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....
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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. �...
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...
by Andrew Burrill - March 15, 2026
What did our critic think of TROJAN WOMEN MCI at Unicorn Theatre?...
Past Shows
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 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, the world's longest running play. The Mousetrap begins when a group of strangers is stranded in a boarding house during a...
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...
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, Leawood Stage Company’s outdoor summer family musical, is based on the Hans Christian Anderson Fairy Tale “The Princess and The Pea”...
Videos
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SHREK The Musical Theatre in the Park (5/22-5/30) |
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WICKED Music Hall (8/12-8/30) |
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Bat Boy, The Musical Music Theater Heritage (10/08-11/01) |
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Jefferson Starship Capital Region MU Health Care Amphitheater (9/27-9/27) |
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The Addams Family Theatre Lawrence (6/05-6/21) |
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Don't Touch My Hair Unicorn Theartre (5/06-5/24) |
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The Phantom of the Opera Music Hall Kansas City (12/06-12/06) |
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The Addams Family Goppert Theatre @ Avila University (5/21-5/24) |
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Danielle Nicole Band Saloon Stage At Knuckleheads Saloon (6/20-6/20) |
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Xanadu Music Theatre Kansas City (7/17-7/19) |
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