Part of Kansas City Ballet's Family Series, this hour-long narrated ballet, choreographed by Bruce Wells with music by Nicola Piovani and Amilcare Ponchielli, brings the beloved tale to life with vibrant choreography and colorful characters. It follows the wooden puppet's...
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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 Kansas City Jazz Orchestra and Kansas City Jazz ALIVE celebrate Charlie Parker's birthday with a tribute concert. Saxophone legends Bobby Watson, Matt Otto, and Stephen Martin join KCJO and emerging area saxophonists for the performance. The show honors Kansas City's native...
Don't miss the most mind blowing country and folk showcase of this spring! Ruth Moody Band is tearing up this 2026 by gearing up for a massive North American tour which includes numerous stops across USA's key cities! Prepare for the 2026 roaring country showcase as Ruth Moody...
A Hilarious, Heartfelt Family Adventure! Based on the worldwide bestselling hit series by Dav Pilkey, Dog Man: The Musical is a hilarious and heartwarming production following the chronicles of Dog Man, who with the head of a dog and the body of a policeman, loves to fight crime...
Return to an era when father knew best, Cadillacs had tail fins, and hula hoops were all the rage. You’ll rock around the clock to hits by Elvis Presley, Doris Day, Chuck Berry, Debbie Reynolds, Perry Como and Patti Page as HMC salutes the jukebox hits of the ’50s. Grab your...
This Discovery Concert is free to the public. "Print at home" online tickets will become available starting two months before the event. American violinist Elena Urioste, featured on the cover of Symphony magazine as an emerging artist to watch, has been praised by critics for...
Discovery Concert. Pianist in recital.
With this unique, imaginative storytelling, Gene Mackey weaves the stories of Mozart, age 11, in Salzburg,Germany, and Alice, a 13-year-old in modern-day London. This play is the perfect opportunity for your student to take flight on a whimsical journey that is both...
Critically-acclaimed guitarist & singer John Pizzarelli, first appearing at the Folly in February 2003, brings his quartet back for a swinging encore performance! Pizzarelli is hailed as one of the most accomplished interpreters of the Great American Songbook, and has set the...
Oliver Button is a Sissy, a children's book written and illustrated by Tomie dePaola, is the story of a boy who stands up to bullies, not by fighting, but by staying true to himself. Since it was first published in 1979, parents and teachers have shared this book with children...
We are very proud, and excited, to be presenting 16 of New York City's finest (jazz musicians that is!), the legendary Vanguard Jazz Orchestra. This cutting-edge, modern big band is the progeny of Thad Jones & Mel Lewis and continues it's Monday night tradition - as it has for...
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Chamber Project St. Louis’ TRAILBLAZER: A Tribute 560 Music Center (10/09-10/09) |
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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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Don’t Talk To The Actors Olathe Civic Theatre Assn (OCTA) (4/09-4/25) |
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Ryan & Ryan 'Kickin' the Clouds Away' Midwest Trust Center at Johnson County Community College (10/25-10/25) |
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Bryson Tiller Hollywood Casino Amphitheater (10/03-10/03) |
