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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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Community comes together for Christmas
Tue, Dec 21, 2010
With bright red vests, Santa hats, reindeer antlers and of course, loads of Christmas cheer, the Mid America Freedom Band under Skip Schrock proudly took to the stage and graciously shared it with the youngsters from PerformOUTKC during their holiday concert.
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
Fri, Dec 17, 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.
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 : KCM News
KCM receives a Small Arts Grant Program Award from the Francis Family Foundation
Tue, Dec 21, 2010
For the second year, KCM is a proud recipient of a Francis Family Foundation Small Arts Program Grant for general operations. Thank you Francis Family!
Articles : Local Arts News
ArtsKC Award winners announced
Tue, Dec 21, 2010
The Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City announced five business honorees and two individual honorees of the upcoming ArtsKC Awards. This year’s business honorees include: Kansas City Repertory Theatre, Kansas City Area Development Council, Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City, and the Sprint Foundation. Individual honorees are Steve Metzler & Brian Williams.
National Endowment for the Arts announces grant to Harriman-Jewell Series
Tue, Dec 21, 2010
Rocco Landesman, Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, has announced that the Harriman-Jewell Series has been approved for a grant of $7,500 to support the Discovery Concerts, which bring new artists to new audiences at no cost to the public.
Starlight Theatre announces 2011 Broadway season
Mon, Dec 13, 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."
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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!
FILM REVIEW: "Black Swan" a must-see
Tue, Dec 21, 2010
Director Darren Aronofsky delves into the ballet world with "Black Swan," a superb dramatic thriller amplified by Natalie Portman in perhaps the best performance of her career.
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.
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.
Columns : Auditions
Upcoming Auditions
Tue, Dec 21, 2010
Simon Carrington Chamber Singers: Due Dec. 31; Lawrence Arts Center Theater: Jan. 4–5