Rebecca Smith, Author at KC STUDIO

Rebecca Smith

Rebecca Smith is an impassioned supporter of local performances of all types, who welcomes the opportunity to promote them to KC Studio readers.

“The Naughty Tour” Returns for the Fourth Year

On Dec. 17, The Folly Theater will present “A Drag Queen Christmas: The Naughty Tour” for the fourth year. The show (all ages welcome) features stars from the VH1, Emmy Award-winning reality show, “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” in a two-hour, full-stage production of holiday songs, costumes and dancing. And as always, according to co-founder Murray Hodgson, […]

December 4, 2019
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Arts News: Kansas City Receives UNESCO City of Music Designation

In August, the 1900 Building, a Karbank project, presented a rousing, electric performance by Jupiter & Okwess, an Afropop/funk band from Kinshasa, Congo, to an enthusiastic crowd. Steve Karbank, chairman of Karbank Real Estate Company, introduced the band and the 1900 Building’s plan for an upcoming series of world music concerts in conjunction with Kansas […]

November 13, 2019
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Artist to Watch: Krista Eyler

A Kansas City creation performed by a Kansas City cast won the “Best of Fest: Production” award at this year’s New York Musical Festival. “Overture, the Musical,” co-written by Krista Eyler and Barb Nichols, made its debut at the 2018 Kansas City Fringe Festival.

November 1, 2019
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A Very Squeaky and Time-Consuming Process

“Nobody can be uncheered with a balloon.” So said “Winnie the Pooh” and thanks to Molly Balloons, Kansas City is experiencing the truth of that observation. The multi-talented balloon artist, formerly known as Molly Munyan, has long been making people smile — working kid and adult parties, fashioning wild headgear and objects, and decorating events.

July 23, 2019
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Arts News: New Play Explores the Life of KC Jazz Legend Myra Taylor

“You should make a movie of my life,” local jazz legend Myra Taylor (1917-2011) said to independent filmmaker Michael Assesandro years ago. He never forgot it. Now, Assesandro is part of a team including Danny Cox, local acting and songwriting legend, and Harvey Williams, founder and director of KC Melting Pot Theatre, who plan to […]

May 20, 2019
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Arts News: Flamboyant Sets and Costumes by Zandra Rhodes Highlight Lyric Opera’s ‘The Pearl Fishers’

It’s “a neon-bright confabulation that recalls the fascination of artists like Delacroix and Matisse with exotic textiles,” said the “Washington Post.” “A cross between a candy-colored Bollywood musical and a psychedelic children’s pop-up storybook,” wrote the “Chicago Tribune.” They’re describing “The Pearl Fishers,” with costumes and sets inventively and flamboyantly designed by internationally famous fashion […]

March 26, 2019
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