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THE CHOCOLATE NUTCRACKER Comes to Topeka This Weekend
by BWW News Desk - November 25, 2022
“The Chocolate Nutcracker,” an urban twist on the classic ballet “The Nutcracker,” will be performed Nov. 26th at the Topeka Performing Arts Center. “The Chocolate Nutcracker” showcases a variety of ethnic dances, including hip hop, jazz, African contemporary, lyrical, praise dance and ballet.
Jeff Kready and Nikki Renée Daniels Will Bring Broadway to Topeka this Holiday Season
by BWW News Desk - November 15, 2022
Broadway is coming to Kansas with a new holiday tradition – “The Kready Holiday Spectacular!” Presented by Broadway stars and married couple Jeff Kready and Nikki Renée Daniels, the holiday spectacular will make its debut at The Topeka Performing Arts Center (TPAC) on December 23, 2022. Kready and Daniels, who have performed in 17 Broadway shows, will perform holiday-themed musical numbers with a New York flair and a hometown feel.
ONDINE: A QUEER FAIRY TALE to Kick Off Summer 2023 Regional Tour in Garden City
by BWW News Desk - November 08, 2022
Ondine: A Queer Fairy Tale will kick-off a Summer 2023 regional tour Saturday, June 3 in Garden City, KS as part of PLAYCHELLA, an all-ages Pride festival.
Cirque Musica Holiday Wonderland Comes to Topeka Performing Arts Center This Week
by BWW News Desk - November 07, 2022
Cirque Musica: Holiday Wonderland is a must-see holiday event to usher in the magic of the season. Igniting joy and wonder to Topeka on November 9th.
LIVERPOOL LEGENDS Comes to Topeka This Weekend
by BWW News Desk - October 24, 2022
Liverpool Legends “The Complete Beatles Experience!” returns to the Topeka Performing Arts Center (TPAC) on Saturday, October 29, 2022 for a 7:30 pm performance.
WHOSE LIVE ANYWAY? Comes to Topeka This Week
by BWW News Desk - October 20, 2022
WHOSE LIVE ANYWAY? is 90 minutes of hilarious improvised comedy and song all based on audience suggestions. Cast members Greg Proops, Jeff B. Davis, Ryan Stiles, and Joel Murray will leave you gasping with the very witty scenes they invent before your eyes.
The Edwards Twins Come to Topeka Kansas This Month
by BWW News Desk - October 12, 2022
Coming to The Topeka Performing Arts Center on October 30, 2022: Remember all the wonderful Variety shows we all grew up on in the 70's & 80's? Now is your chance to see them live and re-created by Las Vegas' number one impersonators of all time.
Theatre in the Park INDOOR Presents ALWAYS...PATSY CLINE, Now Playing!
by BWW News Desk - October 05, 2022
Country singer Patsy Cline became one of the most celebrated crossover artists of the 1950s and early 1960s known for her hits, including 'Crazy' and 'Walking After Midnight.' When she tragically died in a 1963 plane crash, fans were devastated but her music lived on.
Kwame Alexander Comes to Crown Uptown Next Week
by BWW News Desk - September 23, 2022
Watermark Books & Cafe in partnership with The Kansas African American Museum presents an event with Kwame Alexander, bestselling author of 36 books. Kwame's newest book is a middle-grade novel entitled The Door of No Return follows the 11-year-old Kofi Offin, and is historical fiction.
SEUSSICAL Comes to Theatre in the Park in December
by BWW News Desk - September 19, 2022
Tony winners, Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty (Lucky Stiff, My Favorite Year, Once on This Island, Ragtime), have lovingly brought to life all of our favorite Dr. Seuss characters, including Horton the Elephant, The Cat in the Hat, Gertrude McFuzz, lazy Mayzie and a little boy with a big imagination – Jojo. The colorful characters transport us from the Jungle of Nool to the Circus McGurkus to the invisible world of the Whos.
Theatre in the Park INDOOR Presents ALWAYS...PATSY CLINE
by BWW News Desk - September 13, 2022
Country singer Patsy Cline became one of the most celebrated crossover artists of the 1950s and early 1960s known for her hits, including 'Crazy' and 'Walking After Midnight.' When she tragically died in a 1963 plane crash, fans were devastated but her music lived on.
CALENDAR GIRLS is Now Playing at Crown Uptown
by BWW News Desk - September 06, 2022
Based on the true story of eleven older women who posed nude for a calendar to raise money for the Leukaemia Research Fund, Calendar Girls opened at the Chichester Festival Theatre and has since become the fastest-selling play in British theatre history.
Review: ROMEO AND JULIET at Blind Cupid
by Alison Bridget Chambers - August 23, 2022
The Blind Cupid Shakespeare Company’s First In-Person Production Is a Phenomenal Success
Review: THIS IS OUR YOUTH at Jabara Flexible Theatre In De Mattias Hall At Newman University
by Paula Makar - August 18, 2022
What did our critic think of THIS IS OUR YOUTH at Jabara Flexible Theatre In De Mattias Hall At Newman University?
Previews: CALENDAR GIRLS at Crown Uptown
by Paula Makar - August 16, 2022
The Crown Arts Collaborative (CAC), a 501(c)3 non-profit with a mission of returning theatre and art to the historic Crown Uptown Theatre, presents the first non-musical production of its inaugural season with Calendar Girls, a stage play based on a true story and popularized by the 2003 film of the same name. Performances run weekends August 26 - September 18 at the Crown Uptown, with Friday and Saturday show times at 8:00 PM, and Sunday matinees at 2:00 PM.
Previews: BIG RIVER at Roxy's Downtown
by Paula Makar - August 15, 2022
Roger Miller (KING OF THE ROAD) and William Hauptman’s musical adaptation about Mark Twain’s rebellious teenager Huck and a runaway slave named Jim, takes off, raft and all, on Roxy’s stage August 4, 2022. The limited engagement runs through August 20, 2022 for just 12 performances.
Previews: THE DROWSY CHAPERONE at Music Theatre Wichita, Century II PAC, Concert Hall
by Paula Makar - August 15, 2022
Wayne Bryan reluctantly leaves his role as Man in Chair in MTWichita's season finale, The Drowsy Chaperone due to medical reasons. Replacing him for the show will be John Scherer.
Review: THE WEDDING SINGER at Crown Uptown
by Paula Makar - August 12, 2022
The Wedding Singer made its Regional Debut at the Crown Uptown in July. It’s super fun, high energy musical based on the hit Adam Sandler movie, with music by Matthew Sklar (Elf, The Prom), book by Chad Beguelin (Aladdin, Elf, The Prom) and Tim Herlihy (Billy Madison, Happy Gilmore), and lyrics by Chad Beguelin. The Wedding Singer's score is rife with 80’s pop references, which made me ponder the question, “From which actual hits were the show’s songs derived?”
Midwest Trust Center to Present Chris Botti at Yardley Hall This Month
by BWW News Desk - August 01, 2022
Johnson County Community College’s Midwest Trust Center will present Chris Botti August 24, 2022, 7:30 p.m. Grammy Award-winning master trumpeter and composer Chris Botti has amassed a spectacular variety of honors, including multiple Gold and Platinum albums, to become the largest selling instrumental artist in the United States. 
Review: HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL at Roxy's Downtown
by Paula Makar - July 22, 2022
WhHeathers: The Musical is the comically dark story of Veronica Sawyer, a brainy teenage misfit who offers her forgery skills to the Heathers, the most powerful and ruthless clique at Westerberg High, in exchange for the good life. Before she can get comfortable atop the high school food chain, Veronica falls in love with J.D., the new kid who doesn't take any crap from the Jocks. When Heather Chandler kicks Veronica out of the group for defending Veronica's geeky friend, Martha 'Dumptruck,' Veronica begs for Chandler's forgiveness, but J.D. has other plans. There is LANGUAGE and ADULT THEMES. PG-13 for sure.
Previews: HEATHERS THE MUSICAL at Roxy's Downtown
by Paula Makar - July 19, 2022
Opening the 2022-2023 Season for Roxy’s Downtown is Heathers: The Musical, which is set to run until July 23rd.
2022-2023 Broadway in Wichita Season Announced at Century Concert Hall
by Paula Makar - July 19, 2022
The American Theatre Guild, the largest not-for-profit touring Broadway presenter in the nation announced that LEGALLY BLONDE - THE MUSICAL will join the 2022-2023 Broadway in Wichita Series at the Century II Concert Hall alongside the Add-On production of THE CONCERT: A TRIBUTE TO ABBA. The 2022-2023 Broadway Series now includes LEGALLY BLONDE - THE MUSICAL, January 28-29, 2023; ANASTASIA, March 17-19, 2023; DEAR EVAN HANSEN, April 11-16, 2023, and HAMILTON, June 6-18, 2023. The season add-on will be THE CONCERT: A TRIBUTE TO ABBA, December 29, 2022.
Midwest Trust Center to Present Arts Education Shows for Schools and Families This Fall
by BWW News Desk - July 18, 2022
The Midwest Trust Center will present their Fall 2022 series of Arts Education shows, featuring acclaimed artists from around the world and around the corner. 
The Wedding Singer is Now Playing at Crown Arts Collaborative at The Crown Uptown
by BWW News Desk - July 18, 2022
The Wedding Singer takes us back to a time when hair was big, greed was good, collars were up and a wedding singer might just be the coolest guy in the room. Based on the hit Adam Sandler movie, The Wedding Singer's sparkling new score does for the '80s what Hairspray did for the '60s. Just say yes to the most romantic musical in twenty years.
Previews: THE WEDDING SINGER at Crown Arts Collaborative At The Crown Uptown in Wichita, KS
by Paula Makar - July 05, 2022
The Crown Arts Collaborative (CAC), a 501(c)3 non-profit with a mission of returning theatre and art to the historic Crown Uptown Theatre, continues their inaugural theatrical season with The Wedding Singer, the Tony Award-nominated musical based on the 1998 Adam Sandler film of the same name. Performances run weekends July 15 - August 7 at the Crown Uptown, with Friday and Saturday showtimes at 8:00 PM, and Sunday matinees at 2:00 PM. This will be the regional premier of The Wedding Singer, the first time the show has been produced by a professional company in Wichita or surrounding markets.

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