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June 27, 2013

Starlight Theatre: Executive Producer Ready to Help Shape Four Musicals This Summer

Theater groups from all over the United States are joining forces with Kansas City’s oldest and largest musical performance venue, Starlight Theatre, to co-produce three..
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June 27, 2013

Supporter Profile: Aaron Barksdale-Burns, Community and Local Business Supporter

Food writer and host Ted Allen said, “Cooking for people is an enormously significant expression of generosity and soulfulness, and entertaining is a way to..
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June 27, 2013

The Kansas City Chorus of the Sweet Adelines: United in Song

Stacy Schumacher and the vibrant group of more than 100 local women prepare for International competition. The women of the Kansas City Chorus of the..
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May 28, 2013

Monty Python’s Spamalot kicks off Starlight Theatre’s 63rd Season May 31- June 6

A chorus line of dancing knights, flatulent Frenchmen, killer rabbits and one legless knight will kick off Starlight Theatre’s 63rd Season during Monty Python’s Spamalot,..
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May 21, 2013

Longtime KC Symphony Board Leader Shirley Bush Helzberg to Step Down as Board Chair

The Kansas City Symphony Board of Directors announced that after 18 years of leadership as Chair of the Symphony Board, Shirley Bush Helzberg will step..
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May 6, 2013

My Name is Asher Lev Extended Due to Popular Demand

The powerful and emotional play My Name is Asher Lev, onstage at Unicorn Theatre, has been extended an extra week and will now play through May 19, rather than ending May 12 as originally scheduled. “With such positive response from the audience, and overwhelming ticket sales, we can’t help but extend the run of the show”, said Cynthia Levin, Unicorn Theatre Producing Artistic Director.
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May 3, 2013

Quality Hill Playhouse Singers and Musicians Shine in You’ve Got a Friend: Music That Raised the Baby Boomers

A standing ovation is the form of applause where members of a seated audience stand up while applauding after an extraordinary performance of acclaim. The..
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May 1, 2013

Shirley Bush Helzberg Named Chair of Nelson-Atkins Board of Trustees

To succeed Sarah J. Rowland, who will remain on board. Sarah F. Rowland, Chair of the Board of Trustees of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art,..
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April 26, 2013

The Rhythm of Ragtime

The musical style known as ragtime swept the nation, rolling over performers, composers and audiences with an infectious syncopated beat that took over piano halls and Main Street parlor’s during the early 1900s. With roving composers and musicians such as Scott Joplin, ragtime became a calling card as well. In many ways, ragtime created the beat upon which social change moved to.
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