Category: Reviews
Coterie holiday show brings live-action Rudolph to KC
Bob EvansNov 12, 2018
By Bob Evans Rush to the phone or internet if you have children and want to give them a memorable Christmas present–live theatre–in the form of “Rudolph the...
Juke Box musical sizzles with explosive talent
Bob EvansNov 09, 2018
By Bob Evans Expect to rock and party when attending The Barn Players newest production “Rock of Ages,” the musical based on the music of the 1980s, blasts mega-hit...
Actors excel in poignant play, ‘The Nance’
Bob EvansNov 05, 2018
By Bob Evans The Great Depression, prohibition, crime, prostitution, gambling, corruption and Mayor Fiorello La Guardia contributed to a decade of problems in New York...
Sounds of ‘50s and ‘60 excites Chestnut crowd
Bob EvansNov 02, 2018
By Bob Evans Get tickets now and cross your fingers that shows do not sell out before you make the call to The Chestnut Fine Arts Center for the newest production,...
‘Mame’ resurrects America’s favorite madcap aunt
Bob EvansNov 01, 2018
By Bob Evans As Auntie Mame proclaims in novel, play and musical, “Life’s a banquet.” To Auntie Mame, every day is a holiday; and she believes one should live life...
Steinbeck classic opens with full house
Bob EvansOct 27, 2018
By Bob Evans KC Rep brings one of the all-time favorite novels of The Great Depression Era to the stage as John Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men” opened with a...
Age of Aquarius re-dawns with Mid-Life Players
Bob EvansOct 26, 2018
By Bob Evans Who can believe that America’s first tribal rock musical, “Hair,” shocked audiences with a plethora of four letter words (yes, including multiple...
Westport church amplifies art
Bob EvansOct 25, 2018
By Bob Evans A new production, free to the public plays currently at Westport Presbyterian Church and confronts issues that many times go unspoken yet need passion,...
TYA opens with favorite children’s story
Bob EvansOct 24, 2018
By Bob Evans A favorite children’s story, “Chicken Little” comes to life as a musical at Union Station on City Stage, presented by Theatre for Young America– a...
Play depicts economic woes, dreams dashed by NAFTA
Bob EvansOct 22, 2018
By Bob Evans Get ready for a dose of reality when attending Sweat,” The Unicorn Theatre’s season opener with the most powerful, dynamic casts of recent years for a...
