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May 22, 2023

At the Unicorn, “Lungs” is an Angsty, Engrossing Ride

The season-ending production of Duncan Macmillan's enjoyable, compact one-act is a reminder that a basic formula—intelligent script, attuned actors, crisp direction, understated design—makes for very satisfying theater.
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April 21, 2023

“Annie” National Tour Delivers a Ray of Sunshine to the Kauffman Center

The latest traveling production—on the Muriel Kauffman Theater stage as part of the PNC Broadway in Kansas City season—offers all the charm and cheer of the original, but with the freshness of a new generation.
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March 24, 2023

KC Rep’s “the ripple, the wave…” Surges with Substance and Spirit

At KCRep Christina Anderson's masterfully rendered, highly entertaining family drama unleashes and illuminates larger truths, and forces us to confront them anew.
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February 23, 2023

MTH’s Original “R&H: Unplugged” Offers Electrifying Variations on Musical Theatre Masters

Music Theater Heritage's exhilarating production aims not just to revive and celebrate the songs of Rodgers, Hart, and Hammerstein, but to give them new life.
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February 3, 2023

At the Unicorn Theatre, “Refuge” is a Moving, Musical, Magical Experience

Refuge, the new play about borders, barriers, and American dreams currently in a rolling world-premiere at the Unicorn Theatre, is a complex blend of narrative, music, puppetry, and magical realism—powerful and poignant.
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December 16, 2022

Padgett’s “Who’s Holiday!” is a Jolly Good Time, Though Just for Adults and Entirely in Rhyme

There is no need to fret; just follow instructions: Go see “Who’s Holiday!” by Padgett Productions.
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November 25, 2022

At KC Black Rep, “Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous” is all that and more

For intrigued audiences, the title of Pearl Cleage’s new play—Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous—feels like a promise.
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October 13, 2022

MTH’s Innovative and Authentic “Man of La Mancha” is a Revival Centuries in the Making

There is no question that Man of La Mancha is an enduring classic, inspired by a classic.
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September 22, 2022

At the Unicorn Theatre, “Toni Stone” Spotlights an Unsung Hero of Baseball (and American) History

If there’s one moral to Toni Stone, the new convention-defying play about a groundbreaking subject currently at the Unicorn Theatre, it might just be this: Keep your eye on the ball.
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