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Wed, Dec 08, 2010
With its usual sentimental spin as well as a new twist this year, Musical Theater Heritage’s annual "A Spectacular Christmas" features high-quality singing, entertaining laughs, and a few tears of joy in between.
Tue, Dec 07, 2010
The Boston Brass, along with the Brass All-Stars Big Band, played a selection of holiday tunes from their albums, "Christmas Bells are Swingin’" and "The Stan Kenton Christmas Carols," at Johnson County Community College's Yardley Hall.
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
Tue, Dec 07, 2010
Leaping off the television set and onto stages across the world, Menotti's Christmas staple "Amahl and the Night Visitors" was tackled locally by the joint forces of the American Opera Studio, Overland Park Orchestra, and Midwest Regional Ballet.
Tue, Dec 07, 2010
Timothy McDonald directs Musica Sacra, Rockhurst’s ensemble-in-residence. The chorus and orchestra perform sacred masterworks at four main concerts each year, and the ensemble’s faithful followers fill up their home venue, St. Francis Xavier Church. Friday’s concert was thoughtfully programmed and perfect for the Advent season.
Tue, Dec 07, 2010
December is a time when most musical organizations take a breather and focus on lighter holiday fare. The Fine Arts Chorale bucked that trend with best choral programming I have had the good fortune to hear in the past couple of years. Joined by organist Janet Kraybill, the combined forces created a delightful new holiday aesthetic.
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.
Tue, Dec 07, 2010
The Heartland Men’s Chorus never fails to present fun, humorous, and heartwarming shows—often with entertaining guests not to be missed—and their holiday program, "12 Divas of Christmas," was no exception.
Tue, Dec 07, 2010
The Friends of Chamber Music and UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance combined forces last week to bring distinguished pianist Leon Fleisher to Kansas City for a mini-festival of sorts as part of the Music Alliance.
Mon, Dec 06, 2010
"Distracted," co-produced by the Unicorn Theatre and UMKC Department of Theatre, offered enjoyable performances with intense material that was informative, amusing, and absolutely worth seeing.
Tue, Nov 30, 2010
KCM's editor-in-chief, Marcy Chiasson, has been selected as one of this year's Urban Heroes and will be honored with nine other arts-related people at the Downtown Council's Annual Luncheon on December 10.
Tue, Nov 23, 2010
KCM is a new breed of media—a nonprofit arts service organization. Based on a combination of expert critical thought, action-provoking commentary from the new social communities and derived from new technologies, we are the new face of arts media.
Mon, Nov 29, 2010
The Kansas Arts Commission recently announced the 2011 Governor’s Arts Awards recipients. This year’s honorees are Arkansas City Area Arts Council (Arts Organization); Louis Copt, Lawrence (Artist); Willa Griswold, Marysville (Arts Advocate); Martha E. "Betty" Muncy, Dodge City (Arts Patron); and Linda Reimond, Lawrence (Arts-in-Education).
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!
Wed, Dec 08, 2010
William J. Bratton got a lot of press in the mid-90s for his unconventional ideas about how to revive blighted areas. One of the main theories he implemented was Broken Windows; if one window is broken, more will be. Blight begets blight. Minor blight escalates to major blight. But if the minor blight is fixed, the major blight never happens. If the broken window is fixed, and kept clean, more broken windows will be fixed and kept clean.
Wed, Dec 08, 2010
"Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould" is a documentary that’s nothing less than pure genius with its examination of the life of this classical pianist.
Tue, Dec 07, 2010
Just in time for the Christmas season, the Tivoli is once again hosting a special weekend matinee series featuring Hollywood classics, "Charade" (Audrey Hepburn, Cary Grant) and "Holiday Inn" (Bing Crobsy, Fred Astaire)
Tue, Dec 07, 2010
Steven Jarvi and the Kansas City Symphony Chamber Players perform Christmas pieces in a program that includes works by Corelli, Handel, Liszt, Holst, and Leroy Anderson.
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.
Tue, Nov 30, 2010
The "Nutcracker" is simply one of the most charming, beautifully constructed, lovely and visually riveting works in the ballet repertoire.
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."
Tue, Dec 07, 2010
“Sentimental Journey” at Chestnut Fine Arts Center; “Plaid Tidings” at American Heartland Theatre; “A Christmas Carol“ at Kansas City Repertory Theatre; “Christmas in Song” at Quality Hill Playhouse; “A Spectacular Christmas” at Musical Theatre Heritage; “A Very Joan Crawford Christmas” at the Unicorn Theatre
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