Donna Sheridan (Shanna Jones) was the lead singer in one of the early female power trios, 'Donna and the Dynamos,' back in the summers of love period in the late 1960s. She found the love of her life, Sam Carmichael (John Franklin), and lost him to a previous personal commitment while Donna and her ... (more...)
Johnson County's Community Theatre in the Park performs a top quality and charming version of Steven Sondheim's 1987 musical mashup of every fairy tale you have ever had told to you as a child. We've got Jack and the Beanstalk, Cinderella and her dysfunctional clan, Rapunzel in her tower, Little Re... (more...)
Two sold out audiences leaped to their feet in group appreciation of 'Disney's Newsies,' a co-production of the Jewish Community Center's White Theatre (in Overland Park) and The Coterie Theatre (normally operating out of Crown Center).... (more...)
Dazzlingly updated Cinderella sparkles on the Starlight Theatre stage. June 29 through July 1, 2018. Rediscover this ages old story as an enormously talented ensemble cast gives it a fresh spin.... (more...)
'South Pacific' at the huge 'Theatre In The Park' outdoor amphitheater is a super community theater rendition of the Rogers and Hammerstein 1949 ground-breaking classic. The scene is a tiny island on the stepping stone chain of Polynesian Islands being retaken by the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps fol... (more...)
The latest show at the Coterie Theatre is musically exciting and theatrically adventurous entertainment that is sure to give you goosebumps! The current show at the Coterie Theatre bounces along with the springy vitality of its energetic cast and a playfully exciting story. Everyone from age 4 to 10... (more...)
The 2018 edition of the 'Heart of America Shakespeare Festival' offers a very nice production of Shakespeare's 1599 comedy 'Much Ado About Nothing.' 'Much Ado' is a comedy/farce in many ways similar to other Shakespearian comedies 'Taming of the Shrew,' and 'The Merchant of Venice.' All three play... (more...)
The Unsinkable Molly Brown by Meredith Willson and Richard Morris Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre Kansas City Warwick Theatre June 14-24, 2018. The MET closes their season with a grand production that is a 'must see' for Kansas City musical theater lovers!... (more...)
'The King and I' at the Starlight Theatre, in Kansas City, this week only!
The ever popular Rodgers & Hammerstein's musical about the Anna and the King of Siam is now showing at the Starlight Theatre, June 12-17th, 2018.... (more...)
J. Kent Barnhart's Quality Hill Playhouse trots out another of his patented cabaret style revues, "Sinatra's Songwriter." This revue celebrates Sammy Cahn, the longtime lyricist and songwriter for legendary crooner Frank Sinatra. If the well loved music of the long Sammy Cahn-Frank Sinatra collabo... (more...)
Musical Theater Heritage presents a super re-imagination of Andrew Lloyd Weber's 1982 'Cats.' This show is a two magical hours that will be savored by its audiences. Director Tim Scott has built a team of designers, actors, dancers, and musicians who would be tough to match on any stage. 'Cats' i... (more...)
This week at Starlight Theatre; 'Dirty Dancing.' If you are a die-hard fan of the 1987 film "Dirty Dancing," the live-on-stage version of the film might be the "Time of Your Life." For others, not so much.... (more...)
Unicorn Theatre bills itself as a venue for "Bold New Plays." Its current production, 2014s "Hir" (pronounced "Here") by the playwright Taylor Mac certainly fits in with that expressed goal. Hir" bills itself as a dark family comedy performed as absurd reality. It is funny in places and tragic in... (more...)
The original Broadway production of 1975s 'A Chorus Line' ran 6,137 performances because it caught something true and sometimes sad about all those people who labor in the background of musical theater. This new iteration produced by 'Big League Productions,' a non-equity tour company, captures som... (more...)
Kansas City Actors Theatre "Skylight" by British playwright David Hare features excellent performances in a top-caliber production running now through June 10th at the H&R Block City Stage inside Union Station. "Skylight" relates a single evening in the life of three people as they relive and reex... (more...)
Fans of Gloria and Emilio Estefan and their Miami Sound Machine are in for a treat with the touring version of their musical 'On Your Feet!' now playing through Sunday as Starlight Theatre in Swope Park. 'On Your Feet' kicks off Starlight's 2018 summer Broadway season.... (more...)
For a really, enjoyable evening, don't miss New Theatre Restaurant's musicalized version of the 1992 film comedy 'Sister Act' with a great score by Alan Menken and Glen Slater. Here is a show with a cast that features absolutely NO WEAK SISTERS. Seldom does an audience get to sit back and simply sm... (more...)
Lyric Opera's production of 'The Barber of Seville' or 'The Useless Precaution' by Rossini opened Saturday evening at the Kauffman Center in the first of four performances. As is usual for the Lyric, this 'Barber' is slyly updated from the original 1816 version first performed in Rome.... (more...)
Welcome To Fear City an exhilarating thrill-ride through the burning Bronx of the '70's that brought hip-hop to life. A powerful story of family and community and how one dangerous choice leads to catastrophic results. Part of KCRep's Origin KC: New Works Festival 2017-2018 this creative new play i... (more...)
Running through April 29, is a handsomely mounted production of Irish playwright Jacki McCarrick's "Belfast Girls" presented by Fishtank Theatre at the tiny La Esquina Theater. A cast of eight young women recalls the Earl Grey "Orphan Immigrant Scheme" which facilitated the resettlement of around ... (more...)
The Spinning Tree Theatre production of 'Once On This Island' at the Off Broadway Theatre is ninety minutes of your life worth devoting to some excellent vocal performances and some great dance. The plotline is a little involved, but the experience is so much fun you don't care.... (more...)
'Vietgone", an exciting new play by Qui Nguyen and directed by Cynthia Levin now performing at the Unicorn Theatre in Kansas City, April 18-May 13, 2018... (more...)
'The Coterie Theatre' has opened a new and clever retelling of the classic 1734 English fairy tale about a boy, a giant, and a magic beanstalk. For adults, the enduring charm of 'The Coterie' is seeing a gaggle of squirmy preschoolers and primary schoolers morph into a rapt and respectful audience a... (more...)
Zach Faust's second year community theater company opened its new show, 'Band Geeks' May 19th at the Black Box Theatre inside The Johnson County Heritage Center for a three day run. A young cast tells the story of the forlorn, stereotypical members of a marginalized high school marching band from ... (more...)
URINETOWN, THE MUSICAL a production of Barn Players directed by Korey Childs opened to a golden shower of audience applause. Flush with talent and plumb full of hilarious comedy this 2001 Broadway musical takes a swipe at political mismanagement and corporate greed run amuck. April 19-29, 2018 by T... (more...)
BWW Review: MAMMA MIA at New Theatre Restaurant
BWW Review: INTO THE WOODS at Theatre In The Park
BWW Review: NEWSIES at White Theatre
BWW Review: CINDERELLA at STARLIGHT THEATRE Kansas City
BWW Review: SOUTH PACIFIC at Theatre In The Park
BWW Review: GOOSEBUMPS: PHANTOM OF THE AUDITORIUM - THE MUSICAL at The Coterie Theatre
BWW Review: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING at Heart Of America Shakespeare Festival
BWW Review: THE UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN at Metropolitan Theatre Ensemble At The Warwick Theatre
BWW Review: THE KING & I at STARLIGHT THEATRE Kansas City
BWW Review: SINATRA'S SONGWRITER at Quality Hill Playhouse
BWW Review: CATS at Musical Theater Heritage
BWW Review: DIRTY DANCING at Starlight Theatre
BWW Review: HIR at Unicorn Theatre
BWW Review: A CHORUS LINE at Kauffman Center For The Performing Arts
BWW Review: SKYLIGHT at Kansas City Actors Theatre
BWW Review: ON YOUR FEET! at Starlight Theatre
BWW Review: SISTER ACT at New Theatre Restaurant
BWW Review: THE BARBER OF SEVILLE at Lyric Opera Of Kansas City
BWW Review: WELCOME TO FEAR CITY at KCRep At The Copaken Stage
BWW Review: BELFAST GIRLS at Fishtank Theatre
BWW Review: ONCE ON THIS ISLAND at Spinning Tree Theatre
BWW Review: VIETGONE at UNICORN THEATRE, Kansas City
BWW Review: JACK AND THE BEAN MAGICO at The Coterie
BWW Review: BAND GEEKS at Faust Theatre
BWW Review: URINETOWN, THE MUSICAL at THE BARN PLAYERS AT THE ARTS ASYLUM
