Kansas City Interviews

The latest interviews about live + streaming theatre in Kansas City.

Performer Joshua Cruz Talks STOMP National Tour by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 27, 2021

STOMP's percussive rhythms and electrifying performers have been wowing audiences for 30 years, and the stage phenomenon is currently making its way through the US on a National Tour! Blending dance and performance with music created using everyday objects, STOMP is a one-of-a kind experience you wo...

Scott Moreau of JOHNNY & JUNE at New Theatre Restaurant by Alan Portner - December 08, 2021

“Johnny & June” at New Theatre Restaurant is an outstanding, original, tribute concert reminiscent of what TV audiences might have enjoyed at home between the premiere of the “Johnny Cash TV Show” in 1969 and the final “Johnny Cash Christmas Special” in 1985.   This New Theatre Restaurant origina...

Maks and Val Chmerkovskiy Talk MAKS & VAL: STRIPPED DOWN Tour, DANCING WITH THE STARS & More! by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 10, 2021

Maks and Val Chmerkovskiy are back on stage with their 'Stripped Down' tour, showing audiences a whole new side of the dancing duo. Featuring dance, comedy, and personal stories from the lives of the Chmerkovskiy brothers, the Maks & Val: Stripped Down tour will make you laugh, cry, and everything i...

Owen O'Neill of THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION at Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre At The Warwick Theatre by Paul Bolton - April 14, 2019

The Shawshank Redemption performs at the Warwick Theatre on Main Street in Kansas City, MO from April 4-21, 2019 The show runs close to 2 hours and has an intermission between the two acts. There are some scenes of brief nudity and simulated assault. Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre is located at 3...

Chris Roady & Keenan Ramos of THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION at Metropolitan Theatre Ensemble At The Warwick Theatre by Paul Bolton - March 31, 2019

The Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King and adapted to the stage by Owen O'Neill and David Johns. Directed by Bob Paisley and being performed at the Metropolitan Theatre Ensemble in the Warwick Theatre Kansas City MO April 4-21, 2019 World Premier...

BWW Exclusive: What Makes A CHRISTMAS CAROL the Story of the Holiday Season? Theatres Around the Country Explain! by Julie Musbach - December 07, 2018

By the time December hits (and oftentimes well before), it's impossible to browse theatre listings without running across half a dozen productions of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. But what makes it so long lasting? We reached out to companies across the US and more to find out just what makes ...

Karen Paisley of THE ORPHANS' HOME CYCLE at Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre by Alan Portner - October 31, 2018

Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre (MET), now located in the historic Warwick Theater on Main Street in Kansas City adjacent to the Plaza District presents 'The Orphans' Home Cycle' continuing in repertory until November 18....

Jason Chanos of 'OF MICE AND MEN' at Kansas City Repertory Theatre by Alan Portner - October 26, 2018

Now directing his first major show for the Kansas City Repertory Theatre is Interim Artistic Director Jason Chanos.   Chanos has been the Associate Artistic Director at the Rep since 2015 in addition to teaching acting at UMKC.  He holds a BA from the University of Northern Colorado and an MFA from ...

Josh Davis of LES MISERABLES at Kansas City Broadway Series by Alan Portner - December 04, 2017

New Les Miz tour features new lighting, new energy, new orchestrations, and new backdrops by Victor Hugo himself with a young cast excited to perform a more personal Les Miz....

Eric Rosen of A CHRISTMAS CAROL at Kansas City Repertory Theatre by Alan Portner - November 17, 2017

New version by Director Eric Rosen stresses original Dickens text and humor...

Ron 'OJ' Parson And AC Smith of FENCES at Kansas City Repertory Theatre part II by Alan Portner - October 13, 2017

Get deep into the play making process with AC Smith and Ron Parson...

Ron 'OJ' Parson And AC Smith of FENCES at Kansas City Repertory Theatre by Alan Portner - October 10, 2017

Next up at Kansas City Repertory Theatre is a new production of August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize winning 1983 play 'Fences' at the KC Rep Copaken Theatre in downtown Kansas City with an exceptional cast. Directing 'Fences' is Ron OJ Parson Director/Resident Artist at Court Theatre of Chicago. AC Smith...

BWW Interviews: Touring Veteran Reaches Milestone Performance In 42ND STREET by Kyle Christopher West - February 16, 2017

Most actors receive a standard show contract for around 12 months, but that doesn't mean every actor hangs up their shoes and immediately walks into another show. In fact, not only do some actors extend their contracts, but some make an entire career out of an individual credit. Rob Ouellette, who i...

Mandy Morris Returns to Kansas City at The New Theater by Steve Wilson - May 15, 2015

Reprising her role from the New Theatre production of Hairspray, Mandy Morris returns to Kansas City as Amber Von Tussle. Hairspray with book by Mark O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan, music by Marc Shaiman, and lyrics by Scott Wittman and Mark Shaiman runs through July 12 at Ithe dinner theater. Dennis...

BWW Interviews: A Touring Soprano: Audra McDonald Serenades America This Fall by Paul Proffett - October 25, 2013

How do you follow up a Tony Award? Good question. How do you follow up a record-setting fifth Tony Award? Better question...



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Unicorn Theatre (5/5 - 5/28)
The Producers
Capital City Productions (6/8 - 6/17)
The Prom
Summit Theatre Group (8/5 - 8/6)
The Addams Family
Padgett Productions (5/23 - 8/11)
Peter And The Starcatcher
Capital City Productions (10/12 - 10/21)
Into The Woods
City Theatre Of Independence (6/2 - 6/11)
All Shook Up
St Charles Community College (7/25 - 7/28)
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