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Arts
Lonita Cook Film Review: All Creatures Here Below
All Creatures Here Below, a dark and gritty psychodrama starring Overland Park native David Dastmalchian (Ant-Man) and Karen Gillan (Jumanji), comes to theaters in the metro on May 17. The movie opens…
Three Art Events You Should Not Miss in May
The Path of the Butterfly The butterfly was once simply an icon of transformation. But that, too, is changing. Butterflies have become canaries in the coal mines of climate change—the return of…
Music
Tim Finn’s Top 5 Can’t Miss Concerts – 5/22
This week’s list of recommendations includes an outlaw country tour, a stellar Southern soul/blues band from Texas, and punk/garage-rock revivalists from Sweden. May 22 at The Folly Theater: Todd Snider Todd Snider…
Tim Finn’s Top 5 Can’t Miss Concerts – 5/15
This week’s list of recommendations includes a Kansas City bluegrass festival, a pop-country superstar, and a 50-year-old brassy rock band from Chicago. May 16 at the Arvest Bank Theater at the Midland…
Tim Finn Review: RBRM: Bell Biv DeVoe & Bobby Brown
To the uninitiated, the name of the quartet and the tour that visited Starlight Theater on Thursday night was a cryptic abbreviation: RBRM. A more transparent name would have been New Edition…
Theater
Three Art Events You Should Not Miss in May
The Path of the Butterfly The butterfly was once simply an icon of transformation. But that, too, is changing. Butterflies have become canaries in the coal mines of climate change—the return of…
Uh-Oh, Spring Has Sprung—And So Did A Giant Leak At The Folly Theater!
Spring has sprung—as did an underground leak at the Folly Theater late last year. The leak came from a century-old fire-sprinkler pipe. Pro: maintenance personnel caught it in time before it caused…
Review: Unicorn Theatre’s The Humans
Dee-nuh nee ner, dee-nuh nee ner, goes the theme music for The Twilight Zone. It would be the perfect opener for the family thriller, The Humans, playing at the Unicorn Theatre. Playwright Stephen…
Nightlife
Whatever Happened To: Comedian Emo Philips
With his quirky comedic timing and offbeat on-stage antics, comedian Emo Philips was omnipresent in the ’80s. His syncopated banter often left folks laughing and scratching their heads at the same time.…
Review: Late Night Theatre’s “Alternative Facts of Life”
Want to know the sign of a good Late Night Theatre performance? When you’re standing out in the lobby and you overhear another theatergoer mention to her friend that there “were so…
Whatever Happened To: Night Court’s Marsha Warfield
Comedian Marsha Warfield wants you to know that she is “the world’s oldest rookie.” After a successful stint appearing in countless TV shows over the years—including a six-year run as the caustic…