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October 1, 2016

Love, Loss and Memory at the Living Room

Two-character plays present daunting challenges to both writers and actors, but the genre will be with us forever because of one shining virtue: They’re cheap..
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September 30, 2016

“Fresh: KCAI Alumni,” The Epsten Gallery

Despite the optimistic title, this exhibit of works by 13 Kansas City Art Institute alumni evidences traces of anxiety, perhaps reflecting the violence and oppression..
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September 26, 2016

“Colby Smith: Navah,” The Late Show

Kansas City artist Colby Smith has incorporated references to buildings in his work for many years. One body of photographs that he produced in the..
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September 20, 2016

“Margaret Evangeline: In Beauty there is Guilt,” Weinberger Fine Art

Margaret Evangeline’s abstract paintings emanate a cool and composed, yet somber elegance, making for an impressive exhibition at Weinberger Fine Art. Photography cannot do justice..
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September 17, 2016

KC Rep Opens Season with a Spectacular ‘Evita’

Kansas City Repertory  Theatre kicks off its 2016-17 season with a visually dazzling production of the musical Evita, a modern classic that benefits from the..
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September 11, 2016

Cinnamon Schultz is Riveting in Kansas City Actors Theatre’s Production of Classic ‘Streetcar’

Blanche DuBois, caught in a time loop, remains forever a moth drawn to the open flame of Stanley Kowalski. Indeed, “The Moth” was a working..
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August 26, 2016

“Scott Anderson: Supper Club,” Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art

“Supper Club,” Scott Anderson’s exhibit in the Kansas Focus Gallery at the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, is a big abstract mess, but that isn’t..
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August 14, 2016

Nedra Dixon does Billie Holiday in Spinning Tree Theatre’s ‘Lady Day’

The history of American music is filled with the brilliant, the tragic and the doomed. But few artists embody all three, and fewer still endure..
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August 13, 2016

Kansas City Actors Theatre’s ‘I’m Not Rappaport’ Has a Touch of Arthritis

Kansas City Actors Theatre enjoys a deserved reputation as a company that introduces heady new plays to local theatergoers. They also revisit classics, often with breathtaking results. KCAT short-changes itself by opening its 12th season with a creaky play that was a Broadway hit in 1985 but feels stale.
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