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THEATRE REFERENCES
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PERFORMANCES

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Through June 3-EVERYDAY RAPTURE, On The Mainstage, Unicorn Theatre, 3828 Main St., KCMO; MAP; By Sherie Rene Scott and Dick Scanlan; A semi-autobiographical story by Sherie Rene Scott, Everyday Rapture is the story of a woman’s psycho-sexual-spiritual journey on the rocky path that separates her mostly Mennonite past from her mostly Manhattan future. She travels from Topeka, Kansas to New York (with a disturbing detour through YouTube); 816.531.PLAY; http://www.unicorntheatre.org/

Through June 17-AS LONG AS WE BOTH SHALL LIVE; American Heartland Theatre, 2450 Grand St., KCMO; MAP; Tickets On Sale August 1st, 2011; Addison Ashe is smart. Like, insanely smart. She got perfect SATs, mastered psychology, quantum and auto mechanics, mixed martial arts, yodeling and more-all in a matter of weeks. Despite all that, she's never had too much luck with the guys...until now! She's set to marry the man of her dreams, but mysterious murders threaten to cancel their nuptials. What do you do when you're one of the smartest people alive, it's your wedding day, your mother in law hates you, the priest is shady, the wedding planner has been killed (leaving you the prime suspect) and now someone is out to get you too? You'll find out that its murder to make marriage work these days! See if you can solve the Addison Ashe Mystery, As Long As We Both Shall Live! 816.842.9999; http://www.ahtkc.com/
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May 31-June 17-A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM, Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre, 3614 Main, KCMO 64111; MAP; Book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart; Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; Tragedy tomorrow, Comedy Tonight! Outrageous, farcical things pile upon one another to create a glorious car wreck in this riotous “Roman” musical farce. The slave Pseudolus strikes a bargan with young Hero—if Pseudolus can arrange for Hero to get the girl of his dreams, Hero will reward Pseudolus with his freedom. And from this, all else ensues. Winner of multiple Tony Awards, this play could accurately be titled, “Many, many, funny things happened on the way to the Forum!”; 816-569-3226; office@metkc.org; www.metkc.org

June 1-17-PRELUDE TO A KISS, The Barn Players, 6219 Martway, Mission, KS; Map; By Craig Lucas; At Peter and Rita's wedding, a mysterious old man insists on kissing the bride. While honeymooning, Peter gradually realizes that the woman by his side is not his wife. The wedding kiss caused Rita's soul and the old man's to change places. Peter must track down the old man and free his young love's spirit trapped in an aging and diseased body before it's too late; Reservation line: (913) 432-9100; http://www.thebarnplayers.org/


June 5-10-IN THE HEIGHTS, Starlight Theatre, 4600 Starlight Road, Kansas City, MO 64132; MAP; 8pm; this 2008 Tony
Award-winning Best Musical is a moving, funny, and uplifting show about a community of hard-working immigrants seeking a better life and trying to find their place – their home – in their new country. With a remarkable young cast, thrilling Tony® Award-winning dancing and a dynamic Tony® Award-winning score, In the Heights is an exhilarating journey into a vibrant Manhattan community. Experience the next chapter of the classic American story at the most joyous and exciting musical on Broadway"; Suitable for all audiences; outdoor venue; (816) 363-7827; http://www.kcstarlight.com/

June 19-21-Session 1: DISNEY’S 101 DALMATIANS, KIDS, A Barn Kids Production, The Barn Players, 6219 Martway, Mission, KS; Map; Music and Lyrics by Mel Leven, Randy Rogel, Richard Gibbs, Brian Smith, Martin Lee Fuller & Dan Root; Book adaptation and additional lyrics by Marcy Heisler; Music adapted and arranged by Bryan Louiselle; In a loving home in the city of London, Dalmatian parents Pongo and Perdita happily raise their Dalmatian puppies, until the monstrous Cruella De Vil plots to steal them for her new fur coat! Join all the dogs of London as they daringly rescue the puppies from Cruella and her bumbling henchmen. This stage adaptation will charm and delight with a wonderfully fun score, lovable characters, and one of the most deliciously evil villains in the Disney canon. This year, our summer Barn Kids program will stage this production twice, with a different group of young performers each time, giving twice as many kids the opportunity to enjoy the learning and performing experience our Barn Kids program provides; Reservation line: (913) 432-9100; http://www.thebarnplayers.org/

June 19-Aug 5-ONCE UPON A MATTRESS, Coterie Theatre, Level One, Crown Center, KCMO; Elementary / Family Series; By Mary Rodgers, Marshall Barer, Jay Thompson & Dean Fuller; This exuberant musical, based on Hans Christian Andersen's “The Princess and the Pea” has enchanted family audiences since it first appeared on Broadway. The Coterie is proud to present the world premiere theatre for young audience’s version of this Tony Award nominated fractured fairy tale; Parking is free for patrons with ticket validation at the Coterie Box office; Box Office (816) 474-6552; http://www.coterietheatre.org/

July 3-8-THE ADDAMS FAMILY, Starlight Theatre, 4600 Starlight Road, Kansas City, MO 64132; MAP; 8pm; a smash-hit musical comedy that brings the darkly delirious world of Gomez, Morticia, Uncle Fester, Grandma, Wednesday, Pugsley and, of course, Lurch to spooky and spectacular life. This magnificently macabre new musical comedy is created by Jersey Boys authors Marshall Brickman & Rick Elice, Drama Desk-winning composer/lyricist Andrew Lippa (The Wild Party), choreographer Sergio Trujillo (Jersey Boys) and Olivier Award-winning director/designers Phelim McDermott & Julian Crouch (Shockheaded Peter) with creative consultation by four-time Tony Award® winner Jerry Zaks; Come meet the family. We’ll leave the lights off for you! Suitable for all audiences; outdoor venue; (816) 363-7827; http://www.kcstarlight.com/

July 6-Aug 19-BINGO! A Winning New Musical; American Heartland Theatre, 2450 Grand St., KCMO; MAP; Tickets On Sale August 1st, 2011; Bingo! The Winning Musical is a splashy, zippy, and outrageously funny new musical. Come meet a colorful group of die-hard Bingo players: Vern, Honey, and Patsy, whose lives are thrown into a tizzy when a young stranger blows through their bingo hall during a terrible storm and makes them confront their past. While laughing through the show, the audiences also plays three games of bingo for real prizes! 816.842.9999; http://www.ahtkc.com/
Rated: PG
Interpreted Performance:
August 15, 2012 at 7:30pm

July 10-15-MEMPHIS, Starlight Theatre, 4600 Starlight Road, Kansas City, MO 64132; MAP; 8pm; TURN UP THAT DIAL... From the underground dance
clubs of 1950s Memphis, Tennessee, comes a hot new Broadway musical that bursts off the stage with explosive dancing, irresistible songs and a thrilling tale of fame and forbidden love. Inspired by actual events, MEMPHIS is about a white radio DJ who wants to change the world and a black club singer who is ready for her big break. Come along on their incredible journey to the ends of the airwaves -- filled with laughter, soaring emotion and roof-raising rock 'n' roll. Winner of four 2010 Tony Awards® including Best Musical, MEMPHIS , which played pre-Broadway at the La Jolla Playhouse, features a Tony®-winning book by Joe DiPietro (I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change) and a Tony®-winning original score with music by Bon Jovi founding member David Bryan. Directing is Tony® nominee Christopher Ashley (Xanadu), and choreography is by Sergio Trujillo (Jersey Boys). Get ready to experience Broadway’s most exciting new destination~ what AP calls “The very essence of what a Broadway musical should be.” Suitable for all audiences; outdoor venue; (816) 363-7827; http://www.kcstarlight.com/

July 20-Aug 5-PARALLEL LIVES, The Barn Players, 6219 Martway, Mission, KS; Map; By Kathy Najimy & Mo Gaffney; In the opening scene, two Supreme Beings plan the beginning of the world with the relish of two slightly sadistic suburban wives decorating a living room. Once they've decided on the color scheme of the races, a little concerned that white people will feel slighted being such a boring color, they create sex and the sexes. Afraid women will have too many advantages, the Beings decide to make childbirth painful and to give men enormous egos as compensation. From this moment, the audience is whisked through the outrageous universe of Kathy and Mo, where talented actresses play men and women struggling through the common rituals of modern life: teenagers on a date, sisters at their grandmother's funeral, a man and a woman together in a country-western bar. With boundless humor, it reexamines the ongoing quest to find parity and love in a contest handicapped by capricious gods—or in this case, goddesses; Reservation line: (913) 432-9100; http://www.thebarnplayers.org/

July 24-26-Session 2: DISNEY’S 101 DALMATIANS, KIDS, A Barn Kids Production, The Barn Players, 6219 Martway, Mission, KS; Map; Music and Lyrics by Mel Leven, Randy Rogel, Richard Gibbs, Brian Smith, Martin Lee Fuller & Dan Root; Book adaptation and additional lyrics by Marcy Heisler; Music adapted and arranged by Bryan Louiselle; In a loving home in the city of London, Dalmatian parents Pongo and Perdita happily raise their Dalmatian puppies, until the monstrous Cruella De Vil plots to steal them for her new fur coat! Join all the dogs of London as they daringly rescue the puppies from Cruella and her bumbling henchmen. This stage adaptation will charm and delight with a wonderfully fun score, lovable characters, and one of the most deliciously evil villains in the Disney canon. This year, our summer Barn Kids program will stage this production twice, with a different group of young performers each time, giving twice as many kids the opportunity to enjoy the learning and performing experience our Barn Kids program provides; Reservation line: (913) 432-9100; http://www.thebarnplayers.org/

July 24-29-Cathy Rigby as PETER PAN, Starlight Theatre, 4600 Starlight Road, Kansas City, MO 64132; MAP; 8pm; Tony Award nominee Cathy Rigby takes flight in an all new production of Peter Pan! Discover the
magic all over again of this two time Emmy award winning and two time Tony award nominated production. The New York Times says “Rigby still carries off the flights, fights and acrobatics that make Peter Pan audiences mesmerized.” Peter Pan is filled with timeless magical moments and a captivating hook. The legend you thought you know, is now the adventure you never dreamed possible…Cathy Rigby is Peter Pan! Suitable for all audiences; outdoor venue; (816) 363-7827; http://www.kcstarlight.com/

Aug 3-12-Elton John and Tim Rice's AIDA, Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, 1601 Broadway, Kansas City, MO 64106-2010; MAP; The winner of four Tony Awards and one Grammy, AIDA tells a story of forbidden love between an enslaved Nubian princess and an Egyptian soldier. Facing death or being apart forever, the young lovers’ devotion transcends the differences of their warring nations and
ultimately results in a time of peace and prosperity; (816) 363-7827; http://www.kcstarlight.com/

Aug 28-Sept 2-LA CAGE AUX FOLLES, Starlight Theatre, 4600 Starlight Road, Kansas City, MO 64132; MAP; 8pm; Winner of three 2010 Tony Awards®, including Best Musical Revival, this hilarious new production of La Cage Aux Folles tells the story of Georges, the owner of a glitzy nightclub, and his partner Albin, who moonlights as the glamorous chanteuse Zaza. When Georges' son brings his fiancee's conservative parents home to meet the flashy pair, the bonds of this non-traditional family are put to the test as the feather boas fly! This show contains adult themes and lifestyles. Parental guidance strongly recommended; outdoor venue; (816) 363-7827; http://www.kcstarlight.com/

Sept 14-30-BLOOD BROTHERS, The Barn Players, 6219 Martway, Mission, KS; Map; Music, Lyrics and Book by Willy Russell; Blood Brothers, by the author of the plays Educating Rita and Shirley Valentine, is a haunting rags to riches tragedy of our times. A woman with numerous children to support surrenders one of her new born twins to the childless woman for whom she cleans house. The boys grow up streets apart, never learning the truth. They become firm friends and fall in love with the same girl. One prospers while the other falls on hard times. A narrator warns that a price has to be paid for separating twins. One of the longest running shows in London’s West End history (22 years), Blood Brothers is a cautionary tale for the ages. A Kansas City community theatre premiere; Reservation line: (913) 432-9100; http://www.thebarnplayers.org/

Nov 2-18-CURTAINS, The Barn Players, 6219 Martway, Mission, KS; Map; Music by John Kander, Lyrics by Freb Ebb, John Kander & Rupert Holmes, Book by Rupert Holmes; It’s the brassy, bright and promising year of 1959. Boston’s Colonial Theatre is host to the opening night performance of a new musical. When the leading lady mysteriously dies on stage the entire cast & crew are suspects. Enter a local detective, who just happens to be a musical theatre fan! Curtains is a brash, energetic and hilarious musical comedy, featuring a score by John Kander and Fred Ebb (creators of Kiss of the Spider Woman, Cabaret and Chicago), with a book and additional lyrics by the Tony Award winning writer of The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Rupert Holmes. Don’t miss this Kansas City community theatre premiere to close out The Barn Players 57th season! Reservation line: (913) 432-9100; http://www.thebarnplayers.org/

Dec 7-9-THE 5TH ANNUAL 6 X 10: Original Ten-Minute Play Festival, The Barn Players, 6219 Martway, Mission, KS; Map; Directors and Scripts to be chosen Summer 2012; Reservation line: (913) 432-9100; http://www.thebarnplayers.org/
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NEW! GO TO THE MOVIES!
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33 theaters found within 30 miles of KCMO

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Belton
Belton Cinema 8 1207 East North Avenue; map
Blue Springs
Blue Springs 8 1901 North 7 Highway; map; Seating: Stadium
Independence
AMC Independence Commons 20 19200 E 39th St. South; map; Seating: Stadium
Englewood 10917 Winner Road; map
Noland Fashion 13520 East 40 Hwy; map
Pharaoh Cinema 4 114 West Maple; map
Twin Drive-In 1320 N. MO 291 Hwy; map
Kansas City
AMC BarryWoods 24 8101 Roanridge Rd, I-29 and Barry Road; map; Seating: Stadium
AMC Ward Parkway 14 8600 Ward Parkway ; map Boulevard Drive-In Theatre 1051 Merriam Lane; map
Cinemark Palace at the Plaza 500 Nichols Road; map; Seating: Stadium, High back rocking chairs
Dickinson Northglen 14 4900 NE 80th Street; map; Seating: Stadium, Balcony
I-70 Four Screen Drive-In 8701 East 40 Hwy; map
Metro North Cinema 220 NW Metro North Drive; map
Phoenix Theatres Legends 14 1841 Village West Parkway; map; Seating: Stadium
Regal Kansas City 18 3200 Ameristar Drive; map; Seating: Stadium
Screenland Theatre at the Crossroads 1656 Washington St.; map
Tivoli Manor Square 4050 Pennsylvania Avenue; map
Leavenworth
Landing 4 Theatres 225 Delaware map
Plaza Cinema 6 3400 South 4th Street Trafficway; map; Seating: Rockers
Leawood
AMC Town Center 20 11701 Nall Avenu; map; Seating: Stadium
Leawood Theater 3707 West 95th St; map
Lee's Summit
Dickinson Eastglen 16 1451 Northeast Douglas Stree; map; Seating: Stadium
Liberty
B & B Liberty Cinema 12 2101 West Kansas; map ; Seating: Stadium
Merriam
Cinemark Merriam 5500 Antioch; map; Seating: Stadium
North Kansas City
The Screenland Armour 408 Armour Rd; map; Seating: Stadium, Love Seats
Olathe
AMC Studio 30 12075 So Strang Line Rd; map; Seating: Stadium
Dickinson Great Mall 16 20060 W. 151 St; map ; Seating: Stadium
Overland Park
Dickinson Palazzo 16 Theatre 8601 W. 135th Street; map; Seating: Stadium + Balcony
Glenwood Arts 9575 Metcalf; map
Rio Theatre - Overland Park 7204 West 80th Street; map; Seating: Rockers
Shawnee
Trail Ridge 7456 Nieman Road; map
Westglen 18 16301 Midland Drive; map; Seating: Stadium + Balcony
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THEATRE REFERENCES

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American Heartland Theatre, 2450 Grand St., KCMO; 816.842.9999; www.ahtkc.com
Avila University’s Goppert Theatre; Campus Map; 816-501-3753; Jeremy Lillig; www.avila.edu/theatre
Barn Players, 6219 Martway, Mission; www.thebarnplayers.org, 913-432-9100
Blue Springs City Theatre, 2000 N.W. Ashton Drive, www.bluespringscitytheatre.com; 816-228-0137
Carlsen Center, Yardley Hall, 12345 College Blvd., OPKS; 913.469.4445; www.jccc.edu/carlsencenter
City Theatre of Independence, Roger T. Sermon Center, 201 N. Dodgion; www.citytheatreofindependence.org; 816-325-7367
Chestnut Fine Arts Theatre, 234 N. Chestnut, Olathe; 913-764-2121, http://www.chestnutfinearts.com/
ComedyCity, 300 Charlotte St., KCMO; 816-842-2744
Coterie Theatre, Crown Center, KCMO; Directions; Box Office (816) 474-6552; www.coterietheatre.org
Folly Theater, 300 W 12th St., KCMO; 816-474-4444; laura@follytheater.com; ticket@follytheater.com; http://www.follytheater.com/
Gladstone Theatre in the Park, 76th and North Troost, NKC; www.heartoftheweb.net/gladstonetip
Just off Broadway, 3051 Central St, KCMO 64108; (816) 784-5020; http://www.justoffbroadway.org/
Kansas City Repertory Theatre, Spencer Theatre, 4949 Cherry St., KCMO; 816.235.2700; http://www.kcrep.org/
Lakeside Nature Center, located in Swope Park, 4701 East Gregory Blvd, KCMO 64132; Map; Tues-Sat, 9am-5pm; Sun, noon-4pm; 816.513.8960; http://www.lakesidenaturecenter.org/
Lawrence Community Theatre, 1501 New Hampshire St., Lawrence, KS; www.theatrelawrence.com; 785-843-7469
Lied Center, University of Kansas, 1600 Stewart Drive, Lawrence, KS; (785) 864-3469 ; www.lied.ku.edu
Lyric Theatre, 1029 Central (11th and Central), KCMO 64105; (816) 471-7347
Martin City Melodrama and Vaudeville Company, Main Stage, Metcalf South Shopping Center; Reservations essential; 913-642-7576; www.martincitymelodrama.org
METspace, 1824 Walnut, KCMO 64108; Seating is limited to 99; 816-536-9464; office@metkc.org; www.metkc.org
Midland Theatre, 1228 Main Street, KCMO, 64105; Map ; (816) 471-8600
New Theatre Restaurant, 9229 Foster, OPKS; 913.649.7469; www.newtheatre.com
Off Center Theatre, level three of the Crown Center Shops (The old movie theatre); 2450 Grand Blvd, KCMO; 816-274-8444; www.crowncenter.com
Olathe Community Theatre, 500 E. Loula, Olathe; www.olathetheatre.org; 913-782-2990
Quality Hill Playhouse, 303 W. 10th St., KCMO; 816.421.1700; www.qualityhillplayhouse.com
River City Community Players, Fifth and Delaware, Leavenworth; 1-913-682-7557
Stanford and Sons, Legends at Village West, (2nd floor next to Dave and Busters) 1867 Village West Parkway, KCKS 66111; Map ; 913-400-7500; stanfords@sunflower.com ; www.stanfordscomedyclub.com
Theatre in the Park, Shawnee Mission Park, www.theatreinthepark.org, 913-312-8841 Topeka Performing Arts Center, 214 SE 8th Ave, Topeka, KS 66603; Get directions; (785) 234-2787; www.tpactix.org
Unicorn Theatre, 3828 Main St., KCMO; 816.531.PLAY; www.unicorntheatre.org
Union Station, HandR Block City Stage; 816-460-2020; www.unionstation.org
Uptown Theatre, 3700 Broadway, KCMO; 816-753-8665; www.uptowntheater.com
VooDoo Lounge, Harrah's Casino North Kansas City, One Riverboat Drive, NKCMO 64116; http://www.voodookc.com/
Westport CoffeeHouse, 4010 Pennsylvania Ave, KCMO 64111; (816) 756-3222; http://www.westportcoffeehouse.com/
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Indefinite run every Monday-“The Breakfast Club,” Westport CoffeeHouse, 4010 Pennsylvania Ave, KCMO 64111; part of the Coterie at Night Series; (816) 756-3222; http://www.kcimprov.com/

On The Spot! The Improv Comedy Game Show, 7pm; $8; The contestants make up the answers as they go along and the audience wins the prizes! KC's best improvisers compete in super-funny, family-friendly games and scenes

Fakers Improv Comedy, 9pm; $5; a high-energy, no-holds-barred comedy troupe that performs improv games and an improvised one-act play

Every Saturday morning - Mother Nature Reads, Lakeside Nature Center, located in Swope Park, 4701 East Gregory Blvd, KCMO 64132; Map; 10am; free; children of all ages are read a story, talk about an animal, do a craft; If large groups want to attend, please call in advance; Ctr hours: Tues-Sat, 9am-5pm; Sun, noon-4pm; 816.513.8960; http://www.lakesidenaturecenter.org/

Third Saturday of every month- “The Rocky Horror Picture Show”, Screenland Crossroads, 1656 Washington St., KCMO; Tickets $8, prop bags $3; Pre-show starts at 10pm; http://www.kcrockyhorror.com/ ; http://www.screenland.com/




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Lucy's List - A Kansas City Calendar of Events



Lucy's List - A Kansas City Calendar of Events

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