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Owen/Cox adds color and flair to classic holiday tale
Sat, Dec 18, 2010
It was fun to say goodbye to the traditional and expected concepts for a night, and embrace this classic tale with a delightful and touching twist.
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Kings of Christmas
Wed, Dec 15, 2010
If you thought driving snow and bitter winds would keep the crowds away from hearing one Britain's elite ensembles, you were sorely mistaken. The sold-out crowd for Harriman-Jewell's King's Singers concert showed Kansas Citians will brave the elements for the right talent.
Reviews
Soloists shine in perennial favorite
Sun, Dec 19, 2010
Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker" is a holiday staple and rightly so. Filled with lovely music and infinitely danceable, the Kansas City Ballet continues to delight with their annual staging of this enduring tale.
Sparks fly in Crawford Christmas
Sat, Dec 18, 2010
"A Very Joan Crawford Christmas" is a campy seasonal show with a lot of laughs from an inspired concept offered by the Unicorn Theatre from director Jeff Church and star Ron Megee.
Diverse holiday offerings
Tue, Dec 14, 2010
Kansas City's holiday spirit continued this past weekend to a packed house at Atonement Lutheran Church in Overland Park. The Kansas City Civic Orchestra's annual Sounds of the Season concert delighted audiences of all ages.
Sachal’s silky smooth serenade
Tue, Dec 14, 2010
With two CDs to his credit, Chicago-native Sachal Vasandani received "DownBeat"'s 2010 Rising Star award. He channeled Sinatra in his Kansas City debut Saturday night in the Folly Jazz Series' Spotlight concert.
Old world holiday retrospective
Tue, Dec 14, 2010
Examining Christmas music from various countries and eras is a worthwhile endeavor. Such was the intent of the Kansas City Symphony Chamber Players' holiday concert. The result, however, was like receiving socks for Christmas.
A tale worth repeating
Tue, Dec 07, 2010
Kansas City Repertory Theatre and UMKC Theatre’s 30th-anniversary presentation of "A Christmas Carol" delivers some sublimely spooky moments, a dose of holiday cheer, and a message of redemption and social justice that’s valid any time of year
A day in the life
Tue, Dec 07, 2010
The Coterie Theatre’s production of "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day - The Musical" was a not bad, very good way to spend a couple of hours.
Articles : Local Arts News
Kansas City Actors Theatre appoints new directors to Board
Tue, Dec 14, 2010
The Kansas City Actors Theatre (KCAT) is pleased to announce the addition of Danny Baker and Carla Noack to its Board of Directors. Both have impressive credentials and extensive theatrical experience in acting, directing, fundraising and administration.
Starlight Theatre announces 2011 Broadway season
Tue, Dec 14, 2010
The 2011 season will offer three touring shows and three locally produced musicals including "Guys and Dolls," "The King and I," "Mamma Mia," "9 to 5: The Musical," "Cinderella" and "Xanadu."
Featured Stories
KC Events this week and beyond
Sat, Sep 22, 2012
Looking for something to do this weekend? Click here for the KC Events calendar of theatre, classical music, dance and jazz events through 2011. Highlights of this week's classical music and dance offerings are in Don Dagenais' "City Classics." For current Theatre listings visit Victor Wishna's "City Stage." Enjoy!
Urban living
Tue, Dec 14, 2010
Last Friday, KCMetropolis.org Editor-in-Chief and Co-Founder Marcy Chiasson was honored at Downtown Business Council’s Annual Luncheon as one of Kansas City’s Urban Heroes.
FILM REVIEW: The West Bank's "Budrus"
Mon, Dec 13, 2010
Philosophies of Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr., are used with great effect by a Palestinian community organizer to defeat a proposed Israeli wall in the documentary "Budrus."
PREVIEW: KC Symphony's "Christmas Festival"
Mon, Dec 06, 2010
The Kansas City Symphony's Christmas Festival will be an all-new spectacular with the Symphony, Symphony Chorus, Allegro Children’s Choir, and Rezound! KCM contributor David Peironnet interviewed Steven Jarvi about the extravaganza.
PREVIEW: KC Ballet's "Nutcracker"
Tue, Nov 30, 2010
The "Nutcracker" is simply one of the most charming, beautifully constructed, lovely and visually riveting works in the ballet repertoire.
Columns : City Classics
Music and Dance through late December
Tue, Dec 07, 2010
The Christmas holiday season continues this week with the last few performances of the crown jewel of holiday dance performances, the Kansas City Ballet’s "Nutcracker," one of the finest productions of this great work to be seen anywhere. If light and joyous fare is your cup of tea this time of year, check out Quality Hill Playhouse’s excellent "Christmas in Song."
Columns : City Stage
Theatre through mid-January
Tue, Dec 14, 2010
“Plaid Tidings” at American Heartland Theatre; “A Christmas Carol” at Kansas City Repertory Theatre; “A Very Joan Crawford Christmas” at the Unicorn Theatre; “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day – The Musical” at the Coterie Theatre. And coming in January—“Blues in the Night: The Lyrics of Johnny Mercer” at Quality Hill Playhouse; “Another American: Asking and Telling” at Kansas City Repertory Theatre.