With only a wrestling mat and a referee, eight teenagers struggle with how others see them and the destructive power of rumors. Commissioned and premiered by the Coterie in 2000, it is one of the most important plays in the Coterie's history and more significant today than ever. After each performance, the referee guides the audience through a post-show Forum. As the actors, in character, discuss their actions with us, we rank their behavior from most to least objectionable.

Showtimes may vary: visit our website or call our box office for dates and times of the show.

Wed. - Fri. @ 10:00 AM & 12:00 PM

Sat. @ 11:00 AM & 2:00 PM

Sun. @ 2:00 PM

All are welcome to come sing with us and experience this two century old traditional form of a cappella harmony singing. Loaner books are available. See our website for more info about shape note singing. We will sing in the Roman Bath area of Grant Hall, 5227 Holmes Street, Kansas City, Mo. We will be joined by students in a class on American Music. As usual at our regular sings, newcomers are welcome and the sing is free and open to the public. Map available at http://kawshapenote.org/GrantHallMap.pdf

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

January 20 – February 12, 2012
Spencer Theatre

Adapted from the novel by Mark Twain

Written by Laura Eason

Directed by Jeremy B. Cohen

Singled out by The New York Times as “Sassy, ingeniously staged and deeply affecting,” this new adaptation of Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, is a collaboration between acclaimed playwright Laura Eason and veteran director Jeremy Cohen, who have created a work that is full of imagination and fresh theatrical style. Growing up in a small Missouri town on the banks of the Mississippi River, young Tom spends his days making mischief, avoiding school and famously tricking others into doing his chores. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is a classic coming-of-age story that will fire the imaginations of young and old alike.

This production of Tom Sawyer is produced through special arrangement with Hartford Stage and in collaboration with Actors Theatre of Louisville and Repertory Theatre of St. Louis.

Appropriate for all ages.  

Welcome to Agrabah, City of Enchantment, where every beggar has a story and every camel has a tail! All of your favorite characters are here in this stage adaptation of the Disney hit, including Aladdin, Jasmine, and of course, the Genie. Filled with magic, mayhem, and flying carpet rides, audiences' spirits will soar with excitement. Most of all, the tuneful, Academy award-winning score with songs including "A Whole New World" and "Friend Like Me" will certainly make this musical a favorite for many years to come!

38 plays. 3 actors. 1 literary genius. Three Shakespearean “experts” attempt
to condense all of the playwright’s wit, passion, tragedy, romance,
swordfights, and star-crossed lovers into one evening’s performance. Can it be
done? Even if it can’t, the results are bound to be entertaining.

A Senior Theatre Performance by Karina Bielecki in partial fulfillment of the BA Degree in Theatre at William Jewell College.

Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, one of the American Songbook's greating songwriting partnerships, gave us classics like "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered," "Blue Moon" and "Isn't It Romantic?"

This daring and wildly comic play by Stephen Adly Guirgis was a sensation in New York and London.  Director Barry Kyle will put his own brand of creativity on this performance as the courtroom drama plays out in “God and The Kingdom of Heaven and Earth vs. J. Iscariot.”  The production previews Feb. 3-7 and runs Feb. 8-19 at Studio 116, Olson PAC. 

Individual tickets: adults, $15; senior/student, $10; groups of 10+, $8. Season tickets are available. Please call the UMKC Theatre office at 816-235-6222 or purchase online at http://www.umkctheatre.org.

This year's Folly Jazz Spotlight is sharply focused on the sensational 19 year old saxophonist, singer, composer and arranger, Grace Kelly, who'll be performing with her mentor, the alto sax Jazz master, Phil Woods. Ms Kelly is the youngest ever named twice in the annual Downbeat Magazine's (2009/10) Critics Poll as the Alto Saxophone "Rising Star". Tickets range from $18-$35.

Michael Stern, music director

Kansas City Symphony Chorus

Charles Bruffy, chorus director

Jessica Rivera, soprano

Kelley O’Connor, mezzo-soprano

MAHLER Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection”

There are certain very special works that Michael Stern has reserved for the

opening season in Helzberg Hall, and one such work is Mahler’s epic Second

Symphony. Only in this new magnificent space will the Symphony be able to

present this massive work for large orchestra, chorus, and soloists to its maximum

advantage. Soloists Jessica Rivera, soprano, and Kelley O’Connor, mezzo-soprano,

join the Kansas City Symphony Chorus under the direction of Charles

Bruffy for an unforgettable weekend of music.

With only a wrestling mat and a referee, eight teenagers struggle with how others see them and the destructive power of rumors. Commissioned and premiered by the Coterie in 2000, it is one of the most important plays in the Coterie's history and more significant today than ever. After each performance, the referee guides the audience through a post-show Forum. As the actors, in character, discuss their actions with us, we rank their behavior from most to least objectionable.

Showtimes may vary: visit our website or call our box office for dates and times of the show.

Wed. - Fri. @ 10:00 AM & 12:00 PM

Sat. @ 11:00 AM & 2:00 PM

Sun. @ 2:00 PM

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

January 20 – February 12, 2012
Spencer Theatre

Adapted from the novel by Mark Twain

Written by Laura Eason

Directed by Jeremy B. Cohen

Singled out by The New York Times as “Sassy, ingeniously staged and deeply affecting,” this new adaptation of Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, is a collaboration between acclaimed playwright Laura Eason and veteran director Jeremy Cohen, who have created a work that is full of imagination and fresh theatrical style. Growing up in a small Missouri town on the banks of the Mississippi River, young Tom spends his days making mischief, avoiding school and famously tricking others into doing his chores. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is a classic coming-of-age story that will fire the imaginations of young and old alike.

This production of Tom Sawyer is produced through special arrangement with Hartford Stage and in collaboration with Actors Theatre of Louisville and Repertory Theatre of St. Louis.

Appropriate for all ages.   

Michael Stern, music director

Kansas City Symphony Chorus

Charles Bruffy, chorus director

Jessica Rivera, soprano

Kelley O’Connor, mezzo-soprano

MAHLER Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection”

There are certain very special works that Michael Stern has reserved for the

opening season in Helzberg Hall, and one such work is Mahler’s epic Second

Symphony. Only in this new magnificent space will the Symphony be able to

present this massive work for large orchestra, chorus, and soloists to its maximum

advantage. Soloists Jessica Rivera, soprano, and Kelley O’Connor, mezzo-soprano,

join the Kansas City Symphony Chorus under the direction of Charles

Bruffy for an unforgettable weekend of music.

Free 30-minute organ demonstration recitals are offered every Sunday by staff organists, alternating between the Casavant organ at the Community of Christ Temple and the Aeolian-Skinner organ at the Community of Christ Auditorium. Check the website for specifics on who is playing and which instrument is being used.

On Sunday, February 5, at 3:00 p.m., Jan Kraybill, Principal Organist at Community of Christ Headquarters, will present her thirteenth annual Super Bowl Sunday organ recital at the 1993 Casavant at Community of Christ Temple, 201 S. River Blvd., Independence, MO.  

Titled “Second Acts,” the recital celebrates composers who have reinvented themselves or their art forms. The program will include J.S. Bach’s concerto after Vivaldi, BWV 596; Liszt’s “Prelude and Fugue on B-A-C-H” and “Kirchen-Hymne: Salve Regina;” Duruflé’s “Scherzo, Op. 2;” Alain’s “Deux danses à Agni Yavishta;” Messaien’s “Verset pour la fête de la Dédicace;” William Albright’s “Sweet Sixteenths:  A Concert Rag for Organ” (with a mystery guest!); and Bonnet’s “Variations de Concert, Op. 1.”  

In addition, Jane Chu, CEO of the Kauffman Center, will speak about their new Casavant and the inaugural celebration which will occur just over a month after Super Bowl Sunday.  

Admission is free and all are welcome.  If you’re a football fan, you’ll be home in plenty of time for the game! 

For more information on this and upcoming events on the Dome and Spire Series, visit http://www.cofchrist.org/dome_spire/calendar.asp.

Community of Christ, with its international headquarters in Independence, Missouri, has more than 250,000 members in more than 50 nations. Dedicated to the pursuit of peace, reconciliation, and healing of the spirit, the church’s mission is to proclaim Jesus Christ and promote communities of joy, hope, love, and peace.

Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, one of the American Songbook's greating songwriting partnerships, gave us classics like "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered," "Blue Moon" and "Isn't It Romantic?"

Welcome to Agrabah, City of Enchantment, where every beggar has a story and every camel has a tail! All of your favorite characters are here in this stage adaptation of the Disney hit, including Aladdin, Jasmine, and of course, the Genie. Filled with magic, mayhem, and flying carpet rides, audiences' spirits will soar with excitement. Most of all, the tuneful, Academy award-winning score with songs including "A Whole New World" and "Friend Like Me" will certainly make this musical a favorite for many years to come!

Wed. - Fri. @ 10:00 AM & 12:00 PM

Sat. @ 11:00 AM & 2:00 PM

Sun. @ 2:00 PM

With only a wrestling mat and a referee, eight teenagers struggle with how others see them and the destructive power of rumors. Commissioned and premiered by the Coterie in 2000, it is one of the most important plays in the Coterie's history and more significant today than ever. After each performance, the referee guides the audience through a post-show Forum. As the actors, in character, discuss their actions with us, we rank their behavior from most to least objectionable.

Showtimes may vary: visit our website or call our box office for dates and times of the show.

The Kansas City Musical Club will host a concert Monday February 6th at 12pm in the sanctuary of the First Lutheran Church 6400 State Line, Mission Hills, Kansas. The performer this month is Robert Weirich. Reception following. For more information www.KCMusicalClub.org or 913-384-5340

This daring and wildly comic play by Stephen Adly Guirgis was a sensation in New York and London.  Director Barry Kyle will put his own brand of creativity on this performance as the courtroom drama plays out in “God and The Kingdom of Heaven and Earth vs. J. Iscariot.”  The production previews Feb. 3-7 and runs Feb. 8-19 at Studio 116, Olson PAC. 

Individual tickets: adults, $15; senior/student, $10; groups of 10+, $8. Season tickets are available. Please call the UMKC Theatre office at 816-235-6222 or purchase online at http://www.umkctheatre.org.

Wed. - Fri. @ 10:00 AM & 12:00 PM

Sat. @ 11:00 AM & 2:00 PM

Sun. @ 2:00 PM

With only a wrestling mat and a referee, eight teenagers struggle with how others see them and the destructive power of rumors. Commissioned and premiered by the Coterie in 2000, it is one of the most important plays in the Coterie's history and more significant today than ever. After each performance, the referee guides the audience through a post-show Forum. As the actors, in character, discuss their actions with us, we rank their behavior from most to least objectionable.

Showtimes may vary: visit our website or call our box office for dates and times of the show.

Conservatory musicology faculty member William Everett presents a lecture titled "Inspired by Liszt: The World of the Rhapsody" as part of our Liszt 200 Series.
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Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, one of the American Songbook's greating songwriting partnerships, gave us classics like "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered," "Blue Moon" and "Isn't It Romantic?"

WORLD PREMIERE COMEDY!

Beer For Breakfast by Sean Grennan

Four middle aged buddies reunite for a "guy's weekend" complete with old music, cheap beer and enough cholesterol to stop Superman's heart. These guys are out to prove they've still got it, so they are going to party like it's 1978! It's all going well until one of them doesn't show up...but his wife does. Snowed in overnight, an epic struggles ensues: Will man be judged the superior sex or will woman prevail? Will love truimph or will the old grudges win? And finally, perhaps most importantly, if Doritos are made of corn, why can't they be considered a serving of vegetables? Starring some of Kansas City's favorite actors, Cathy Barnett, Scott Cordes, Martin English and playwright Sean Grennan. More info here.

This daring and wildly comic play by Stephen Adly Guirgis was a sensation in New York and London.  Director Barry Kyle will put his own brand of creativity on this performance as the courtroom drama plays out in “God and The Kingdom of Heaven and Earth vs. J. Iscariot.”  The production previews Feb. 3-7 and runs Feb. 8-19 at Studio 116, Olson PAC. 

Individual tickets: adults, $15; senior/student, $10; groups of 10+, $8. Season tickets are available. Please call the UMKC Theatre office at 816-235-6222 or purchase online at http://www.umkctheatre.org.

Love Who You Love

Luke and Adam are deeply in love, but there is a twist to their five-year relationship. Luke is a Christian and Adam is an atheist. A witty and provocative look at faith and commitment, Next Fall was nominated for a 2010 Tony Award for Best Play.

With only a wrestling mat and a referee, eight teenagers struggle with how others see them and the destructive power of rumors. Commissioned and premiered by the Coterie in 2000, it is one of the most important plays in the Coterie's history and more significant today than ever. After each performance, the referee guides the audience through a post-show Forum. As the actors, in character, discuss their actions with us, we rank their behavior from most to least objectionable.

Showtimes may vary: visit our website or call our box office for dates and times of the show.

Wed. - Fri. @ 10:00 AM & 12:00 PM

Sat. @ 11:00 AM & 2:00 PM

Sun. @ 2:00 PM

Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, one of the American Songbook's greating songwriting partnerships, gave us classics like "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered," "Blue Moon" and "Isn't It Romantic?"

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

January 20 – February 12, 2012
Spencer Theatre

Adapted from the novel by Mark Twain

Written by Laura Eason

Directed by Jeremy B. Cohen

Singled out by The New York Times as “Sassy, ingeniously staged and deeply affecting,” this new adaptation of Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, is a collaboration between acclaimed playwright Laura Eason and veteran director Jeremy Cohen, who have created a work that is full of imagination and fresh theatrical style. Growing up in a small Missouri town on the banks of the Mississippi River, young Tom spends his days making mischief, avoiding school and famously tricking others into doing his chores. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is a classic coming-of-age story that will fire the imaginations of young and old alike.

This production of Tom Sawyer is produced through special arrangement with Hartford Stage and in collaboration with Actors Theatre of Louisville and Repertory Theatre of St. Louis.

Appropriate for all ages.   

Love Who You Love

Luke and Adam are deeply in love, but there is a twist to their five-year relationship. Luke is a Christian and Adam is an atheist. A witty and provocative look at faith and commitment, Next Fall was nominated for a 2010 Tony Award for Best Play.

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WORLD PREMIERE COMEDY!

Beer For Breakfast by Sean Grennan

Four middle aged buddies reunite for a "guy's weekend" complete with old music, cheap beer and enough cholesterol to stop Superman's heart. These guys are out to prove they've still got it, so they are going to party like it's 1978! It's all going well until one of them doesn't show up...but his wife does. Snowed in overnight, an epic struggles ensues: Will man be judged the superior sex or will woman prevail? Will love truimph or will the old grudges win? And finally, perhaps most importantly, if Doritos are made of corn, why can't they be considered a serving of vegetables? Starring some of Kansas City's favorite actors, Cathy Barnett, Scott Cordes, Martin English and playwright Sean Grennan. More info here.

This daring and wildly comic play by Stephen Adly Guirgis was a sensation in New York and London.  Director Barry Kyle will put his own brand of creativity on this performance as the courtroom drama plays out in “God and The Kingdom of Heaven and Earth vs. J. Iscariot.”  The production previews Feb. 3-7 and runs Feb. 8-19 at Studio 116, Olson PAC. 

Individual tickets: adults, $15; senior/student, $10; groups of 10+, $8. Season tickets are available. Please call the UMKC Theatre office at 816-235-6222 or purchase online at http://www.umkctheatre.org.

With only a wrestling mat and a referee, eight teenagers struggle with how others see them and the destructive power of rumors. Commissioned and premiered by the Coterie in 2000, it is one of the most important plays in the Coterie's history and more significant today than ever. After each performance, the referee guides the audience through a post-show Forum. As the actors, in character, discuss their actions with us, we rank their behavior from most to least objectionable.

Showtimes may vary: visit our website or call our box office for dates and times of the show.

Wed. - Fri. @ 10:00 AM & 12:00 PM

Sat. @ 11:00 AM & 2:00 PM

Sun. @ 2:00 PM

Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, one of the American Songbook's greating songwriting partnerships, gave us classics like "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered," "Blue Moon" and "Isn't It Romantic?"

Love Who You Love

Luke and Adam are deeply in love, but there is a twist to their five-year relationship. Luke is a Christian and Adam is an atheist. A witty and provocative look at faith and commitment, Next Fall was nominated for a 2010 Tony Award for Best Play.

WORLD PREMIERE COMEDY!

Beer For Breakfast by Sean Grennan

Four middle aged buddies reunite for a "guy's weekend" complete with old music, cheap beer and enough cholesterol to stop Superman's heart. These guys are out to prove they've still got it, so they are going to party like it's 1978! It's all going well until one of them doesn't show up...but his wife does. Snowed in overnight, an epic struggles ensues: Will man be judged the superior sex or will woman prevail? Will love truimph or will the old grudges win? And finally, perhaps most importantly, if Doritos are made of corn, why can't they be considered a serving of vegetables? Starring some of Kansas City's favorite actors, Cathy Barnett, Scott Cordes, Martin English and playwright Sean Grennan. More info here.

This daring and wildly comic play by Stephen Adly Guirgis was a sensation in New York and London.  Director Barry Kyle will put his own brand of creativity on this performance as the courtroom drama plays out in “God and The Kingdom of Heaven and Earth vs. J. Iscariot.”  The production previews Feb. 3-7 and runs Feb. 8-19 at Studio 116, Olson PAC. 

Individual tickets: adults, $15; senior/student, $10; groups of 10+, $8. Season tickets are available. Please call the UMKC Theatre office at 816-235-6222 or purchase online at http://www.umkctheatre.org.

With only a wrestling mat and a referee, eight teenagers struggle with how others see them and the destructive power of rumors. Commissioned and premiered by the Coterie in 2000, it is one of the most important plays in the Coterie's history and more significant today than ever. After each performance, the referee guides the audience through a post-show Forum. As the actors, in character, discuss their actions with us, we rank their behavior from most to least objectionable.

Showtimes may vary: visit our website or call our box office for dates and times of the show.

Wed. - Fri. @ 10:00 AM & 12:00 PM

Sat. @ 11:00 AM & 2:00 PM

Sun. @ 2:00 PM

Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, one of the American Songbook's greating songwriting partnerships, gave us classics like "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered," "Blue Moon" and "Isn't It Romantic?"

This daring and wildly comic play by Stephen Adly Guirgis was a sensation in New York and London.  Director Barry Kyle will put his own brand of creativity on this performance as the courtroom drama plays out in “God and The Kingdom of Heaven and Earth vs. J. Iscariot.”  The production previews Feb. 3-7 and runs Feb. 8-19 at Studio 116, Olson PAC. 

Individual tickets: adults, $15; senior/student, $10; groups of 10+, $8. Season tickets are available. Please call the UMKC Theatre office at 816-235-6222 or purchase online at http://www.umkctheatre.org.

Co-produced with Kansas City Actors Theatre at The National World War I Museum

The successful partnership continues with KCAT and one of Kansas City’s true treasures, The National World War I Museum, in this musical drama and one-man show about the Canadian WWI fighter pilot Billy Bishop. Written and composed by John Gray in collaboration with Eric Peterson, it will be directed by John Rensenhouse. Previews are Feb. 10-15, opening night is Feb. 16, and the show runs through Feb. 26.

Tickets range from previews: $26; Regular run: $30-$34. Please call the UMKC Theatre office at 816-235-6222 or purchase online at:

https://tickets.cto.umkc.edu/public/umkc_loader.asp?target=load_screen.asp?screen=prActThea&cgcode=10.

Konstantin Lifschitz, piano
Friday, February 10 | 8:00 pm | Folly Theater
Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 903
Complete Inventions and Sinfonias (Two and Three Part Inventions), BWV 772 – 801
Prelude and Fugue in E-Flat Major “St. Anne,” BWV 552

Wed. - Fri. @ 10:00 AM & 12:00 PM

Sat. @ 11:00 AM & 2:00 PM

Sun. @ 2:00 PM

With only a wrestling mat and a referee, eight teenagers struggle with how others see them and the destructive power of rumors. Commissioned and premiered by the Coterie in 2000, it is one of the most important plays in the Coterie's history and more significant today than ever. After each performance, the referee guides the audience through a post-show Forum. As the actors, in character, discuss their actions with us, we rank their behavior from most to least objectionable.

Showtimes may vary: visit our website or call our box office for dates and times of the show.

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

January 20 – February 12, 2012
Spencer Theatre

Adapted from the novel by Mark Twain

Written by Laura Eason

Directed by Jeremy B. Cohen

Singled out by The New York Times as “Sassy, ingeniously staged and deeply affecting,” this new adaptation of Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, is a collaboration between acclaimed playwright Laura Eason and veteran director Jeremy Cohen, who have created a work that is full of imagination and fresh theatrical style. Growing up in a small Missouri town on the banks of the Mississippi River, young Tom spends his days making mischief, avoiding school and famously tricking others into doing his chores. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is a classic coming-of-age story that will fire the imaginations of young and old alike.

This production of Tom Sawyer is produced through special arrangement with Hartford Stage and in collaboration with Actors Theatre of Louisville and Repertory Theatre of St. Louis.

Appropriate for all ages.   

Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, one of the American Songbook's greating songwriting partnerships, gave us classics like "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered," "Blue Moon" and "Isn't It Romantic?"

Co-produced with Kansas City Actors Theatre at The National World War I Museum

The successful partnership continues with KCAT and one of Kansas City’s true treasures, The National World War I Museum, in this musical drama and one-man show about the Canadian WWI fighter pilot Billy Bishop. Written and composed by John Gray in collaboration with Eric Peterson, it will be directed by John Rensenhouse. Previews are Feb. 10-15, opening night is Feb. 16, and the show runs through Feb. 26.

Tickets range from previews: $26; Regular run: $30-$34. Please call the UMKC Theatre office at 816-235-6222 or purchase online at:

https://tickets.cto.umkc.edu/public/umkc_loader.asp?target=load_screen.asp?screen=prActThea&cgcode=10.

A program featuring Mozart and a Harvey Guitar Concerto performed by Nicholas Ciraldo, soloist.

Pieces to be performed include:

Mozart  -  "Impressario Overture"

Harvey   -  "Guitar Concerto"

Ravel   -  "Mother Goose Suite"

Mozart  -  "Symphony No. 35"

Season tickets and single tickets available.

For more information call TSO at 785-232-2032 or contact tso@topekasymphony.org.

Pete Townshend’s tale of a young boy’s journey from pain to triumph is the most electrifying evening of rock and roll ever to play in the theatre. 

After witnessing the accidental murder of his mother’s lover by his father, Tommy is traumatized into catatonia and as the boy grows, he suffers abuse at the hands of his sadistic relatives and neighbors.  As an adolescent, he’s discovered to have an uncanny knack for playing pinball, and when his mother finally breaks through his catatonia, he becomes an international pinball superstar.

This daring and wildly comic play by Stephen Adly Guirgis was a sensation in New York and London.  Director Barry Kyle will put his own brand of creativity on this performance as the courtroom drama plays out in “God and The Kingdom of Heaven and Earth vs. J. Iscariot.”  The production previews Feb. 3-7 and runs Feb. 8-19 at Studio 116, Olson PAC. 

Individual tickets: adults, $15; senior/student, $10; groups of 10+, $8. Season tickets are available. Please call the UMKC Theatre office at 816-235-6222 or purchase online at http://www.umkctheatre.org.

From eastern Europe to the United States, by way of inspiration gleaned in the churches of Rome, the music of today is more than global, nearly approaching the cosmic. Anchoring this concert is the remarkable Clarinet Quartet of Krzysztof Penderecki, composed in 1993. Andrew Norman's string trio Sabina shimmers with sonic resonance and Lansing McLoskey's longingly melancholic Processione di lacrime allows the players to perform in different tempi simultaneously – “like two people dreaming of dancing together…but never actually dancing in real life.” Local composers Ingrid Stölzel, whose new trio For the Time Being, and Nick Omiccioli, whose Invisible Worlds, offer works receiving their Kansas City premieres.

Konstantin Lifschitz, piano
Saturday, February 11 | 8:00 pm | Folly Theater
Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, BWV 870 – 893

With only a wrestling mat and a referee, eight teenagers struggle with how others see them and the destructive power of rumors. Commissioned and premiered by the Coterie in 2000, it is one of the most important plays in the Coterie's history and more significant today than ever. After each performance, the referee guides the audience through a post-show Forum. As the actors, in character, discuss their actions with us, we rank their behavior from most to least objectionable.

Showtimes may vary: visit our website or call our box office for dates and times of the show.

Wed. - Fri. @ 10:00 AM & 12:00 PM

Sat. @ 11:00 AM & 2:00 PM

Sun. @ 2:00 PM

Co-produced with Kansas City Actors Theatre at The National World War I Museum

The successful partnership continues with KCAT and one of Kansas City’s true treasures, The National World War I Museum, in this musical drama and one-man show about the Canadian WWI fighter pilot Billy Bishop. Written and composed by John Gray in collaboration with Eric Peterson, it will be directed by John Rensenhouse. Previews are Feb. 10-15, opening night is Feb. 16, and the show runs through Feb. 26.

Tickets range from previews: $26; Regular run: $30-$34. Please call the UMKC Theatre office at 816-235-6222 or purchase online at:

https://tickets.cto.umkc.edu/public/umkc_loader.asp?target=load_screen.asp?screen=prActThea&cgcode=10.

Pete Townshend’s tale of a young boy’s journey from pain to triumph is the most electrifying evening of rock and roll ever to play in the theatre. 

After witnessing the accidental murder of his mother’s lover by his father, Tommy is traumatized into catatonia and as the boy grows, he suffers abuse at the hands of his sadistic relatives and neighbors.  As an adolescent, he’s discovered to have an uncanny knack for playing pinball, and when his mother finally breaks through his catatonia, he becomes an international pinball superstar.

This daring and wildly comic play by Stephen Adly Guirgis was a sensation in New York and London.  Director Barry Kyle will put his own brand of creativity on this performance as the courtroom drama plays out in “God and The Kingdom of Heaven and Earth vs. J. Iscariot.”  The production previews Feb. 3-7 and runs Feb. 8-19 at Studio 116, Olson PAC. 

Individual tickets: adults, $15; senior/student, $10; groups of 10+, $8. Season tickets are available. Please call the UMKC Theatre office at 816-235-6222 or purchase online at http://www.umkctheatre.org.

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

January 20 – February 12, 2012
Spencer Theatre

Adapted from the novel by Mark Twain

Written by Laura Eason

Directed by Jeremy B. Cohen

Singled out by The New York Times as “Sassy, ingeniously staged and deeply affecting,” this new adaptation of Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, is a collaboration between acclaimed playwright Laura Eason and veteran director Jeremy Cohen, who have created a work that is full of imagination and fresh theatrical style. Growing up in a small Missouri town on the banks of the Mississippi River, young Tom spends his days making mischief, avoiding school and famously tricking others into doing his chores. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is a classic coming-of-age story that will fire the imaginations of young and old alike.

This production of Tom Sawyer is produced through special arrangement with Hartford Stage and in collaboration with Actors Theatre of Louisville and Repertory Theatre of St. Louis.

Appropriate for all ages.   

Free 30-minute organ demonstration recitals are offered every Sunday by staff organists, alternating between the Casavant organ at the Community of Christ Temple and the Aeolian-Skinner organ at the Community of Christ Auditorium. Check the website for specifics on who is playing and which instrument is being used.

Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, one of the American Songbook's greating songwriting partnerships, gave us classics like "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered," "Blue Moon" and "Isn't It Romantic?"

Spirited hosts Benny & Edith Lee’s music oasis on Ward Parkway is the setting for our second Hauskonzert of Liebe: Faure, Kreisler, Bach and Paganini wax on in unforgettable paradigms of love to celebrate Valentine’s Day. Chef Edith’s generous Asian buffet is our treat following the concert.

KC Wind Symphony Ventures Into New Territory
The Kansas City Wind Symphony under the leadership of Dr. Phil Posey and Associate Conductor, Pat Setser, will venture into new territory as they present their third concert of their 14^th season entitled “Music of the 20^th Century and Beyond.” The unique program will feature the music of Charles Ives, Ron Nelson, Vaclav Nelhybel and Samuel Barber.

Wed. - Fri. @ 10:00 AM & 12:00 PM

Sat. @ 11:00 AM & 2:00 PM

Sun. @ 2:00 PM

With only a wrestling mat and a referee, eight teenagers struggle with how others see them and the destructive power of rumors. Commissioned and premiered by the Coterie in 2000, it is one of the most important plays in the Coterie's history and more significant today than ever. After each performance, the referee guides the audience through a post-show Forum. As the actors, in character, discuss their actions with us, we rank their behavior from most to least objectionable.

Showtimes may vary: visit our website or call our box office for dates and times of the show.

Fine Arts Chorale will transform the already romantic Californos into a café in Paris for Valentine’s. Each night will begin with a pre-concert buffet dinner
followed by the Fine Arts Chorale singing French love songs and a second half
featuring a popular local jazz singer (TBD) performing a set of love songs.

The night will be capped with complimentary champagne and chocolates.

Representative Literature:

Arrangements of French folk tunes, such as A la claire Fontaine and Aupres de ma Blonde.

Poulenc “Chansons Francaise”

Lauridsen “Chansons de Roses”

Born Yesterday, Garson Kanin's delightful romantic comedy classic, will be the fourth production in EARTh’s (Equity Actors’ Readers’ Theatre) 2011–2012 season of script-in-hand staged readings of seldom-produced plays. The reading will be performed Monday, Feb. 13, at 7:30 p.m. in the Music and Arts Building, St. Teresa’s Academy, 5601 Wyandotte. Admission is free.

The cast will feature Katie Karel, Patrick DuLaney, Darren Kennedy, Teri Adams, Peggy Friesen, Herman Johansen, Michael Rapport, Ken Remmert, and William Grey Warren. Born Yesterday will be directed by Doug Weaver. Jim Mitchell will be the Production Stage Manager.

The story? Harry Brock, a wealthy, vulgar, no-holds-barred junkman, moves into a swanky (Watergate-like) hotel in Washington, DC, to make some questionable insider deals with senators and congressmen to get legislation passed that is favorable to Harry. He chooses to bring with him his girlfriend, Billie Dawn, a (seemingly) dim bulb former chorus girl. However, Harry is concerned that Billie’s brazen forthrightness and lack of acceptable social skills might prove embarrassing—even to Harry. So he hires Paul Verrall, an idealistic young journalist to “wise her up” and round off some of her rough edges. Somebody should have warned Harry to be careful what he asks for. A wised-up Billie just might prove to be more than even this junkyard dog can handle.

All of EARTh's readings are presented in association with Kansas City Young Audiences and under the auspices of the Actors" Equity Association's Member Project Code (MPC), as supervised by Equity's Kansas City Area Liason Committee.

Co-produced with Kansas City Actors Theatre at The National World War I Museum

The successful partnership continues with KCAT and one of Kansas City’s true treasures, The National World War I Museum, in this musical drama and one-man show about the Canadian WWI fighter pilot Billy Bishop. Written and composed by John Gray in collaboration with Eric Peterson, it will be directed by John Rensenhouse. Previews are Feb. 10-15, opening night is Feb. 16, and the show runs through Feb. 26.

Preview night tickets are $26.00. Please call the UMKC Theatre office at 816-235-6222 or purchase online at:

https://tickets.cto.umkc.edu/public/umkc_loader.asp?target=load_screen.asp?screen=prActThea&cgcode=10.

Led by conductor Wang Fujian, the Orchestra has played a vital role in conserving and sustaining Chinese folk music. Adept, remarkable musicians, the ensemble performs significant Chinese works on percussion, wind and plucked-string instruments. Praised for its distinctive style and superb performances, the ensemble celebrates China’s significant history with a broad repertoire that features folk orchestra, national and Cantonese music.

Post-performance

Gather with the artists and catch up on China Festival events in the Kemper Foyer.

Wed. - Fri. @ 10:00 AM & 12:00 PM

Sat. @ 11:00 AM & 2:00 PM

Sun. @ 2:00 PM

With only a wrestling mat and a referee, eight teenagers struggle with how others see them and the destructive power of rumors. Commissioned and premiered by the Coterie in 2000, it is one of the most important plays in the Coterie's history and more significant today than ever. After each performance, the referee guides the audience through a post-show Forum. As the actors, in character, discuss their actions with us, we rank their behavior from most to least objectionable.

Showtimes may vary: visit our website or call our box office for dates and times of the show.

Fine Arts Chorale will transform the already romantic Californos into a café in Paris for Valentine’s. Each night will begin with a pre-concert buffet dinner
followed by the Fine Arts Chorale singing French love songs and a second half
featuring a popular local jazz singer (TBD) performing a set of love songs.

The night will be capped with complimentary champagne and chocolates.

Representative Literature:

Arrangements of French folk tunes, such as A la claire Fontaine and Aupres de ma Blonde.

Poulenc “Chansons Francaise”

Lauridsen “Chansons de Roses”

Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, one of the American Songbook's greating songwriting partnerships, gave us classics like "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered," "Blue Moon" and "Isn't It Romantic?"

Absence and Presence explores the existence or non-presence of a thing as a means for communications.  The absence and presence of a thing will initiate, interrupt, and alter video and audio in a performance environment that is augmented by audience interaction.  

Collaborators:  David Steele Overholt, Tyler Galloway, Andrew Seager Cole

Initiated by faculty from the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music and Dance and the Kansas City Art Institute, ArtSounds explores cross-media expression through creative concert-making.  Co-directors Mara Gibson and Paul Rudy set the stage for concert events outside the box and inside the mind's eye and the eye's ear.

WORLD PREMIERE COMEDY!

Beer For Breakfast by Sean Grennan

Four middle aged buddies reunite for a "guy's weekend" complete with old music, cheap beer and enough cholesterol to stop Superman's heart. These guys are out to prove they've still got it, so they are going to party like it's 1978! It's all going well until one of them doesn't show up...but his wife does. Snowed in overnight, an epic struggles ensues: Will man be judged the superior sex or will woman prevail? Will love truimph or will the old grudges win? And finally, perhaps most importantly, if Doritos are made of corn, why can't they be considered a serving of vegetables? Starring some of Kansas City's favorite actors, Cathy Barnett, Scott Cordes, Martin English and playwright Sean Grennan. More info here.

A mother, a daughter, three possible dads and a trip down the aisle you’ll never forget! When a young bride-to-be tries to find her father, three different men from her mother’s past travel to a Greek island paradise in this enchanting tale of love, laughter and friendship. Mamma Mia! is the ultimate feel-good show featuring some of  ABBA’s greatest hits. Seen by more than 45 million people around the world, Mamma Mia! remains one of Broadway’s top-selling musicals.

Kansas City Chamber Orchestra with Konstantin Lifschitz, piano
Tuesday, February 14 | 8:00 pm | Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, BWV 1052
Concerto No. 7 in G Minor, BWV 1058

Wed. - Fri. @ 10:00 AM & 12:00 PM

Sat. @ 11:00 AM & 2:00 PM

Sun. @ 2:00 PM

With only a wrestling mat and a referee, eight teenagers struggle with how others see them and the destructive power of rumors. Commissioned and premiered by the Coterie in 2000, it is one of the most important plays in the Coterie's history and more significant today than ever. After each performance, the referee guides the audience through a post-show Forum. As the actors, in character, discuss their actions with us, we rank their behavior from most to least objectionable.

Showtimes may vary: visit our website or call our box office for dates and times of the show.

Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, one of the American Songbook's greating songwriting partnerships, gave us classics like "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered," "Blue Moon" and "Isn't It Romantic?"

Narrated through a series of bittersweet flashbacks, How I Learned to Drive is an honest, coming-of-age account of forgiveness, healing, and growth- and how one can find light even from the unhealthiest of relationships. Sustaining humor and pathos at the same time, this Pulitzer Prize-winning play is sure to move your heart. (For Mature Audiences Only)

WORLD PREMIERE COMEDY!

Beer For Breakfast by Sean Grennan

Four middle aged buddies reunite for a "guy's weekend" complete with old music, cheap beer and enough cholesterol to stop Superman's heart. These guys are out to prove they've still got it, so they are going to party like it's 1978! It's all going well until one of them doesn't show up...but his wife does. Snowed in overnight, an epic struggles ensues: Will man be judged the superior sex or will woman prevail? Will love truimph or will the old grudges win? And finally, perhaps most importantly, if Doritos are made of corn, why can't they be considered a serving of vegetables? Starring some of Kansas City's favorite actors, Cathy Barnett, Scott Cordes, Martin English and playwright Sean Grennan. More info here.

Co-produced with Kansas City Actors Theatre at The National World War I Museum

The successful partnership continues with KCAT and one of Kansas City’s true treasures, The National World War I Museum, in this musical drama and one-man show about the Canadian WWI fighter pilot Billy Bishop. Written and composed by John Gray in collaboration with Eric Peterson, it will be directed by John Rensenhouse. Previews are Feb. 10-15, opening night is Feb. 16, and the show runs through Feb. 26.

Preview night tickets are $26.00; Regular run: $30-$34. Please call the UMKC Theatre office at 816-235-6222 or purchase online at:

https://tickets.cto.umkc.edu/public/umkc_loader.asp?target=load_screen.asp?screen=prActThea&cgcode=10.

With only a wrestling mat and a referee, eight teenagers struggle with how others see them and the destructive power of rumors. Commissioned and premiered by the Coterie in 2000, it is one of the most important plays in the Coterie's history and more significant today than ever. After each performance, the referee guides the audience through a post-show Forum. As the actors, in character, discuss their actions with us, we rank their behavior from most to least objectionable.

Showtimes may vary: visit our website or call our box office for dates and times of the show.

Wed. - Fri. @ 10:00 AM & 12:00 PM

Sat. @ 11:00 AM & 2:00 PM

Sun. @ 2:00 PM

Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, one of the American Songbook's greating songwriting partnerships, gave us classics like "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered," "Blue Moon" and "Isn't It Romantic?"

WORLD PREMIERE COMEDY!

Beer For Breakfast by Sean Grennan

Four middle aged buddies reunite for a "guy's weekend" complete with old music, cheap beer and enough cholesterol to stop Superman's heart. These guys are out to prove they've still got it, so they are going to party like it's 1978! It's all going well until one of them doesn't show up...but his wife does. Snowed in overnight, an epic struggles ensues: Will man be judged the superior sex or will woman prevail? Will love truimph or will the old grudges win? And finally, perhaps most importantly, if Doritos are made of corn, why can't they be considered a serving of vegetables? Starring some of Kansas City's favorite actors, Cathy Barnett, Scott Cordes, Martin English and playwright Sean Grennan. More info here.

Co-produced with Kansas City Actors Theatre at The National World War I Museum

The successful partnership continues with KCAT and one of Kansas City’s true treasures, The National World War I Museum, in this musical drama and one-man show about the Canadian WWI fighter pilot Billy Bishop. Written and composed by John Gray in collaboration with Eric Peterson, it will be directed by John Rensenhouse. Previews are Feb. 10-15, opening night is Feb. 16, and the show runs through Feb. 26.

Tickets range from preview nights: $26; Regular run: $30-$34. Please call the UMKC Theatre office at 816-235-6222 or purchase online at:

https://tickets.cto.umkc.edu/public/umkc_loader.asp?target=load_screen.asp?screen=prActThea&cgcode=10.

Pete Townshend’s tale of a young boy’s journey from pain to triumph is the most electrifying evening of rock and roll ever to play in the theatre. 

After witnessing the accidental murder of his mother’s lover by his father, Tommy is traumatized into catatonia and as the boy grows, he suffers abuse at the hands of his sadistic relatives and neighbors.  As an adolescent, he’s discovered to have an uncanny knack for playing pinball, and when his mother finally breaks through his catatonia, he becomes an international pinball superstar.

Narrated through a series of bittersweet flashbacks, How I Learned to Drive is an honest, coming-of-age account of forgiveness, healing, and growth- and how one can find light even from the unhealthiest of relationships. Sustaining humor and pathos at the same time, this Pulitzer Prize-winning play is sure to move your heart. (For Mature Audiences Only)

Wed. - Fri. @ 10:00 AM & 12:00 PM

Sat. @ 11:00 AM & 2:00 PM

Sun. @ 2:00 PM

With only a wrestling mat and a referee, eight teenagers struggle with how others see them and the destructive power of rumors. Commissioned and premiered by the Coterie in 2000, it is one of the most important plays in the Coterie's history and more significant today than ever. After each performance, the referee guides the audience through a post-show Forum. As the actors, in character, discuss their actions with us, we rank their behavior from most to least objectionable.

Showtimes may vary: visit our website or call our box office for dates and times of the show.

Mezzo Soprano Elaine Fox performs for the Westport Center for the Arts Brown Bag concert series at 12:10 p.m. Friday, February 17, at All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church, 4501 Walnut Street.

Fox, accompanied by pianist Richard Williams, will perform “Love and Promises,” which includes songs by Stephen Schwartz, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Maury Yeston, and Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe.

Fox has performed with the Lyric Opera of Kansas City, the Kansas City Symphony, the Florida Grand Opera, Des Moines Metro Opera, Chautauqua Symphony, Rhode Island Civic Orchestra, American Heartland Theatre, and Kansas City Civic Opera Theatre. She is also a  private voice coach with more than 13 years’ experience.

Concert admission is free, but donations are welcome. A complimentary reception, hosted by Cupcake A La Mode and Westport Coffee House, will be held immediately after the concert.

Join us for cocktails, light appetizers and amazing art featuring artists Jon Freeman and Deborah Drake Huff from the Now Showing portfolio. This event is free and open to the public, so bring your friends, family and co-workers!

Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, one of the American Songbook's greating songwriting partnerships, gave us classics like "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered," "Blue Moon" and "Isn't It Romantic?"

Narrated through a series of bittersweet flashbacks, How I Learned to Drive is an honest, coming-of-age account of forgiveness, healing, and growth- and how one can find light even from the unhealthiest of relationships. Sustaining humor and pathos at the same time, this Pulitzer Prize-winning play is sure to move your heart. (For Mature Audiences Only)

This daring and wildly comic play by Stephen Adly Guirgis was a sensation in New York and London.  Director Barry Kyle will put his own brand of creativity on this performance as the courtroom drama plays out in “God and The Kingdom of Heaven and Earth vs. J. Iscariot.”  The production previews Feb. 3-7 and runs Feb. 8-19 at Studio 116, Olson PAC. 

Individual tickets: adults, $15; senior/student, $10; groups of 10+, $8. Season tickets are available. Please call the UMKC Theatre office at 816-235-6222 or purchase online at http://www.umkctheatre.org.

The Kansas City Ballet performs Shakespeare’s classic love story; a beloved tale of youthful passion, family conflict and tragic consequences.

Performed with the Kansas City Symphony, to the music of Sergei Prokofiev, this stirring rendition of Romeo & Juliet evokes the steadfast power of young love.

Presented at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. Single tickets are on sale now!

Co-produced with Kansas City Actors Theatre at The National World War I Museum

The successful partnership continues with KCAT and one of Kansas City’s true treasures, The National World War I Museum, in this musical drama and one-man show about the Canadian WWI fighter pilot Billy Bishop. Written and composed by John Gray in collaboration with Eric Peterson, it will be directed by John Rensenhouse. Previews are Feb. 10-15, opening night is Feb. 16, and the show runs through Feb. 26.

Tickets range from preview nights: $26; Regular run: $30-$34. Please call the UMKC Theatre office at 816-235-6222 or purchase online at:

https://tickets.cto.umkc.edu/public/umkc_loader.asp?target=load_screen.asp?screen=prActThea&cgcode=10.

The Great Immensity—World Premiere of a New Musical

February 17 – March 18, 2012

Copaken Stage

Written and directed by Steven Cosson

Original score by Michael Friedman

Acclaimed theatre innovators The Civilians are celebrated for their endlessly inventive and entertaining spin on the most pressing issues of our time. They now bring their provocative and ground breaking approach to storytelling to the Rep for the world premiere of The Great Immensity, an original musical that is part mystery and part morality tale. Woven into the story about two sisters’ global journey are authentic interviews with top scientists, indigenous community leaders, and those who have been touched by the reality of climate change, deforestation and endangered ecosystems.

The Great Immensity is supported by funds from the National Science Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts and was developed at Princeton University in partnership with the Princeton Environmental Institute and the Lewis Arts Center/Princeton Atelier. 

The Great Immensity is the recipient of an "Edgerton Foundation New American Plays" award.

Appropriate for middle school and up.  

Wed. - Fri. @ 10:00 AM & 12:00 PM

Sat. @ 11:00 AM & 2:00 PM

Sun. @ 2:00 PM

With only a wrestling mat and a referee, eight teenagers struggle with how others see them and the destructive power of rumors. Commissioned and premiered by the Coterie in 2000, it is one of the most important plays in the Coterie's history and more significant today than ever. After each performance, the referee guides the audience through a post-show Forum. As the actors, in character, discuss their actions with us, we rank their behavior from most to least objectionable.

Showtimes may vary: visit our website or call our box office for dates and times of the show.

Co-produced with Kansas City Actors Theatre at The National World War I Museum

The successful partnership continues with KCAT and one of Kansas City’s true treasures, The National World War I Museum, in this musical drama and one-man show about the Canadian WWI fighter pilot Billy Bishop. Written and composed by John Gray in collaboration with Eric Peterson, it will be directed by John Rensenhouse. Previews are Feb. 10-15, opening night is Feb. 16, and the show runs through Feb. 26.

Tickets range from previews: $26; Regular run: $30-$34. Please call the UMKC Theatre office at 816-235-6222 or purchase online at:

https://tickets.cto.umkc.edu/public/umkc_loader.asp?target=load_screen.asp?screen=prActThea&cgcode=10

Room 122, Grant Hall
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Guest artist recital featuring bass clarinetist Matthew Miracle, with pianist Dan Velicer and clarinetist Andrew DeBoer. For more about Mr. Miracle, visit his bio page at Paradise Winds: http://paradisewinds.com/blog/paradise-winds-bios/matt-miracle-bio
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MARTIN: Riptide for Clarinet and Bassoon
WESTLAKE: Onomatopoeia for Bass Clarinet and Tape Delay
SCHUBERT: Bagatelle for Violin and Piano, Op. 13, No. 9 "Die Biene" [The Bee]
RESANOVIC: Analogues for Clarinet and Bass Clarinet
SNOWDEN: Shovelhead for Bass Clarinet and Electronics
GERSHWIN: Three Preludes for Piano
BUNCH: Industrial Strength for Bass Clarinet and Piano
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FREE

Celebrate the 300th birthday anniversary of the founder of the Puccini dynasty--Giacomo Puccini the Elder (1712-1781), the great-grandfather of the famed romantic opera composer of the same name. Highly popular and productive at the Cathedral of St. Martin in the northern Italian town of Lucca, Puccini's music represents some of the best of Italian sacred choral music in the mid-18th century. Musica Sacra performs several brief psalm settings and a Magnificat in G published in 1777.

Artistic Director Timothy L. McDonald presents Live Program Notes at 6:15 in the church.

For tickets, ($18 adults, $12 students and senior citizens) call 816-235-6222, purchase online at www.rockhurst.edu/mstickets or purchase at the church before the concert.

Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, one of the American Songbook's greating songwriting partnerships, gave us classics like "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered," "Blue Moon" and "Isn't It Romantic?"

Co-produced with Kansas City Actors Theatre at The National World War I Museum

The successful partnership continues with KCAT and one of Kansas City’s true treasures, The National World War I Museum, in this musical drama and one-man show about the Canadian WWI fighter pilot Billy Bishop. Written and composed by John Gray in collaboration with Eric Peterson, it will be directed by John Rensenhouse. Previews are Feb. 10-15, opening night is Feb. 16, and the show runs through Feb. 26.

Tickets range from preview nights: $26; Regular run: $30-$34. Please call the UMKC Theatre office at 816-235-6222 or purchase online at:

https://tickets.cto.umkc.edu/public/umkc_loader.asp?target=load_screen.asp?screen=prActThea&cgcode=10.

This daring and wildly comic play by Stephen Adly Guirgis was a sensation in New York and London.  Director Barry Kyle will put his own brand of creativity on this performance as the courtroom drama plays out in “God and The Kingdom of Heaven and Earth vs. J. Iscariot.”  The production previews Feb. 3-7 and runs Feb. 8-19 at Studio 116, Olson PAC. 

Individual tickets: adults, $15; senior/student, $10; groups of 10+, $8. Season tickets are available. Please call the UMKC Theatre office at 816-235-6222 or purchase online at http://www.umkctheatre.org.

Pete Townshend’s tale of a young boy’s journey from pain to triumph is the most electrifying evening of rock and roll ever to play in the theatre. 

After witnessing the accidental murder of his mother’s lover by his father, Tommy is traumatized into catatonia and as the boy grows, he suffers abuse at the hands of his sadistic relatives and neighbors.  As an adolescent, he’s discovered to have an uncanny knack for playing pinball, and when his mother finally breaks through his catatonia, he becomes an international pinball superstar.

Narrated through a series of bittersweet flashbacks, How I Learned to Drive is an honest, coming-of-age account of forgiveness, healing, and growth- and how one can find light even from the unhealthiest of relationships. Sustaining humor and pathos at the same time, this Pulitzer Prize-winning play is sure to move your heart. (For Mature Audiences Only)

Two of today’s leading classical masters want to collaborate with you. Host of NPR’s music program From the Top, O’Riley is recognized as a leading American pianist of his generation.  Haimovitz made his solo debut at age 13 with the  Israel Philharmonic and has since redefined what  it means to be a classical musician, bringing concert performance to clubs and coffee houses around  the world. The program will be determined by the audience pre-performance using social media from a “playlist” provided by the artists, featuring classical compositions by Bach and Chopin along with works by Radiohead and Piazzolla.

Post-performance

Stay after the concert for Coffee and Conversation with the artists and hear their thoughts on the Lied Center audience’s concert selections.

This is a ticked event. Please call (816) 415-7832 or email info@libertysymphony.org.

Our fourth concert features guest artists Matthew Vangjel, trumpet and Rick Deasley, organ. Conducted by Christopher Kelts.
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**Pre-concert lecture with conductor Christopher Kelts begins at 6:45pm**
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BEETHOVEN: Coriolan Overture in C Minor, Op. 62
HUMMEL: Concerto for Trumpet in E-flat Major, S. 49/WoO 1
SAINT-SAËNS: Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 78 ("Organ")
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FREE

The Kansas City Ballet performs Shakespeare’s classic love story; a beloved tale of youthful passion, family conflict and tragic consequences.

Performed with the Kansas City Symphony, to the music of Sergei Prokofiev, this stirring rendition of Romeo & Juliet evokes the steadfast power of young love.

Presented at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. Single tickets are on sale now!

The Great Immensity—World Premiere of a New Musical

February 17 – March 18, 2012

Copaken Stage

Written and directed by Steven Cosson

Original score by Michael Friedman

Acclaimed theatre innovators The Civilians are celebrated for their endlessly inventive and entertaining spin on the most pressing issues of our time. They now bring their provocative and ground breaking approach to storytelling to the Rep for the world premiere of The Great Immensity, an original musical that is part mystery and part morality tale. Woven into the story about two sisters’ global journey are authentic interviews with top scientists, indigenous community leaders, and those who have been touched by the reality of climate change, deforestation and endangered ecosystems.

The Great Immensity is supported by funds from the National Science Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts and was developed at Princeton University in partnership with the Princeton Environmental Institute and the Lewis Arts Center/Princeton Atelier. 

The Great Immensity is the recipient of an "Edgerton Foundation New American Plays" award.

Appropriate for middle school and up.   

Stuffed and Unstrung – Henson Alternative

On Saturday, February 18, 2012, at 8:00 pm, City in Motion Dance Theater will present its ninth annual A Modern Night at the Folly. This performance is Kansas City’s only adjudicated showcase, featuring 11 of the area’s most talented choreographers. This eagerly anticipated one-of-a-kind event provides the audience with insight into the current direction of our region’s modern dance artists.

Since 1985, City in Motion has provided opportunities for local choreographers to present their work through the Choreographers’ Showcase, the New Dance Series, and Dance in the Park.  A Modern Night at the Folly is a continuation of that tradition.

 This year’s performance will feature the choreography of Janet Charleston, Dale Fellin, Kimberly Holloway, Elaine Kimble-Peaks, Allison McKinzie, Jennifer Medina, Erin Muenks, Maggie Osgood Nicholls, Jennifer Owen, Stephen Plante and Nichole Raab.

 This event is partially funded by the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency, The Neighborhood Tourism Development Fund, a grant from The Greater Kansas City Community Trust and Foundations, and by The Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City.

Tickets may be reserved by calling the Folly Box Office at 816.474.4444 or by contacting Ticketmaster at 800.745.3000.  Ticket prices are $18 in advance, $15 for students and seniors, and $20 at the door.  (Tickets subject to convenience charge.  Call the Folly Box Office for details). The Folly Theater is located at 300 W. 12th Street, Kansas City, MO 64105.

Konstantin Lifschitz, piano
Saturday, February 18 | 8:00 pm | Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
Goldberg Variations (Aria mit Veränderungen), BWV 988

Wed. - Fri. @ 10:00 AM & 12:00 PM

Sat. @ 11:00 AM & 2:00 PM

Sun. @ 2:00 PM

With only a wrestling mat and a referee, eight teenagers struggle with how others see them and the destructive power of rumors. Commissioned and premiered by the Coterie in 2000, it is one of the most important plays in the Coterie's history and more significant today than ever. After each performance, the referee guides the audience through a post-show Forum. As the actors, in character, discuss their actions with us, we rank their behavior from most to least objectionable.

Showtimes may vary: visit our website or call our box office for dates and times of the show.

This daring and wildly comic play by Stephen Adly Guirgis was a sensation in New York and London.  Director Barry Kyle will put his own brand of creativity on this performance as the courtroom drama plays out in “God and The Kingdom of Heaven and Earth vs. J. Iscariot.”  The production previews Feb. 3-7 and runs Feb. 8-19 at Studio 116, Olson PAC. 

Individual tickets: adults, $15; senior/student, $10; groups of 10+, $8. Season tickets are available. Please call the UMKC Theatre office at 816-235-6222 or purchase online at http://www.umkctheatre.org.

Pete Townshend’s tale of a young boy’s journey from pain to triumph is the most electrifying evening of rock and roll ever to play in the theatre. 

After witnessing the accidental murder of his mother’s lover by his father, Tommy is traumatized into catatonia and as the boy grows, he suffers abuse at the hands of his sadistic relatives and neighbors.  As an adolescent, he’s discovered to have an uncanny knack for playing pinball, and when his mother finally breaks through his catatonia, he becomes an international pinball superstar.

Co-produced with Kansas City Actors Theatre at The National World War I Museum

The successful partnership continues with KCAT and one of Kansas City’s true treasures, The National World War I Museum, in this musical drama and one-man show about the Canadian WWI fighter pilot Billy Bishop. Written and composed by John Gray in collaboration with Eric Peterson, it will be directed by John Rensenhouse. Previews are Feb. 10-15, opening night is Feb. 16, and the show runs through Feb. 26.

Tickets range from previews: $26; Regular run: $30-$34. Please call the UMKC Theatre office at 816-235-6222 or purchase online at:

https://tickets.cto.umkc.edu/public/umkc_loader.asp?target=load_screen.asp?screen=prActThea&cgcode=10

The Kansas City Ballet performs Shakespeare’s classic love story; a beloved tale of youthful passion, family conflict and tragic consequences.

Performed with the Kansas City Symphony, to the music of Sergei Prokofiev, this stirring rendition of Romeo & Juliet evokes the steadfast power of young love.

Presented at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. Single tickets on sale now! www.kcballet.org 

Patrons will remember that top-of-the-world tenor Juan Diego Flórez sang his American recital debut in 2002 for the Series and returned for thrilling concerts in 2004 and 2008. The Peruvian star was a favorite discovery of the Series’ late founder, Richard Harriman, who was especially honored to attend Juan Diego’s 2008 wedding in Lima. The bond between artist and presenter continues as the renowned bel canto singer returns for his fourth recital in Kansas City.

As a child, Lifschitz became irresistibly attracted to the piano, playing by ear and improvising with total absorption for hours on end. At age 17, his interpretation of Bach's Goldberg Variations led The New York Times to acclaim the performance as "the most powerful pianistic interpretation since Glenn Gould's." Lifschitz is also performing in the Friends of Chamber Music's 2012 Bach Festival, and will give master classes at the Conservatory.
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BACH: Die Kunst der Fuge [The Art of the Fugue], BWV 1080
BACH: Vor deinen Thron tret'ich hiermit, BWV 668a
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Tickets $20 general public; $10 all UMKC faculty, staff and students with UMKC ID.
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To purchase tickets online, visit the UMKC Central Ticket Office at 
http://www.umkc.edu/adminservices/cto/ 

Free 30-minute organ demonstration recitals are offered every Sunday by staff organists, alternating between the Casavant organ at the Community of Christ Temple and the Aeolian-Skinner organ at the Community of Christ Auditorium. Check the website for specifics on who is playing and which instrument is being used.

Join MidAmerica Nazarene University's Heritage Choir and Concert Choir as we throw off winter and jump into a lively spring!  Free tickets available through the Bell Center box office.

The Great Immensity—World Premiere of a New Musical

February 17 – March 18, 2012

Copaken Stage

Written and directed by Steven Cosson

Original score by Michael Friedman

Acclaimed theatre innovators The Civilians are celebrated for their endlessly inventive and entertaining spin on the most pressing issues of our time. They now bring their provocative and ground breaking approach to storytelling to the Rep for the world premiere of The Great Immensity, an original musical that is part mystery and part morality tale. Woven into the story about two sisters’ global journey are authentic interviews with top scientists, indigenous community leaders, and those who have been touched by the reality of climate change, deforestation and endangered ecosystems.

The Great Immensity is supported by funds from the National Science Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts and was developed at Princeton University in partnership with the Princeton Environmental Institute and the Lewis Arts Center/Princeton Atelier. 

The Great Immensity is the recipient of an "Edgerton Foundation New American Plays" award.

Appropriate for middle school and up.   

Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, one of the American Songbook's greating songwriting partnerships, gave us classics like "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered," "Blue Moon" and "Isn't It Romantic?"

Narrated through a series of bittersweet flashbacks, How I Learned to Drive is an honest, coming-of-age account of forgiveness, healing, and growth- and how one can find light even from the unhealthiest of relationships. Sustaining humor and pathos at the same time, this Pulitzer Prize-winning play is sure to move your heart. (For Mature Audiences Only)

Carlsen Center Recital Hall

Feb. 20 Boris Allakhverdyan, clarinet; David Sullivan, horn; Dan Velicar, piano

Free and open to the public.

Musical Monday
February 20, 2012 at 7:30pm
Box Office opens at 6:30pm
Seating begins at 7:00pm

Headliners
Jerry Jay Cranford
Jon Daugharthy
Jessalyn Kincaid
Molly Denninghoff

Hosted by: 
Tim Scott

The Band: 
Jeremy Watson - Piano
Brian Wilson - Bass
Julian Goff - Drums

Cost: 
$17 - General Public

Reservations: 
RSVP by Email Here
or call (816) 221-6987

The Conservatory Artist Series presents Orff's popular Carmina Burana, conducted by Robert Bode: an audience favorite for its diverse offerings of love, lust, and the evocative moods of spring. Choreographed by Paula Weber, the dancers evoke the poetry of spring and the Carmina Burana's cycle of life.
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Tickets $20 general public; $10 all UMKC faculty, staff and students with UMKC ID. 

Organ music published since 2000 is a recital, presented by the Kansas City Chapter of the American Guild of Organists. Nine local organists will play a variety of music ranging from an organ duo based on "O Danny Boy" to "A Suite for Mother Goose". Other pieces suitable for concert or worship services are included, including a work by local composer Rick Deasley.

Performers are: Pam Robison, Scott Foppiano, Sharon Hettinger, Ray Smith, Barbara Eichenberger, Ron Krebs, Rosie Penner Kaufman, Geoff Wilcken and David Diebold.

Southminster Presbyterian Church, 6306 Roe Avenue in Shawnee Mission, Kansas, is host. The public is invited. There is no charge.

The Great Immensity—World Premiere of a New Musical

February 17 – March 18, 2012

Copaken Stage

Written and directed by Steven Cosson

Original score by Michael Friedman

Acclaimed theatre innovators The Civilians are celebrated for their endlessly inventive and entertaining spin on the most pressing issues of our time. They now bring their provocative and ground breaking approach to storytelling to the Rep for the world premiere of The Great Immensity, an original musical that is part mystery and part morality tale. Woven into the story about two sisters’ global journey are authentic interviews with top scientists, indigenous community leaders, and those who have been touched by the reality of climate change, deforestation and endangered ecosystems.

The Great Immensity is supported by funds from the National Science Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts and was developed at Princeton University in partnership with the Princeton Environmental Institute and the Lewis Arts Center/Princeton Atelier. 

The Great Immensity is the recipient of an "Edgerton Foundation New American Plays" award.

Appropriate for middle school and up.  

Co-produced with Kansas City Actors Theatre at The National World War I Museum

The successful partnership continues with KCAT and one of Kansas City’s true treasures, The National World War I Museum, in this musical drama and one-man show about the Canadian WWI fighter pilot Billy Bishop. Written and composed by John Gray in collaboration with Eric Peterson, it will be directed by John Rensenhouse. Previews are Feb. 10-15, opening night is Feb. 16, and the show runs through Feb. 26.

Tickets range from previews: $26; Regular run: $30-$34. Please call the UMKC Theatre office at 816-235-6222 or purchase online at

https://tickets.cto.umkc.edu/public/umkc_loader.asp?target=load_screen.asp?screen=prActThea&cgcode=10

The Paul Mesner Puppets presents the tale of an old miller who divides his property amongst his sons, leaving the youngest son with nothing but an old cat. The cat promises the miller’s son riches - in exchange for a pair of boots. With this new feline footwear, the cat leads his master on a rollicking adventure. Puss in Boots and the miller’s son meet the king and his daughter, become local celebrities, and defeat an evil ogre that has been terrorizing the countryside.
Script adaptation by Mike Horner; directed by Paul Mesner and Mike Horner; set and puppet construction by  Paul Mesner, Mike Horner, Gabby Baculi, Anja Sieger, and Thomas Sciacca; music by Brad Cox

It is 1950's America, the Deep South; a world on the verge of change but still tainted by everyday injustices and the remnants of slavery. "In my family there's dead people hopping in and out of the conversation all the time." One of those dead people is LIzzie's great-great-great grandmother Sojourner Truth, freedom fighter of slavery, whos voice could not be silenced. As LIssie unpacks the past, she listens to Solourner, and in the process, discovers her own voice... fearless, joyful, full of resolve.

Showtimes may vary: Check our website or call our box office for specific dates and times.

The Great Immensity—World Premiere of a New Musical

February 17 – March 18, 2012

Copaken Stage

Written and directed by Steven Cosson

Original score by Michael Friedman

Acclaimed theatre innovators The Civilians are celebrated for their endlessly inventive and entertaining spin on the most pressing issues of our time. They now bring their provocative and ground breaking approach to storytelling to the Rep for the world premiere of The Great Immensity, an original musical that is part mystery and part morality tale. Woven into the story about two sisters’ global journey are authentic interviews with top scientists, indigenous community leaders, and those who have been touched by the reality of climate change, deforestation and endangered ecosystems.

The Great Immensity is supported by funds from the National Science Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts and was developed at Princeton University in partnership with the Princeton Environmental Institute and the Lewis Arts Center/Princeton Atelier. 

The Great Immensity is the recipient of an "Edgerton Foundation New American Plays" award.

Appropriate for middle school and up.   

Co-produced with Kansas City Actors Theatre at The National World War I Museum

The successful partnership continues with KCAT and one of Kansas City’s true treasures, The National World War I Museum, in this musical drama and one-man show about the Canadian WWI fighter pilot Billy Bishop. Written and composed by John Gray in collaboration with Eric Peterson, it will be directed by John Rensenhouse. Previews are Feb. 10-15, opening night is Feb. 16, and the show runs through Feb. 26.

Tickets range from previews: $26; Regular run: $30-$34. Please call the UMKC Theatre office at 816-235-6222 or purchase online at

https://tickets.cto.umkc.edu/public/umkc_loader.asp?target=load_screen.asp?screen=prActThea&cgcode=10

Directed by Joseph Parisi and Dan Thomas, respectively.
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$8, $6 seniors, UMKC faculty, staff, and all students FREE with UMKC or student ID.
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For more information about Bands at the Conservatory, visit http://info.umkc.edu/cmad-bands/
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For more information about UMKC Jazz Studies, visit http://umkcjazzstudies.posterous.com

It is 1950's America, the Deep South; a world on the verge of change but still tainted by everyday injustices and the remnants of slavery. "In my family there's dead people hopping in and out of the conversation all the time." One of those dead people is LIzzie's great-great-great grandmother Sojourner Truth, freedom fighter of slavery, whos voice could not be silenced. As LIssie unpacks the past, she listens to Solourner, and in the process, discovers her own voice... fearless, joyful, full of resolve.

Showtimes may vary: Check our website or call our box office for specific dates and times.

The Great Immensity—World Premiere of a New Musical

February 17 – March 18, 2012

Copaken Stage

Written and directed by Steven Cosson

Original score by Michael Friedman

Acclaimed theatre innovators The Civilians are celebrated for their endlessly inventive and entertaining spin on the most pressing issues of our time. They now bring their provocative and ground breaking approach to storytelling to the Rep for the world premiere of The Great Immensity, an original musical that is part mystery and part morality tale. Woven into the story about two sisters’ global journey are authentic interviews with top scientists, indigenous community leaders, and those who have been touched by the reality of climate change, deforestation and endangered ecosystems.

The Great Immensity is supported by funds from the National Science Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts and was developed at Princeton University in partnership with the Princeton Environmental Institute and the Lewis Arts Center/Princeton Atelier. 

The Great Immensity is the recipient of an "Edgerton Foundation New American Plays" award.

Appropriate for middle school and up.   

Chinese choreographer Jin Xing’s path from army colonel to award-winning dancer is one of discovery, strength, metamorphosis and triumph, and this journey is reflected in the intense beauty and powerful grace of her company’s members. Having studied in the United States with Martha Graham, Merce Cunningham and José Limón among others, Xing has won national and international awards for her innovative and deeply personal choreography. Founded in 1999, Shanghai’s Jin Xing Dance Theatre mesmerizes international audiences with its contemporary mix of Chinese traditionalism and modern dance.

Pre-performance 

Join a discussion of Contemporary China to expand your experience, 6:30 p.m.

Post-performance

The audience is invited to interact with company members in the Kemper Foyer. 

Co-produced with Kansas City Actors Theatre at The National World War I Museum

The successful partnership continues with KCAT and one of Kansas City’s true treasures, The National World War I Museum, in this musical drama and one-man show about the Canadian WWI fighter pilot Billy Bishop. Written and composed by John Gray in collaboration with Eric Peterson, it will be directed by John Rensenhouse. Previews are Feb. 10-15, opening night is Feb. 16, and the show runs through Feb. 26.

Tickets range from previews: $26; Regular run: $30-$34. Please call the UMKC Theatre office at 816-235-6222 or purchase online at

https://tickets.cto.umkc.edu/public/umkc_loader.asp?target=load_screen.asp?screen=prActThea&cgcode=10

Pete Townshend’s tale of a young boy’s journey from pain to triumph is the most electrifying evening of rock and roll ever to play in the theatre. 

After witnessing the accidental murder of his mother’s lover by his father, Tommy is traumatized into catatonia and as the boy grows, he suffers abuse at the hands of his sadistic relatives and neighbors.  As an adolescent, he’s discovered to have an uncanny knack for playing pinball, and when his mother finally breaks through his catatonia, he becomes an international pinball superstar.

The Kansas City Ballet performs Shakespeare’s classic love story; a beloved tale of youthful passion, family conflict and tragic consequences.

Performed with the Kansas City Symphony, to the music of Sergei Prokofiev, this stirring rendition of Romeo & Juliet evokes the steadfast power of young love.

Presented at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. Single tickets on sale now! www.kcballet.org

It is 1950's America, the Deep South; a world on the verge of change but still tainted by everyday injustices and the remnants of slavery. "In my family there's dead people hopping in and out of the conversation all the time." One of those dead people is LIzzie's great-great-great grandmother Sojourner Truth, freedom fighter of slavery, whos voice could not be silenced. As LIssie unpacks the past, she listens to Solourner, and in the process, discovers her own voice... fearless, joyful, full of resolve.

Showtimes may vary: Check our website or call our box office for specific dates and times.

This performance features the music of UMKC Conservatory professor Chen Yi as well as other UMKC Chinese women composers in the Nelson-Atkins Museum's Chinese Temple.

Conservatory Connections partners UMKC Conservatory musicians with the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.  The goal of the program is to combine the visual and performing arts within the spaces of the museum to offer exciting new art interactions to the public.

All events begin at 6:30 p.m. with a repeat performance at 7:30 p.m. and are free and open to the public.

Co-produced with Kansas City Actors Theatre at The National World War I Museum

The successful partnership continues with KCAT and one of Kansas City’s true treasures, The National World War I Museum, in this musical drama and one-man show about the Canadian WWI fighter pilot Billy Bishop. Written and composed by John Gray in collaboration with Eric Peterson, it will be directed by John Rensenhouse. Previews are Feb. 10-15, opening night is Feb. 16, and the show runs through Feb. 26.

Tickets range from previews: $26; Regular run: $30-$34. Please call the UMKC Theatre office at 816-235-6222 or purchase online at

https://tickets.cto.umkc.edu/public/umkc_loader.asp?target=load_screen.asp?screen=prActThea&cgcode=10

The Kansas City Ballet performs Shakespeare’s classic love story; a beloved tale of youthful passion, family conflict and tragic consequences.

Performed with the Kansas City Symphony, to the music of Sergei Prokofiev, this stirring rendition of Romeo & Juliet evokes the steadfast power of young love.

Presented at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. Single tickets on sale now! www.kcballet.org

This performance features the music of UMKC Conservatory professor Chen Yi as well as other UMKC Chinese women composers in the Nelson-Atkins Museum's Chinese Temple.

Conservatory Connections partners UMKC Conservatory musicians with the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.  The goal of the program is to combine the visual and performing arts within the spaces of the museum to offer exciting new art interactions to the public.

All events begin at 6:30 p.m. with a repeat performance at 7:30 p.m. and are free and open to the public.

The Great Immensity—World Premiere of a New Musical

February 17 – March 18, 2012

Copaken Stage

Written and directed by Steven Cosson

Original score by Michael Friedman

Acclaimed theatre innovators The Civilians are celebrated for their endlessly inventive and entertaining spin on the most pressing issues of our time. They now bring their provocative and ground breaking approach to storytelling to the Rep for the world premiere of The Great Immensity, an original musical that is part mystery and part morality tale. Woven into the story about two sisters’ global journey are authentic interviews with top scientists, indigenous community leaders, and those who have been touched by the reality of climate change, deforestation and endangered ecosystems.

The Great Immensity is supported by funds from the National Science Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts and was developed at Princeton University in partnership with the Princeton Environmental Institute and the Lewis Arts Center/Princeton Atelier. 

The Great Immensity is the recipient of an "Edgerton Foundation New American Plays" award.

Appropriate for middle school and up.  

Whether you are an original swing kid, a new rockabilly convert, or just a big fan of the fedora, grab your zoot suit and picture yourself in the 1940’s.  Big Bad Voodoo Daddy takes you back to the nights of big bands, rockin’ rhythms, and jump blues.

It is 1950's America, the Deep South; a world on the verge of change but still tainted by everyday injustices and the remnants of slavery. "In my family there's dead people hopping in and out of the conversation all the time." One of those dead people is LIzzie's great-great-great grandmother Sojourner Truth, freedom fighter of slavery, whos voice could not be silenced. As LIssie unpacks the past, she listens to Solourner, and in the process, discovers her own voice... fearless, joyful, full of resolve.

Showtimes may vary: Check our website or call our box office for specific dates and times.

The Great Immensity—World Premiere of a New Musical

February 17 – March 18, 2012

Copaken Stage

Written and directed by Steven Cosson

Original score by Michael Friedman

Acclaimed theatre innovators The Civilians are celebrated for their endlessly inventive and entertaining spin on the most pressing issues of our time. They now bring their provocative and ground breaking approach to storytelling to the Rep for the world premiere of The Great Immensity, an original musical that is part mystery and part morality tale. Woven into the story about two sisters’ global journey are authentic interviews with top scientists, indigenous community leaders, and those who have been touched by the reality of climate change, deforestation and endangered ecosystems.

The Great Immensity is supported by funds from the National Science Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts and was developed at Princeton University in partnership with the Princeton Environmental Institute and the Lewis Arts Center/Princeton Atelier. 

The Great Immensity is the recipient of an "Edgerton Foundation New American Plays" award.

Appropriate for middle school and up.   

Co-produced with Kansas City Actors Theatre at The National World War I Museum

The successful partnership continues with KCAT and one of Kansas City’s true treasures, The National World War I Museum, in this musical drama and one-man show about the Canadian WWI fighter pilot Billy Bishop. Written and composed by John Gray in collaboration with Eric Peterson, it will be directed by John Rensenhouse. Previews are Feb. 10-15, opening night is Feb. 16, and the show runs through Feb. 26.

Tickets range from previews: $26; Regular run: $30-$34. Please call the UMKC Theatre office at 816-235-6222 or purchase online at

https://tickets.cto.umkc.edu/public/umkc_loader.asp?target=load_screen.asp?screen=prActThea&cgcode=10

The Kansas City Ballet performs Shakespeare’s classic love story; a beloved tale of youthful passion, family conflict and tragic consequences.

Performed with the Kansas City Symphony, to the music of Sergei Prokofiev, this stirring rendition of Romeo & Juliet evokes the steadfast power of young love.

Presented at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. Single tickets on sale now! www.kcballet.org

Pete Townshend’s tale of a young boy’s journey from pain to triumph is the most electrifying evening of rock and roll ever to play in the theatre. 

After witnessing the accidental murder of his mother’s lover by his father, Tommy is traumatized into catatonia and as the boy grows, he suffers abuse at the hands of his sadistic relatives and neighbors.  As an adolescent, he’s discovered to have an uncanny knack for playing pinball, and when his mother finally breaks through his catatonia, he becomes an international pinball superstar.

The Heritage Philharmonic provides the Jackson County community with excellent and convenient orchestral music programs by using both professional and volunteer musicians.  All concerts offer FREE ADMISSION. Tonight's concert will feature works by the composers Vaughan Williams and Bruch as well as the soloists Nell French and Jodie Fuentes.  

Co-produced with Kansas City Actors Theatre at The National World War I Museum

The successful partnership continues with KCAT and one of Kansas City’s true treasures, The National World War I Museum, in this musical drama and one-man show about the Canadian WWI fighter pilot Billy Bishop. Written and composed by John Gray in collaboration with Eric Peterson, it will be directed by John Rensenhouse. Previews are Feb. 10-15, opening night is Feb. 16, and the show runs through Feb. 26.

Tickets range from previews: $26; Regular run: $30-$34. Please call the UMKC Theatre office at 816-235-6222 or purchase online at

https://tickets.cto.umkc.edu/public/umkc_loader.asp?target=load_screen.asp?screen=prActThea&cgcode=10

Whether you are an original swing kid, a new rockabilly convert, or just a big fan of the fedora, grab your zoot suit and picture yourself in the 1940’s.  Big Bad Voodoo Daddy takes you back to the nights of big bands, rockin’ rhythms, and jump blues.

The Pine Leaf Boys

It is 1950's America, the Deep South; a world on the verge of change but still tainted by everyday injustices and the remnants of slavery. "In my family there's dead people hopping in and out of the conversation all the time." One of those dead people is LIzzie's great-great-great grandmother Sojourner Truth, freedom fighter of slavery, whos voice could not be silenced. As LIssie unpacks the past, she listens to Solourner, and in the process, discovers her own voice... fearless, joyful, full of resolve.

Showtimes may vary: Check our website or call our box office for specific dates and times.

The Great Immensity—World Premiere of a New Musical

February 17 – March 18, 2012

Copaken Stage

Written and directed by Steven Cosson

Original score by Michael Friedman

Acclaimed theatre innovators The Civilians are celebrated for their endlessly inventive and entertaining spin on the most pressing issues of our time. They now bring their provocative and ground breaking approach to storytelling to the Rep for the world premiere of The Great Immensity, an original musical that is part mystery and part morality tale. Woven into the story about two sisters’ global journey are authentic interviews with top scientists, indigenous community leaders, and those who have been touched by the reality of climate change, deforestation and endangered ecosystems.

The Great Immensity is supported by funds from the National Science Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts and was developed at Princeton University in partnership with the Princeton Environmental Institute and the Lewis Arts Center/Princeton Atelier. 

The Great Immensity is the recipient of an "Edgerton Foundation New American Plays" award.

Appropriate for middle school and up.   

Pete Townshend’s tale of a young boy’s journey from pain to triumph is the most electrifying evening of rock and roll ever to play in the theatre. 

After witnessing the accidental murder of his mother’s lover by his father, Tommy is traumatized into catatonia and as the boy grows, he suffers abuse at the hands of his sadistic relatives and neighbors.  As an adolescent, he’s discovered to have an uncanny knack for playing pinball, and when his mother finally breaks through his catatonia, he becomes an international pinball superstar.

The Kansas City Ballet performs Shakespeare’s classic love story; a beloved tale of youthful passion, family conflict and tragic consequences.

Performed with the Kansas City Symphony, to the music of Sergei Prokofiev, this stirring rendition of Romeo & Juliet evokes the steadfast power of young love.

Presented at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. Single tickets on sale now! www.kcballet.org 

Co-produced with Kansas City Actors Theatre at The National World War I Museum

The successful partnership continues with KCAT and one of Kansas City’s true treasures, The National World War I Museum, in this musical drama and one-man show about the Canadian WWI fighter pilot Billy Bishop. Written and composed by John Gray in collaboration with Eric Peterson, it will be directed by John Rensenhouse. Previews are Feb. 10-15, opening night is Feb. 16, and the show runs through Feb. 26.

Tickets range from previews: $26; Regular run: $30-$34. Please call the UMKC Theatre office at 816-235-6222 or purchase online at

https://tickets.cto.umkc.edu/public/umkc_loader.asp?target=load_screen.asp?screen=prActThea&cgcode=10

Faculty Lecture-Recital featuring Jane Solose, piano, "The Evolution of Liszt's Transcendental Technique in Selections from his Études d'exécution transcendante." Presented as part of the Liszt 200 Series, assisted by students from the studio of Jane Solose.
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This concert is free and open to the public - no tickets are reuired. 

Symphony Orchestra
Angela Holmes, cello
Saint-Saens: Concerto for Cello No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33

Academy Orchestra
Emily Shehi, violin
Dvorak: Concerto for Violin in A minor, Op. 53, 1st mvt.

Free 30-minute organ demonstration recitals are offered every Sunday by staff organists, alternating between the Casavant organ at the Community of Christ Temple and the Aeolian-Skinner organ at the Community of Christ Auditorium. Check the website for specifics on who is playing and which instrument is being used.

This event will take place at Holmeswood Baptist Church: 9700 Holmes Road, Kansas City, MO.

Carpe Diem String Quartet, in residence at Ohio Wesleyan University, is an exciting ensemble that has captured the imagination of audiences, the respect of critics, and is one of the most versatile quartets of their generation. Carpe Diem has earned critical acclaim with innovative programming, electrifying performances, and a passion for audience engagement. The group’s musical passion has led them down the paths of gypsy, tango, folk, pop, rock, and jazz inspired music, but the quartet is equally at home with the traditional string quartet repertoire. Carpe Diem has become the premier American indie string quartet.
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It is 1950's America, the Deep South; a world on the verge of change but still tainted by everyday injustices and the remnants of slavery. "In my family there's dead people hopping in and out of the conversation all the time." One of those dead people is LIzzie's great-great-great grandmother Sojourner Truth, freedom fighter of slavery, whos voice could not be silenced. As LIssie unpacks the past, she listens to Solourner, and in the process, discovers her own voice... fearless, joyful, full of resolve.

Showtimes may vary: Check our website or call our box office for specific dates and times.

Carlsen Center Recital Hall

Feb. 27- Tami Lee Hughes, violin; Ellen Botorff, piano

Free and open to the public.

More details coming soon! Stay tuned.
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It is 1950's America, the Deep South; a world on the verge of change but still tainted by everyday injustices and the remnants of slavery. "In my family there's dead people hopping in and out of the conversation all the time." One of those dead people is LIzzie's great-great-great grandmother Sojourner Truth, freedom fighter of slavery, whos voice could not be silenced. As LIssie unpacks the past, she listens to Solourner, and in the process, discovers her own voice... fearless, joyful, full of resolve.

Showtimes may vary: Check our website or call our box office for specific dates and times.

Feb. 28-Carlsen Center Polsky Theatre

JCCC Faculty Jazz combo

Free, Open to public

Featuring new music by student composers.
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Experience the life of a photographer on assignment for National Geographic magazine... and meet a true pioneer who figured out her own way to balance work and family. One of National Geographic's first female staff photographers, Annie Griffiths has worked on every continent except Antarctica, while also raising two children.  Perhaps the only professional photographer ever to pack her camera gear in Pampers, she found a way to stay close to her kids without putting the brakes on her career...even if it meant bringing the two along with her on assignment in places as distant as the ruins of Petra in Jordan or the Galapagos Islands.

MidAmerica Nazarene University's Department of Fine and Performing Arts presents their annual spring play.  This season's performance is George F. Kaufman and Moss Hart's comedy You Can't Take It With You. 

Matinee Performance:  February 29, 2012 at 10:00am

Matinee Tickets:  $5 in advance and at the door

Performances:  March 1-3, 2012 at 7:30pm, March 4, 2012 at 2:00pm

Tickets:  $15 Adults, $12 Seniors, $5 Students, available through the Bell Center Box Office.

It is 1950's America, the Deep South; a world on the verge of change but still tainted by everyday injustices and the remnants of slavery. "In my family there's dead people hopping in and out of the conversation all the time." One of those dead people is LIzzie's great-great-great grandmother Sojourner Truth, freedom fighter of slavery, whos voice could not be silenced. As LIssie unpacks the past, she listens to Solourner, and in the process, discovers her own voice... fearless, joyful, full of resolve.

Showtimes may vary: Check our website or call our box office for specific dates and times.

The Great Immensity—World Premiere of a New Musical

February 17 – March 18, 2012

Copaken Stage

Written and directed by Steven Cosson

Original score by Michael Friedman

Acclaimed theatre innovators The Civilians are celebrated for their endlessly inventive and entertaining spin on the most pressing issues of our time. They now bring their provocative and ground breaking approach to storytelling to the Rep for the world premiere of The Great Immensity, an original musical that is part mystery and part morality tale. Woven into the story about two sisters’ global journey are authentic interviews with top scientists, indigenous community leaders, and those who have been touched by the reality of climate change, deforestation and endangered ecosystems.

The Great Immensity is supported by funds from the National Science Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts and was developed at Princeton University in partnership with the Princeton Environmental Institute and the Lewis Arts Center/Princeton Atelier. 

The Great Immensity is the recipient of an "Edgerton Foundation New American Plays" award.

Appropriate for middle school and up.   

This event is located on the William Jewell College campus.

New music performed by Musica Nova.
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It is 1950's America, the Deep South; a world on the verge of change but still tainted by everyday injustices and the remnants of slavery. "In my family there's dead people hopping in and out of the conversation all the time." One of those dead people is LIzzie's great-great-great grandmother Sojourner Truth, freedom fighter of slavery, whos voice could not be silenced. As LIssie unpacks the past, she listens to Solourner, and in the process, discovers her own voice... fearless, joyful, full of resolve.

Showtimes may vary: Check our website or call our box office for specific dates and times.

MidAmerica Nazarene University's Department of Fine and Performing Arts presents their annual spring play.  This season's performance is George F. Kaufman and Moss Hart's comedy You Can't Take It With You. 

Matinee Performance:  February 29, 2012 at 10:00am

Matinee Tickets:  $5 in advance and at the door

Performances:  March 1-3, 2012 at 7:30pm, March 4, 2012 at 2:00pm

Tickets:  $15 Adults, $12 Seniors, $5 Students, available through the Bell Center Box Office.

Faculty recital featuring clarinet professor Jane Carl and pianist Patricia Higdon.
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It is 1950's America, the Deep South; a world on the verge of change but still tainted by everyday injustices and the remnants of slavery. "In my family there's dead people hopping in and out of the conversation all the time." One of those dead people is LIzzie's great-great-great grandmother Sojourner Truth, freedom fighter of slavery, whos voice could not be silenced. As LIssie unpacks the past, she listens to Solourner, and in the process, discovers her own voice... fearless, joyful, full of resolve.

Showtimes may vary: Check our website or call our box office for specific dates and times.

Betty Comden and Adolf Green made lots of someones happy with their songs and screenplays for Singin' in the Rain, On the Town, Bells Are Ringing and more.

MidAmerica Nazarene University's Department of Fine and Performing Arts presents their annual spring play.  This season's performance is George F. Kaufman and Moss Hart's comedy You Can't Take It With You. 

Matinee Performance:  February 29, 2012 at 10:00am

Matinee Tickets:  $5 in advance and at the door

Performances:  March 1-3, 2012 at 7:30pm, March 4, 2012 at 2:00pm

Tickets:  $15 Adults, $12 Seniors, $5 Students, available through the Bell Center Box Office.

A 'Mouthwatering' Comedy

High school misfit Amy struggles to fit in at home and at school, dealing with boy problems, peer pressure and her mother’s constant pestering about her weight gain. But when a minotaur mysteriously appears in her backyard, Amy finds help and support from a very unlikely source. Being best friends with a giant, man-eating mythological beast has its advantages, but will the minotaur be her salvation, or her downfall?

Christoph von Dohnányi, guest conductor

SCHNITTKE (K)ein Sommernachtstraum

R. STRAUSS Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks

TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6, “Pathetique”

The Kansas City Symphony is honored and thrilled to welcome one of the

greatest conductors of our time, Christoph von Dohnányi, to the podium of

Helzberg Hall. Maestro Dohnányi has received the acclaim of audiences and

critics from his many appearances with the greatest orchestras and opera

companies of the world. His interpretations have been hailed as “fresh and

visionary.” He brings to Kansas City a program of his specialties, including Richard

Strauss’s delightful Till Eulenspiegel and Tchaikovsky’s dramatic Sixth Symphony.

The Great Immensity—World Premiere of a New Musical

February 17 – March 18, 2012

Copaken Stage

Written and directed by Steven Cosson

Original score by Michael Friedman

Acclaimed theatre innovators The Civilians are celebrated for their endlessly inventive and entertaining spin on the most pressing issues of our time. They now bring their provocative and ground breaking approach to storytelling to the Rep for the world premiere of The Great Immensity, an original musical that is part mystery and part morality tale. Woven into the story about two sisters’ global journey are authentic interviews with top scientists, indigenous community leaders, and those who have been touched by the reality of climate change, deforestation and endangered ecosystems.

The Great Immensity is supported by funds from the National Science Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts and was developed at Princeton University in partnership with the Princeton Environmental Institute and the Lewis Arts Center/Princeton Atelier. 

The Great Immensity is the recipient of an "Edgerton Foundation New American Plays" award.

Appropriate for middle school and up.  

It is 1950's America, the Deep South; a world on the verge of change but still tainted by everyday injustices and the remnants of slavery. "In my family there's dead people hopping in and out of the conversation all the time." One of those dead people is LIzzie's great-great-great grandmother Sojourner Truth, freedom fighter of slavery, whos voice could not be silenced. As LIssie unpacks the past, she listens to Solourner, and in the process, discovers her own voice... fearless, joyful, full of resolve.

Showtimes may vary: Check our website or call our box office for specific dates and times.

Step right up! See the marvels of the amazing StoneLion Puppet Carnivale, an interactive spectacle of puppetry, music and dance
celebrating the planet we live on.  Visit the Carnivale!

A FREE event rolling into your neighborhood March 3, 2012 from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. PARADE starts at 11 a.m.  so don’t be late! (Doors open at 10:30) Puppets galore, interactive art for the planet, music and games. Garrison Community Center 1124 East 5^th Street Kansas City, MO 64106. Call 816-221-5351 for information.

The Great Immensity—World Premiere of a New Musical

February 17 – March 18, 2012

Copaken Stage

Written and directed by Steven Cosson

Original score by Michael Friedman

Acclaimed theatre innovators The Civilians are celebrated for their endlessly inventive and entertaining spin on the most pressing issues of our time. They now bring their provocative and ground breaking approach to storytelling to the Rep for the world premiere of The Great Immensity, an original musical that is part mystery and part morality tale. Woven into the story about two sisters’ global journey are authentic interviews with top scientists, indigenous community leaders, and those who have been touched by the reality of climate change, deforestation and endangered ecosystems.

The Great Immensity is supported by funds from the National Science Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts and was developed at Princeton University in partnership with the Princeton Environmental Institute and the Lewis Arts Center/Princeton Atelier. 

The Great Immensity is the recipient of an "Edgerton Foundation New American Plays" award.

Appropriate for middle school and up.   

Betty Comden and Adolf Green made lots of someones happy with their songs and screenplays for Singin' in the Rain, On the Town, Bells Are Ringing and more.

This event will take place on the William Jewell College campus.

MidAmerica Nazarene University's Department of Fine and Performing Arts presents their annual spring play.  This season's performance is George F. Kaufman and Moss Hart's comedy You Can't Take It With You. 

Matinee Performance:  February 29, 2012 at 10:00am

Matinee Tickets:  $5 in advance and at the door

Performances:  March 1-3, 2012 at 7:30pm, March 4, 2012 at 2:00pm

Tickets:  $15 Adults, $12 Seniors, $5 Students, available through the Bell Center Box Office.

Folly Jazz is very proud, and excited, to be presenting 16 of New York City's finest (jazz musicians that is!), the legendary Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, This cutting-edge, modern big band is the progeny of Thad Jones & Mel Lewis. Tickets range from $18-$35.

Christoph von Dohnányi, guest conductor

SCHNITTKE (K)ein Sommernachtstraum

R. STRAUSS Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks

TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6, “Pathetique”

The Kansas City Symphony is honored and thrilled to welcome one of the

greatest conductors of our time, Christoph von Dohnányi, to the podium of

Helzberg Hall. Maestro Dohnányi has received the acclaim of audiences and

critics from his many appearances with the greatest orchestras and opera

companies of the world. His interpretations have been hailed as “fresh and

visionary.” He brings to Kansas City a program of his specialties, including Richard

Strauss’s delightful Till Eulenspiegel and Tchaikovsky’s dramatic Sixth Symphony.

A 'Mouthwatering' Comedy

High school misfit Amy struggles to fit in at home and at school, dealing with boy problems, peer pressure and her mother’s constant pestering about her weight gain. But when a minotaur mysteriously appears in her backyard, Amy finds help and support from a very unlikely source. Being best friends with a giant, man-eating mythological beast has its advantages, but will the minotaur be her salvation, or her downfall?

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It is 1950's America, the Deep South; a world on the verge of change but still tainted by everyday injustices and the remnants of slavery. "In my family there's dead people hopping in and out of the conversation all the time." One of those dead people is LIzzie's great-great-great grandmother Sojourner Truth, freedom fighter of slavery, whos voice could not be silenced. As LIssie unpacks the past, she listens to Solourner, and in the process, discovers her own voice... fearless, joyful, full of resolve.

Showtimes may vary: Check our website or call our box office for specific dates and times.

MidAmerica Nazarene University's Department of Fine and Performing Arts presents their annual spring play.  This season's performance is George F. Kaufman and Moss Hart's comedy You Can't Take It With You. 

Matinee Performance:  February 29, 2012 at 10:00am

Matinee Tickets:  $5 in advance and at the door

Performances:  March 1-3, 2012 at 7:30pm, March 4, 2012 at 2:00pm

Tickets:  $15 Adults, $12 Seniors, $5 Students, available through the Bell Center Box Office.

The first time sung by anyone in Kansas City for more than 30 years, the William Baker Festival Singers and the Lynn Swanson Festival Singers will perform Ernest Bloch’s Avodath Hakodesh (Sacred Service) at Community Christian Church, 4601 Main Street in Kansas City, MO (just east of the Country Club Plaza) on Sunday, March 4th at 2 p.m.

Bloch’s Sacred Service is a monumental work for chorus and soloists, one of the 20th century’s great expressions of devotion and certainly one of the greatest works of Jewish concert music. Commissioned by Temple Emanu-El in San Francisco and premiered in 1934, it is a grand Jewish Oratorio that has been compared in ambition to Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis. For Jewish and Christian audiences alike, it rises from rich ethnic roots to offer a universal vision of peace and unity.

Concert tickets for the March 4 performance are $20 adults, $10 students and seniors and free for children 12 and under. Tickets may be purchased online at www.FestivalSingers.org or by calling 913-403-9223.

Christoph von Dohnányi, guest conductor

SCHNITTKE (K)ein Sommernachtstraum

R. STRAUSS Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks

TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6, “Pathetique”

The Kansas City Symphony is honored and thrilled to welcome one of the

greatest conductors of our time, Christoph von Dohnányi, to the podium of

Helzberg Hall. Maestro Dohnányi has received the acclaim of audiences and

critics from his many appearances with the greatest orchestras and opera

companies of the world. His interpretations have been hailed as “fresh and

visionary.” He brings to Kansas City a program of his specialties, including Richard

Strauss’s delightful Till Eulenspiegel and Tchaikovsky’s dramatic Sixth Symphony.

'Tschaikowski' - St. Petersburg State Orchestra

Roman Leontiev, music director and chief conductor

The Great Immensity—World Premiere of a New Musical

February 17 – March 18, 2012

Copaken Stage

Written and directed by Steven Cosson

Original score by Michael Friedman

Acclaimed theatre innovators The Civilians are celebrated for their endlessly inventive and entertaining spin on the most pressing issues of our time. They now bring their provocative and ground breaking approach to storytelling to the Rep for the world premiere of The Great Immensity, an original musical that is part mystery and part morality tale. Woven into the story about two sisters’ global journey are authentic interviews with top scientists, indigenous community leaders, and those who have been touched by the reality of climate change, deforestation and endangered ecosystems.

The Great Immensity is supported by funds from the National Science Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts and was developed at Princeton University in partnership with the Princeton Environmental Institute and the Lewis Arts Center/Princeton Atelier. 

The Great Immensity is the recipient of an "Edgerton Foundation New American Plays" award.

Appropriate for middle school and up.   

Request Line: Thirty Years of Your Favorites
 A concert of music most requested by our patrons and singers. Ticket holders and singers will vote, the votes will be tallied, and Maestro Bruffy will conduct the Chorale’s most beloved repertoire. Also on the program to celebrate Franz Liszt’s 200th birthday and the start of the Paschal season, “Via Crucis,” one of Liszt’s most daring and original compositions.

eighth blackbird, the Chicago-based, Grammy Award-winning sextet combines the finesse of a string quartet with the energy of a rock band and the riskiness of a storefront theater company. Its musical aerobatics delight, provoke, and entertain audiences around the world. eighth blackbird is the Conservatory's 2012 Barr Laureate Ensemble. Visit eighthblackbird.org for more about the ensemble.
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This event will take place on the William Jewell College campus.

Free 30-minute organ demonstration recitals are offered every Sunday by staff organists, alternating between the Casavant organ at the Community of Christ Temple and the Aeolian-Skinner organ at the Community of Christ Auditorium. Check the website for specifics on who is playing and which instrument is being used.

Betty Comden and Adolf Green made lots of someones happy with their songs and screenplays for Singin' in the Rain, On the Town, Bells Are Ringing and more.

This event will take place on the William Jewell College campus.

Guest Recital by pianist Nicholas Phillips. For more information about Dr. Phillips, visit his website at www.nicholasphillips.net
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**Location change: previously White Recital Hall, now Grant Recital Hall [9.22.11]