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300 W 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64105
Kansas City, MO 64105

Review: DON'T TOUCH MY HAIR at Unicorn Theatre

Review: DON'T TOUCH MY HAIR at Unicorn Theatre

by Alan Portner · May 11, 2026

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.…

BWW Review: THE WIZARD OF OZ at Kansas City Repertory Theatre

BWW Review: THE WIZARD OF OZ at Kansas City Repertory Theatre

by Andrew Burrill · May 11, 2026

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…

BWW Review: OF MICE AND MEN at Kauffman Center For The Performing Arts

BWW Review: OF MICE AND MEN at Kauffman Center For The Performing Arts

by Andrew Burrill · May 6, 2026

They keep people alive. They keep people moving. And sometimes, they keep people from realizing how impossible their lives have truly become. Lyric Opera of Kansas City’s production of OF MICE AND MEN does not treat John Steinbeck’s story as distant Americana or dusty literary nostalgia.…

Review: CACTUS FLOWER at New Theatre Restaurant

Review: CACTUS FLOWER at New Theatre Restaurant

by Alan Portner · May 4, 2026

The air at New Theatre Restaurant in Overland Park is thick with the scent of high-end buffet favorites and the electric hum of a sold-out crowd. The curtain has risen on a revival of the 1960s Broadway classic Cactus Flower, and if the opening week's standing ovations are any indication, Kansas Ci…

Review: THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION at The Warwick Theater

Review: THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION at The Warwick Theater

by Alan Portner · April 27, 2026

A full auditorium of just over a hundred patrons filed into the newly renovated Warwick Theater for a re-imagination of Stephen King’s “The Shawshank Redemption.” This theatrical adaptation is written by Irish playwrights Owen O’Neill and Dave Johns, an unlikely yet inspired pairing. Both m…

Review: STEREOPHONIC at Kauffman Center

Review: STEREOPHONIC at Kauffman Center

by Alan Portner · April 9, 2026

Think of the greatest songs you’ve never heard - the soaring melodies, the unexpected anthems, the driving beats, the lyrics that speak to a feeling you didn’t know could be expressed in words. Unlike most straight plays, this opus has its own musical score, and good one by Will Butler. And tha…

Review: MOBY DICK

Review: MOBY DICK

by Alan Portner · March 30, 2026

MTH’s World Premiere production of “Moby Dick a sea shanty” should not be missed. This “Moby Dick” is a remarkable, boiled-down, reinterpretation of Herman Melville’s massive dark 1851 tome. MTH manages to somehow transform this dark mid-nineteenth century novel into an engaging and engr…

Review: THE GREAT GATSBY at Kansas City Music Hall

Review: THE GREAT GATSBY at Kansas City Music Hall

by Alan Portner · March 18, 2026

If Broadway’s Great Gatsby trades in spectacle, the first national North American Tour proves that its success on the road depends on something more grounded: a cast capable of sustaining the illusion night after night, city after city.  This performance is pretty much flawless top to bottom.  �…

Review: THE PLAY THAT WENT WRONG at The White Theatre

Review: THE PLAY THAT WENT WRONG at The White Theatre

by Alan Portner · March 16, 2026

Producing The Play That Goes Wrong at a community-theater level is an act of courage.  And the Silver Star with two oak leaf enhancements goes to the White Theatre inside the Jewish Community Center in Overland Park.  Seldom before have I seen such an active sold-out crowd in this venue who eviden…

Past Shows

Ruth Moody Band

Ruth Moody Band

Apr 10

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...

DOG MAN: THE MUSICAL

DOG MAN: THE MUSICAL

Oct 25 – Oct 26, 2025

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...

Heart & Soul - Music Of The 50'S

Jun 8 – Jun 9, 2013

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...

Elena Urioste & Gabriela Martinez

Jun 7

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...

YOUNG MOZART

YOUNG MOZART

Apr 22

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...

JOHN PIZZARELLI QUARTET

JOHN PIZZARELLI QUARTET

Apr 14

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...

OLIVER BUTTON IS A SISSY

OLIVER BUTTON IS A SISSY

Mar 23

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,...

FOLLY JAZZ PRESENTS: GRACE KELLY QUINTET

FOLLY JAZZ PRESENTS: GRACE KELLY QUINTET

Feb 4

This year's Folly Jazz Spotlight is sharpely focused on the sensational 19 year old saxophonist, singer,composer and arranger, Grace Kelly, who will be performing with...

FOLLY JAZZ SERIES PRESENTS: NNENNA FREELON

FOLLY JAZZ SERIES PRESENTS: NNENNA FREELON

Jan 14

Six-time GRAMMY® Award-nominee Nnenna Freelon is hailed as the "international voice of Jazz." A standing ovation from 20,000 in her star-making a cappella appearance on...

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