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Review: MAXINE'S CHRISTMAS CAROL Opens in Kansas City at At the City Stage


by Steve Wilson - December 02, 2024

Spoiler alert: What did the iconic Maxine from MAXINE’S CHRISTMAS CAROL learn on opening night? The answer: She learned that Padget Productions has another holiday treat on its hands. MAXINE’S CHRISTMAS CAROL opened on Friday, November 29, at the City Stage inside Union Station. The musical comedy w...

Kansas City Repertory Theatre Announces Cast For LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR AND GRILL


by Blair Ingenthron - September 07, 2024

Kansas City Repertory Theatre has announced the cast for LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR AND GRILL, running from October 8-27, 2024 at Copaken Stage, exploring the life and music of Billie Holiday....

Kansas City Repertory Theatre Announces Departure Of Executive Director Angela Lee Gieras


by A.A. Cristi - August 05, 2024

Angela Lee Gieras steps down as Executive Director of Kansas City Repertory Theatre, marking the end of a significant leadership era. The theatre will commence a search for her successor....

Kansas City Repertory Theatre Announces 2024 Tour Schedule For KCREP FOR ALL, March 7 - 17


by A.A. Cristi - February 02, 2024

Kansas City Repertory Theatre has announced the 2024 tour schedule of KCRep for All, a FREE community tour bringing the magic of theatre throughout Kansas City  in community centers, public libraries, and non-profit organization spaces. KCRep for All is in its third year and has been met with enthus...

Kansas City Repertory Theatre Announces Cast For NINA SIMONE: FOUR WOMEN 


by A.A. Cristi - January 09, 2024

Kansas City Repertory Theatre continues its 60th Anniversary 2023 - 24 season with a riveting and soul-stirring journey, Nina Simone: Four Women, written by Christina  Ham, and directed by Malkia Stampley....

Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL at Kansas City Repertory Theatre


by Alan Portner - November 22, 2023

Last night, November 21, 2023, a Kansas City tradition, the 42rd annual (almost) Kansas City Repertory Theatre production of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” opened at the Spencer Theater on the UMKC campus for an extended run through Christmas Eve. Except for the Covid year when the live produc...

Interview: Jason Chanos of A CHRISTMAS CAROL at Kansas City Repertory Theatre


by Alan Portner - November 14, 2023

The Kansas City holiday season officially begins on November 21st with the forty-second annual iteration of the Kansas City Repertory Theatre Production of Charles Dickens’ 1843 novella “A Christmas Carol.  Director Jason Chanos is excited about this new mounting of the annual classic. Chanos is bot...

KCRep Announces Staged Reading Of REPRESENTATIVES FOR THOSE AT PEACE By Inaugural Playwright Madeline Easley


by A.A. Cristi - November 02, 2023

Kansas City Repertory Theatre Artistic Director Stuart Carden and Director of Artistic Development Laley Lippard have announced the cast and creative team of the OriginKC staged reading of Representatives for Those at Peace, by Madeline Easley and directed by Tara Moses.  ...

Kansas City Repertory Theatre Announces Cast For A CHRISTMAS CAROL


by A.A. Cristi - October 17, 2023

Kansas City Repertory Theatre continues its 2023-24 season with the beloved holiday classic, Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, adapted for the stage by Geoff Elliott and directed by Kansas City Repertory Theatre's Associate Artistic Director of KCRep/UMKC Partnership Jason Chanos. ...

Celebration of Life for Playwright and Screenwriter Nathan Louis Jackson Will Be Held This Month


by Blair Ingenthron - October 08, 2023

​​​​​​​The Celebration of Life for Kansas City playwright and screenwriter Nathan Louis Jackson is scheduled for Saturday, October 14, 2023 at 10 am....

Past Shows

Every Brilliant Thing
12/11 - 1/3/2021


Kansas City Repertory Theatre Duncan Macmillan, with Jonny Donahoe...


Kansas City Repertory Theatre Artistic Director Stuart Carden today announced the return of the beloved holiday classic, Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, adapted for filming ...

A Christmas Carol
11/22 - 11/29/2019


A Christmas Carol is an adaptation of Charles Dickens' most well-known story, in which Ebenezer Scrooge is a wealthy curmudgeon who believes that personal wealth ...


Structurally, For Colored Girls is a series of 20 poems, collectively called a 'choreopoem.' Shange's poetry expresses the many struggles and obstacles that African-American women ...

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
9/6 - 9/29/2019


Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is a 1955 American drama written by Tennessee Williams . It is considered one of his greatest works and ...

Frida...A Self-Portrait
4/19 - 5/19/2019


Copaken Stage: Vanessa Severo; dir: Joanie Schultz....

Unreliable
4/20 - 5/19/2019


Copaken Stage: Dipika Guha; dir: Marissa Wolf....

Fences
10/13 - 11/5/2017


Winner of the New York Drama Critic's and Tony® Awards as well as the Pulitzer Prize, this sensational drama starred James Earl Jones as Troy ...

Between the Lines
9/8 - 10/1/2017


Timothy Allen McDonald; lyrics: Kate Anderson, Elyssa Samsel; dir: Jeff Calhoun. World Premiere...

The Invisible Hand
The Invisible Hand
10/21 - 11/13/2016


From the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of Disgraced and author of Kansas City Repertory’s coveted production of The Who & The What comes The Invisible Hand. ...

A Christmas Carol
11/22 - 12/26/2013


A Christmas Carol is an adaptation of Charles Dickens' most well-known story, in which Ebenezer Scrooge is a wealthy curmudgeon who believes that personal wealth ...

The Santaland Diaries
11/29 - 12/22/2013


Copaken Stage: David Sedaris; dir: Jerry Genochio....

The Foreigner
10/11 - 11/3/2013


The scene is a fishing lodge in rural Georgia often visited by “Froggy” LeSueur, a British demolition expert who occasionally runs training sessions at a ...

The Tallest Tree in the Forest


As an internationally-renowned vocalist and star of stage and screen, Paul Robeson was one of the best known African American artists in the world in ...

American Buffalo
4/19 - 5/19/2013


Copaken Stage: - David Mamet; dir: Jerry Genochio....

Carousel
3/8 - 3/31/2013


Spencer Theatre: - book: Oscar Hammerstein II; lyrics: Oscar Hammerstein II; music: Richard Rodgers; dir: Kyle Hatley....


Copaken Stage: - Sojourn Theatre Company , The TEAM ; dir: Rachel Chavkin, Michael Rohd....

Death of a Salesman
1/18 - 2/10/2013


Spencer Theatre: - Arthur Miller; dir: Eric Rosen....

Little Shop of Horrors
4/20 - 5/20/2012


A down-and out skid row floral assistant becomes an overnight sensation when he discovers an exotic plant with a mysterious craving for fresh blood. Soon ...

The Whipping Man
3/16 - 4/8/2012

The Great Immensity
2/17 - 3/18/2012

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
1/20 - 1/12/2012

Videos


Owen/Cox Dance Group: The Nutcracker & the Mouse King in Kansas City Owen/Cox Dance Group: The Nutcracker & the Mouse King
Midwest Trust Center at Johnson County Community College (12/13 - 12/15) Tracker
The Jewish Nutcracker in Kansas City The Jewish Nutcracker
The White Theatre at The J (12/8 - 12/8)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time in Kansas City The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
The White Theatre at The J (3/15 - 3/30)
Golda's Balcony, Starring Iris Bahr in Kansas City Golda's Balcony, Starring Iris Bahr
The White Theatre at The J (4/26 - 4/27)
Rhythm India: Bollywood and Beyond in Kansas City Rhythm India: Bollywood and Beyond
Midwest Trust Center at Johnson County Community College (3/8 - 3/8)
Back to the Future: The Musical in Kansas City Back to the Future: The Musical
Kansas City Music Hall (4/1 - 4/6)
A Christmas Carol in Kansas City A Christmas Carol
Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre (12/13 - 12/22)
'Christmas with the Celts' in Kansas City 'Christmas with the Celts'
Midwest Trust Center at Johnson County Community College (12/10 - 12/10)
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