Events – KCRep

A Christmas Carol 2025

Nov 22 – Dec 27, 2025

Playing atSpencer Theatre

Directed byJason Chanos

Based on the novel written 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 …

Stuart Carden, wearing a black tux and bow tie, speaks at a podium.

KCRep Gala 2026

Mar 28, 2026

Saturday, March 28, 2026
A night of celebration, connection, and impact. Details Coming Soon!

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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.

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.

Dracula

Oct 14 – Nov 2, 2025

Playing atCopaken Stage

Based on the Novel byBram Stoker

ByVanessa Severo in collaboration with Joanie Schultz

Directed byJoanie Schultz and Vanessa Severo

When the lines between predator and prey blur, the power of women’s strength rises from the shadows in this fearless adaptation of Bram Stoker’s iconic Dracula.

The Color Purple

Sep 2 – Sep 21, 2025

Playing atSpencer Theatre

Book byMarsha Norman

Music and Lyrics byBrenda Russell, Allee Willis, and Stephen Bray

Based on the novel byAlice Walker and the
Warner Bros. Amblin Entertainment Motion Picture

Directed byDaniel J. Bryant

Indulge in a world of soul-stirring music and unyielding hope with The Color Purple, the award-winning stage musical based on Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.

Smoke

Jan 24, 2025

Written byDrew Woodson

KCRep is excited to announce the next recipient of the Four Directions Playwright Residency: Drew Woodson and his world-premiere play, Smoke.

In the summer of 2018, amidst the chaos of California wildfires, a family gathers in their Clear Lake home, where old wounds and new revelations ignite tensions more intense than the encroaching blaze. With secrets, …

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Shon Ruffin’s WinterWonder Band

Dec 12, 2024

Get in the holiday spirit with Mrs. Claus and her merry band! KCRep presents Shon Ruffin’s WinterWonder Band, a one-night-only concert experience at Nighthawk (inside Hotel Kansas City) on Thursday, December 12th at 7:30pm.

Featuring a holiday ensemble led by Mrs. Claus herself (played by Little Shop of Horrors star Shon Ruffin), WinterWonder Band combines festive …

KCRep Gala 2025

Mar 29, 2025

To everyone who donned their favorite 70s disco inspired threads with us or made a donation, to support transformative theatre for all – THANK YOU!

Once

Sep 4 – Sep 22, 2024

Located atSpencer Theatre

Book byEnda Walsh

Music & Lyrics byGlen Hansard and Markéta Irglová

Based on the Motion Picture Written and Directed byJohn Carney

Directed byArtistic Director Stuart Carden

Featuring gorgeous songs like the Oscar-winning “Falling Slowly,” the transformative power of love and music in ‘Once’ will uplift you to a world where every note tells a story, and every song becomes a journey of the heart.

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