by Alan Portner - March 09, 2026
The new Kansas City Actors Theater production of “Everybody” is a sly meditation on the human condition. It is a riff on the oldest known surviving play in English called “Everyman.”...
by Andrew Burrill - March 01, 2026
Lyric Opera of Kansas City’s The Gershwins’ PORGY AND BESS is a vocally commanding and spiritually powerful production, led by standout performances from Eric Greene and Michelle Bradley under the legendary direction of Francesca Zambello....
by Alan Portner - February 22, 2026
“Elvis and Elton Together” rates a big five stars. Victor Trevino Jr. as Elvis is back and is as good as ever. Sean McGibbben becomes the incredible Elton John. Victor and Sean wisely introduce themselves as tribute artists rather than impersonators....
by Alan Portner - February 20, 2026
When the musical juggernaut titled “Hamilton” stormed into Kansas City’s gilded Music Hall this week, it arrives not as a relic of mid-2010s hype, but as a living, breathing re-invention of America’s founding fathers. A decade after its Broadway debut, the touring production proves that the ...
by Alan Portner - February 08, 2026
Now “playing” at Music Theatre Heritage inside Crown Center through February 22 is the latest iteration of the most produced modern musical play in history. It is called “The Fantasticks.”
If “Fantasticks” is new to you, you are past due for a treat. If you are one of the thousands of p...
by Alan Portner - February 03, 2026
A new production of Jonathan Larson’s 1996 Pulitzer Prize Winner RENT, itself a re-interpretation of Puccini’s “La Boheme,” arrives like a time capsule that refuses to stay shut as a first ever co-production of the White Theatre (inside the Jewish Community Center) and Kansas City’s vener...
by Andrew Burrill - February 03, 2026
The Drum Closet is a deeply spiritual, urgent, and profoundly human coming-of-age story that resonates far beyond its Midwestern high school setting....
by Andrew Burrill - February 03, 2026
Casey and Diana, now running January 28 through February 15, 2026, is a luminous, heartbreaking, and deeply necessary work of theatre. Written by Nick Green and originally commissioned by the Stratford Festival of Canada, the play was developed to honor the real-life visit of Diana, Princess of Wale...
by Alan Portner - January 22, 2026
“Kimberly Akimbo” is a tiny, idiosyncratic musical with a cast of only nine actors that somehow manages to share the full Broadway experience with its opening night audience at Kansas City’s Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts.
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Past Shows
ELVIS HAS LEFT THE BUILDINGDECEMBER 3 - 14By Duke Ernsberger and Virginia CateELVIS HAS LEFT THE BUILDING is an enjoyable experience for fans of the...
THE GLASS MENAGERIEOCTOBER 17 - 26Written from a memory by Tennessee WilliamsTHE GLASS MENAGERIE is a memory play by Tennessee Williams that premiered in 1944...
THE CHURCH BASEMENT LADIES: A SECOND HELPINGSEPTEMBER 24 - OCTOBER 12Written by Greta GroschMusic and Lyrics by Drew Jansen and Dennis CurleyCHURCH BASEMENT LADIES: A...
CLUE: ON STAGEJULY 23 - AUGUST 10Based on the book by Jonathan Lynn, Hunter Foster, Sandy Rustin, Eric PriceCLUE: ON STAGE is a play based...
NUNSENSEJUNE 27 - AUGUST 2Book, music and lyrics written by Dan GogginNUNSENSE is a habit-forming, riotous musical spoof about the misadventures of five nuns trying...
ROCK OF AGESJUNE 18 - JULY 13Written by Chris D'ArienzoROCK OF AGES is a jukebox musical that tells the story of Drew, a Bourbon Room...
Here we go again! Hit songs from ABBA weave through this explosive and enchanting story that was the smash of the summer at Maples Rep...
A favorite from the 2012 Maples Repertory season, this classic play by Alfred Uhry focuses on the story of fiery, opinionated Daisy Werthan and her...
BIG RIVER: THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN: A bluegrass-inspired musical based on the classic novel, BIG RIVER follows Huck Finn and Jim on their journey...
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