Tag: Jazz, Kansas City Music, Kansas City Theatre, Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre, Music, Orchestre Surreal, The Warwick Theatre
Orchestre Surreal blows roof off MET
Bob EvansOct 16, 2021
For those who appreciate music, the Orchestra Surreal did a 2-night stand at The Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre in the Warwick. The Friday and Saturday night show...
Black Rep opens with August Wilson classic drama
Bob EvansOct 03, 2021
Kudos to the cast and crew for the Black Repertory Theatre of Kansas City as they end their COVID hiatus with the August Wilson blockbuster play, “Ma Rainey’s Black...
‘Company’ jolts Barn Players into refreshing post COVID wake-up
Bob EvansSep 17, 2021
After a long hiatus, Kansas City theatre resurrects with a number of production companies awakening from a long sleep to find their public willing to don masks and...
‘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...
