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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,..

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..

March 11, 2017

Date Night at the Rep: Love and Loss in the Quantum Multiverse

Now Eric Rosen, Kansas City Repertory Theatre's artistic director, has staged Payne's smart one-act at Copaken Stage with two capable actors and elegant support from a gifted design team.

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