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Audiences will delight in a feast for the eyes as four new works premiere on Yardley Hall stage. For this festival of contemporary and modern dance, the Midwest Trust Center has enlisted four choreographers to create original works for four local dance companies to perform at...
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.
This summer, Legends in Concert brings an exciting lineup of powerhouse tribute performances to the Pepsi Legends Theater in Branson, featuring tributes to The Blues Brothers™, Lainey Wilson, Toby Keith, and Elvis Presley from May 25 through September 8 . Returning to the stage...
Book by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa Music and Lyrics by Duncan Sheik Based on the Novel by Bret Easton Ellis Directed by Stan Cole Music Direction by Ginger Driskell Choreographed by Valerie Martin American Psycho is a ruthless and daring new musical from Duncan Sheik (Spring...
In this vibrant new adaptation, The Pirates of Penzance heads to New Orleans for a fresh take on the beloved classic. When love and duty send a young pirate into hilariously complicated waters, the result is musical comedy gold. Playful, tuneful, and full of charm, this voyage...
Inside a struggling gypsy cab station serving its community, a group of working-class drivers confronts generational conflict, economic displacement, and the threat of urban renewal. As livelihoods hang in the balance, Jitney becomes a powerful testament to the dignity of work...
When a mumps outbreak hits the Eureka Day School, the Board of Directors are put on their backfoot, forced to reexamine their vaccination policy. The Board has only ever made decisions through consensus, and now must decide whether a decision about vaccinations can please...
Jefferson Starship is taking the stage and that means fans are going to be in line to listen to all of the fan-favorites like "Miracles," "Jane," and "Count on Me," and some of the fresh releases that Jefferson Starship is showcasing! One of the stops lands at Capital Region MU...
Do you dream of mellow R&B live shows where you just recline and let the music wash over you? Wish no more! Reality has arrived at your doorstep in form of Bryson Tiller in Maryland Heights Missouri! The trapsoul pioneer brings The Neo Trapsoul Tour to the stage, featuring hits...
My Hero Academia In Concert comes to the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts on October 6, 2026. The event brings the beloved anime series to life through a live orchestral performance, combining the iconic music of the series with visuals from the show. This concert...
Enjoy one spectacular night of country music as icon Clint Black joins forces with current country chart-toppers Midland for a night of live country music at the incredible Ozarks Amphitheater in Camdenton, MO on this one Saturday night in October. This show is one of only 8...
When a seaweed-covered creature washes ashore in the Cape Cod village of Barnacle Bay, the inhabitants fear the worst. Is it a sea monster in their midst? No, it's a baby as big as a house! The villagers adopt the giant baby, whom they name Stormalong or Stormy, for short...
This concert experience takes you on a journey through Billy Joel’s legendary career, from his humble beginnings to becoming one of the greatest songwriters and performers of all time. Through faithful recreation of the original music, stunning visuals, and compelling...
In 1969, The Who created a rock opera that changed the course of music history. And now, it’s back in a dazzling all-new production that feels more relevant than ever. After witnessing his father shoot his rival, the young Tommy Walker is lost in the universe, endlessly and...
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.
For longtime “Outlander” fans, these words feel like home. As the global phenomenon reaches its conclusion in 2026, its heart continues to beat on stage with “Outlander in Concert.” The officially licensed live concert experience was created in collaboration with its showrunner...
When memory slips, who controls the truth? Lauren asks Luke to narrate her life—but as he speaks, her sense of self begins to fracture. As the story slips further from her grasp, one question lingers: why did she ask him to tell it at all? Provocative and deeply intimate, Red...
Enjoy some of the world’s best piano music in Ryan & Ryan’s Kickin’ the Clouds Away program. Featuring jazz, ragtime, classical, and even gospel song arrangements by the dynamic father-son duo, sure to strike a chord with any audience.
Septime Webre's dazzling journey to the Emerald City follows Dorothy and Toto as they join three unexpected friends on a magical adventure to meet the Wizard, outwit a Wicked Witch, and find their way home. The production features music by Matthew Pierce performed live by the...
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.…
“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 “…
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.…
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…
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?”…
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…
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…
What happens when one of America's greatest songbooks meets Broadway? A BEAUTFIUFL NOISE delivers an emotional portrait of Neil Diamond, led by American Idol winner Nick Fradiani in a production that soars at Kansas City's Starlight Theatre.…
The show I saw last week on Wednesday, July 8, featured three warm-up acts and Ayrn performing under the stage name A.J. Chris. A.J. Chris was the feature comic of the evening. A.J., who has already had significant success in the UK, had warned me that she had come home to try out a new routine i…
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.…
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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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Job Unicorn Theartre (2/03-2/14) |
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'What Do You Do With a Problem?' Midwest Trust Center at Johnson County Community College (11/06-11/07) |
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What iF Puppets presents 'How to Snag a Sea Monster' Midwest Trust Center at Johnson County Community College (10/07-10/10) |
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Red Like Fruit Unicorn Theatre (10/14-10/25) |
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360 Allstars Midwest Trust Center at Johnson County Community College (11/12-11/12) |
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'Hold On To Your Butts' Midwest Trust Center at Johnson County Community College (3/12-3/13) |
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American Psycho Olathe Civic Theatre Assn (OCTA) (9/04-9/20) |
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Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Elusive Ear Unicorn Theartre (11/11-11/29) |
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The Phantom of the Opera Music Hall Kansas City (12/06-12/06) |
