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Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art presents Gifts of Art: 2019 Acquisitions
Kansas City, Missouri 64111
In 2019, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art began celebration of twenty-five years of extraordinary collecting, exhibitions, and programs. As the only collecting contemporary art museum in the state of Missouri, Kemper Museum is grateful to those who have helped grow and enhance the Permanent Collection through generous gifts of art. The exhibition, Gifts of Art:…
Find out more »Belger Crane Yard Studios presents Forever in Your Debt
Kansas City, Missouri 64108
Forever in Your Debt features a floor installation of 600 6” stoneware bowls, some of which contain loose change, and 3 large mixed-media sheets composed of dollar bills, watercolor, gouache, graphite and resin. Through symbol, metaphor and collective action, Forever in Your Debt references the U.S. student loan debt, totaling over 1.5 trillion dollars and…
Find out more »Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art presents Perfectly Imperfect
Kansas City, MO 64111 United States
The exhibition Perfectly Imperfect: Cranach, Dürer and the Renaissance Nude will feature a selection of prints and paintings drawn primarily from the collection of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Two significant loans from the Saint Louis Art Museum and the Linda Hall Library will provide a unique opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of these…
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Quality Hill Playhouse presents Broadway Through the Decades
Kansas City, Missouri
From “All Aboard For Broadway” to “You’ll Never Walk Alone”, Quality Hill Playhouse celebrates the best of Rodgers and Hammerstein, Lerner and Lowe, Cole Porter, Stephen Sondheim, Andrew Lloyd Webber, and everyone in between.
Find out more »The Last Night of Ballyhoo
Leawood, KS 66211
“The Last Night of Ballyhoo” is part of Alfred Uhry’s “Atlanta Trilogy,” which includes “Driving Miss Daisy” and is based upon his experiences growing up in a southern Jewish family. “The Last Night of Ballyhoo” is set in December 1939 Atlanta. The film “Gone with the Wind” is having its world premiere. World War II…
Find out more »Fiddler on the Roof
Kansas City, MO 64108 United States
Tony® Award-winning director Bartlett Sher and the team behind South Pacific, The King and I, and 2017 Tony® Award-winning Best Play Oslo, bring a fresh and authentic vision to this beloved theatrical masterpiece from Tony Award® winner Joseph Stein and Pulitzer Prize winner Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick.
Find out more »Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre presents Mother of the Maid
Kansas City, MO 64111 United States
Isabella is a sensible, hard-working, God-fearing peasant woman whose faith is upended as she deals with the baffling journey of her odd and extraordinary daughter, Joan of Arc. A riveting, epic tale about parenting, faith, and trying to talk to your kids when they talk to saints.
Find out more »Musical Theater Heritage presents Carousel
Kansas City, Missouri 64108
Celebrating its 75th Anniversary, Carousel is the second musical written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II and features one of the most glorious scores in musical theater history. MTH’s production will feature an 11-piece orchestra, live on stage.
Find out more »Kansas City Symphony presents Beethoven’s Fourth Piano Concerto Schumann’s Rhenish
Kansas City, MO 64108 United States
Due to the tragic onset of deafness, Beethoven made a farewell tour as soloist with his Fourth Piano Concerto. Guest conductor Johannes Debus leads the Symphony and piano prodigy Eric Lu for the extraordinary Fourth Concerto — a blend of haunting lyricism, technical finesse and musical innovation. Schumann’s Third Symphony, created during one of the…
Find out more »DRUM TAO 2020
Overland Park, Kansas 66210
TAO’s modern, high-energy performances showcasing the ancient art of Japanese drumming have transfixed audiences worldwide. Combining highly physical, large-scale drumming with contemporary costumes, precise choreography and innovative visuals, the performers of DRUM TAO 2020 create an energetic and unforgettable production.
Find out more »8:00 PM
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band at The Uptown
Kansas City, Missouri 64111
With a refreshed lineup and newfound energy, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band remains one of the most accomplished bands in American roots music.
Find out more »The Instamatics at Knuckleheads
Kansas City, Missouri 64120
The Instamatics perform some of the best music ever created from the 60s & 70s.
Find out more »8:30 PM
Lisa Henry at The Blue Room
Kansas City, MO
In the company of Nancy Wilson, Sarah Vaughan and Ella Fitzgerald, this International Jazz Ambassador makes musical magic when she greets the microphone. With her sincere, warm vocal delivery, classic vocal interpretations and unique improvisations, Lisa takes the listener to musical Nirvana.
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