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THE LEWIS AND SHIRLEY WHITE THEATRE

5801 W. 115th St.
Overland Park, KS 66211



Review: DOUBT, A PARABLE at KC United Church Of Christ


by Alan Portner - March 10, 2025

Kansas City Actors Theater presents an exceptional production of DOUBT, A PARABLE by John Patrick Shanley in the unexpected, but perfectly selected sanctuary of the Kansas City United Church of Christ in the Brookside area....

Review: RUMORS at New Theatre Restaurant


by Alan Portner - February 23, 2025

A super cast makes the most of Neil Simon’s 1988 word-salad comedy masterpiece entitled RUMORS. RUMORS opened last week at New Theater Restaurant in Overland Park.   This one is played strictly for laughs. ...

Review: HAIRSPRAY at White Theatre


by Alan Portner - February 04, 2025

HAIRSPRAY, a co-production of the White Theatre and the Black Repertory Theatre of Kansas City, is the kind of old-fashioned, joyous, musical theater experience that recalls a PAJAMA GAME, or a DAMN YANKEES, kind of show that is just pure entertainment.  Additionally, HAIRSPRAY has a point to make a...

Review: BOOK OF DAYS at Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre


by Alan Portner - February 01, 2025

Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre kicks off its 2025 calendar year offerings with an offbeat murder mystery/character study by Lanford Wilson called BOOK OF DAYS performed at The Westport Bowery. The play, originally commissioned by Jeff Daniels in 1998 for his own small town (Michigan) theater company,...

Review: PARADE at Kauffman Theatre


by Alan Portner - January 29, 2025

The touring company of PARADE, now playing at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, recounts the sad, but true tale of Leo Frank and Mary Phagan. Mr. Frank was almost certainly falsely convicted of Ms. Phagan’s April 27, 1913 murder due to an early twentieth century eruption of rampant antise...

Review: CHICAGO: THE MUSICAL at Kauffman Theater


by Alan Portner - January 10, 2025

Chicago, the Musical, now playing at the Kauffman Center for Performing Arts, is a super evening out for you and your significant other.  It is a welcome respite from our incredible snow event last weekend. ...

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...

Review: FUNNY GIRL at Kansas City Music Hall


by Alan Portner - December 04, 2024

FUNNY GIRL is one of the crown gems of the American Musical Theater. Kansas City audiences will be treated to a first-class production of a show that many theater buffs know about but have never seen. Tuesday night’s performance starred Leah Platt in the lead role of Fanny Brice. Leah has a gangbus...

Review: NUNSENSE at New Theatre Restaurant


by Alan Portner - December 03, 2024

Heating up the boards at New Theatre Restaurant now through February 2, 2025 is a new production of a reliable Off-Broadway Musical Review called NUNSENSE featuring a very funny quintet of comedy Sisters from the “Little Sisters of Olathe.”...

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...

Past Shows

Hairspray
Hairspray
1/31 - 2/23/2025


Co-produced with The Black Repertory Theatre of Kansas City. The 1950s are out, and change is in the air! “Hairspray,” winner of eight Tony Awards, including Best ...

Tree of Life
Tree of Life
9/14 - 9/22/2024


In this new play by Victor Wishna, sixty-something widower Ken clings to his proud but fading Jewish congregation in the tiny town of Wiconee, Iowa; ...

The Prom
"The Prom"
1/27 - 2/18/2024


Inspired by true events, “The Prom,” tells the story of a high school student named Emma who is banned from bringing her girlfriend to the ...

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat


Based on the book of Genesis and originating from a cantata written by Andrew Lloyd Webber for a school choir, " Joseph and the Amazing ...

Vilna: A Resistance Story
"Vilna: A Resistance Story"
4/22 - 4/30/2023


“Vilna: A Resistance Story” shares the little-known story of the heroic Jewish resistance movement in the Vilna Ghetto during World War II and the Nazi ...

Kansas City Jewish Film Festival


Kansas City Jewish Film Festival  starts with new long-weekend format Offering a new twist, the 23rd Kansas City Jewish Film Festival (KCJFF) will be offering ...

Kinnor Philharmonic Fiesta Simcha New Year's Day Concert


This special concert will entice your ears in dance, rich history and excitement. Ladino is the language of Spanish or Portuguese Jews dating as far ...

The Addams Family
"The Addams Family"
10/29 - 11/20/2022


With a book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elica, and music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa (“The Wild Party,” “You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown”) ...

Videos


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Midwest Trust Center at Johnson County Community College (3/16 - 3/16)
ELVID HAS LEFT THE BUILDING
Maples Repertory Theatre (12/3 - 12/14)
ROCK OF AGES
Maples Repertory Theatre (6/18 - 7/13)
Chicken & Biscuits in Kansas City Chicken & Biscuits
Theatre Lawrence (3/7 - 3/16)
Trailblazing Women of Country: From Patsy to Loretta to Dolly in Kansas City Trailblazing Women of Country: From Patsy to Loretta to Dolly
Midwest Trust Center at Johnson County Community College (3/29 - 3/29)
Omnium Circus: 'I'm Possible' in Kansas City Omnium Circus: 'I'm Possible'
Midwest Trust Center at Johnson County Community College (4/11 - 4/11)
Bright Star in Kansas City Bright Star
Blue Valley West Theatre (4/24 - 4/26)
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