KC STUDIO

May 18, 2026

Douglas Lyons’ “Don’t Touch My Hair” Lets Black Women Flex Their Superpowers

Unicorn Theatre’s current production of "Don’t Touch My Hair" deals with some extremely heavy subject matter. It’s also riotously funny.

May 15, 2026

Arts News: Keeping tap dance alive in KC

Opportunities to experience tap may seem limited in the KC area, but June 2 brings a great opportunity when Priscilla & Dana’s School of Dance takes the stage at the Music Hall.

May 15, 2026

KCRep’s “The Wizard of Oz” Is a Marvel

It’s thrilling to think about how many young Kansas City theatre-goers will have this joyful version of the classic as one of their early theatre memories.

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May 14, 2026

See Hear: Steve Paul on Rambling Around the Arts | Disruption, discovery and cultural despair as AI collides with art

Some months ago, I found myself mesmerized in a room full of pulsing blue waves. It was an immersive, multimedia installation by the Turkish artist Refik Anadol in Istanbul’s Museum of Modern Art.

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May 14, 2026

Where is Mrs. Christie?

A Christie superfan sets out to finally crack the case in Heidi Armbruster’s new play Mrs. Christie, kicking off Season 22 at Kansas City Actors Theatre this June.

May 12, 2026

Second Nature: Photography in the Age of the Anthropocene

This summer, the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art presents an exhibition that asks a difficult question: what does our planet look like now that humans themselves have become a geological force?

May 12, 2026

Keith Jacobshagen retrospective opens May 16 at the Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art

This spring the Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art in St. Joseph will host a new retrospective exhibition of the work of Keith Jacobshagen, "The Shape of the Prairie."