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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


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


by Andrew Burrill - May 06, 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


by Alan Portner - May 04, 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


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


by Alan Portner - April 09, 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


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


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


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...

Review: TROJAN WOMEN MCI at Unicorn Theatre


by Andrew Burrill - March 15, 2026

What did our critic think of TROJAN WOMEN MCI at Unicorn Theatre?...

Past Shows

MAME
MAME
Nov 1 – Nov 4, 2018

Mame is a happy happening. She is well-to-do, lives in New York at the peak of the 1920’s, and is surprised by a “wonderful present”:...

BARK! The Musical - KC Premiere
BARK! The Musical - KC Premiere
Sep 7 – Sep 9, 2018

BARK The Musical follows six canine characters for a day at Doggie Daycare. From the little puppy who yearns to bark like a real dog,...

Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap
Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap
Oct 12 – Oct 15, 2017

Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap, the world's longest running play. The Mousetrap begins when a group of strangers is stranded in a boarding house during a...

Annie the Musical
Annie the Musical
Jul 13 – Jul 22, 2017

Based on the popular comic strip by Harold Gray, Annie has become a worldwide phenomenon and winner of seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical. Little...

From Broadway With Love
From Broadway With Love
Feb 10 – Feb 12, 2017

Celebrate Valentine’s Day with your loved ones by attending "From Broadway with Love," an original musical revue with your favorite songs about romance from classic...

Once Upon a Mattress
Once Upon a Mattress
Jul 14 – Jul 25, 2016

Once Upon A Mattress, Leawood Stage Company’s outdoor summer family musical, is based on the Hans Christian Anderson Fairy Tale “The Princess and The Pea”...

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SHREK The Musical in Kansas City SHREK The Musical
Theatre in the Park (5/22-5/30)
Xanadu in Kansas City Xanadu
Music Theatre Kansas City (7/17-7/19)
Jesus Christ Superstar in Kansas City Jesus Christ Superstar
Music Theater Heritage (8/20-9/13)
2026 Show-Me Jazz Festival in Kansas City 2026 Show-Me Jazz Festival
Clara Eitmann Messmer Amphitheater (6/13-6/13)
Rainbow Kitten Surprise at Starlight Theatre in Kansas City Rainbow Kitten Surprise at Starlight Theatre
Starlight Theatre (7/27-7/27)
Wicked in Kansas City Wicked
Music Hall Kansas City (8/12-8/30)
Louis Tomlinson in Kansas City Louis Tomlinson
Cable Dahmer Arena (7/02-7/02)
Jefferson Starship in Kansas City Jefferson Starship
Capital Region MU Health Care Amphitheater (9/27-9/27)
The Addams Family in Kansas City The Addams Family
Goppert Theatre @ Avila University (5/21-5/24)
Once Upon a One More Time in Kansas City Once Upon a One More Time
Music Theatre Kansas City (6/12-6/14)