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November 9, 2023

The White Theatre Mounts a Moving “Into the Woods”

Pretty much any Sondheim musical is massively complicated undertaking and Into the Woods is no exception.
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November 3, 2023

The Political is Personal in KC Rep’s Excellent “What the Constitution Means to Me”

Jennifer Westfeldt and TJ Lancaster in “What the Constitution Means to Me.” (Don Ipock) When she was 15 years old, Heidi Schreck embarked on a..
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October 31, 2023

At the Unicorn, a Group of ‘macbitches’ Set a Wicked Stage

It’s extremely clear from the start that "macbitches" has been crafted by and for those who would self-identify as Theatre People.
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October 16, 2023

Dancing with the devil: Kansas City Ballet presents sinister “Jekyll & Hyde”

In presenting the North American premiere of Van Caniparoli’s “Jekyll & Hyde,” the Kansas City Ballet demonstrated that the company is poised for top tier status.
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October 12, 2023

“Michael Krueger: Untie the Spell” & “Armin Mühsam: The Elastic Continuum,” Haw Contemporary

Two fantastic exhibitions are on display at Haw Contemporary.
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October 10, 2023

Worldbuilding Enflamed: Owen/Cox Dance Group presents “She Breathes Fire”

Creating new music is the work of any composer, but few go so far as to invent entire new worlds. In "She Breathes Fire," Stacy Busch conceived a fantasy realm, brought to life by Owen/Cox Dance Group.
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October 10, 2023

Courtroom Meets Classroom in the Coterie’s Honorable “Justice at War”

One of our greatest national shames has a number—9066, the executive order that President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed in February 1942.
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October 3, 2023

“Imprinting the West: Manifest Destiny, Real and Imagined,” West Wyandotte Public Library

Curated by Dr. Randall Griffey of the Smithsonian Museum of American Art and supported by the Mid-America Arts Alliance, "Imprinting the West" offers a glimpse of how the United States interpreted the existence of its Indigenous population.
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