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Review: STRANGER SINGS, THE PARODY MUSICAL at The Black Box


by Steve Wilson - April 07, 2024

But on the upside, there is always Hawkins, Indiana, nothing strange ever happens there. Unless you are in the upside/down and Hawkins is inside The Black Box, for Padgett Productions' phenomenal Kansas City premiere of STRANGER SINGS, THE PARODY MUSICAL....

Review: WE ARE BLOOD at OCTA Theater


by Steve Wilson - November 19, 2023

Thought-provoking, humorous, suspenseful, and not your normal holiday story, are the words that best describe WE ARE BLOOD, now playing at the Olathe Civic Theatre Association in Olathe, Kansas. The 90-minute drama written and directed by Ryan Bernsten runs through November 20 at the theater....

Kansas City Repertory Theatre Announces Cast For A CHRISTMAS CAROL


by A.A. Cristi - October 17, 2023

Kansas City Repertory Theatre continues its 2023-24 season with the beloved holiday classic, Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, adapted for the stage by Geoff Elliott and directed by Kansas City Repertory Theatre's Associate Artistic Director of KCRep/UMKC Partnership Jason Chanos. ...

CYRANO DE BERGERAC Comes to Kansas City Repertory Theatre


by Stephi Wild - August 29, 2023

Kansas City Repertory Theatre opens its 60th Anniversary 2023-24 season with the timeless passionate tour-de-force, Cyrano de Bergerac, written by Edmond Rostand, freely adapted by Martin Crimp and directed by Associate Artistic Director Nelson T. Eusebio III. Performances run September 5 through 24...

Kansas City Repertory Theatre Reveals Cast For CYRANO DE BERGERAC


by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 09, 2023

Kansas City Repertory Theatre kicks off its 60th Anniversary Season with the timeless classic Cyrano de Bergerac. Get all the details on the cast and performance dates here....

Unicorn Theatre's Producing Artistic Director Cynthia Levin Will Retire In 2024


by Stephi Wild - May 31, 2023

​​​​​​​ Unicorn Theatre has announced that Producing Artistic Director Cynthia Levin will retire in June 2024. Levin's departure will culminate a historic run spanning more than four decades at one of Kansas City's landmark theatres, where she gained a regional and national reputation for innovating...

Past Shows

Poor Clare
1/24 - 2/11/2024


Poor Clare is a very funny modern spin on the Middle Ages that couldnt feel more timely. Clare is just a regular noblewoman living in ...

Poor Clare
1/24


Poor Clare is a very funny modern spin on the Middle Ages that couldnt feel more timely. Clare is just a regular noblewoman living in ...

Lungs
5/5 - 5/28/2023


The world is getting hotter, there’s unrest overseas—the seas themselves aren’t very calm—and one couple is thinking about having a child. LUNGS is a smart ...

Marys Seacole
3/8 - 3/26/2023


Mosaic Theater Company of DC Jackie Sibblies Drury...

Clyde's
11/30 - 12/18/2022


Clyde's, written by the two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage, is a powerful dramedy that takes a comedic yet poignant look at redemption and second ...

The Inheritance
The Inheritance
5/11 - 6/12/2022


Performed in two parts, The Inheritance takes place decades after the AIDS epidemic, where three generations of gay men grapple with the tragedy of their ...

The Lifespan of a Fact
9/8 - 9/26/2021


Jeremy Kareken & David Murrell and Gordon Farrell, based on the book by John D?Agata and Jim Fingal Unicorn Theatre...

The Inheritance
5/12 - 6/20/2021


Unicorn Theatre Matthew Lopez...

Lungs
12/2 - 12/20/2020


The world is getting hotter, there’s unrest overseas—the seas themselves aren’t very calm—and one couple is thinking about having a child. LUNGS is a smart ...

Kill Move Paradise
9/29 - 10/11/2020


Four black men find themselves stuck in a waiting room for the afterlife. As they attempt to make sense of their new paradise, Isa, Daz, ...

The Lifespan of a Fact
3/4 - 3/29/2020


Jeremy Kareken & David Murrell and Gordon Farrell, based on the book by John D?Agata and Jim Fingal Unicorn Theatre...

Babel
1/22 - 2/9/2020


BABEL is a dark comedy set in the near future. Two couples are having trouble getting pregnant and the lengths they go to in order ...

Bernhardt/Hamlet
12/4 - 12/29/2019


Theresa Rebeck; dir: Cynthia Levin....

A Doll's House, Part 2
10/16 - 11/10/2019


Doll's House, Part 2 is a 2017 play written by Lucas Hnath. The play premiered at the South Coast Repertory, in April 2017, before transferring ...


book: Marshall Pailet, A.D. Pendo; lyrics: A.D. Pendo; music: Marshall Pailet; dir: Sarah Crawford....

The Revolutionists
6/5 - 6/30/2019


Four beautiful, badass women lose their heads in this irreverent, girl-powered comedy set during the French Revolution. At the height of the Reign of Terror, ...

Bond
4/24 - 5/19/2019


Levin Stage: Logan Black; dir: Cynthia Levin....

The Humans
3/6 - 3/31/2019


Winner of the 2016 Tony Award® for Best Play. Breaking with tradition, Erik Blake has brought his Pennsylvania family to celebrate Thanksgiving at his daughter’s ...

Nomad Motel
1/23 - 2/17/2019


Carla Ching; dir: Ian R. Crawford, Andi Meyer....

The Wolves
11/28 - 12/30/2018


Left quad. Right quad. Lunge. An all girls indoor soccer team warms up. From the safety of their suburban stretch circle, the team navigates big ...

Sweat
10/17 - 11/11/2018


Winner of the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Filled with warm humor and tremendous heart, SWEAT tells the story of a group of friends who ...

Informed Consent
3/7 - 4/1/2018


Deborah Zoe Laufer; dir: Darren Sextro. Jerome Stage:...

Project Dawn
1/24 - 2/18/2018


Karen Hartman; dir: Abigail Adams. World Premiere...

Chesapeake
12/19 - 1/7/2018


Controversial performance artist Kerr has his NEA funding cut in a calculated, political trick by his home town candidate, the folksy, dog-toting Therm Pooley. For ...

Disgraced
10/18 - 11/12/2017


New York. Today. A Muslim-American lawyer is rapidly moving up the corporate ladder while he distances himself from his cultural roots. At the moment of ...

Men on Boats
9/6 - 10/1/2017


Ten explorers. Four boats. One Grand Canyon. Men On Boats is the true(ish) history of an 1869 expedition, when a one-armed captain and a crew ...


BETTE MIDLER proudly presents the most OUTRAGEOUSLY FUN Broadway musical: PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT! This spectacular show tells the uplifting story of a trio ...


book: Stephan Elliott, Allan Scott; dir: Missy Koonce, Cynthia Levin....


Halley Feiffer; dir: Jeff Church....

Eclipsed
3/8 - 4/2/2017


Danai Gurira; dir: Cynthia Levin. Jerome Stage:...

How to Use a Knife
1/25 - 2/19/2017


Will Snider; dir: Michael Stevenson. World Premiere...

An Octoroon
11/30 - 12/26/2016


Branden Jacobs-Jenkins; dir: Damron Russel Armstrong....

An Octoroon
11/30 - 12/26/2016


Branden Jacobs-Jenkins; dir: Damron Russel Armstrong....

Application Pending
12/7 - 12/26/2016


Greg Edwards, Andy Sandberg; dir: Ian R. Crawford....

Application Pending
12/7 - 12/26/2016


Greg Edwards, Andy Sandberg; dir: Ian R. Crawford....

The Way We Get By
10/19 - 11/13/2016


Neil LaBute; dir: Darren Sextro....

The Way We Get By
10/19 - 11/13/2016


Neil LaBute; dir: Darren Sextro....

Hand to God
9/7 - 10/2/2016


After the death of his father, meek Jason finds an outlet for his anxiety at the Christian Puppet Ministry, in the devoutly religious, relatively quiet ...

Hand to God
9/7 - 10/2/2016


After the death of his father, meek Jason finds an outlet for his anxiety at the Christian Puppet Ministry, in the devoutly religious, relatively quiet ...

Heathers The Musical
6/1 - 6/26/2016


book: Kevin Murphy, Laurence O'keefe; lyrics: Kevin Murphy, Laurence O'keefe; music: Kevin Murphy, Laurence O'keefe; dir: Cynthia Levin....

The Ghosts of Lote Bravo
4/20 - 5/8/2016


Hilary Bettis; dir: Dante Fernando Larzabal....

The Whale
3/2 - 3/27/2016


Samuel D. Hunter; dir: Sidonie Garrett....

How To Steal A Picasso
1/27 - 2/14/2016


A comic-drama set against the bankruptcy of the Motor City. The Smith family doesn't agree on much, but when their son Johnny comes home for ...

Buyer & Cellar
12/9 - 12/27/2015


Buyer & Cellar is a one-man comedy play written by Jonathan Tolins. It premiered in 2013 and quickly gained critical acclaim for its humor and ...


Anne Washburn; dir: Michael Stevenson....

The Brother Size
10/14 - 11/8/2015


Tarell Alvin McCraney; dir: Mykel Hill....

The Oldest Boy
8/26 - 9/20/2015


Sarah Ruhl; dir: Cynthia Levin....

Tribes
6/3 - 6/28/2015


Nina Raine; dir: Theodore Swetz....

C*CK
4/22 - 5/17/2015


This award-winning play explores themes of identity and sexuality through the story of a gay man who questions his feelings after meeting a woman....

Women Playing Hamlet
3/4 - 3/29/2015


Hamlet's a challenge for any actor, but when Jessica is cast as the titular character in a New York production, it sends her into an ...

Lasso Of Truth
1/28 - 2/15/2015


Boyer Theatre: Carson Kreitzer; dir: Jasson Minadakis....

By the Way, Meet Vera Stark
By the Way, Meet Vera Stark
6/4 - 6/29/2014


An irreverent look at Hollywood's racial stereotypes as an African-American maid auditions for the same 1930's movie as her employer, a white starlet. This hilarious ...

Water by the Spoonful
Water by the Spoonful
4/23 - 5/18/2014


An Iraqi war veteran comes home to Philadelphia to reconnect with his Puerto Rican family, but he finds them in crisis mode. This lyrical, uplifting ...

Other Desert Cities
3/5 - 3/30/2014


In Jon Robin Baitz's OTHER DESERT CITIES, Brooke Wyeth returns home to Palm Springs after a six year absence to celebrate Christmas with her parents, ...

Grounded
1/22 - 2/9/2014


George Brant....

Clybourne Park
12/4 - 12/29/2013


Home is where the heart—and history—is in Clybourne Park, a "buzz-saw sharp new comedy" (The Washington Post) that cleverly spins the events of A Raisin ...

Seminar
10/16 - 11/10/2013


Theresa Rebeck....

Venus in Fur
Venus in Fur
9/4 - 9/29/2013


Thomas, a beleaguered playwright/director, is desperate to find an actress to play Vanda, the female lead in his adaptation of the classic sadomasochistic tale Venus ...

The Mountaintop
6/5 - 6/23/2013


The Mainstage: - Katori Hall....

My Name is Asher Lev
4/17 - 5/12/2013


The Mainstage: - Aaron Posner; dir: Cynthia Levin....

Good People
2/27 - 3/24/2013


The Mainstage: - David Lindsay-Abaire; dir: Mark Robbins....

BlackTop Sky
1/23 - 2/10/2013


The Jerome Stage: - Christina Anderson; dir: Mykel Hill....

Everyday Rapture
5/16 - 6/3/2012

Everyday Rapture
Everyday Rapture
5/19 - 6/3/2012


A semi-autobiographical stage memoir by Sherie Rene Scott, this is the story of a woman’s psycho-sexual-spiritual journey that separates her mostly Mennonite past from her ...

Time Stands Still
4/11 - 4/29/2012


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Time Stands Still
Time Stands Still
4/14 - 4/29/2012


This 2010 Tony Award nominee focuses on Sarah, a photo journalist who has just returned home from Iraq after being injured by a roadside bomb, ...

Hungry
2/29 - 3/18/2012

Hungry
Hungry
3/3 - 3/18/2012


High school misfit Amy struggles to fit in at home and at school, dealing with boy problems, peer pressure and her mother’s constant pestering about ...

Next Fall
1/25 - 2/12/2012

Next Fall
Next Fall
1/28 - 2/12/2012


Luke and Adam are deeply in love, but there is a twist to their five-year relationship. Luke is a Christian and Adam is an atheist. ...

The Salvation of Iggy Scrooge
The Salvation of Iggy Scrooge
12/3 - 12/24/2011


A cross between the Dickens classic and a rollicking trip down pop culture memory lane, this is a phantasmagorical evening of irreverent Christmas cheer. Iggy ...

God of Carnage
God of Carnage
10/22 - 11/13/2011


2009 Tony Award winner God of Carnage has its Kansas City debut at the same theatre where Reza’s smash hit Art was staged more than ...

Red
Red
9/20 - 10/2/2011


A startling snapshot of a brilliant artist at the height of his fame, this 2010 Tony Award winner takes you into the mind of master ...

Videos


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Rocky in Kansas City Rocky
B&B Live (4/12 - 4/28)
A Christmas Carol in Kansas City A Christmas Carol
Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre (12/13 - 12/22)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in Kansas City Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre (7/19 - 7/28)
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)
Jimmy Buffett's Escape to Margaritaville in Kansas City Jimmy Buffett's Escape to Margaritaville
Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre (6/28 - 7/7)
Million Dollar Quartet in Kansas City Million Dollar Quartet
Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre (9/27 - 10/6)
Moulin Rouge! in Kansas City Moulin Rouge!
Kansas City Music Hall (7/23 - 8/4)
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