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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory


Whether you grew up on the book, the Gene Wilder movie, or just have a healthy fear of gum-chewing children turning into blueberries, this production ...

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory


Whether you grew up on the book, the Gene Wilder movie, or just have a healthy fear of gum-chewing children turning into blueberries, this production ...

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory


Whether you grew up on the book, the Gene Wilder movie, or just have a healthy fear of gum-chewing children turning into blueberries, this production ...

Jimmy Buffett's Escape to Margaritaville


It’s time for a relaxing feel-good musical journey. Tully is a beach bum living a carefree life at the Margaritaville Hotel. That is until hardworking ...

Jimmy Buffett's Escape to Margaritaville


It’s time for a relaxing feel-good musical journey. Tully is a beach bum living a carefree life at the Margaritaville Hotel. That is until hardworking ...

Super Jewels! A New Musical
Super Jewels! A New Musical
6/20 - 6/22/2025


SUPER JEWELS! A New Musical is based on the award-winning book by BK Bradshaw. Book by BK Bradshaw. Music and lyrics by Josh Freilich. Opening ...

Annie
Annie
6/27 - 6/29/2025


Come see Gladstone Theatre in the Park's production of Annie at 8:30 pm June 27-29 at Oak Grove Park! Based on the popular comic strip ...

Big Fish
Big Fish
6/20 - 6/29/2025


Based on the celebrated novel by Daniel Wallace and the acclaimed film directed by Tim Burton, Big Fish tells the story of Edward Bloom, a traveling salesman ...

Legends in Concert
Legends in Concert
6/1 - 6/30/2025


Grammy-nominated and internationally acclaimed Liverpool Legends will be at Legends in Concert June of 2025 in Branson, Missouri.   Liverpool Legends are four talented musicians ...

A Tribute to Taylor Swift Music (Legends' Version)


Calling Swifties of all ages! Legends in Concert announces A TRIBUTE TO TAYLOR SWIFT MUSIC (Legends' Version), featuring the incredible talents of Elizabeth Burnett. This ...

A Tribute to Taylor Swift Music (Legends' Version)


Calling Swifties of all ages! Legends in Concert announces A TRIBUTE TO TAYLOR SWIFT MUSIC (Legends' Version), featuring the incredible talents of Elizabeth Burnett. This ...

ROCK OF AGES
ROCK OF AGES
6/18 - 7/13/2025


ROCK OF AGES JUNE 18 - JULY 13 Written by Chris D'Arienzo ROCK OF AGES is a jukebox musical that tells the story of Drew, ...

The Brightest It's Ever Been
The Brightest It's Ever Been
7/18 - 7/19/2025


  The Brightest It’s Ever Been is a play about anxiety. Playwright Kayli Slayden used her personal experiences to highlight the low-lights of living with ...

Tuck Everlasting
Tuck Everlasting
7/18 - 7/27/2025


What would you do if you had all eternity? Eleven-year-old Winnie Foster yearns for a life of adventure beyond her white picket fence, but not ...

West Side Story
West Side Story
7/5 - 7/27/2025


Saturdays | July 5, 12, 19, 26 at 7:30 p.m. Sundays | July 6, 13, 20, 27 at 2 p.m. Wednesdays | July 9, 16, ...

NUNSENSE
NUNSENSE
6/27 - 8/2/2025


NUNSENSE JUNE 27 - AUGUST 2 Book, music and lyrics written by Dan Goggin NUNSENSE is a habit-forming, riotous musical spoof about the misadventures of ...

Elf the Musical
Elf the Musical
8/1 - 8/3/2025


Join us for Gladstone Theatre in the Park's Elf the Musical at 8:30 pm Aug. 1-3 at Oak Grove Park! A title known the world ...

CLUE: ON STAGE
CLUE: ON STAGE
7/23 - 8/10/2025


CLUE: ON STAGE JULY 23 - AUGUST 10 Based on the book by Jonathan Lynn, Hunter Foster, Sandy Rustin, Eric Price CLUE: ON STAGE is ...

KC SuperStar


Ten high school vocalists from the Kansas City area have been selected as finalists for KC SuperStar, the region’s premier high school singing competition and ...


Trespassers Beware! Fort Conley and Wyandot Women Warriors is a commemorative public art project unveiling on August 30, 2025, at the Wyandotte County Historical Museum. ...


The Guest Critic is a part of a three-part series presented by Charlotte Street, bringing national curators to Kansas City for public critiques of local ...

Stuff of Dreams
Stuff of Dreams
9/13 - 9/21/2025


Saturdays | Sept. 13 & 20 at 7:30 p.m. Sundays | Sept. 14 & 21 at 2 p.m. Wednesday | Sept. 17 at 7:30 p.m. ...

'Night, Mother
'Night, Mother
9/18 - 9/27/2025


The season opens with the Pulitzer Prize-winning drama ‘Night, Mother , a raw and intimate exploration of mental health, family dynamics, and the strength of ...

CHURCH BASEMENT LADIES: A SECOND HELPING


THE CHURCH BASEMENT LADIES: A SECOND HELPING SEPTEMBER 24 - OCTOBER 12 Written by Greta Grosch Music and Lyrics by Drew Jansen and Dennis Curley ...


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Latest Kansas City Reviews


Review: THE ROOMMATE at Kansas City Actors' Theatre


by Alan Portner - June 01, 2025

Kansas City Actors Theatre kicks off their twenty-first season with a super production of Jen Silverman’s THE ROOMMATE about two women who stumble awkwardly towards each other and learn a bit more than either one is ready to absorb.  This two hander has been kicking around regional theaters for abou...

Review: PEER GYNT at St. Louis Symphony Orchestra


by Steve Callahan - May 06, 2025

A rich and lively production of an Ibsen classic--with Grieg's full instrumental music. The St. Louis Symphony, with director Stéphane Denève, interpret Grieg’s music with their usual perfection.  All in all it’s a memorable presentation of a very great work of music and theater....

Review: JERSEY BOYS at New Theatre & Restaurant


by Alan Portner - April 28, 2025

JERSEY BOYS at New Theatre Restaurant is a delightful evening out on the town.   The show tells the mostly true story of sixties pop legends Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons. This show is an original and fun trip down memory lane with a singing group who offered a unique sound that still resonates...

Review: DOUBT, A PARABLE at KC United Church Of Christ


by Alan Portner - March 10, 2025

Kansas City Actors Theater presents an exceptional production of DOUBT, A PARABLE by John Patrick Shanley in the unexpected, but perfectly selected sanctuary of the Kansas City United Church of Christ in the Brookside area....

Review: RUMORS at New Theatre Restaurant


by Alan Portner - February 23, 2025

A super cast makes the most of Neil Simon’s 1988 word-salad comedy masterpiece entitled RUMORS. RUMORS opened last week at New Theater Restaurant in Overland Park.   This one is played strictly for laughs. ...

Review: HAIRSPRAY at White Theatre


by Alan Portner - February 04, 2025

HAIRSPRAY, a co-production of the White Theatre and the Black Repertory Theatre of Kansas City, is the kind of old-fashioned, joyous, musical theater experience that recalls a PAJAMA GAME, or a DAMN YANKEES, kind of show that is just pure entertainment.  Additionally, HAIRSPRAY has a point to make a...

Review: BOOK OF DAYS at Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre


by Alan Portner - February 01, 2025

Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre kicks off its 2025 calendar year offerings with an offbeat murder mystery/character study by Lanford Wilson called BOOK OF DAYS performed at The Westport Bowery. The play, originally commissioned by Jeff Daniels in 1998 for his own small town (Michigan) theater company,...

Review: PARADE at Kauffman Theatre


by Alan Portner - January 29, 2025

The touring company of PARADE, now playing at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, recounts the sad, but true tale of Leo Frank and Mary Phagan. Mr. Frank was almost certainly falsely convicted of Ms. Phagan’s April 27, 1913 murder due to an early twentieth century eruption of rampant antise...

Review: CHICAGO: THE MUSICAL at Kauffman Theater


by Alan Portner - January 10, 2025

Chicago, the Musical, now playing at the Kauffman Center for Performing Arts, is a super evening out for you and your significant other.  It is a welcome respite from our incredible snow event last weekend. ...

Review: WHO'S HOLIDAY A CHRISTMAS MASTERPIECE OPENS IN KANSAS CITY at The Ruby Room


by Steve Wilson - December 09, 2024

Ho...Ho...Ho, Cindy Lou Who, that’s who returned to Kansas City on Friday, December 6, in WHO’S HOLIDAY A NEW COMEDY WITH A TWIST OF RHYME. Padgett Productions’ Christmas delight opened on the stage of the Ruby Room inside Crown Center. The Ruby Room is the perfect venue for WHO’S HOLIDAY, as the sh...



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