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Audiences will delight in a feast for the eyes as four new works premiere on Yardley Hall stage. For this festival of contemporary and modern dance, the Midwest Trust Center has enlisted four choreographers to create original works for four local dance companies to perform at...
Be enchanted this summer with WICKED At Music Hall Kansas City! That’s exactly right! On Saturday 22nd August 2026, the spectacular Wicked experience can be yours at the Music Hall Kansas City in Kansas City, Missouri. What if I said that The Wizard of Oz had a great deal of...
Intimate Apparel is a play by two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage, set in 1905 New York City, following Esther, a seamstress who sews exquisite lingerie for an array of clients while navigating a forbidden romance with an Orthodox Jewish fabric vendor and a...
An employee at a big tech company has been placed on leave after becoming the subject of a viral video. She arrives in the office of a crisis therapist determined to be reinstated to the job that gives her life meaning. A psychological thriller, JOB examines what it means to be...
Steel Magnolias, running August 14-23 at the Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre, is a celebration of friendship, resilience, and the strength of Southern women where laughter and tears intertwine. Carey Van Driest stars as M'lynn alongside Mary Mattison as Shelby. The production is...
Fade-In: The Orca and the making of the hoped-for blockbuster, JAWS. Lights! Camera! … Oops! THE SHARK IS BROKEN traps actors Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, and Roy Scheider on the Orca with nowhere to go. In a battle of egos, wit, and insecurity, what emerges is the hilarious...
Check your inhibitions at the door—things are about to get ridiculous.
Welcome to the wonderful Land of Oz… where there is a young woman, born with emerald-green skin—smart, fiery, misunderstood and possessing an extraordinary talent. When she meets a bubbly blonde who is exceptionally popular, their initial rivalry turns into the unlikeliest of...
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Disney's Newsies is a Tony Award-winning musical based on the hit movie, featuring a cast of Kansas City performers alongside national talent. The production is presented by Starlight in Kansas City, Missouri, with rehearsals beginning in August 2026.
This summer, Legends in Concert brings an exciting lineup of powerhouse tribute performances to the Pepsi Legends Theater in Branson, featuring tributes to The Blues Brothers™, Lainey Wilson, Toby Keith, and Elvis Presley from May 25 through September 8 . Returning to the stage...
Book by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa Music and Lyrics by Duncan Sheik Based on the Novel by Bret Easton Ellis Directed by Stan Cole Music Direction by Ginger Driskell Choreographed by Valerie Martin American Psycho is a ruthless and daring new musical from Duncan Sheik (Spring...
In this vibrant new adaptation, The Pirates of Penzance heads to New Orleans for a fresh take on the beloved classic. When love and duty send a young pirate into hilariously complicated waters, the result is musical comedy gold. Playful, tuneful, and full of charm, this voyage...
Inside a struggling gypsy cab station serving its community, a group of working-class drivers confronts generational conflict, economic displacement, and the threat of urban renewal. As livelihoods hang in the balance, Jitney becomes a powerful testament to the dignity of work...
Jefferson Starship is taking the stage and that means fans are going to be in line to listen to all of the fan-favorites like "Miracles," "Jane," and "Count on Me," and some of the fresh releases that Jefferson Starship is showcasing! One of the stops lands at Capital Region MU...
Do you dream of mellow R&B live shows where you just recline and let the music wash over you? Wish no more! Reality has arrived at your doorstep in form of Bryson Tiller in Maryland Heights Missouri! The trapsoul pioneer brings The Neo Trapsoul Tour to the stage, featuring hits...
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...
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...
“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?”…
You will never see a production of “Legally Blond, the musical” better performed or sung or danced than what you can see currently running at New Theatre Restaurant in Overland Park. This is pure, show-biz entertainment as rendered by this cast and Director/ Choreographer Jerry Jay Cranford an…
This joint White Theatre and Coterie production succeeds with dazzling sets, super special effects, the best pit band I have heard in many years, and a cast who seems determined to wring every bit of value out of the playscript and the score that is there.What did our critic think of DISNEY'S FROZEN…
What happens when one of America's greatest songbooks meets Broadway? A BEAUTFIUFL NOISE delivers an emotional portrait of Neil Diamond, led by American Idol winner Nick Fradiani in a production that soars at Kansas City's Starlight Theatre.…
The show I saw last week on Wednesday, July 8, featured three warm-up acts and Ayrn performing under the stage name A.J. Chris. A.J. Chris was the feature comic of the evening. A.J., who has already had significant success in the UK, had warned me that she had come home to try out a new routine i…
It is not often that Kansas City audiences get the chance to see the “World Premiere” engagement of a new comedy from an award-winning Broadway performer and playwright. This month Unicorn Theatre presents “Don’t Touch My Hair,” by Douglas Lyons.…
Kansas City Repertory Theatre’s THE WIZARD OF OZ does not attempt to recreate nostalgia in its simplest form. Instead, this production interrogates why the story has endured for generations and reframes it through a distinctly theatrical lens rooted in American folk tradition, musical intimacy, an…
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New Dance Partners - The Ultimate Collaboration Midwest Trust Center at Johnson County Community College (9/18-9/19) |
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Steel Magnolias Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre (8/14-8/23) |
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JITNEY Just Off Broadway Theatre (9/17-9/26) |
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'Outlander in Concert' Midwest Trust Center at Johnson County Community College (10/23-10/23) |
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The Ritz Unicorn Theartre (8/12-8/30) |
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Red Like Fruit Unicorn Theatre (10/14-10/25) |
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BLUES FOR AN ALABAMA SKY Just Off Broadway Theatre (3/11-3/20) |
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Mutts Gone Nuts - Unleashed Midwest Trust Center at Johnson County Community College (5/08-5/08) |
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Pirates! The Penzance Musical Theatre Lawrence (9/11-9/20) |
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'Treasure Island Reimagined: Jane Hawkins and the Pirate's Gold' Midwest Trust Center at Johnson County Community College (4/02-4/03) |
