Upcoming Shows
A riotous romantic farce in the spirit of Noël Coward, The Cottage delivers mistaken identities, scandalous secrets, and nonstop hilarity. When lovers Sylvia and Beau escape to...
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
On the eve of his assassination, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is visited by a mysterious stranger in this powerful reimagining of his final night....
On the eve of his assassination, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is visited by a mysterious stranger in this powerful reimagining of his final night....
Filled with timeless charm and classic Irving Berlin tunes, White Christmas is a nostalgic holiday treat for the whole family. Former Army buddies Bob and Phil follow...
Filled with timeless charm and classic Irving Berlin tunes, White Christmas is a nostalgic holiday treat for the whole family. Former Army buddies Bob and Phil follow...
Back by popular demand, The Rocky Horror Show is a wild, irreverent musical full of outrageous characters, electrifying rock music, and jaw-dropping moments. Sweethearts Brad and Janet,...
Back by popular demand, The Rocky Horror Show is a wild, irreverent musical full of outrageous characters, electrifying rock music, and jaw-dropping moments. Sweethearts Brad and Janet,...
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award for Best Score, Next to Normal is a powerful rock musical that shatters the illusion of the perfect American...
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award for Best Score, Next to Normal is a powerful rock musical that shatters the illusion of the perfect American...
It’s time for a relaxing feel-good musical journey. Tully is a beach bum living a carefree life at the Margaritaville Hotel. That is until hardworking...
It’s time for a relaxing feel-good musical journey. Tully is a beach bum living a carefree life at the Margaritaville Hotel. That is until hardworking...
Was it the pipe in library? The rope in the kitchen? Or the laughs in the theatre? Based on the 1985 film and the iconic...
Can rivaling sisters Baneatta and Beverly bury their father without killing each other? Family secrets are revealed, relationships exposed, and the tea is spilled in...
Inspired by the painting A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte by George Seurat, this Stephen Sondheim masterpiece celebrates and explores the...
Comedy/Drama. Sometimes fences make for the best neighbors. In this hilarious and thought-provoking play, young couple Pablo and Tania are living the American dream when...
Come with us and step into a world of pure imagination this holiday season! The mysterious Willy Wonka is opening the gates to his factory...
A brilliantly innovative, genre-bending, fourth-wall-smashing rock musical sensation headlined by genderqueer and jilted rocker Hedwig as they recount their journey from East Germany to Kansas...
It’s alive! Throw the switch and prepare for monstrous laughs in this high-energy adaptation of the Mel Brooks comedy classic. When the grandson of infamous...
A musical theatre tradition! This is a tale of Tevye and his family in a changing Russia. The plight of traditional values in the face...
A comedy by Paul Rudnick A young and successful television actor relocates to New York where he is offered the opportunity to play Hamlet onstage. The...
An announcement in the local paper states the time and place of an imminent murder. When an unknown visitor to Miss Blacklock’s Victorian home dies...
A dramatic comedy by Sarah RuhlAn incessantly ringing cell phone in a quiet café. A stranger at the next table who has had enough. And...
Based on the Warner Brothers movie and the book by Jean Shepherd The perennial Christmas favorite! Set in the 1940’s, the musical follows 9-year-old Ralphie Parker and...
Back by popular demand! A sweet transvestite and his motley crew continue to do the time warp. Complete with sass from the audience, this deliberately...
Adapted by Regina Taylor from a book of the same nameA moving and celebratory musical play in which hats become a springboard for an exploration...
Lawrence Opera Theatre is thrilled to share its fourteenth season with the Lawrence community! Opera is fundamentally a genre of emotional storytelling. It speaks to the...
Lawrence Opera Theatre is thrilled to share its fourteenth season with the Lawrence community! Opera is fundamentally a genre of emotional storytelling. It speaks to the...
Lawrence Opera Theatre is thrilled to share its fourteenth season with the Lawrence community! Opera is fundamentally a genre of emotional storytelling. It speaks to the...
Two brothers set out to write the world’s first musical in this hilarious mash-up of sixteenth-century Shakespeare and twenty-first-century Broadway. Welcome to the Renaissance and...
A Mystery by Agatha Christie | Adapted by Ken LudwigJust after midnight, a snowdrift stops the Orient Express. By morning the luxurious train is one...
A fresh-out-of-Harvard fact checker for a prominent, but sinking magazine, is assigned to check a transcendent essay about the suicide of a teenage boy—an essay...
The timeless enchantment of a magical fairy tale is reborn with the Rodgers & Hammerstein hallmarks of originality, charm and elegance. Studded with memorable music like...
Book, Stephan Elliott and Allan Scott Based on the Latent Image/Specific Films Motion PictureThis heartwarming, uplifting adventure in drag takes three friends to the Australian...
Book by Michael Stewart | Music and Lyrics by Jerry HermanThis blockbuster Broadway hit bursts with humor, romance, and some of the greatest songs in...
based on the bestselling novelby Paula Hawkins and DreamWorks filmadapted by Rachel Wagstaff and Duncan AbelIn a heart thumping thriller, truth becomes slippery and trust...
A Mystery by Agatha ChristieThe classic! Ten strangers are summoned to a remote island, all with wicked pasts they are unwilling to reveal and secrets...
Who owns your life story? An established author nurtures talent and friendship in a student until the students own writing publishes details about the authors...
Songs by Matthew Sklar and Chad Beguelin |Book by Thomas Meehan and Bob MartinBased on the cherished film, this beloved holiday comedy tells the hilarious...
A Global Event Celebrating Local TheatreJoin Theatre Lawrence as we gather with theatres from around the area and around the world for one weekend to...
A John Brown Experience! Celebrate our communitys history with beautiful music and a reminder of the local events that led up to the Civil War....
A John Brown Experience! Celebrate our communitys history with beautiful music and a reminder of the local events that led up to the Civil War....
Gates open at 8:00pmPerformances start at 8:30pmLeaving Iowa is a postcard to anyone who remembers the family summer road trips! As grown-up Don searches for...
Join Deja Brooks under the stars for an Extra Fabulous Outdoor Drag Show featuring Mulan, Luna Flare, Drag by Q and the Whore of 84,...
Pop the champagne and sip some bubbly as Theatre Lawrence kicks off its Summer Series on the outdoor stage, under the stars with "Some Enchanted...
On a cold winter night in the mythical town of Almost, Maine, residents find themselves falling in and out of love in strange and unexpected...
The subject of this riveting and unusual drama is the infamous House Un-American Activities Committee hearings in the 1950s, in which figures from the world...
Join us for an evening of live music on the outdoor stage for some hot jazz and cool tunes featuring the Patty Ahern Trio, comprised...
Charade (1963) - run time 115 minAudrey Hepburn and Cary Grant sparkle in this film, which has been called by some, 'the best Hitchcock film...
Enjoy the thrilling adventures of a Band of Pirates who find themselves up the Kaw looking for treasure. Expect a kidnapping, mayhem, a plank, romance,...
Carnival of Souls (1962) - run time 84 minutesJoin us on the Summer So(u)lstice and celebrate Father's Day with a nostalgic return to the drive-in...
Teenagers From Outer Space (1959) run time 86 minutesWith Live On-Stage Comedic Commentary featuring Local Comedians:Ric Averill, Will Averill, Larry Keezer, and Kitty SteffensA young...
In the early 1900s, women working at the Harvard Observatory werent allowed to touch a telescope, and projects were calculated in girl hours. This beautiful...
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