Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
1601 Broadway BlvdKansas City, MO 64108
Upcoming Shows
My Hero Academia In Concert
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...
The Wizard of Oz
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...
The Nutcracker
A cherished Kansas City holiday tradition, choreographed by Devon Carney with music by Peter I. Tchaikovsky performed live by the Kansas City Symphony. Based on E.T.A. Hoffmann's timeless tale, it follows Clara, the Nutcracker Prince, Dr. Drosselmeier, and the Sugar Plum Fairy...
Romeo & Juliet
William Shakespeare's timeless romantic tragedy comes to life in this ballet choreographed by Devon Carney with music by Sergei Prokofiev, performed live by the Kansas City Symphony. Carney presents his powerful interpretation of the classic tale, featuring soaring choreography...
PULSE
A bold triple bill curated by Artistic Director Devon Carney, tracing ballet's past, present, and future with music performed live by the Kansas City Symphony. George Balanchine's The Four Temperaments explores human nature through striking modernist choreography set to Paul...
Review: JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR at Music Theatre Heritage
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.…
Review: THE SHARK IS BROKEN at The Warwick Theatre
“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 “…
Review: WICKED at Kansas City Music Hall
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.…
Review: INTIMATE APPAREL at Kansas City Actors' Theatre
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…
Review: SPAMALOT at Starlight Theatre
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?”…
Review: LEGALLY BLOND, THE MUSICAL at New Theatre Restauant
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…
Review: DISNEY'S FROZEN at White Theatre
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…
Review: A BEAUTIFUL NOISE Brings the Heart of Neil Diamond to Life at KC's Starlight Theatre
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.…
Review: A.J. CHRIS COMEDY at Clint's Comedy Club
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…
Review: DON'T TOUCH MY HAIR at Unicorn Theatre
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.…
Past Shows
59 total · showing 51–59
Hey-Hay, Going to Kansas City
Groundbreaking African-American choreographer Donald McKayle presents Hey-Hay, Going to Kansas City. A celebration of the golden age of jazz, the ballet pays tribute to the era of nightclubs and dance halls when Kansas City was considered the ‘Paris of the Plains.’ Experience...
Restless Heart
The melodic country band of the 80’s and 90’s returns to Kansas City, to debut their all-new symphony tour! Having charted 26 country and light rock hits, Restless Heart’s amazing harmony is better than ever on “When She Cries”, “I’ll Still Be Loving You”, “Tell Me What You...
Bailar Toda La Noche
The sensuous rhythms of Latin dance and jazz fill this light and lively chamber orchestra program. Your evening begins with a curious and playful tone poem by Adam Schoenberg, KCS composer-in-residence, followed by Bernstein’s jazzy Riffs featuring Raymond Santos, KC Symphony...
Tom Trenney, Organist in Recital
To showcase the grand Julia Irene Kauffman Casavant Organ in Helzberg Hall, the Kansas City Symphony presents four organ recitals hosted by Michael Barone, host of American Public Media’s popular radio program, Pipedreams. Tom Trenney, organist at First Plymouth Congregational...
Beethoven's Ninth
Join Robert Olson as he conducts the UMKC Conservatory Orchestra in another scintillating performance in the grandeur of Helzberg Hall. The orchestra will perform Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, one of the most widely recognized choral symphonies in the Western canon...
Rodgers & Hammerstein: Screenland at the Symphony
Imagine watching scenes from classics films on a huge screen in Helzberg Hall, while your Kansas City Symphony performs the timeless soundtrack. That’s the unforgettable experience of Symphony at the Movies. See stunning re-mastered clips from the legendary movie musicals of...
HitchC*CK! Screenland at the Symphony
Imagine watching scenes from classics films on a huge screen in Helzberg Hall, while your Kansas City Symphony performs the timeless soundtrack. That’s the unforgettable experience of Symphony at the Movies. Alfred Hitchcock's films feature some of the most mesmerizing movie...
Jazz Orch w/The Four Freshman
One of the world's most beloved vocal ensembles, The Four Freshman continue to tour the world. The legendary sound that began in 1948 continues on in the 21st century. The current version of the youthful quartet has been performing together since 2001. The quartet's unmistakable...
Happy Hour Chamber Music
The perfect after-work way to unwind! The Kansas City Symphony is pleased to announce the new Free Happy Hour Chamber Music Series. Stop by Helzberg Hall at the Kauffman Center for a drink (cash bar) prior to the 6 pm FREE chamber music concert featuring Symphony musicians.
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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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Pirates! The Penzance Musical Theatre Lawrence (9/11-9/20) |
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What iF Puppets presents 'How to Snag a Sea Monster' Midwest Trust Center at Johnson County Community College (10/07-10/10) |
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TBC Truck, Trailer Repair & Diesel Performance TBC Truck, Trailer Repair & Diesel Performance (5/01-12/01) |
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Mutts Gone Nuts - Unleashed Midwest Trust Center at Johnson County Community College (5/08-5/08) |
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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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'What Do You Do With a Problem?' Midwest Trust Center at Johnson County Community College (11/06-11/07) |
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BLUES FOR AN ALABAMA SKY Just Off Broadway Theatre (3/11-3/20) |
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Anti-Hero: Revenge of the Swifties Unicorn Theartre (12/09-12/27) |