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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 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...

Review: AKEELAH AND THE BEE at Coterie Theatre


by Steve Wilson - September 27, 2022

How do you spell winner? A-K-E-E-L-A-H because that’s what The Coterie Theatre has in their production of AKEELAH AND THE BEE, now playing at the theater located in Crown Center. AKEELAH AND THE BEE written by Cheryl West is based on the award-winning film starring Laurence Fishburne with a screenpl...

Review: WORLD PREMIERE OF ALICE'S WONDERLAND OPENS IN KANSAS CITY at Coterie Theatre


by Steve Wilson - July 09, 2022

The Coterie Theatres' world premiere of a new family musical, ALICE’S WONDERLAND runs at The Coterie Theatre at Crown Center through August 7. Adapted from the Lewis Carroll classic story the musical features an original score with book, music, and lyrics by J. Quinton Johnson and Julia Riew. Briann...

The Coterie Theatre to Stage PETE THE CAT


by Marissa Tomeo - March 19, 2022

This spring, The Coterie returns to indoor performances with the charming family musical, Pete the Cat, based on the best-selling book series by Kimberly and James Dean. Transforming the fabulous blue feline from the book to the stage, Pete the Cat brings the ever-adventurous but always mellow, Pete...

BWW Review: THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES OPENS IN KANSAS CITY AT THE COTERIE THEATRE


by Steve Wilson - November 07, 2021

The Coterie Theatre made a big splash with the opening of its world premiere of THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES on November 4th at The Coterie Theatre located in Crown Center in Kansas City, MO. The new version of THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES has never been seen before and is ...

Past Shows

Pete the Cat
Pete the Cat
4/7 - 5/17/2020


Book and Lyrics by Sarah HammondMusic by Will AronsonBased on the Pete the Cat series by James Dean & Kimberly DeanOriginally commissioned, developed, and produced ...

The White Rose: We Defied Hitler


A co-production with UMKC TheatreThe White Rose:We Defied Hitlerby David MeyersDirected by Jeff ChurchJanuary 21 - February 9, 2020Based on real events, a challenging new ...

A Charlie Brown Christmas
A Charlie Brown Christmas
11/5 - 12/29/2019


By Charles M. SchulzBased on the television special by Bill Melendez and Lee MendelsonDirected by William J. ChristieThe animated classic will come to life on ...

Rise Up
9/17 - 10/20/2019


Lisa Evans; dir: Jeff Church....

Rise Up: The Struggle of the Freedom Riders


Rise Up:The Struggle of the Freedom Ridersby Lisa EvansDirected by Jeff ChurchTold from a modern-day perspective, four performers in 2019 tell the stories of the ...


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
2/26 - 3/31/2019


The Coterie Theatre: adapt: Robert Kauzlaric; lyrics: George Howe; music: George Howe....


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 ...

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 ...


The Coterie Theatre: book: John Maclay; lyrics: Danny Abosch, John Maclay; music: Danny Abosch; dir: Jeff Church....

Disney's Newsies
7/7 - 7/29/2018


They delivered the papers, until they made the headlines… Direct from Broadway comes NEWSIES, the smash-hit, crowd-pleasing new musical from Disney. Winner of the 2012 ...

Tuck Everlasting
2/27 - 3/31/2018


What would you do if you had all eternity? Eleven-year-old Winnie Foster yearns for a life of adventure beyond her white picket fence, but not ...

The Secret of Courage
1/23 - 2/11/2018


adapt: Laurie Brooks; dir: Graham Whitehead. The Coterie Theatre:...

We Shall Not Be Moved
9/19 - 10/22/2017


Ed Simpson; dir: Jeff Church....


Michael J. Bobbitt, Jim Davis; lyrics: John L. Cornelius II; music: John L. Cornelius II; dir: Jerry Jay Cranford....


Mo Willems; lyrics: Mo Willems; music: Deborah Wicks La Puma; dir: Shanara Gabrielle....

No Talking
2/21 - 3/19/2017


adapt: Laurie Brooks; dir: Jeff Church. The Coterie Theatre:...

Hana's Suitcase
1/24 - 2/12/2017


Emil Sher; dir: Alan MacInnis....


adapt: Robert Penola; music: Timothy Splain; dir: Sandy Boren-Barrett....


adapt: Robert Penola; music: Timothy Splain; dir: Sandy Boren-Barrett....


Wendy Lement, Derek Nelson, Cliff Odle....


Wendy Lement, Derek Nelson, Cliff Odle....


book: Kevin Del Aguila; lyrics: George Noriega, Joel Someillan; music: George Del Aguila, Joel Someillan; dir: Jerry Jay Cranford....

Where the Wild Things Are
3/21 - 5/7/2016


Where the Wild Things Are is an interactive adventure for every generation. In Maurice Sendak’s beloved story, the incorrigible Max is sent to bed without ...

Lucky Duck
3/16 - 3/25/2016

Tomás and the Library Lady
2/25 - 3/18/2016


Tomás loves stories! Grandfather tells them every night during the summer when the family leaves Texas to pick crops in Iowa. But soon Tomas knows ...


Bethany Dunakin, Wendy Lement; dir: Jeff Church....

A Charlie Brown Christmas
11/17 - 1/3/2016


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 ...

The Miracle Worker
9/22 - 10/25/2015


Immortalized on screen by Anne Bancroft and Patty Duke, this Tony Award-winning play is the story of Annie Sullivan and her student, Helen Keller, who ...

A Year with Frog and Toad
6/16 - 8/2/2015


adapt: Robert Reale, Willie Reale; book: Willie Reale; lyrics: Willie Reale; music: Robert Reale; dir: Jerry Jay Cranford....


From the moment his tall, red-and-white-striped hat appears around the door, Sally and her brother know that THE CAT IN THE HAT is the funniest, ...


adapt: Jeff Church; dir: Jeff Church....


With his handmade silk suits, wide array of hats and tiny gold pocket watch, Edward Tulane was the most exceptional toy in Abilene’s room. He ...


It's back! Experience the timeless tale of Rudolph and friends in a whole new way - LIVE! You won’t want to miss Artistic Director Jon ...

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
6/17 - 8/3/2014


Take a fantastic musical adventure with an out-of-this-world car that flies through the air and sails the seas. The sensational songs include “Truly Scrumptious,” “Toot ...

The Coterie Theatre:
6/17 - 8/3/2014


Chitty Chitty Bang Bang adapt: Ray Roderick, Jeremy Sams; lyrics: Richard Sherman, Robert Sherman; music: Richard Sherman, Robert Sherman; dir: Jeff Church....

Schoolhouse Rock Live!
Schoolhouse Rock Live!
4/4 - 5/18/2014


This award-winning musical teaches history, grammar, math, science, and government through clever, tuneful songs, instructing a whole new generation to “Unpack Your Adjectives” and meet ...

Schoolhouse Rock Sing-Along!


Sing-a-long, mayhem and ‘70s madness. Pull on your PJs and get a free bowl of cereal as The Coterie makes Saturday night feel like Saturday ...

Young Playwrights Festival 2014


Rich and varied theatrical writings emerge from a year-long process by our city's most gifted young playwrights. A collection of new plays will be forged ...

Zeus on the Loose
1/22 - 4/4/2014


Tour: Jeff Carey; lyrics: Jeff Carey; music: Jessica Jackson; dir: Tosin Morohunfola....


The Coterie Theatre: Jeff Carey; lyrics: Jeff Carey; music: Jessica Jackson....


The Coterie Theatre: Laurie Brooks; dir: Jeff Church....

The Wiz
11/12 - 1/5/2014


The Coterie Theatre: William Brown; lyrics: Charlie Smalls; music: Charlie Smalls; dir: Jeff Church....


Centuries before True Blood and the Twilight Series, the original Prince of Darkness reigned over the shadowy world of the undead. Experience the celebrated gothic ...

Red Badge Variations
Red Badge Variations
9/17 - 10/5/2013


Melissa Cooper; dir: Kyle Hatley....

Lyle The Crocodile
6/18 - 8/4/2013


What a croc! Loveable Lyle livens up a summer's day. When the Primm family moves into their New York City apartment, their son Joshua is ...

Lyle, Lyle Crocodile
6/18 - 8/4/2013


- adapt: Richard Gray from Bernard Waber; dir: Missy Koonce, Ron Megee....

Bud, Not Buddy
4/9 - 5/24/2013


- adapt: Scot Copeland from Christopher Paul Curtis; music: Paul Binkley; dir: Scot Copeland....

Slashdance
3/7 - 3/24/2013


- Ron Megee; dir: Ron Megee....

Tell-Tale Electric Poe
2/23 - 3/10/2013


- adapt: Jeff Church; music: Rex Hobart....

Tell-Tale Electric Poe
1/29 - 2/22/2013


- adapt: Jeff Church; music: Rex Hobart....

Number the Stars
1/22 - 2/21/2013


During the German occupation of Denmark in World War II, the Nazis closed down Jewish-owned businesses and began to round up the Jews for relocation ...

Once Upon A Mattress
6/15 - 8/5/2012

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 ...

Young Playwrights' Festival
5/9 - 5/10/2012

Lucky Duck
3/6 - 3/8/2012

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 ...

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Million Dollar Quartet in Kansas City Million Dollar Quartet
Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre (9/27 - 10/6)
MJ in Kansas City MJ
Kansas City Music Hall (5/7 - 5/12)
42nd Street in Kansas City 42nd Street
Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre (6/7 - 6/16)
Noises Off in Kansas City Noises Off
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Jimmy Buffett's Escape to Margaritaville in Kansas City Jimmy Buffett's Escape to Margaritaville
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