Theater Reviews – KC STUDIO

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August 14, 2017

Kansas City Actors Theatre Delivers Wit, Style and Nihilism in Agatha Christie Classic

Kansas City Actors Theatre has a hit on its hands, judging by the SRO audience at a recent Sunday matinee. And deservedly so. Director John..

August 13, 2017

‘Macbeth’ at the Living Room: A Warp-Speed Version of a Visceral Classic

Of William Shakespeare’s tragedies, “Macbeth” is the shortest and the most straightforward. It tells a simple story: A Scottish lord, goaded by his ambitious wife,..

June 19, 2017

Shakespeare Fest’s “Hamlet” Showcases Bravura Performance by Nathan Darrow

Director Sidonie Garrett, executive artistic director of the Heart of America Shakespeare Festival, delivers perhaps the finest production in the festival’s history with an exceptional..

May 28, 2017

Killers on Stage: “Assassins” at Spinning Tree Speaks to Our Crazed Present

Musical theater can be sappy, commercial, retro or infantile, but now and then the venerable genre produces a show unlike any that came before. Case..

May 27, 2017

When Movies Usurped the Stage: New Musical “Lefty & Crabbe” Looks Back

The Living Room steps out its customary role as a producer/presenter of work that challenges, stimulates and poses tough questions with the world premiere of..

May 7, 2017

New Works Festival: “Man in Love” is Stunning, “Crazy Horse” Not So Much

Now and then you encounter a play so unique and utterly compelling that it defies comparison to any dramatic work that came before.That’s the case..

April 2, 2017

Pressure-Cooker Debate in Simonian’s “Trigger Happy” at The Living Room

Two of Kansas City’s best actors turn a new play by Ron Simonian into a memorable satire that engages viewers with bite, humor and gray..

April 1, 2017

A Magnificent ‘Raisin in the Sun’ at KC Rep

Thanks to a gallery of stunning performances by both local and out-of-town actors, Kansas City Repertory Theatre delivers an exceptional production of Lorraine Hansberry’s 1950s..

March 12, 2017

Woman’s Fate: Good Performances Elevate Unicorn Drama About the Will to Survive

That women suffer during wartime is hardly a news flash. Troops have raped indiscriminately throughout history. But a war crime is a war crime. And..

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