Escape into a world of stories and be transformed by the magic of live theatre during our 2025/26 Season, playing on stage from September 2025 to May 2026.
Visit each show’s page to view the showtime calendar and choose specific dates.
Shows upcoming in our 2025/26 Mainstage Season include:
A Christmas Carol 2025
Nov 22 - Dec 27, 2025
Playing atSpencer Theatre
Directed byJason Chanos
Adapted byJason Chanos and Stuart Carden
Based on the novella byCharles Dickens
For more than 40 years, Kansas City’s beloved tradition has created holiday memories for families all around our community. Gary Neal Johnson has been at the helm as the venerable Ebenezer Scrooge since 2000, for more than an estimated 1100 performances, but after 24 years, the 2025 production of A Christmas Carol will be his …
One of the Good Ones
Feb 17 - Mar 8, 2026
Playing atCopaken Stage
Written byGloria Calderón Kellett
Directed byLaura Alcalá Baker
The ultimate family showdown is on in this new comedy hailed as “genuinely funny, topical, and heartfelt” by Entertainment Weekly.
The Wizard of Oz
May 5 - May 24, 2026
Playing atSpencer Theatre
ByL. Frank Baum
With Music And Lyrics ByHarold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg
Background Music ByHerbert Stothart
Dance and Vocal Arrangements byPeter Howard
Original Orchestration byLarry Wilcox
Adapted byJohn Kane for The Royal Shakespeare Company
Based Upon the Classic Motion Picture Owned byTurner Entertainment Co. and Distributed in all Media by Warner Bros.
Featuring new orchestrations and arrangements byPigPen Theatre Co.
Directed byArtistic Director Stuart Carden
Join Dorothy, Toto, and her unforgettable companions—the Scarecrow, Tin Man, and Cowardly Lion—as they travel down the Yellow Brick Road in search of the Wizard and a way back home.


