Tag: “The Laramie Project”, Arts Asylum, Kansas City, Kansas City Performing Arts, Kansas City Theatre, The Barn Players
‘Laramie Project’ shocks with LGBT tragedy
Bob EvansMay 22, 2021
Shock, outrage, and anger set the tone for the sad, tragic story of Matthew Shepard, a gay young man who was beaten, tortured, tied to a fence post and left to die on...
‘Red Bike’ gives child perspectives on life
Bob EvansFeb 14, 2021
Through the innocent eyes and words of an 11-year old on a red bicycle, the world appears so much simpler and pure; yet, the simplicity exposes more complexities of an...
‘Happy Hour’ marks Dixie’s Starlight virtual return
Bob EvansJan 27, 2021
Dixie’s back. And, Starlight’s got her in a virtual new show, “Happy Hour,” where the red-haired, gum chomping Southerner gives simple recipes for tequila, rum,...
The Coterie extends popular show
Bob EvansJan 25, 2021
By Bob Evans The Coterie adds insight into local teen pressures A new production at The Coterie Theatre, “Brainstorm” confronts the tumultuous teenage brain and the...
Quality Hill delivers fantastic performances
Bob EvansMar 20, 2020
Just before the COVID-19 spread impacted the nation, Quality Hill Playhouse opened a beautiful production of their Broadway series “Broadway Through the Decades,”...
‘Spring Awakening’ brings teenage Angst to Arts Asylum
Bob EvansMar 14, 2020
By Dennis Maddux-Phillips, guest reviewer Traditional teenage sexual longing on Broadway used to sound like “We love you Conrad, on yes we do”, but say bye...
‘American Son’ puts focus on racial divides
Bob EvansMar 09, 2020
‘ What could be worse than a mother’s anguish and concern when her 18-year=old son does not return at night, and her motherly instinct sounds her intrinsic alarm for...
Magic flourishes at Coterie’s new show, ‘Puffs’
Bob EvansMar 03, 2020
By Phil Kinen, guest reviewer Fifty points awarded to the Coterie! The current production, “Puffs, or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic...
OCTA’s ‘Merry Wives’ displays Shakespeare comedy, chaos
Bob EvansFeb 27, 2020
Only one weekend remains to see Shakespeare’s conniving wives plot and successfully deploy a plan to embarrass and humiliate the pompous John Falstaff who plans a...
Tragic personal stories add drama to ‘Titanic’
Bob EvansFeb 17, 2020
Five Tony Awards including Best Musical and over 800 performances means “Titanic, the Musical” celebrated success on Broadway, and the monumental task to bring a...
