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Sun, Oct 17, 2010
Kansas City Ballet began its last year in the Lyric strongly, and has set a high bar for the remainder of the season. "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue" got the audience laughing, clapping and tapping their feet to Richard Rodgers’ catchy show tune.
Tue, Oct 12, 2010
Veteran rockers Los Lobos brings their Tejano-Mexican music to the Folly Theater in a cool, stripped-down showcase for the Cyprus Avenue Series.
Wed, Oct 13, 2010
At 23 Chloë Hanslip is wowing audiences with a musical maturity and ingenuity that belies her young age. She, and equally impressive collaborative pianist Ashley Wass, present a free Discovery Concert Friday night courtesy of the Harriman-Jewell Series.
Tue, Oct 12, 2010
Soprano Renée Fleming and pianist Bradley Moore present an evening of Viennese gems with a few delightful forays into jazz realms and signature arias.
Tue, Oct 12, 2010
The Kansas City Symphony opens their 2010–11 classical season with the passion and fire of Stravinsky, Sibelius, and Ravel and an exciting new work by Jonathan Leshnoff.
Mon, Oct 11, 2010
Two Oscar nominees and the next Spider-Man attempt to breathe life into a love triangle set in a depressing alternate reality in "Never Let Me Go."
Tue, Oct 05, 2010
Though his name may not be familiar, Sammy Cahn's songs certainly are. Quality Hill Playhouse paid tribute to this legendary American songwriter in their new cabaret revue, "Come Fly With Me."
Tue, Oct 05, 2010
Men behave badly and surprisingly actually get what they wish for in American Heartland Theatre's production of Norm Foster's "The Love List." Is that a good thing?
Tue, Oct 12, 2010
The Downtown Council of Kansas City announced that Rocco Landesman, chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, will be the keynote speaker for its 2010 Annual Luncheon. The event takes place on Friday, December 10, from 11:00 am to 1:30 pm in the Grand Ballroom of the Kansas City Convention Center.
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!
Tue, Oct 12, 2010
Commercial classical radio stations are a dying breed in America, but thanks to the dedication of Patrick Neas of KXTR Classical 1660, we in the Midwest still have a station dedicated to classical music.
Mon, Oct 11, 2010
The last half of October is crammed with music and dance events, presenting so many conflicting performances on so many nights that local aficionados will have to make some tough choices. First up on the dance scene is the Kansas City Ballet’s fall program of works choreographed by George Balanchine. It looks like an outstanding program, one of the “not to be missed” events of the season. Then, later in the month, the eclectic dance group Quixotic performs at Yardley Hall in a multimedia show that should present a quite different and stimulating experience. On the instrumental scene, this writer is looking forward to Robert McDuffie with the Venice Baroque Orchestra's "Four Seasons Project" at Yardley Hall, featuring two very different "Four Seasons" violin concertos, the classic work by Vivaldi and a new composition by Philip Glass. The Kansas City Symphony and Chorus present works by Respighi and Verdi, including a rare performances of Verdi’s transcendent "Four Sacred Pieces," the very last pieces of music the Italian master ever penned. The Friends of Chamber Music, meanwhile, hosts the young Swiss pianist Gilles Vonsattel in his solo recital debut here. On the choral scene, the Kansas City Chorale starts its season with a world premiere, the "Mass for Double Choirs" by Rene Clausen, while the a capella group Octarium begins its year with music of American composers in the intriguing setting of the World War I Museum. At the other end of the choral spectrum (from the new to the very old), Timothy MacDonald’s Musica Sacra also opens its season with music by two great Baroque masters, Claudio Monteverdi and Marc-Antoine Charpentier. In addition to these performances, Park University’s International Center for Music presents a fund raising concert towards the end of the month. Most of our community orchestras are starting their seasons during these two weeks, and some outstanding free performances are available at Westport Presbyterian Church, Johnson County Community College and William Jewell College. Catch as many as you can!
Mon, Oct 11, 2010
"The Sunshine Boys" at New Theatre; "The Love List" at AHT; "Little Shop of Horrors" at Chestnut Fine Arts; "Come Fly with Me" at Quality Hill; "Science Fiction Triple Feature" at the Coterie; "Evil Dead: The Musical" at Egads Theatre; “Sunday in the Park with George” at Leawood Stage Company; “The Seafarer” starting Oct. 23 at Unicorn Theatre with Kansas City Actors Theatre. One performance only on Oct. 23 of “Spring Awakening” at the Lied Center.
Wed, Sep 29, 2010
“Six By Ten” with the Barn Players. Simon Carrington Chamber Singers (Due Dec. 31)
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