The Future Stages Festival will take place on June 15, 2025, at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, showcasing Kansas City's diverse youth talent in the performing arts. This free event features hundreds of young artists from various community arts organizations across multiple stages, including Helzberg Hall, Muriel Kauffman Theatre, and the Saint Luke’s Outdoor Stage. In the spirit of community engagement, the festival also hosts engaging arts activities for attendees of all ages. Applications for youth performance groups are open until March 3, 2025, encouraging participation from local schools and organizations.
Young Composers Institute Concert (5/10/13-5/10/13)
Louise Leakey, Paleoanthropologist: Digging for Humanity’s Origins (1/27/26-1/27/26)
Conor Knighton, CBS Sunday Morning Correspondent: Leave Only Footprints: My Journey Through Every National Park (2/10/26-2/10/26)
Albert Lin, Explorer: In Search of Lost Cities (3/10/26-3/10/26)
Mattias Klum, Photographer: The Planet in Our Hands (4/14/26-4/14/26)
Frans Lanting, Photographer and Christine Eckstrom, Science Writer: Bay of Life: From Wind to Whales (5/19/26-5/19/26)
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The Acting Company in
Midwest Trust Center at Johnson County Community College (2/15 - 2/15) | |
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Wicked
Kansas City Music Hall (8/12 - 8/30) | |
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Milking Christmas
Music Theater Heritage (12/3 - 12/28) | |
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The Ugly Duckling
Midwest Trust Center at Johnson County Community College (4/9 - 4/9) | |
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Music of the Night
Music Theatre Kansas City (1/2 - 1/4) | |
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Rent
The White Theatre at The J (1/31 - 2/22) | |
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Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas: The Musical
Theatre Salina (11/21 - 12/21) | |
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Disney's Frozen
The White Theatre at The J (7/8 - 7/26) | |
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