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COTERIE THEATRE

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Kansas City, MO 64108


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JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT to Open at the Lewis And Shirley White Theatre in July


by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 27, 2023

Based on one of the most colorful stories in the Bible, the musical 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat' sweeps onto the stage at The Lewis and Shirley White Theatre at the Jewish Community Center for the very first time, beginning a four-week run, Saturday evening, July 1 and continuing t...

The Coterie Theatre Announces New Leadership


by Stephi Wild - March 15, 2023

The Board of Directors of The Coterie Theatre has announced the appointments of Jonathan Thomas as the theatre for young audiences' managing director and Heidi Van as interim producing artistic director....

The Coterie Theatre Announces New Leadership


by Stephi Wild - March 14, 2023

The Board of Directors of The Coterie Theatre has announced the appointments of Jonathan Thomas as the theatre for young audiences’ managing director and Heidi Van as interim producing artistic director. ...

Children's Theater Director Jeff Church Found Dead Following Abuse Allegations


by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 28, 2022

Jeff Church, The Coterie Theatre's artistic director for more than 30 years, was found dead this weekend after he had resigned from his position amid sexual assault allegations....

Coterie Theatre Leader Joette Pelster Has Died, After Distinguished Arts Admin Career


by Stephi Wild - November 28, 2022

Coterie Theatre Executive Director Joette Pelster, 71, has passed away peacefully at home in her sleep. Earlier this month, she had announced her intent to retire this coming January. She had joined the professional non-profit organization 28 years ago, and led the theatre to impressive heights. Und...

Coterie Leader Joette Pelster Announces Retirement


by Stephi Wild - November 17, 2022

Longtime Executive Director of The Coterie Theatre, Joette Pelster, has announced her retirement from the organization she has led for 28 years....

A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS Comes to the Coterie This Month


by Stephi Wild - November 02, 2022

The Coterie Theatre rings in the holiday season by bringing the beloved animated special, A Charlie Brown Christmas, to life on stage featuring a live jazz trio playing Vince Guaraldi’s original arrangements. ...

Review: TELL-TALE ELECTRIC POE OPENS IN KANSAS CITY AT at The Coterie Theatre


by Steve Wilson - October 24, 2022

Three of the master of the macabre, Edgar Allen Poe’s most frightening and grizzly pieces appear on the main stage of The Coterie Theatre through October 30 with TELL-TALE ELECTRIC POE. Adapted and directed by Jeff Church, Producing and Artistic Director of The Coterie, TELL-TALE ELECTRIC POE is sui...

The Coterie to Present TELL-TALE ELECTRIC POE This Month


by Blair Ingenthron - October 01, 2022

For two weeks only, The Coterie will present the return special engagement of Tell-Tale Electric Poe, a unique theatrical event for families with ages 10 and older that features R.H. Wilhoit delivering two of Edgar Allan Poe's best-known works with musical underscoring by guitarist Rex Hobart. Adapt...

The Coterie Brings Moody Masterpieces To Life With TELL-TALE ELECTRIC POE


by A.A. Cristi - September 30, 2022

For two weeks only, The Coterie will present the return special engagement of Tell-Tale Electric Poe, a unique theatrical event for families with ages 10 and older that features R.H. Wilhoit delivering two of Edgar Allan Poe's best-known works with musical underscoring by guitarist Rex Hobart....

Past Shows

Doctor Dolittle
6/27 - 8/6/2023


The musical "Doctor Dolittle" is a whimsical adventure based on the stories of Hugh Lofting and the 1967 film of the same name. It follows ...


Buckle up for this highly interactive adventure that puts you in the driver’s seat. Everyone’s favorite pigeon wants to drive the bus, and it’s up ...

Brainstorm
1/19 - 2/7/2021


Ned Glasier, Emily Lim and Company Three Gulliver Preparatory School...

A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS
11/5 - 12/29/2019


All of your favorite peanut characters come to life in the this stage production of "A Charlie Brown Christmas". When Charlie Brown complains about the ...

Elephant and Piggie's We Are In A Play


One of the most popular and beloved shows The Coterie has ever done returns to the stage! Gerald the Elephant is cautious and Piggie is ...

Beat Bugs: A Musical Adventure


Inspired by music made famous by The Beatles A brand new musical featuring five young anthropomorphized insect pals who live in an overgrown suburban backyard. ...

Mr. Popper's Penguins
Mr. Popper's Penguins
2/26 - 3/31/2019


In this charming musical adaptation of the beloved book, Mr. and Mrs. Popper’s lives take an adventurous turn when a mysterious box arrives on their ...

Secret Soldiers: Heroines In Disguise


True accounts of four women who, for different reasons, served as men in the Civil War. Woven into this unique and interactive play: early suffrage ...

Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer - The Musical


Back by popular demand, the beloved television classic Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer soars off the screen and onto the stage this holiday season. Rudolph and ...

Becoming Martin
Becoming Martin
9/18 - 10/21/2018


This world premiere centers on the mentorship Martin Luther King, Jr., receives when he enters Morehouse College at age 15. Through debate over civil disobedience ...

Once Upon a Mattress
Once Upon a Mattress
6/19 - 8/5/2012


This exuberant musical, based on Hans Christian Andersen's “The Princess and the Pea” has enchanted family audiences since it first appeared on Broadway. The Coterie ...

Fantastic Mr. Fox
Fantastic Mr. Fox
4/10 - 5/18/2012


Roald Dahls’ much-loved story about Mr. Fox—great husband, father and rogue—who tries to outwit the repulsive Boggis, Bunce and Bean, the nastiest and meanest three ...

Lucky Duck
Lucky Duck
3/6 - 3/8/2012


A singing swan supermodel! It’s The Ugly Duckling meets American Idol with music by the composer of Dreamgirls! Homely songbird Serena runs away from her ...

Freedom Sisters: Stamping, Shouting, Singing Home


It is the 1950s in the Deep South and Lizzie Walker cannot silence the voice of her great-great-great grandmother Sojourner Truth, freedom fighter of slavery. ...

The Wrestling Season
The Wrestling Season
1/24 - 2/19/2012


With only a wrestling mat and a referee, eight teenagers struggle with how others see them and the destructive power of rumors. Commissioned and premiered ...

Seussical
Seussical
11/1 - 12/31/2011


The plots of Horton Hears a Who and Horton Hatches the Egg are tunefully interwoven in this widely celebrated and critically acclaimed celebration of Dr. ...

Children of the Damned Corn
Children of the Damned Corn
10/13 - 10/30/2011


After an accident in rural Nebraska, Milt and Betty end up in Gatlinville, once the home of the World's Largest Cream Corn Factory, but now ...

The Outsiders
The Outsiders
9/13 - 10/9/2011


It's 1965 and Ponyboy Curtis belongs to a lower-class group of Oklahoma youths who call themselves greasers. Walking home from a movie, Ponyboy is attacked ...

Videos


'The Simon & Garfunkel Story' in Kansas City 'The Simon & Garfunkel Story'
Midwest Trust Center at Johnson County Community College (4/28 - 4/28) Tracker
VIDEOS
Noises Off in Kansas City Noises Off
Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre (8/17 - 8/25)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in Kansas City Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre (7/19 - 7/28)
Jimmy Buffett's Escape to Margaritaville in Kansas City Jimmy Buffett's Escape to Margaritaville
Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre (6/28 - 7/7)
Ken Ludwig’s Moriarty: A New Sherlock Holmes Adventure in Kansas City Ken Ludwig’s Moriarty: A New Sherlock Holmes Adventure
Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre (9/6 - 9/15)
Moulin Rouge! in Kansas City Moulin Rouge!
Kansas City Music Hall (7/23 - 8/4)
I Hate Hamlet in Kansas City I Hate Hamlet
Theatre Lawrence (4/19 - 4/28)
A Christmas Carol in Kansas City A Christmas Carol
Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre (12/13 - 12/22)
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