Events at Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
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The Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts' vision is to enrich the lives of communities throughout the region, country and world by offering extraordinary and diverse performing arts experiences.
Our Mission
The mission of the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts is to provide these extraordinary experiences through:
Programs
Showcase a variety of high quality programs through resident companies and community partnerships, as well as national and international artists and productions.
Customer Service
Create devoted constituents and enhance the satisfaction for all who come into the venue by:
■ Providing a welcoming and accessible environment - from programs and parking to transactions and events
■ Going the second mile to make the customer comfortable
■ Exercising thorough and prompt follow-through and problem solving
■ Serving each customer with dignity
Education
Nurture love of the arts for present and future generations by:
■ Promoting and developing creativity through programs, activities and live performances
■ Facilitating a cultural environment
■ Bridging gaps between the arts and the needs of individuals, families, organizations and communities
Events at Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
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Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson plays Thick as a Brick 1 & 2
$39-$69Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson will be performing both his composition THICK AS A BRICK in its entirety for the first time ...
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Peter Frampton's Guitar Circus
$59- $139Featuring B.B. King & Sonny Landreth
As one of the biggest arena rock stars of the 1970's, British guitar ...
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FREE HAPPY HOUR CONCERT
It's First Friday in KC's Crossroads Arts District, and the Symphony's first FREE Happy Hour concert of the season. Our ...
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An Evening with Johnny Mathis
$55.00 - $125.00It's hard to top an evening of classic American songs sung by one of the all-time classic American voices. Enjoy an ...
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REWIND: CELEBRATING THE MUSIC OF THE '80s STARRING SAM HARRIS & SHEENA EASTON
Tickets: $39-$85.Revisit the era of power ballads, synth pop and really big hair with "Star Search" grand champion Sam Harris and ...
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REWIND: CELEBRATING THE MUSIC OF THE '80s STARRING SAM HARRIS & SHEENA EASTON
Tickets: $39-$85Revisit the era of power ballads, synth pop and really big hair with "Star Search" grand champion Sam Harris and ...
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Lyric Opera Kansas City | The Capulets & the Montagues
Singles tickets do not go on sale until August 2013, but
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BEETHOVEN LIVES UPSTAIRS
Adult tickets: $20-$40, Youth tickets: $10-$20.Beethoven Lives Upstairs features a lively exchange of letters between young Christoph and his uncle. Their subject is ...
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Lyric Opera Kansas City | The Capulets & the Montagues
Singles tickets do not go on sale until August 2013, but
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Lyric Opera Kansas City | The Capulets & the Montagues
Singles tickets do not go on sale until August 2013, but
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Lyric Opera Kansas City | The Capulets & the Montagues
Singles tickets do not go on sale until August 2013, but
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Harriman-Jewell Series | Dance Theatre of Harlem
Muriel Kauffman Theatre
The relaunched Dance Theatre of Harlem main company of 18 dancers led by ...
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SYMPHONIC DANCES, PLUS MENDELSSOHN'S VIOLIN CONCERTO
Tickets: $25-$76Michael Stern, music director
Stefan Jackiw, violin
DVOŘÁK Scherzo capriccioso
MENDELSSOHN ...
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SYMPHONIC DANCES, PLUS MENDELSSOHN'S VIOLIN CONCERTO
Tickets: $25-$76Michael Stern, music director
Stefan Jackiw, violin
DVOŘÁK Scherzo capriccioso
MENDELSSOHN ...
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SYMPHONIC DANCES, PLUS MENDELSSOHN'S VIOLIN CONCERTO
Tickets: $25-$76Michael Stern, music director
Stefan Jackiw, violin
DVOŘÁK Scherzo capriccioso
MENDELSSOHN ...
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Fancy Free
Joy that knows no bounds.
Three sailors on leave in New York City make for great fun in Fancy Free. ...
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Fancy Free
Joy that knows no bounds.
Three sailors on leave in New York City make for great fun in Fancy Free. ...
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Fancy Free
Joy that knows no bounds.
Three sailors on leave in New York City make for great fun in Fancy Free. ...
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Fancy Free
Joy that knows no bounds.
Three sailors on leave in New York City make for great fun in Fancy Free. ...
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Fancy Free
Joy that knows no bounds.
Three sailors on leave in New York City make for great fun in Fancy Free. ...
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Harriman-Jewell Series | Abyssinian
Abyssinian: A Gospel Celebration featuring the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis and Chorale Le ...
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Symphonic Poetry: TCHAIKOVSKY AND LISZT
Tickets: $23-$74Michael Stern, music director
Alon Goldstein, piano
TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 2
STEVEN STUCKY ...
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Symphonic Poetry: TCHAIKOVSKY AND LISZT
Tickets: $23-$74Michael Stern, music director
Alon Goldstein, piano
TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 2
STEVEN STUCKY ...
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Symphonic Poetry: TCHAIKOVSKY AND LISZT
Tickets: $23-$74Michael Stern, music director
Alon Goldstein, piano
TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 2
STEVEN STUCKY ...
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Organ Concert Series & Screenland at the Symphony: THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
Aaron David Miller, organ
Spend a frightful yet delightful Halloween night in Helzberg Hall! With live organ ...
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Love, Death and Transfiguration: SAINT-SAËNS SECOND PIANO CONCERTO, TCHAIKOVSKY'S ROMEO AND JULIET
Tickets: $25-$76.Michael Stern, music director
Behzod Abduraimov, piano
SCHUMANN Overture, Scherzo, and ...
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Love, Death and Transfiguration: SAINT-SAËNS SECOND PIANO CONCERTO, TCHAIKOVSKY'S ROMEO AND JULIET
Tickets: $25-$76.Michael Stern, music director
Behzod Abduraimov, piano
SCHUMANN Overture, Scherzo, and ...
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Love, Death and Transfiguration: SAINT-SAËNS SECOND PIANO CONCERTO, TCHAIKOVSKY'S ROMEO AND JULIET
Tickets: $25-$76.Michael Stern, music director
Behzod Abduraimov, piano
SCHUMANN Overture, Scherzo, and ...
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Lyric Opera Kansas City | The Magic Flute
Wolfgang AmadeusMozart
Singles tickets do not go on sale until August 2013, but
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Lyric Opera Kansas City | The Magic Flute
Wolfgang AmadeusMozart
Singles tickets do not go on sale until August 2013, but
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Lyric Opera Kansas City | The Magic Flute
Wolfgang AmadeusMozart
Singles tickets do not go on sale until August 2013, but
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Kansas City Young Audiences Benefit: AUDRA McDONALD
With five Tony Awards®, two Grammy Awards®, starring roles in Broadway's "Porgy and Bess" and TV's "Private Practice," ...
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Lyric Opera Kansas City | The Magic Flute
Wolfgang AmadeusMozart
Singles tickets do not go on sale until August 2013, but
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French and Austrian Masters: MOZART'S 'PARIS,' PLUS FAURÉ'S REQUIEM
Tickets: $25-$76.Bernard Labadie, conductor
Kansas City Symphony Chorus, Charles Bruffy, chorus director
Shannon Mercer, ...
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French and Austrian Masters: MOZART'S 'PARIS,' PLUS FAURÉ'S REQUIEM
Tickets: $25-$76.Bernard Labadie, conductor
Kansas City Symphony Chorus, Charles Bruffy, chorus director
Shannon Mercer, ...
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French and Austrian Masters: MOZART'S 'PARIS,' PLUS FAURÉ'S REQUIEM
Tickets: $25-$76.Bernard Labadie, conductor
Kansas City Symphony Chorus, Charles Bruffy, chorus director
Shannon Mercer, ...
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Dreams and Obsessions: SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE, WITH CHOPIN
Tickets: $23-$74Jun Märkl, conductor
Andrew Tyson, piano
CHOPIN/STRAVINSKY Nocturne in A-flat Major
CHOPIN Piano ...
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Dreams and Obsessions: SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE, WITH CHOPIN
Tickets: $23-$74Jun Märkl, conductor
Andrew Tyson, piano
CHOPIN/STRAVINSKY Nocturne in A-flat Major
CHOPIN Piano ...
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Dreams and Obsessions: SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE, WITH CHOPIN
Tickets: $23-$74Jun Märkl, conductor
Andrew Tyson, piano
CHOPIN/STRAVINSKY Nocturne in A-flat Major
CHOPIN Piano ...
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TUBA CHRISTMAS
FREEHosted by the Kansas City Symphony for the past six years, we invite all area tuba and euphonium players to join in the ...
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HANDEL'S MESSIAH
Tickets: $22-$52.David Lockington, conductor
Kansas City Symphony Chorus, Charles Bruffy, chorus director
Independence Messiah ...
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The Nutcracker
$The Nutcracker is Kansas City's favorite holiday entertainment! You'll see why as soon as the curtain rises and you ...
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The Nutcracker
$The Nutcracker is Kansas City's favorite holiday entertainment! You'll see why as soon as the curtain rises and you ...
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HANDEL'S MESSIAH
Tickets: $22-$52.David Lockington, conductor
Kansas City Symphony Chorus, Charles Bruffy, chorus director
Independence Messiah ...
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The Nutcracker
$The Nutcracker is Kansas City's favorite holiday entertainment! You'll see why as soon as the curtain rises and you ...
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HANDEL'S MESSIAH
Tickets: $22-$52David Lockington, conductor
Kansas City Symphony Chorus, Charles Bruffy, chorus director
Independence Messiah ...
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TUBA CHRISTMAS
FREEHosted by the Kansas City Symphony for the past six years, we invite all area tuba and euphonium players to join in the ...
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The Nutcracker
$The Nutcracker is Kansas City's favorite holiday entertainment! You'll see why as soon as the curtain rises and you ...
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The Nutcracker
$The Nutcracker is Kansas City's favorite holiday entertainment! You'll see why as soon as the curtain rises and you ...
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The Nutcracker
$The Nutcracker is Kansas City's favorite holiday entertainment! You'll see why as soon as the curtain rises and you ...
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The Nutcracker
$The Nutcracker is Kansas City's favorite holiday entertainment! You'll see why as soon as the curtain rises and you ...
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The Nutcracker
$The Nutcracker is Kansas City's favorite holiday entertainment! You'll see why as soon as the curtain rises and you ...
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The Nutcracker
$The Nutcracker is Kansas City's favorite holiday entertainment! You'll see why as soon as the curtain rises and you ...
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The Nutcracker
$The Nutcracker is Kansas City's favorite holiday entertainment! You'll see why as soon as the curtain rises and you ...
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The Nutcracker
$The Nutcracker is Kansas City's favorite holiday entertainment! You'll see why as soon as the curtain rises and you ...
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The Nutcracker
$The Nutcracker is Kansas City's favorite holiday entertainment! You'll see why as soon as the curtain rises and you ...
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The Nutcracker
$The Nutcracker is Kansas City's favorite holiday entertainment! You'll see why as soon as the curtain rises and you ...
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The Nutcracker
$The Nutcracker is Kansas City's favorite holiday entertainment! You'll see why as soon as the curtain rises and you ...
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The Nutcracker
$The Nutcracker is Kansas City's favorite holiday entertainment! You'll see why as soon as the curtain rises and you ...
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The Nutcracker
$The Nutcracker is Kansas City's favorite holiday entertainment! You'll see why as soon as the curtain rises and you ...
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The Nutcracker
$The Nutcracker is Kansas City's favorite holiday entertainment! You'll see why as soon as the curtain rises and you ...
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The Nutcracker
$The Nutcracker is Kansas City's favorite holiday entertainment! You'll see why as soon as the curtain rises and you ...
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Symphony of Rhythm: BEETHOVEN'S VIOLIN CONCERTO AND SEVENTH SYMPHONY
Tickets: $25-$76.Michael Stern, music director
Noah Geller, violin
JOHN CORIGLIANO Fantasia on an ...
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Symphony of Rhythm: BEETHOVEN'S VIOLIN CONCERTO AND SEVENTH SYMPHONY
Tickets: $25-$76.Michael Stern, music director
Noah Geller, violin
JOHN CORIGLIANO Fantasia on an ...
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Symphony of Rhythm: BEETHOVEN'S VIOLIN CONCERTO AND SEVENTH SYMPHONY
Tickets: $25-$76.Michael Stern, music director
Noah Geller, violin
JOHN CORIGLIANO Fantasia on an ...
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Harriman-Jewell Series | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra led by Pinchas Zukerman, violin soloist
Helzberg Hall
Formed in 1946 by flamboyant maestro Sir Thomas Beecham, the Royal Philharmonic ...
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KENNY G
Tickets: $39-$85.Grammy Award®-winning saxophonist Kenny G is the top selling instrumental musician of our time. His easy style and ...
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KENNY G
Tickets: $39-$85.Grammy Award®-winning saxophonist Kenny G is the top selling instrumental musician of our time. His easy style and ...
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Harriman-Jewell Series | The Sleeping Beauty performed by Moscow Festival Ballet
Muriel Kauffman Theatre
The Moscow Festival Ballet was founded in 1989 when legendary principal ...
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Harriman-Jewell Series | Bahia Orchestra Project with Jean-Yves Thibaudet, pianist
Helzberg Hall
The Bahia Orchestra Project is a pioneer initiative in Brazil modeled on the Venezuelan ...
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Bring It On | Kansas City Broadway Series
Welcomed by Theater League to the Muriel Kauffman Theatre
Kauffman Center for the Performing ...
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Bring It On | Kansas City Broadway Series
Welcomed by Theater League to the Muriel Kauffman Theatre
Kauffman Center for the Performing ...
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Bring It On | Kansas City Broadway Series
Welcomed by Theater League to the Muriel Kauffman Theatre
Kauffman Center for the Performing ...
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Bring It On | Kansas City Broadway Series
Welcomed by Theater League to the Muriel Kauffman Theatre
Kauffman Center for the Performing ...
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Bring It On | Kansas City Broadway Series
Welcomed by Theater League to the Muriel Kauffman Theatre
Kauffman Center for the Performing ...
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Bring It On | Kansas City Broadway Series
Welcomed by Theater League to the Muriel Kauffman Theatre
Kauffman Center for the Performing ...
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Bring It On | Kansas City Broadway Series
Welcomed by Theater League to the Muriel Kauffman Theatre
Kauffman Center for the Performing ...
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Bring It On | Kansas City Broadway Series
Welcomed by Theater League to the Muriel Kauffman Theatre
Kauffman Center for the Performing ...
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Dracula
Surrender to the haunting beauty.
Fascinating, terrifying and romantic perfectly describe the marvel ...
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Dracula
Surrender to the haunting beauty.
Fascinating, terrifying and romantic perfectly describe the marvel ...
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Dracula
Surrender to the haunting beauty.
Fascinating, terrifying and romantic perfectly describe the marvel ...
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Dracula
Surrender to the haunting beauty.
Fascinating, terrifying and romantic perfectly describe the marvel ...
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Dracula
Surrender to the haunting beauty.
Fascinating, terrifying and romantic perfectly describe the marvel ...
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Dracula
Surrender to the haunting beauty.
Fascinating, terrifying and romantic perfectly describe the marvel ...
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Dracula
Surrender to the haunting beauty.
Fascinating, terrifying and romantic perfectly describe the marvel ...
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Harriman-Jewell Series | Haifa Symphony Orchestra of Israel
Helzberg Hall
The Haifa Symphony Orchestra of Israel was founded in 1950 and in recent years has ...
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Dracula
Surrender to the haunting beauty.
Fascinating, terrifying and romantic perfectly describe the marvel ...
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Lyric Opera Kansas City | La bohème
Perhaps the most beloved opera of all time, La bohème follows the adventures of a quartet of irrepressible and ...
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Lyric Opera Kansas City | La bohème
Perhaps the most beloved opera of all time, La bohème follows the adventures of a quartet of irrepressible and ...
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Lyric Opera Kansas City | La bohème
Perhaps the most beloved opera of all time, La bohème follows the adventures of a quartet of irrepressible and ...
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Lyric Opera Kansas City | La bohème
Perhaps the most beloved opera of all time, La bohème follows the adventures of a quartet of irrepressible and ...
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An Evening with Jennifer Holliday
$38-$73'Presented by: Kansas City Symphony Pops
Helzberg Hall
JENNIFER HOLLIDAY ...
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Lyric Opera Kansas City | Die Fledermaus
Johann Strauss' effervescent operetta satirizes the decadent society of his time. Before serving a short jail sentence ...
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Lyric Opera Kansas City | Die Fledermaus
Johann Strauss' effervescent operetta satirizes the decadent society of his time. Before serving a short jail sentence ...
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Lyric Opera Kansas City | Die Fledermaus
Johann Strauss' effervescent operetta satirizes the decadent society of his time. Before serving a short jail sentence ...
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Lyric Opera Kansas City | Die Fledermaus
Johann Strauss' effervescent operetta satirizes the decadent society of his time. Before serving a short jail sentence ...
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Cinderella
Let the story move you.
Cinderella is a magical celebration of dreams fulfilled and true love's ...
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Cinderella
Let the story move you.
Cinderella is a magical celebration of dreams fulfilled and true love's ...
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Harriman-Jewell Series | Brian Stokes Mitchell sings Simply Broadway
Helzberg Hall
Dubbed "The Last Leading Man" by the New York Times, Brian Stokes Mitchell has enjoyed ...
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Cinderella
Let the story move you.
Cinderella is a magical celebration of dreams fulfilled and true love's ...
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