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Holiday Reflections
11/22 - 1/1/2025


Holiday Reflections returns to Union Station Kansas City for its fifth season, transforming Grand Plaza into a festive indoor holiday village spanning 27,000 sq. ft. ...

Kinnor Philharmonic New Year's Day Concert


Vivaldi, Weinberg & Tchaikovsky with KRISTINA REIKO COOPER An afternoon of festive music to ring in 2025! Kinnor Philharmonic is in its 12th season, and is ...

All Shook Up
All Shook Up
1/3 - 1/5/2025


Get ready to be all shook up! 🎸✨ Join us for a rockin’ good time at MTKC's production of ‘All Shook Up’!

Heartland Men's Chorus
Heartland Men's Chorus
4/5 - 1/20/2025


Saturday, April 5 at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, April 6 at 3 p.m. Proudly singing out in Kansas City since 1986, Heartland Men’s Chorus brings its ...

Hiplet Ballerinas


Making ballet accessible by pairing it with current songs familiar to audiences who don’t normally attend ballet performances. Incorporating the rhythms of African drums with ...

Native Gardens
Native Gardens
1/17 - 1/26/2025


Comedy/Drama. Sometimes fences make for the best neighbors. In this hilarious and thought-provoking play, young couple Pablo and Tania are living the American dream when ...

'The Addams Family'


A comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family. Featuring an original story and every father’s nightmare....

Beauty and the Beast
2/21 - 2/23/2025


Kansas City Ballet will present Beauty and the Beast from February 21-23, 2025, at the Historic Folly Theater. This family-friendly adaptation features choreography and live ...

BEETLEJUICE
2/18 - 2/23/2025


The eccentric story of Lydia Deetz unfolds in this musical adaptation of the classic Tim Burton film, bringing laughter and heart as she encounters a ...

Beetlejuice
Beetlejuice
2/18 - 2/23/2025


It's showtime, folks! The ghost-with-the-most makes his Broadway return in this edgy and irreverent musical comedy based on Tim Burton's dearly beloved film. BEETLEJUICE tells ...

Hairspray
Hairspray
2/1 - 2/23/2025


Saturdays | Feb. 1, 8, 15, 22 at 7:30 p.m. Sundays | Feb. 2, 9, 16, 23 at 2 p.m. Wednesday | Feb. 5, 12 at ...

Rhythm India: Bollywood and Beyond


Created by World Choreography Award Nominee and Telly Award-winning director and choreographer, Joya Kazi, and featuring the company dancers of Joya Kazi Unlimited, as seen ...

'Dirty Dancing in Concert'


Enjoy the digitally remastered hit film like never before on a full-size cinema screen, with a live band and singers performing the film’s iconic songs. ...

R.E.S.P.E.C.T.


“R.E.S.P.E.C.T” is an electrifying tribute celebrating the music of the legendary Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin. This concert experience takes audiences on a journey of ...

Trey McLaughlin and the Sounds of Zamar


Trey McLaughlin & The Sounds of Zamar have carved out a unique place for themselves in the music industry through soul-stirring arrangements of contemporary gospel, ...

Trailblazing Women of Country: From Patsy to Loretta to Dolly


“Trailblazing Women of Country” will entertain and inspire. Celebrate Patsy Cline, Dolly Parton, and the late Loretta Lynn, and their roles in revolutionizing country music ...

'Maya and the Magic Ring'
'Maya and the Magic Ring'
3/27 - 3/30/2025


In this new opera for families, a young girl named Maya accidentally releases a genie, leading to chaos as she wishes her cat and toy ...

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time


Saturdays | March 15, 22, 29 at 7:30 p.m. Sundays | March 16, 23, 30 at 2 p.m. Wednesdays | March 19, 26 at 9:30 ...

Back to the Future: The Musical


Marty McFly is a rock 'n' roll teenager who is accidentally transported back to 1955 in a time-traveling DeLorean invented by his friend, Dr. Emmett ...

Omnium Circus: 'I'm Possible'


Omnium Circus is the best in whole family entertainment. A world renown fully inclusive circus company brings excitement, thrills and joy to young and young ...

Hadestown (Non-Equity)


Following two intertwining love stories — that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and that of King Hades and his wife Persephone — Hadestown invites audiences on ...

Uptown
Uptown
4/19


From New York City, the epicenter of contemporary pop and soul, Uptown combines the smooth stylings of R&B with the fresh hits of today. It’s ...

The Cher Show (Non-Equity)


For six straight decades, only one unstoppable force has flat-out dominated popular culture - breaking down barriers, pushing boundaries, and letting nothing and no one ...

'The Pa'akai We Bring'
'The Pa'akai We Bring'
4/25 - 4/26/2025


The play follows a family with multiple generations of salt farmers on Kauai, mixing in ancient stories, hula, live music, original songs, and plenty of ...


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Review: WHO'S HOLIDAY A CHRISTMAS MASTERPIECE OPENS IN KANSAS CITY at The Ruby Room


by Steve Wilson - December 09, 2024

Ho...Ho...Ho, Cindy Lou Who, that’s who returned to Kansas City on Friday, December 6, in WHO’S HOLIDAY A NEW COMEDY WITH A TWIST OF RHYME. Padgett Productions’ Christmas delight opened on the stage of the Ruby Room inside Crown Center. The Ruby Room is the perfect venue for WHO’S HOLIDAY, as the sh...

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by Alan Portner - December 04, 2024

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by Alan Portner - December 03, 2024

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by Steve Wilson - December 02, 2024

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by Alan Portner - November 25, 2024

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by Alan Portner - October 28, 2024

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It is a quest to commit the perfect murder, and it almost works. “Dial M For Murder” is the twisted story of a failed novelist who has married an heiress and has decided to do her in to inherit her millions....



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