“Easily one of the funniest plays ever written,” raves London’s Guardian about Michael Frayn’s 1982 crowd-pleaser that delights in the mayhem of an English theatrical troupe’s production gone horribly wrong. Flubbed lines, missed cues, slamming doors, lost contact lenses, falling trousers, and sardines—flying sardines—have made Frayn’s play-within-a-play a modern comedy classic.
Master Printer Robert Blackburn (1920–2003) made a tremendous impact on printmaking in the United States. Over a career that spanned six decades, his avant-garde ideas propelled American modernism forward and affirmed printmaking as fine art. Robert Blackburn & Modern American Printmaking situates Blackburn beside his teachers, friends, and collaborators with whom he engaged throughout his…
Shen Yun invites you to travel back to the magical world of ancient China. Experience a lost culture through the incredible art of classical Chinese dance, and see legends come to life. Shen Yun makes this possible by pushing the boundaries of the performing arts, with a unique blend of stunning costuming, high-tech backdrops, and…
Fiddler In Concert offers you a magical night featuring local singers and musicians playing the music you love from the Broadway musical Fiddler on the Roof. With iconic and beloved songs by Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick, you'll walk away humming all of your favorites:
A La Mode performs with their full quartet, joined by the KC Canaries to dance the night away.
Honor and commemorate the sacrifices of Vietnam veterans and their families on National Vietnam Veterans Day. This program will feature two keynote addresses and a service pinning ceremony. Signed into law in 2017, the Vietnam War Veterans Recognition Act designates March 29 of each year as National Vietnam War Veterans Day, which is part of…
What was music like in the 60s? Roots rock emerged in the mid to late 1960s as a combination of several genres and subgenres of rock music that were popular at the time. The Kansas City Symphony performs the era’s groovy music from movies, Broadway and radio at this benefit featuring live and silent auctions…
Aqueous and 3 Son Green take the RecordBar stage.
The man behind Dim Mak Records who founded and released artists from Bloc Party, The Kills, Klaxons, MSTRKRFT, The Bloody Beetroots, Mystery Jets, The Rakes, The Gossip, Envy, Steve Aoki is also behind the production moniker Weird Science that has remixed Peaches, Snoop Dogg, and Bloc Party. Under his own name, Aoki has remixed Robin…
Flora Cash comes to Kansas City.
