Mind Reader Mark Toland To Appear At Kansas City Fringe
by BWW News Desk - July 19, 2018
Performer Mark Toland will be presenting his award-winning mind reading show at the 2018 Kansas City Fringe Festival. Over the course of an hour Toland engages audience members with psychological illusions and mysteries of the mind.
by BWW News Desk - July 19, 2018
Performer Mark Toland will be presenting his award-winning mind reading show at the 2018 Kansas City Fringe Festival. Over the course of an hour Toland engages audience members with psychological illusions and mysteries of the mind.
THE NETHERMOUTH LIBERATION To Premiere At 2018 KC Fringe Festival
by BWW News Desk - July 19, 2018
THE NETHERMOUTH LIBERATION: A LOVE STORY, written by Walter Winch and directed by Diane Bulan, is a two-person play set in the late 21st century. A man and a woman, held in an isolated compound for political prisoners, are scheduled to be executed in the morning.
by BWW News Desk - July 19, 2018
THE NETHERMOUTH LIBERATION: A LOVE STORY, written by Walter Winch and directed by Diane Bulan, is a two-person play set in the late 21st century. A man and a woman, held in an isolated compound for political prisoners, are scheduled to be executed in the morning.
Casting Announced For The Lyceum Premiere Of The 80's Musical FOOTLOOSE
by BWW News Desk - July 18, 2018
Casting is now complete for the Lyceum premiere of the fast-paced musical, Footloose, based on the movie and filled with all the songs that made that soundtrack an enduring classic.
by BWW News Desk - July 18, 2018
Casting is now complete for the Lyceum premiere of the fast-paced musical, Footloose, based on the movie and filled with all the songs that made that soundtrack an enduring classic.
The Theatre in the Park Presents the Creepy, Kooky Musical THE ADDAMS FAMILY
by BWW News Desk - July 17, 2018
It isn't your typical family - a bit creepy and eccentric yet fun-loving. And annually they summon their ancestors back from the dead and dance on their graves!
by BWW News Desk - July 17, 2018
It isn't your typical family - a bit creepy and eccentric yet fun-loving. And annually they summon their ancestors back from the dead and dance on their graves!
Spinning Tree Opens Season 8 With Musical DADDY LONG LEGS
by BWW News Desk - July 16, 2018
Spinning Tree Theatre proudly opens the 2018-19 season August 17 - September 2 with the Kansas City premiere of Daddy Long Legs, the 2015 Off-Broadway musical based on Jean Webster's 1912 novella. With book by John Caird (original director, Les Miserables) and music and lyrics by Paul Gordon (composer, Jane Eyre), Daddy Long Legs won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical.
by BWW News Desk - July 16, 2018
Spinning Tree Theatre proudly opens the 2018-19 season August 17 - September 2 with the Kansas City premiere of Daddy Long Legs, the 2015 Off-Broadway musical based on Jean Webster's 1912 novella. With book by John Caird (original director, Les Miserables) and music and lyrics by Paul Gordon (composer, Jane Eyre), Daddy Long Legs won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical.
KCRep Announces Single Tickets On Sale July 30
by BWW News Desk - July 16, 2018
Single tickets for the 2018/2019 season at Kansas City Repertory Theatre will go on sale to the general public on Monday, July 30, 2018. The tickets, which range in price from $38 to $97 for online purchases, and are as low as $10 for students the day of a performance, will be available online, in-person, and on mobile devices with the app.
by BWW News Desk - July 16, 2018
Single tickets for the 2018/2019 season at Kansas City Repertory Theatre will go on sale to the general public on Monday, July 30, 2018. The tickets, which range in price from $38 to $97 for online purchases, and are as low as $10 for students the day of a performance, will be available online, in-person, and on mobile devices with the app.
ILUMINATE to Play the Kauffman Center
by BWW News Desk - July 16, 2018
iLuminate will perform on October 7 in Muriel Kauffman Theatre at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, as part of the 2018-2019 Kauffman Center Presentsseries.
by BWW News Desk - July 16, 2018
iLuminate will perform on October 7 in Muriel Kauffman Theatre at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, as part of the 2018-2019 Kauffman Center Presentsseries.
New Works Playwright Competition Winner Workshop Comes to OCTA
by BWW News Desk - July 14, 2018
Olathe Civic Theatre Association holds the Winner Workshop for their second New Works Playwright Competition. With this initiative, OCTA invited local playwrights to submit teasers of never before seen scripts and the top five were performed script-in-hand during the March semi-finals. Now, the winning playwright, Jessie Salsbury, gets a two-night workshop event of her play ADOPTION OF GRIEF, July 13 and 14.
by BWW News Desk - July 14, 2018
Olathe Civic Theatre Association holds the Winner Workshop for their second New Works Playwright Competition. With this initiative, OCTA invited local playwrights to submit teasers of never before seen scripts and the top five were performed script-in-hand during the March semi-finals. Now, the winning playwright, Jessie Salsbury, gets a two-night workshop event of her play ADOPTION OF GRIEF, July 13 and 14.
New Works Playwright Competition Winner Workshop Comes to OCTA
by BWW News Desk - July 13, 2018
Olathe Civic Theatre Association holds the Winner Workshop for their second New Works Playwright Competition. With this initiative, OCTA invited local playwrights to submit teasers of never before seen scripts and the top five were performed script-in-hand during the March semi-finals. Now, the winning playwright, Jessie Salsbury, gets a two-night workshop event of her play ADOPTION OF GRIEF, July 13 and 14.
by BWW News Desk - July 13, 2018
Olathe Civic Theatre Association holds the Winner Workshop for their second New Works Playwright Competition. With this initiative, OCTA invited local playwrights to submit teasers of never before seen scripts and the top five were performed script-in-hand during the March semi-finals. Now, the winning playwright, Jessie Salsbury, gets a two-night workshop event of her play ADOPTION OF GRIEF, July 13 and 14.
Two Time Tony Nom Brad Oscar To Play Edna In Kansas City HAIRSPRAY
by BWW News Desk - July 12, 2018
Welcome to the 60's, Kansas City! Hairspray, Broadway's musical comedy phenomenon, plays under the stars for six performances, Friday, July 27 - Thursday, Aug. 2, and Starlight is pleased to announce that Tony Award nominee Brad Oscar recently joined the cast. Oscar will portray the iconic role of Edna Turnblad, 16-year-old Tracy's mother who hasn't left their apartment in years - but whose life is about to change when her teenage daughter's dreams become reality.
by BWW News Desk - July 12, 2018
Welcome to the 60's, Kansas City! Hairspray, Broadway's musical comedy phenomenon, plays under the stars for six performances, Friday, July 27 - Thursday, Aug. 2, and Starlight is pleased to announce that Tony Award nominee Brad Oscar recently joined the cast. Oscar will portray the iconic role of Edna Turnblad, 16-year-old Tracy's mother who hasn't left their apartment in years - but whose life is about to change when her teenage daughter's dreams become reality.
MTH Theater Announces Cast of THE PRODUCERS
by BWW News Desk - July 09, 2018
The MTH Theater at Crown Center has announced casting for its August production of Mel Brooks' mega-hit musical comedy THE PRODUCERS.
by BWW News Desk - July 09, 2018
The MTH Theater at Crown Center has announced casting for its August production of Mel Brooks' mega-hit musical comedy THE PRODUCERS.
BWW Review: INTO THE WOODS at Theatre In The Park
by Alan Portner - July 09, 2018
Johnson County's Community Theatre in the Park performs a top quality and charming version of Steven Sondheim's 1987 musical mashup of every fairy tale you have ever had told to you as a child. We've got Jack and the Beanstalk, Cinderella and her dysfunctional clan, Rapunzel in her tower, Little Red Riding Hood, her wolfy friend, a couple of princes, an odd looking guy never named but definitely related to Rumpelstiltskin, and even a mention of Snow White snoozing in her crystal casket surrounded by suspicious looking short guys.
by Alan Portner - July 09, 2018
Johnson County's Community Theatre in the Park performs a top quality and charming version of Steven Sondheim's 1987 musical mashup of every fairy tale you have ever had told to you as a child. We've got Jack and the Beanstalk, Cinderella and her dysfunctional clan, Rapunzel in her tower, Little Red Riding Hood, her wolfy friend, a couple of princes, an odd looking guy never named but definitely related to Rumpelstiltskin, and even a mention of Snow White snoozing in her crystal casket surrounded by suspicious looking short guys.
BWW Review: NEWSIES at White Theatre
by Alan Portner - July 09, 2018
Two sold out audiences leaped to their feet in group appreciation of 'Disney's Newsies,' a co-production of the Jewish Community Center's White Theatre (in Overland Park) and The Coterie Theatre (normally operating out of Crown Center).
by Alan Portner - July 09, 2018
Two sold out audiences leaped to their feet in group appreciation of 'Disney's Newsies,' a co-production of the Jewish Community Center's White Theatre (in Overland Park) and The Coterie Theatre (normally operating out of Crown Center).
Mind Reader Mark Toland To Appear At Kansas City Fringe
by BWW News Desk - July 08, 2018
Performer Mark Toland will be presenting his award-winning mind reading show at the 2018 Kansas City Fringe Festival. Over the course of an hour Toland engages audience members with psychological illusions and mysteries of the mind.
by BWW News Desk - July 08, 2018
Performer Mark Toland will be presenting his award-winning mind reading show at the 2018 Kansas City Fringe Festival. Over the course of an hour Toland engages audience members with psychological illusions and mysteries of the mind.
New Works Playwright Competition Winner Workshop Comes to OCTA
by BWW News Desk - July 07, 2018
Olathe Civic Theatre Association holds the Winner Workshop for their second New Works Playwright Competition. With this initiative, OCTA invited local playwrights to submit teasers of never before seen scripts and the top five were performed script-in-hand during the March semi-finals. Now, the winning playwright, Jessie Salsbury, gets a two-night workshop event of her play ADOPTION OF GRIEF, July 13 and 14.
by BWW News Desk - July 07, 2018
Olathe Civic Theatre Association holds the Winner Workshop for their second New Works Playwright Competition. With this initiative, OCTA invited local playwrights to submit teasers of never before seen scripts and the top five were performed script-in-hand during the March semi-finals. Now, the winning playwright, Jessie Salsbury, gets a two-night workshop event of her play ADOPTION OF GRIEF, July 13 and 14.
Coterie & Jewish Community Center Team Up With Regional Premiere Of NEWSIES
by BWW News Desk - July 06, 2018
The Coterie Theatre and the White Theatre at "The J," the Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas City, will "Seize the Day" with their co-production of Disney's Newsies for a limited run opening July 7 and continuing through July 29.
by BWW News Desk - July 06, 2018
The Coterie Theatre and the White Theatre at "The J," the Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas City, will "Seize the Day" with their co-production of Disney's Newsies for a limited run opening July 7 and continuing through July 29.
National WWI Museum And Memorial's Matthew Naylor Named 2018 NonProfit PRO Executive Of The Year
by BWW News Desk - July 06, 2018
NonProfit Pro named National WWI Museum and Memorial President and CEO Dr. Matthew Naylor as its 2018 Executive of the Year as announced in its recent magazine issue.
by BWW News Desk - July 06, 2018
NonProfit Pro named National WWI Museum and Memorial President and CEO Dr. Matthew Naylor as its 2018 Executive of the Year as announced in its recent magazine issue.
New Line Release Three Musicals And Novelty Book 'It's A Musical!' On Amazon
by BWW News Desk - July 06, 2018
New Line Theatre is all over Amazon these days. The company has had a small presence on the retail site for years, with New Line's original cast album for Out on Broadway in 1996, the company's 10th anniversary commemorative book You Could Drive a Person Crazy; and artistic director Scott Miller's musical theatre books. But that presence has increased quite a bit recently.
by BWW News Desk - July 06, 2018
New Line Theatre is all over Amazon these days. The company has had a small presence on the retail site for years, with New Line's original cast album for Out on Broadway in 1996, the company's 10th anniversary commemorative book You Could Drive a Person Crazy; and artistic director Scott Miller's musical theatre books. But that presence has increased quite a bit recently.
AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY DANCED, A One-Woman Show, to Play Fringe Festival KC
by BWW News Desk - July 06, 2018
Beginning in the womb, movement and expression tell the story of a joyous character confronted with regrets, depression, and dying dreams. In this autobiography danced, the main character asks herself 'what do you love most' as she moves through her narrative of closure and renewal. Inner Reformation: An Autobiography Danced began in 2016 after an intense health crisis. The dancer, Tessa Priem, sought to share her life story with her children and determined to do so through movement. Come see this production that reveals the life of another human as she shares with you her happiness, heartache and healing!
by BWW News Desk - July 06, 2018
Beginning in the womb, movement and expression tell the story of a joyous character confronted with regrets, depression, and dying dreams. In this autobiography danced, the main character asks herself 'what do you love most' as she moves through her narrative of closure and renewal. Inner Reformation: An Autobiography Danced began in 2016 after an intense health crisis. The dancer, Tessa Priem, sought to share her life story with her children and determined to do so through movement. Come see this production that reveals the life of another human as she shares with you her happiness, heartache and healing!
INTRUSION Comes to Kansas City Fringe Festival
by BWW News Desk - July 03, 2018
Best Performer Winner Qurrat Ann Kadwani will perform her one woman play, 'INTRUSION' as part of the Kansas City Fringe Festival 2018 Scholarship Recipient for strong voices at Squeezebox Theater, 1519 Oak St, Kansas City, MO 64108. Showtimes are Friday, July 20 at 9pm, Saturday, July 21 at 10:30pm, Sunday, July 22 at 6pm, Wednesday, July 25 at 5pm and Saturday, July 28 at 3pm. Tickets can be purchased at https://kc-fringe.ticketleap.com/intrusion/
by BWW News Desk - July 03, 2018
Best Performer Winner Qurrat Ann Kadwani will perform her one woman play, 'INTRUSION' as part of the Kansas City Fringe Festival 2018 Scholarship Recipient for strong voices at Squeezebox Theater, 1519 Oak St, Kansas City, MO 64108. Showtimes are Friday, July 20 at 9pm, Saturday, July 21 at 10:30pm, Sunday, July 22 at 6pm, Wednesday, July 25 at 5pm and Saturday, July 28 at 3pm. Tickets can be purchased at https://kc-fringe.ticketleap.com/intrusion/
Casting Announced For The Lyceum Premiere Of The 80's Musical FOOTLOOSE
by BWW News Desk - July 03, 2018
Casting is now complete for the Lyceum premiere of the fast-paced musical, Footloose, based on the movie and filled with all the songs that made that soundtrack an enduring classic.
by BWW News Desk - July 03, 2018
Casting is now complete for the Lyceum premiere of the fast-paced musical, Footloose, based on the movie and filled with all the songs that made that soundtrack an enduring classic.
Go INTO THE WOODS With Theatre In The Park Starting July 6
by BWW News Desk - July 03, 2018
"Careful the things you say, children will listen…." Those lyrics are part of the magical Stephen Sondheim musical INTO THE WOODS, the third production in Theatre in the Park's (TTIP) 2018 summer outdoor season. Set appropriately in the "woods" of Shawnee Mission Park, INTO THE WOODS opens this Friday, July 6 as part of a seven-performance run at the outdoor amphitheater. Performances continue Saturday and Sunday July 7 & 8 as well as the following Wednesday through Saturday July 11-14. Showtime for all productions is 8:30 p.m. with gates opening at 7 p.m. This production is rated PG.
by BWW News Desk - July 03, 2018
"Careful the things you say, children will listen…." Those lyrics are part of the magical Stephen Sondheim musical INTO THE WOODS, the third production in Theatre in the Park's (TTIP) 2018 summer outdoor season. Set appropriately in the "woods" of Shawnee Mission Park, INTO THE WOODS opens this Friday, July 6 as part of a seven-performance run at the outdoor amphitheater. Performances continue Saturday and Sunday July 7 & 8 as well as the following Wednesday through Saturday July 11-14. Showtime for all productions is 8:30 p.m. with gates opening at 7 p.m. This production is rated PG.
The Coterie and The White Theatre at The J Together Present the Regional Premiere of Disney's NEWSIES
by BWW News Desk - July 03, 2018
The Coterie Theatre and The White Theatre at "The J," the Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas City, will "Seize the Day" with their co-production of Disney's Newsies, which opens for a limited run on July 7 and continues through July 29. The show will mark The Coterie and The White Theatre's first collaboration, as well as the Kansas City region's first production of Newsies that is being locally produced. This show features a cast of all-local professional and non-professional adult and youth actors, and will be performed live on stage at The White Theatre at The J, 5801 W. 115th Street, in Overland Park.
by BWW News Desk - July 03, 2018
The Coterie Theatre and The White Theatre at "The J," the Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas City, will "Seize the Day" with their co-production of Disney's Newsies, which opens for a limited run on July 7 and continues through July 29. The show will mark The Coterie and The White Theatre's first collaboration, as well as the Kansas City region's first production of Newsies that is being locally produced. This show features a cast of all-local professional and non-professional adult and youth actors, and will be performed live on stage at The White Theatre at The J, 5801 W. 115th Street, in Overland Park.
Dinosaurs Revealed World Premiere Exhibition To Open Today
by BWW News Desk - July 03, 2018
Union Station officials today announced their latest world-class exhibition and invited guests on an epic adventure of prehistoric discovery. " Dinosaurs Revealed: Journey Across America", will make its world premiere in Kansas City on July 3rd in the Station's expansive Bank of America Gallery.
by BWW News Desk - July 03, 2018
Union Station officials today announced their latest world-class exhibition and invited guests on an epic adventure of prehistoric discovery. " Dinosaurs Revealed: Journey Across America", will make its world premiere in Kansas City on July 3rd in the Station's expansive Bank of America Gallery.
KCPublic Theatre Presents MEDEA: AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY
by BWW News Desk - July 02, 2018
Kansas City Public Theatre (KCPublic) presents Medea: An American Tragedy by Nathan Bowman. This production, in partnership with the Bruce R. Watkins Cultural Center, and Kansas City Parks and Recreation, presents the Greek tragedy as it was meant to be seen: outdoors at Brush Creek Amphitheater. Medea will also appear as part of KC Fringe Festival, presented in part by American Family Insurance--Gary Woods Agency LLC.
by BWW News Desk - July 02, 2018
Kansas City Public Theatre (KCPublic) presents Medea: An American Tragedy by Nathan Bowman. This production, in partnership with the Bruce R. Watkins Cultural Center, and Kansas City Parks and Recreation, presents the Greek tragedy as it was meant to be seen: outdoors at Brush Creek Amphitheater. Medea will also appear as part of KC Fringe Festival, presented in part by American Family Insurance--Gary Woods Agency LLC.
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