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BWW Feature: HAIRSPRAY at Music Theatre Wichita
by BWW News Desk - July 07, 2017
Music Theatre Wichita will take audiences back to the 1960s with their production of Hairspray July 12-16.
Photo Flash: THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE Opens at Music Theatre Wichita
by BWW News Desk - June 15, 2017
Music Theatre Wichita opens its 2017 Season, "Hollywood to Broadway: A Summer Festival of Musical Theatre" with the 2002 Tony Award-winning Best Musical Thoroughly Modern Millie, playing June 14-18 in the Century II Concert Hall in downtown Wichita, KS. The first of five locally produced Broadway-scale productions, Thoroughly Modern Millie launches the organization's 46th season, which is also the 30th season for producing artistic director Wayne Bryan.
Casting Announced for Music Theatre Wichita's 2017 Season
by BWW News Desk - April 28, 2017
Casting is announced today for Music Theatre Wichita 46th Season, 'Hollywood to Broadway,' featuring five lavish stage musicals inspired by films, including Thoroughly Modern Millie, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Hairspray, and the Kansas premieres of The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Disney's Newsies.  
Broadway Academy of Performing Open Registration for DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
by Alison Bridget Chambers - March 21, 2017
Broadway Academy of Performing, a kid's theatre camp hosted by Newman University Theatre Department, is now accepting registrations. The camp dates will be June 10th through 17th at Newman University in Wichita, KS. Kids ages 11-20 are eligible, and campers under 11 years can be day campers. The campers will arrive the afternoon of the 10th, audition and rehearse all week for this year's production of Disney's Beauty and the Beast. The musical, based on the animated feature of 1991, has music by Menken, Ashman and Rice, and features such delightful songs as "Be Our Guest" and "Something There." Broadway Academy of Performing is celebrating its 20th year, and this is the third at Newman University.
FINIAN'S RAINBOW, CASA VALENTINA, and More Among Spinning Tree's 2017-18 Lineup
by BWW News Desk - February 11, 2017
Spinning Tree Theatre proudly announces the 2017-18 season of plays and musicals. Artistic Director Michael Grayman-Parkhurst: "Our 2017-18 season is a celebration of the human heart. With two Kansas City premieres, a little gem of a contemporary musical and an intimate retelling of a classic musical, our seventh season is a celebration of the human heart, art and humanity."
Songwriting Competition Under Way as Part of SevenDays 2017
by BWW News Desk - January 30, 2017
Music is a universal language helping to build bridges and create harmony in a world often in discord.
A DOLL'S HOUSE in Wichita
by Alison Bridget Chambers - December 23, 2016
For one weekend only, A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen will be performed in Jabara Theatre on the Newman University campus.
Come (W)rap up Hanukkah with Jewish Family Services' Holiday Project
by BWW News Desk - December 13, 2016
Jewish Family Service is into "rap" but the paper kind that goes on gifts!
Olathe Civic Theatre Association Announces New Works Playwright Competition
by BWW News Desk - September 28, 2016
Olathe Civic Theatre Association (OCTA) is thrilled to announce that it will host its first New Works Playwright Competition, a unique new opportunity for local playwrights in the Kansas City Area.
The Coterie Theatre Opens its 38th Season!
by BWW News Desk - September 15, 2016
The Coterie Theatre, nationally recognized as one the leading live theatres for families and young audiences in the country, opens its 38th season with The Nine Who Dared: Courage in Little Rock, which tells the true story of the 'Little Rock Nine' and the desegregation of Central High School as a uniquely interactive stage drama that asks audiences to become citizens of 1957 Little Rock and witness one of the most important moments in Civil Rights history. Directed by Jeff Church, The Nine Who Dared: Courage in Little Rock will be performed live on The Coterie's stage September 20 - October 21, 2016.
Northwest High School Welcomes New Drama Teacher Zoe Burke
by Alison Bridget Chambers - August 17, 2016
BWW Interviews: Northwest High School Welcomes New Drama Teacher
Photo Flash: First Look at Music Theatre Wichita's MAMMA MIA!
by BWW News Desk - August 11, 2016
Music Theatre Wichita concludes its 45th summer season with a brand-new production of the hit show Mamma Mia! at Century II Concert Hall in downtown Wichita, KS. The production runs August 10-14 and 19-21. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast onstage below!
Olathe Civic Theatre Association Kicks Off Season with ALTAR BOYZ
by BWW News Desk - August 07, 2016
Rejoice! Olathe Civic Theatre Association (OCTA) opens its 2016-2017 season with the beloved Off-Broadway musical comedy hit Altar Boyz, written by Kevin Del Aguila, with music and lyrics by Gary Adler and Michael Patrick Walker, August 26 - September 11. 
ALTAR BOYZ to Kick-Off Olathe Civic Theatre Association's 2016-17 Season
by BWW News Desk - August 05, 2016
Rejoice! Olathe Civic Theatre Association (OCTA) opens its 2016-2017 season with the beloved Off-Broadway musical comedy hit Altar Boyz, written by Kevin Del Aguila, with music and lyrics by Gary Adler and Michael Patrick Walker, August 26 - September 11.   Let OCTA take you back to a time when boy bands ruled the nation.
Photo Flash: First Look at Music Theatre Wichita's JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR
by BWW News Desk - July 28, 2016
Music Theatre Wichita continues its 45th summer season with an epic, lavishly produced version of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's hit Jesus Christ Superstar at Century II Concert Hall in downtown Wichita, KS. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
MARY POPPINS Flies into Theatre in the Park this Friday
by BWW News Desk - July 25, 2016
It's Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious as the popular family musical "MARY POPPINS" flies onto the stage at Theatre in the Park (TTIP) Friday July 29 through Sunday, July 31, and continuing into the following week on Wednesday, Aug. 3 through Saturday, Aug. 6. Curtain time is 8:30 p.m. with the outdoor amphitheater opening for seating at 6:30 p.m. "MARY POPPINS" is rated G and is the final musical production in TTIP's 47 th summer season.
Photo Flash: First Look at Music Theatre Wichita's OKLAHOMA!
by BWW News Desk - July 14, 2016
Music Theatre Wichita continues its 45th summer season with an innovative, large-scale production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma! at Century II Concert Hall in downtown Wichita, KS.
Photo Flash: First Look at MTWichita's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
by BWW News Desk - June 29, 2016
Music Theatre Wichita continues its 45th summer season with a large-scale production of Disney's Beauty and the Beast at Century II Concert Hall in downtown Wichita, KS. As of Monday, June 27, six of the eight performances are sold out.
Clyde Alves, Anne Horak, and James Beaman Open Music Theatre Wichita 2016 Season in NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT
by BWW News Desk - June 16, 2016
Music Theatre Wichita opens its 45th summer season June 15-19 with the first of its five large- scale productions, Nice Work If You Can Get It at Century II Concert Hall in downtown Wichita, KS. This marks the 29th season for producing artistic director Wayne Bryan.
CABARET Opens the 2016 Summer Season at Theatre in the Park
by Marianka Swain - May 31, 2016
The musical CABARET, with music by Kansas City's own John Kander and lyrics by partner Fred Ebb, opens the 2016 summer season at Theatre in the Park on Friday night, June 3. The powerful musical about life in Berlin in the 1930s as the Nazi party begins its rise to power continues through Saturday, June 5, and again the following Wednesday, June 8 through Saturday, June 11. The box office opens at 6 p.m. and the gates to the seating bowl open at 6:30 p.m.; the show begins at 8:30 p.m.
Claybourne Elder, Clyde Alves & More Set for Music Theatre Wichita's 2016 Season
by BWW News Desk - May 12, 2016
Casting is announced today for Music Theatre Wichita's 45th Season, which includes Disney's "Beauty and the Beast," Rodgers & Hammerstein's "Oklahoma!," "Jesus Christ Superstar," and the regional premieres of "Nice Work If You Can Get It" and "Mamma Mia!"  
Cast Announced for A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM at Wichita Shakespeare Company
by Alison Bridget Chambers - April 19, 2016
Wichita Shakespeare Company is pleased to announce the cast of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, directed by Zoe Burke and Michael Webber. Check out http://www.wichitashakespearecompany.org/

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