Starlight's 39th Annual Gala
Starlight's 39th Annual Gala is a fundraising celebration event hosted at Starlight Theatre in Kansas City. Two-time Tony Award winner Sutton Foster will headline the evening.
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Review: EUREKA DAY at City Stage
It had taken me a day or two to absorb Jonathan Spector’s Eureka Day both well-acted and well-produced by Kansas City Actor’s Theatre in the City Theatre space of Union Station. Cleverly cloaked in comedy, this 2025 Tony Award Winner strikes a deeply held cultural belief from playwright Jonath…
Review: DISNEY'S NEWSIES at Starlight Theater
Disney’s Newsies does not merely seize the day. It dances on it, vaults over it and occasionally executes a backflip before the day knows what struck it. It takes an 1899 historical event as a jumping off place and imagines the history as it might have been retold in a 1930’s Busby Berkeley movi…
Review: KC Rep's COME FROM AWAY at Spencer Theatre
Kansas City Repertory Theater’s new production of “Come From Away” is top notch in every possible way. “Come From Away” is about how one remote Canadian town rallied in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on America to embrace neighbors they could not have imagined th…
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…
Past Shows
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Disney's Newsies
Disney's Newsies is a Tony Award-winning musical based on the hit movie, featuring a cast of Kansas City performers alongside national talent. The production is presented by Starlight in Kansas City, Missouri, with rehearsals beginning in August 2026.
Rainbow Kitten Surprise at Starlight Theatre
Its gonna be a spectacular night as Rainbow Kitten Surprise delivers their Bones North America Tour to the Starlight Theater in Kansas City, MO, on Monday, July 27th, 2026. The Nashville based alternative rock band will be joined by Aussie indie outfit Spacey Jane. Releasing in...
A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical
A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical marks its Kansas City premiere as part of a multi-year North American Tour following a run on Broadway. The musical was created in collaboration with Neil Diamond himself. American Idol winner Nick Fradiani leads the cast.
Bob Dylan Concert with Fireworks
A Bob Dylan concert on July 4 will be followed by a complimentary fireworks show commemorating the holiday. Patrons who attend the concert are invited to stay after the performance for the fireworks display.
Hadestown
Hadestown is a Tony Award-winning Best Musical playing as part of Starlight's 75th Broadway Season. The production runs as part of the 2026 AdventHealth Broadway Series in Kansas City.
Disney's Frozen
Starlight Theatre will present Disney's Frozen from August 5 to August 10 as part of the 2025 AdventHealth Broadway Series. The production features a collaboration with Pittsburgh CLO and the Lied Center in Nebraska, showcasing young Kansas City actresses in the roles of Young...
Miss Saigon
A classic love story is brought up-to-date in one of the most stunning theatrical spectacles of all time. In Miss Saigon, Puccini's Madame Butterfly is brought to the modern world. This powerful pop opera is an emotional tale about forbidden love, the tragedies of war and the...
Heart
Sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson first showed the world that women can rock when their band, Heart, stormed the charts in the ‘70’s with hits like “Crazy on You,” “Magic Man,” “Barracuda,” “Straight On,” and so many more. Not only did the Wilson sisters lead the band, they wrote the...
Disney’s The Little Mermaid
In a magical kingdom beneath the sea, the beautiful young mermaid Ariel longs to leave her ocean home to live in the world above. Based on one of Hans Christian Anderson’s most beloved stories, The Little Mermaid is a hauntingly beautiful love story for the ages. The score...
Train
Multi-platinum band Train has made its mark on music history with the Grammy Award-winning song “Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)” and chart-topping singles “Meet Virginia” and “Calling All Angels.” In early 2011, Train earned their third Grammy for worldwide smash “Hey Soul Sister”...
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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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SIX (Boleyn Tour) Kansas City Music Hall (1/26-1/31) |
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Owen/Cox Dance Group 'The Nutcracker and the Mouse King' Midwest Trust Center at Johnson County Community College (12/10-12/13) |
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Mutts Gone Nuts - Unleashed Midwest Trust Center at Johnson County Community College (5/08-5/08) |
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The Last 5 Years Phoenix Arts KC (10/16-10/24) |
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Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Elusive Ear Unicorn Theartre (11/11-11/29) |
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Gravity Midwest Trust Center at Johnson County Community College (1/30-1/30) |
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'Burn the Floor presents Maks & Peta Live!' Midwest Trust Center at Johnson County Community College (4/03-4/03) |
