Dates: 6/16/2023 - 6/24/2023
📍 Theatre: Theatre in the Park
Johnson County Park and Recreation District
7710 Renner Road Shawnee Kansas
Shawnee, KS 66218
Phone: 913-826-3012
Tickets: $6 youth (4-10), $10 adults
Nominated for numerous Tony Awards, “Meet Me in St. Louis” chronicles the life of the Smith family through all the seasons of the year. The musical opens as the family eagerly anticipates the opening of the 1904 World’s Fair in their beloved hometown. The audience experiences the Smith family’s ups and downs, romance and heartbreak while showcasing mutual respect for each other sprinkled with good-natured humor.
Showcasing some of the most memorable numbers from the American Broadway songbook, “Meet Me in St. Louis” features such songs as “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas,” "The Trolly Song,” and “The Boy Next Door”. There are also several new songs that were not in the film.
“Meet Me In St. Louis,” the onstage version of the 1944 film of the same name, is a delightful evening outdoors at Shawnee Mission Park’s Theatre In The Park. I cannot recall being as pleasantly surprised by a show as I was by this one. It is a broadly drawn slice of Americana performed by a top-notch cast. The venue could have been built specifically for this production
The musical “Meet Me in St. Louis”, based on the memorable MGM movie classic starring the legendary Judy Garland, opens at Theatre in the Park on Friday, June 16 through Sunday, June 18.
The musical 'Meet Me in St. Louis', based on the memorable MGM movie classic starring the legendary Judy Garland, opens at Theatre in the Park on Friday, June 16 through Sunday, June 18.
The iconic red velvet dress worn by actress Judy Garland during the Christmas scene in MGM's classic musical comedy Meet Me in St. Louis is on display in the World's Fair Gallery at the Missouri History Museum now through January 1, 2020. The dress is on loan to the Missouri History Museum from the collection of Mary Strauss.
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