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For complete Theatre listings through 2011, click here to visit the KC Events calendar.

New Theatre Restaurant
The Sunshine Boys
Runs September 1 through November 7 at New Theatre Restaurant
For tickets call 913 649 7469 or online at www.newtheatre.com
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For over 40 years the comedy team of Lewis & Clark topped the bill at the biggest theatres on the vaudeville circuit. Now they aren't even speaking. When CBS requests them for a "History of Comedy" retrospective, a grudging reunion brings the two back together, along with a flood of memories, miseries and laugh after laugh after laugh.
Starring Howard Hesseman (Dr.Johnny Fever of WKRP in Cincinnati)

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American Heartland Theatre
The Love List
Runs September 10 through October 24 at American Heartland Theatre, Crown Center
For tickets call 816-842-9999 or online at www.ahtkc.com
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What do you get a friend for a 50th birthday present? If he's still single, you buy him a "love list" from the local gypsy.  You help him put pen to paper to come up with a list of ten qualities that define the perfect woman and, "Weird Science-style," she appears!  But, just as the gorgeous dream woman appears, the scheme starts to go horribly, mysteriously and hysterically awry! It's as if Neil Simon combined The Odd Couple and The Bride of Frankenstein in this insightful and outrageously funny comedy.

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Egads Theatre Company
Evil Dead: The Musical
Runs October 8 through November 6 at Off Center Theatre, Crown Center
For tickets call 816-842-9999 or online at www.egadstheatre.com
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This hard-rocking farce follows five college students to an old abandoned cabin in the woods where they unwittingly unleash an ancient evil force hell-bent on converting them to Candarian demon zombies.  That is, until Ash (an unassuming S-Mart employee) wields a trusty chainsaw to become a demon-killing-hero.  Evil Dead: The Musical also features a “splatter zone” for people who want to get wet.  Join us!  Blood will spray, chainsaws will roar, limbs and bad jokes will fly!  For mature audiences only.

Evil Dead: The Musical is directed by camp and kitsch aficionado Steven Eubank .  The cast features: Chioma Anyanwu as Cheryl; Olivia Marsh  as Shelly/Annie; Ethan Miller as Ed/Moose; Dana Nicholson as Jake; Aurelie Roque as Linda; Noah Whitmore as Scott; Sam Wright as Ash.  Kevin Bogan is Music Director, Derek Ferguson is Choreographer, Ashley Otis is Assistant Choreographer, Mara Franke is Stage Manager.  Sets designed by Alex Perry, Jeff Eubank and Ryan Riggs; costumes by Courtney Perry; props by Jon “Piggy” Cupit and Marlin Deen; lights by Alex Perry; and sound by David Kiehl.



One Night Only
The Lied Center of Kansas
Fiddler on the Roof
Thursday, October 21, 2010 at 7:30 p.m.
For tickets call 785-864-2787 or online at www.lied.ku.edu 

As one of Broadway’s most enduring pieces of musical theatre, Fiddler on the Roof captures the hearts of people all over the world with its universal appeal. Winner of nine Tony Awards, this classic follows Tevye and his five exceptional daughters in the Russian village of Anatevka. The rousing score features classic songs including Tradition; Matchmaker, Matchmaker; If I Were A Rich Man; and Sunrise, Sunset. This heartwarming tale weaves music, dance and laughter into a stirring theatrical experience.

Kansas City Repertory Theatre
Harriet Jacobs
Written by Lydia R. Diamond
Directed by Jessica Thebus
Inspired by Jacobs’ Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

Runs October 22 through November 21 at the Copaken Stage, H&R Block Building
For tickets call 816-235-2700 or online at www.kcrep.org/
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Harriet Jacobs is adapted from Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, one of the most important books in the history of the Abolitionist Movement. After nearly seven years hiding in a tiny garret above her grandmother’s home, Harriet Ann Jacobs secretly boarded a boat and escaped to New York and, eventually, freedom. The young slave woman’s remarkable story of triumph over the most bitter oppression will be the most inspirational show of the season!



Unicorn Theatre and Kansas City Actors Theatre
The Seafarer
Runs October 23 through November 7 at the Unicorn Theatre
For tickets call 816-531-7529 or online at www.unicorntheatre.org
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It’s Christmas Eve, and Sharky has returned to Dublin to look after his quick-tempered, aging and recently blind brother. Old drinking buddies Ian and Nicky are holed up at the house too, hoping to play cards, when a mysterious, charming stranger raises the stakes even higher. Sharky may be playing for his very soul in this darkly funny and chilling new play about Ireland, the sea and the power of myth.



One Night Only
The Lied Center of Kansas
Spring Awakening            
Wednesday, October 27 at 7:30 p.m.
For tickets call 785-864-2787 or online at lied@ku.edu

Exploding onto the Broadway stage in 2006, winning eight Tony Awards and a Grammy, Spring Awakening presents a groundbreaking synthesis of morality, sexuality and rock ‘n’ roll. This musical adaptation of the infamous 1891 Frank Wedekind play follows three teenagers as they grapple with puberty, self-discovery and arousal in repressive 19^th-century Germany. The show features an electrifying score by Duncan Sheik and compelling choreography by Bill T. Jones. Parental Advisory–contains mature content and brief nudity.



Two Nights Only
Padgett Productions
Cloris Leachman Starring inCloris! I’m Eighty F*ing Four and Still Going Strong
Sunday, November 7 at 3 p.m. and Monday, November 8 at 8 p.m.
For tickets call 816-460-2020 or online at www.unionstation.org/cloris.html

Padgett Productions is bringing the legendary Cloris Leachman to Kansas City in her rarely performed one woman show, CLORIS! I'M EIGHTY F*ING FOUR & STILL GOING STRONG! This will be the kick-off to Padgett Productions 5th Anniversary (2010-2011) Season at Union Station. Tickets for this event are $125 and your ticket includes admission into the show, a copy of her autobiography that she will sign in the lobby after the show, and as if that is not enough, your ticket also gets you into a special post-show reception with heavy hors d'oeuvres where you will get yet another rare opportunity, and that is to "hang out" with Cloris.



One Night Only
The Lied Center of Kansas
The Real Dr. Strangelove: Edward Teller and the Battle for the H-Bomb
Friday, November 12 at 7:30 p.m.
For tickets call 785-864-2787 or online at www.lied.ku.edu

Based on Peter Goodchild’s docudrama, The Real Dr. Strangelove is a gripping, historical tale of nuclear origins. This captivating story examines the lives and convictions of famous scientists Edward Teller and Robert Oppenheimer as they face impossible disagreements over further development of nuclear weaponry in post World War II America. Presented by L.A. Theatre Works as live radio theatre, The Real Dr. Strangelove creates a one-of-a-kind theatre experience.



Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre
Awake and Sing at Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre
Runs November 16 through December 5 at MET Space
For tickets call 816-569-3226 or online at www.metkc.org
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The MET presents “Awake and Sing,” a captivating and powerful American Masterwork by Clifford Odets.  Dreams and disappointments meet in this turbulent comedy-drama of a Jewish family struggling to stay afloat in the 1930s.  Generational conflicts arise as they strive for the American Dream.  Directed by Karen Paisley with Jeanne Averill, Robby Gibby Brand and Richard Alan Nichols

For complete Theatre listings through 2011, click here to visit the KC Events calendar.