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‘Dear Evan Hansen’ examines social media, truth, lies
Bob EvansOct 16, 2019
Kansas City audiences received a surprisingly captivating theatre experience as “Dear Evan Hansen” grabbed them in a choke hold with the first scenes when two...
Carmina Burana dazzles at the Kaufmann Center
Guest reviewer: Gregory Cantrell “Carmina Burana”, as performed by the Kansas City Ballet with backing by the Kansas City Symphony Chorus, presents a wonderful...
‘Rocky Horror’ delivers fun, insanity, camp, sex
Bob EvansOct 14, 2019
Padgett Productions’ fourth annual re-mounting of “Rocky Horror Show” runs through Halloween with a stellar cast, blisteringly hot costumes, spectacular voices, a...
Quality Hill highlights Irving Berlin music
Bob EvansOct 10, 2019
After immigrating to America with his family at age five, Irving Berlin later developed music that lives on today, and serves as the backbone of the Great American...
‘Blues in the Night’ delivers sassy performances
Bob EvansOct 04, 2019
Imaging stepping back into a Blues and Jazz club reminiscent of the 1930’s, and think about the great artists that built their fame performing in cabarets of that...
‘Glass Menagerie’ examines personal disappointments
Bob EvansSep 28, 2019
A fresh look at Tennessee Williams’ classic “The Glass Menagerie” in an intimate setting invites the audience to pierce the shells of the characters and experience...
‘Rise Up’ focuses on pre-Civil Rights skirmishes
Bob EvansSep 26, 2019
American history classes only tell a small fraction of America’s story, its growth, its people, and the people’s struggles. Plays like “Rise Up” by Lisa Evans...
‘King Hedley II’ draws stunning cast
Bob EvansSep 24, 2019
The ninth play in August Wilson’s 10-play Pittsburgh series, “King Hedley II,” provides full, rich, well-developed characters for some of Kansas City’s best...
‘Superstar’ overwhelms with electricity, charm, creativity, performances
Bob EvansSep 21, 2019
Passionate, powerful, poignant, phenomenal, professional, polished–all partially define “Jesus Christ Superstar, presented by This Happy Breed at Kansas City’s...
Oscar Wilde trials set tone for MET production
Bob EvansSep 17, 2019
The newest production at Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre transports the audience back to the 1890s in a London courtroom where writer, poet, and liberal-minded Oscar Wilde...
