Robert Trussell

August 12, 2019

KCAT’s Beautifully Performed “A Doll’s House” Still Resonates

Hillary Clemens in “A Doll’s House.” (Mike Tsai) And so, in the end, Nora just did it. She gathered her things, told her husband goodbye,..

Theater Reviews

August 12, 2019

‘In the Heights’ comes to life at Crown Center

Francisco Javier Villegas and the company of “In the Heights.” (J. Robert Schraeder) Before “Hamilton,” there was “In the Heights,” which marked composer/lyricist Lin-Manuel Miranda’s..

July 12, 2019

Artist to Watch: Lewis J. Morrow

Once upon a time, there weren’t many hyphenated theater artists in Kansas City. You could be an actor. Or you could be a director. Or you could be a playwright. For the most part, artists stayed in their lanes. That’s not really the case anymore. Actors direct, directors write plays and sometimes you can see somebody direct and act in a play he or she wrote.

June 20, 2019

“Hamilton” at Last: A Musical Like No Other

I asked myself two questions as I collected my thoughts on “Hamilton,” the commercial mega-hit that finally made its way to Kansas City this week:..

June 15, 2019

Lively ‘Shakespeare in Love’ evokes an Oscar-winning movie about the Bard

Let us begin with a confession. As I drove home from the lively opening-night performance of “Shakespeare in Love” at the Heart of America Shakespeare..

June 10, 2019

A Gifted Director and Four Stellar Performers Get the Most From ‘The Revolutionists’

Good actors. Good director. Interesting play with a self-indulgent sense of humor and a salient point to make. The Unicorn Theatre closes its 2018-19 season..

May 27, 2019

Aging in Place: KCAT’s “Morning’s at Seven” Showcases Fine Comic Performances

Kansas City Actors Theatre brings together an ensemble of gifted stage veterans for its thoughtful production of Paul Osborn’s gentle 1939 comedy “Morning’s at Seven.”..

May 8, 2019

Arts News: Spinning Tree Finds a Home

Spinning Tree Theatre, a not-for-profit company known for quality work and staging shows new to Kansas City audiences, has found a new home: the Johnson County Arts and Heritage Center.The center, which houses a small theater as well as the Johnson County Museum, is where the theater company founded by Andrew Grayman-Parkhurst and Michael Grayman-Parkhurst will stage its ninth season.

May 6, 2019

An Actress, an Artist and a Mystical Quest: ‘Frida’ at KC Rep

Vanessa Severo has assigned herself a next-to-impossible task in the one-woman show, “Frida . . . A Self Portrait” — to tell a compressed version..

Author: Robert Trussell