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Wed, Jan 20, 2010
Think of Gregory Hines and you think of tap dancing. He brought excitement, nostalgia and the itch to tap at the Carlsen Center last Saturday night. Of course, the late great hoofer was not actually there, but his legacy was close at heart.
Wed, Jan 20, 2010
Maestro Bernard Labadie is a leading conductor of music from the Baroque and Classical periods. With a subtle gesture and a light lift of his baton, he led the Kansas City Symphony last Friday night in a program of lighthearted, perennial fan favorites by Schubert and Mozart.
Tue, Jan 19, 2010
American Heartland Theatre presents a show about a big singing star of the early 20th century. "Glorious! The True Story of Florence Foster Jenkins," directed by Paul Hough, has an unusual twist. Florence Foster Jenkins was, for all intents and purposes, tone deaf. You can't make this stuff up.
Tue, Jan 19, 2010
With all the smoldering sexual energy of Sophia Loren and sophisticated elegance of Audrey Hepburn, Academy Award-winner Penelope Cruz delivers a brilliant, emotional performance in the well-paced Spanish drama "Broken Embraces."
Mon, Jan 18, 2010
In a recent blog entry on the Techonology in the Arts website, writer Amelia Northrup interviewed marketing guru, Ron Evans from Groupofminds, to discuss how cell phones and mobile applications are changing the way we view the arts.
Tue, Jan 12, 2010
The Kansas City Symphony's education department has announced several upcoming events designed to enable people of all ages in the greater Kansas City area to learn, create and become inspired through orchestral music. All programs are provided at little or no cost, through the support of generous donors in the community.
Tue, Jan 12, 2010
The Arts Council of Johnson County is holding a series of forums for Johnson County Arts and Cultural Organizations, Arts Educators and Artists to talk about their needs, identify challenges and discuss ways to advance the arts in Johnson County.
Wed, Feb 01, 2012
Looking for something to do this weekend? Click here for the KC Events calendar of theatre, classical music, dance and jazz events through 2011. Highlights of this week's classical music and dance offerings are in Don Dagenais' "City Classics." For current Theatre listings visit Victor Wishna's "City Stage." Enjoy!
Tue, Jan 19, 2010
Lots of Theatre beginning and/or continuing this week: “Kimberly Akimbo” at the MET and “Glorious – The True Story of Florence Foster Jenkins” at AHT (read the review on KCM this week), David Mamet's “Boston Marriage” with the Kansas City Actors Theatre; “Little Women The Musical” by Padgett Productions; “Easy Writers: Harelys Marshall and Elliott” by Brides of Ensemble Theatre and YWCA of Greater Kansas City; “King O' The Moon” at City Theatre of Independence; “Around the World in 80 Days” at Kansas City Repertory Theatre; “Rodgers and Hart and Hammerstein” at Quality Hill Playhouse. Classical Music brings Gil Shaham with the KC Symphony and Sasha Cooke, mezzo soprano at the Lied Center (read Don Dagenais’ City Classics for details); UMKC has fine student offerings as usual. Mark O’Connor’s Hot Swing Trio is on the Folly’s Jazz Series. Check these out and more on KC Events…
Tue, Jan 19, 2010
The exciting American-Israeli violinist Gil Shaham takes a star turn at the Kansas City Symphony this weekend for not one, but two of the 20th century's most ambitious violin concertos, the "Violin Concerto" of Samuel Barber and Sergei Prokofiev's "Violin Concerto No. 2." Both rank among the major string concertos of the 20th century. In addition, the concert features a Shostakovich symphony and Igor Stravinsky's ballet score to "Pulcinella," one of this listener's absolute favorite ballet scores ... it's worth a listen, even without the dancing. Meanwhile, young mezzo-soprano Sasha Cook takes the Lied Center stage in Lawrence for a recital on Sunday afternoon featuring songs of Rossini, Berlioz, Mozart, Sondheim and Weill. It should be a treat.
Tue, Dec 15, 2009
"Jam Session: America's Jazz Ambassadors Embrace the World" is an exceptional collection of photographs and documents, now showing at the American Jazz Museum, drawn from important archives around the country that chronicles the tours of American jazz legends as they traveled the globe on behalf of the U.S. State Department.
Sun, Jan 17, 2010
Musical Theatre Heritage is holding auditions for the 2010 season. The Barn Players are holding auditions for "Pippin"
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