many years.
by Alan Portner - February 12, 2020
COME FROM AWAY is a 2017 musical play that memorializes the best of how humans can react in the face of the 911 tragedy. It is both a testament and the best new musical in many years.
Kindness Student Art Show At Plaza Library Tuesday Showcases 90+ Works From Students
by BWW News Desk - February 11, 2020
Original artwork by more than 90 high school students from across the metro area will be on display SevenDays Kindness Art Show, opening Tuesday, Feb. 18 through the end of February during regular library hours.
by BWW News Desk - February 11, 2020
Original artwork by more than 90 high school students from across the metro area will be on display SevenDays Kindness Art Show, opening Tuesday, Feb. 18 through the end of February during regular library hours.
BWW Review: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM at The White Theatre
by Alan Portner - February 11, 2020
William Shakespeare's 1595 comedy A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM is one of his most often performed light plays. Stripped down, it is a screwball romantic comedy of misdirection written across five acts in verse.
by Alan Portner - February 11, 2020
William Shakespeare's 1595 comedy A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM is one of his most often performed light plays. Stripped down, it is a screwball romantic comedy of misdirection written across five acts in verse.
The White Theatre to Present SOMETHING ROTTEN! in 2021
by BWW News Desk - February 10, 2020
The Lewis and Shirley White Theatre at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas City (The J) is excited to announce it has secured the rights to the Broadway smash hit a?oeSomething Rottena?? for its 2020-2021 season.
by BWW News Desk - February 10, 2020
The Lewis and Shirley White Theatre at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas City (The J) is excited to announce it has secured the rights to the Broadway smash hit a?oeSomething Rottena?? for its 2020-2021 season.
Kansas City Public Theatre Will Bring the World Premiere of MIRRORS by Kaitlin Gould to the Stage
by BWW News Desk - February 10, 2020
Kansas City Public Theatre will be the first theatre company to bring this new work to life as a full production!
by BWW News Desk - February 10, 2020
Kansas City Public Theatre will be the first theatre company to bring this new work to life as a full production!
BWW Review: FOREVER PLAID at Musical Theater Heritage
by Alan Portner - February 09, 2020
FOREVER PLAID is a delightful stroll down memory lane for you. This new production designed at Musical Theatre Heritage inside Crown Center is a hoot and one of those “best in kind” experiences.
by Alan Portner - February 09, 2020
FOREVER PLAID is a delightful stroll down memory lane for you. This new production designed at Musical Theatre Heritage inside Crown Center is a hoot and one of those “best in kind” experiences.
BWW Previews: VALENTINE'S Date shows in Kansas City
by Alan Portner - February 08, 2020
Still planning your special holiday evening out with your best girl or guy? Kansas City has lots to offer. There can be over four hundred places to hear live music in Kansas City and multiple opportunities to see a great stage show. Here are just a few of the stage shows available to you and your sweetie. Tickets are available on the websites of the named theatres.
by Alan Portner - February 08, 2020
Still planning your special holiday evening out with your best girl or guy? Kansas City has lots to offer. There can be over four hundred places to hear live music in Kansas City and multiple opportunities to see a great stage show. Here are just a few of the stage shows available to you and your sweetie. Tickets are available on the websites of the named theatres.
Lyric Opera of Kansas City Has Announced 2020-2021 Season
by BWW News Desk - February 07, 2020
Lyric Opera of Kansas City General Director and CEO Deborah Sandler today announced the company's 2020-2021 season. It features four mainstage productions, including The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess and The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs, both of which are being performed on a Lyric Opera of Kansas City stage for the first time. Two all-time favorites known for incomparable melodies - Verdi's beloved La traviata and Bizet's passionate Carmen - round out the extraordinarily diverse season. The Kansas City Symphony Orchestra will accompany all performances at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. Find biographies of the casts and creative teams at Lyric Opera of Kansas City and find high-resolution photos here.
by BWW News Desk - February 07, 2020
Lyric Opera of Kansas City General Director and CEO Deborah Sandler today announced the company's 2020-2021 season. It features four mainstage productions, including The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess and The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs, both of which are being performed on a Lyric Opera of Kansas City stage for the first time. Two all-time favorites known for incomparable melodies - Verdi's beloved La traviata and Bizet's passionate Carmen - round out the extraordinarily diverse season. The Kansas City Symphony Orchestra will accompany all performances at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. Find biographies of the casts and creative teams at Lyric Opera of Kansas City and find high-resolution photos here.
National WWI Museum and Memorial Has Released February Schedule of Events
by BWW News Desk - February 07, 2020
The National WWI Museum and Memorial's February offerings include a lecture on the role of the United States military in Siberia during WWI, a screening of the French film See You Up There, which retells the stories of two friends in post-WWI France, and a presentation discussing the racial tensions among soldiers fighting alongside each other in Vietnam.
by BWW News Desk - February 07, 2020
The National WWI Museum and Memorial's February offerings include a lecture on the role of the United States military in Siberia during WWI, a screening of the French film See You Up There, which retells the stories of two friends in post-WWI France, and a presentation discussing the racial tensions among soldiers fighting alongside each other in Vietnam.
KC SuperStar Auditions Coming Up; High School Singing Competition Awards $10,000
by BWW News Desk - February 06, 2020
For area high schoolers, that scenario can become a reality through KC SuperStar, Kansas City's high school singing competition ala a?oeAmerican Idol/The Voicea??!
by BWW News Desk - February 06, 2020
For area high schoolers, that scenario can become a reality through KC SuperStar, Kansas City's high school singing competition ala a?oeAmerican Idol/The Voicea??!
White Theatre Presents A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
by BWW News Desk - February 06, 2020
The Lewis and Shirley White Theatre of The Jewish Community Center (The J) continues to expand its artistic horizons with its first William Shakespeare production as part of its 15th season. Shakespeare's magical masterpiece,
by BWW News Desk - February 06, 2020
The Lewis and Shirley White Theatre of The Jewish Community Center (The J) continues to expand its artistic horizons with its first William Shakespeare production as part of its 15th season. Shakespeare's magical masterpiece,
Starlight Now Accepting Applications for 2020 Vincent Legacy Scholarships
by BWW News Desk - February 06, 2020
Now in its 15th year, Starlight's Vincent Legacy Scholarship program continues to offer a unique opportunity to ethnically diverse middle school students in the Kansas City metro. Established in 2006 by community leaders Greg and Rebecca Reid, the scholarship is intended for students wishing to pursue professional training in the performing arts. To date, Starlight has awarded 40 Vincent Legacy Scholarships with a total value of $97,500.
by BWW News Desk - February 06, 2020
Now in its 15th year, Starlight's Vincent Legacy Scholarship program continues to offer a unique opportunity to ethnically diverse middle school students in the Kansas City metro. Established in 2006 by community leaders Greg and Rebecca Reid, the scholarship is intended for students wishing to pursue professional training in the performing arts. To date, Starlight has awarded 40 Vincent Legacy Scholarships with a total value of $97,500.
BWW Review: THE OFFICE; A MUSICAL PARODY at Starlight Theatre Indoors
by Alan Portner - February 05, 2020
The Musical Parody of TV's THE OFFICE is for those who are devoted fans of the 2005 a?' 2013 NBC comedy series. This is an unauthorized version, but it is probable that the best audience members for the parody are those most steeped in the developmental history of how the source show came to be.
by Alan Portner - February 05, 2020
The Musical Parody of TV's THE OFFICE is for those who are devoted fans of the 2005 a?' 2013 NBC comedy series. This is an unauthorized version, but it is probable that the best audience members for the parody are those most steeped in the developmental history of how the source show came to be.
Martina McBride and Black Violin Join Kauffman Center Presents Series
by BWW News Desk - February 03, 2020
Today, the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts announced two performances including American country music singer-songwriter Martina McBride and dynamic string duo Black Violin.
by BWW News Desk - February 03, 2020
Today, the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts announced two performances including American country music singer-songwriter Martina McBride and dynamic string duo Black Violin.
BWW Review: FUN HOME at Kansas City Repertory Theatre
by Alan Portner - February 03, 2020
FUN HOME (the musical) is, according to KC Repertory Theatre Artistic Director Stuart Carden, a?oethe most important new musical theater piecea?oe of the last decade. 2015 American Theatre Wing voters agreed by rewarding FUN HOME with Tony awards for Best Musical, Best Score, Best Book, Best Lead Actor, and Best Director.
by Alan Portner - February 03, 2020
FUN HOME (the musical) is, according to KC Repertory Theatre Artistic Director Stuart Carden, a?oethe most important new musical theater piecea?oe of the last decade. 2015 American Theatre Wing voters agreed by rewarding FUN HOME with Tony awards for Best Musical, Best Score, Best Book, Best Lead Actor, and Best Director.
DRACULA, CINDERELLA, JEWELS and More to be Presented by Kansas City Ballet in Their 2020-2021 Season
by BWW News Desk - January 31, 2020
Kansas City Ballet Artistic Director Devon Carney today announced the company's 2020-2021 season, which opens with Michael Pink's mesmerizing Dracula, continues with Devon Carney's world premiere choreography for the romantic and comedic Cinderella, and closes with George Balanchine's three-part masterpiece, Jewels. The season also includes the annual and always highly anticipated return of The Nutcracker and the intimately intense dance experience known as New Moves.
by BWW News Desk - January 31, 2020
Kansas City Ballet Artistic Director Devon Carney today announced the company's 2020-2021 season, which opens with Michael Pink's mesmerizing Dracula, continues with Devon Carney's world premiere choreography for the romantic and comedic Cinderella, and closes with George Balanchine's three-part masterpiece, Jewels. The season also includes the annual and always highly anticipated return of The Nutcracker and the intimately intense dance experience known as New Moves.
KCAT Announces March Production Of McPherson's ST. NICHOLAS
by BWW News Desk - January 31, 2020
Kansas City Actors Theatre will be producing a presentation of Conor McPherson's a?oeSt. Nicholasa?? from March 11 to 29 at the Buffalo Room in the Westport district of Kansas City. The production will feature Victor Raider-Wexler (a?oeMorning's at Seven,a?? a?oeA Moon for the Misbegotten,a?? a?oeAnd Then There Were Nonea??) and will be directed by Dennis Hennessy, who previously directed audience-favorites a?oeThe Gin Game,a?? and this season's a?oeMorning's at Sevena?? and also serves as Artistic Director of the New Theatre.
by BWW News Desk - January 31, 2020
Kansas City Actors Theatre will be producing a presentation of Conor McPherson's a?oeSt. Nicholasa?? from March 11 to 29 at the Buffalo Room in the Westport district of Kansas City. The production will feature Victor Raider-Wexler (a?oeMorning's at Seven,a?? a?oeA Moon for the Misbegotten,a?? a?oeAnd Then There Were Nonea??) and will be directed by Dennis Hennessy, who previously directed audience-favorites a?oeThe Gin Game,a?? and this season's a?oeMorning's at Sevena?? and also serves as Artistic Director of the New Theatre.
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