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In 1969, The Who created a rock opera that changed the course of music history. And now, it’s back in a dazzling all-new production that feels more relevant than ever. After witnessing his father shoot his rival, the young Tommy Walker is lost in the universe, endlessly and...
The world's best-selling mystery comes alive on stage, pulling audiences into a suspense-filled game of survival where no one can be trusted and everyone is a suspect. Directed by ARLT Artistic Director Robyne Parrish, the production builds tension with each shocking twist until...
The edgy and irreverent Broadway smash hit musical comedy brings the strange and unusual to Kansas City for three performances only. This is the final show of Starlight's 2026 Broadway Season.
My Hero Academia In Concert comes to the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts on October 6, 2026. The event brings the beloved anime series to life through a live orchestral performance, combining the iconic music of the series with visuals from the show. This concert...
Discover the music of a true pioneer. Join us for TRAILBLAZER , a captivating evening celebrating the brilliant, fiercely original chamber music of Rebecca Clarke. As both a virtuoso violist and a composer, Clarke smashed 20th-century glass ceilings, writing music of incredible...
Enjoy one spectacular night of country music as icon Clint Black joins forces with current country chart-toppers Midland for a night of live country music at the incredible Ozarks Amphitheater in Camdenton, MO on this one Saturday night in October. This show is one of only 8...
When a seaweed-covered creature washes ashore in the Cape Cod village of Barnacle Bay, the inhabitants fear the worst. Is it a sea monster in their midst? No, it's a baby as big as a house! The villagers adopt the giant baby, whom they name Stormalong or Stormy, for short...
This concert experience takes you on a journey through Billy Joel’s legendary career, from his humble beginnings to becoming one of the greatest songwriters and performers of all time. Through faithful recreation of the original music, stunning visuals, and compelling...
Starlight's 39th Annual Gala is a fundraising celebration event hosted at Starlight Theatre in Kansas City. Two-time Tony Award winner Sutton Foster will headline the evening.
A wildly theatrical, very loose retelling of Bram Stoker's Dracula, by Gordon Greenberg and Steve Rosen. Fast, campy, a little naughty, and very silly, the show reimagines Dracula as a sexually charged glamorous bad boy amid blood, thunder, and mysterious illnesses. The ensemble...
For longtime “Outlander” fans, these words feel like home. As the global phenomenon reaches its conclusion in 2026, its heart continues to beat on stage with “Outlander in Concert.” The officially licensed live concert experience was created in collaboration with its showrunner...
The Spooky Shit Show is bringing everyone’s favorite murderous doll to the stage with a hilarious, over-the-top jukebox parody for ONE WEEKEND ONLY! Join us at The Westport Bowery (817 Westport Road, Kansas City, MO 64111) on October 22-24 as we present Chucky’s Play ! Expect...
Part gothic thriller, part rock concert, Lizzie reimagines the story of Lizzie Borden with ferocity and flair. This edgy musical crackles with scandal, suspicion, and defiance, creating a theatrical experience that is as bold as it is unforgettable. Dark, daring, and...
This intimate and emotionally powerful production follows the five-year relationship between Cathy and Jamie, told through an inventive dual timeline—her story moving backward from heartbreak to first love, and his moving forward from infatuation to separation. Through a...
This intimate and emotionally powerful production follows the five-year relationship between Cathy and Jamie, told through an inventive dual timeline—her story moving backward from heartbreak to first love, and his moving forward from infatuation to separation. Through a...
The J, Creve Coeur, Staenberg Family Complex Free, registration required: https://jccstl.com/jewish-life/the-hamsa-wellness-community/beyond-pink/ The Hamsa Wellness Community at the J will host its annual Beyond Pink wellness and cancer education event. This free community...
Set in a one-stoplight town, John Proctor Is the Villain follows five young women fueled by pop music, optimism and fury as they find their voices and shed light on some of the darkest secrets in their community. Sharp, witty and thought-provoking, this bold new play challenges...
When memory slips, who controls the truth? Lauren asks Luke to narrate her life—but as he speaks, her sense of self begins to fracture. As the story slips further from her grasp, one question lingers: why did she ask him to tell it at all? Provocative and deeply intimate, Red...
Enjoy some of the world’s best piano music in Ryan & Ryan’s Kickin’ the Clouds Away program. Featuring jazz, ragtime, classical, and even gospel song arrangements by the dynamic father-son duo, sure to strike a chord with any audience.
Septime Webre's dazzling journey to the Emerald City follows Dorothy and Toto as they join three unexpected friends on a magical adventure to meet the Wizard, outwit a Wicked Witch, and find their way home. The production features music by Matthew Pierce performed live by the...
Legends in Concert is ready to jump into fall at the Pepsi Legends Theater, featuring tributes to Elvis, Adele, Toby Keith and The Blues Brothers™, September 10 – October 31! Experience the legendary country songs of singer/songwriter, Toby Keith , along with the powerful vocals...
Tony Kushner’s landmark epic launches one of the most ambitious theatrical journeys ever staged. Set in New York City in the mid-1980s, the play follows characters whose relationships, beliefs, and political assumptions are being forced to change during the AIDS crisis and the...
How appropriate is it that the musical version of “Beetlejuice” should materialize at Starlight Theatre on the cusp of the Halloween and just before of the Mexican “Day of the Dead?” Our Starlight audience loved it! Beetlejuice is a show that screams for “Dad” jokes or other …
If laughter is truly the best medicine, the women of Eden Falls, Georgia, have opened exactly the right kind of health spa. “The Hallelujah Girls,” is a fast-moving Southern comedy by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten. The play is an affectionate, fast-moving celebration of friends…
It had taken me a day or two to absorb Jonathan Spector’s Eureka Day both well-acted and well-produced by Kansas City Actor’s Theatre in the City Theatre space of Union Station. Cleverly cloaked in comedy, this 2025 Tony Award Winner strikes a deeply held cultural belief from playwright Jonath…
Disney’s Newsies does not merely seize the day. It dances on it, vaults over it and occasionally executes a backflip before the day knows what struck it. It takes an 1899 historical event as a jumping off place and imagines the history as it might have been retold in a 1930’s Busby Berkeley movi…
Kansas City Repertory Theater’s new production of “Come From Away” is top notch in every possible way. “Come From Away” is about how one remote Canadian town rallied in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on America to embrace neighbors they could not have imagined th…
A contemporary rock opera reimagines a familiar biblical story as a thrilling exploration of faith, fame, loyalty, doubt, and political power—proving this timeless tale still resonates with urgent relevance today.…
“The Shark Is Broken” is a fascinating invite into a hidden world that informs us how the sausage gets made when it comes to mega-hit films. This play snickers as three famous actors suffer “slings and arrows” while Bruce, a damned mechanical shark, turns turtle repeatedly during filming “…
Musical theater reviewers infrequently and pleasantly rediscover an old friend. “Wicked,” just opened at the venerable, 2400 seat Kansas City Music Hall with a recently refreshed cast, is an entertaining example.…
The year is 1905. The place is New York City. The play is Lynn Nottage’s intimate and surprisingly affective comedy/drama “Intimate Apparel.” “Intimate Apparel” tells a tale drawn from Nottage’s own passed down ancestry stories and perhaps a little imagined history. The inspiration i…
The current national tour of Monty Python's Spamalot opened at Starlight Theatre on Tuesday evening August 4, for a weeklong residency. This is my first exposure to this joyful send-up of all things musical theatre, motion pictures, vaudeville, and puppetry. Can you say” inspired silliness?”…
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'The Who's Tommy' Midwest Trust Center at Johnson County Community College (10/14-10/14) |
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'Burn the Floor presents Maks & Peta Live!' Midwest Trust Center at Johnson County Community College (4/03-4/03) |
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Emilie: La Marquise Du Chatelet Defends Her Life Tonight Olathe Civic Theatre Assn (OCTA) (2/05-2/21) |
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Gravity Midwest Trust Center at Johnson County Community College (1/30-1/30) |
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Beyond Pink: A Morning of Exercise, Education & Wellness – October 25, 10am-1pm The J, Creve Coeur, Staenberg Family Complex (10/25-10/25) |
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Owen/Cox Dance Group 'The Nutcracker and the Mouse King' Midwest Trust Center at Johnson County Community College (12/10-12/13) |
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Actors From The London Stage 'King Lear' Midwest Trust Center at Johnson County Community College (3/25-3/26) |
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The Phantom of the Opera Music Hall Kansas City (12/06-12/06) |
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Primary Trust Unicorn Theartre (3/03-3/14) |
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Ryan & Ryan 'Kickin' the Clouds Away' Midwest Trust Center at Johnson County Community College (10/25-10/25) |
