Special Event

A Christmas Carol 2026

Nov 21 – Dec 29, 2026

Playing atSpencer Theatre

Adapted byJason Chanos and Stuart Carden

Based on the novella byCharles Dickens

Create Christmas memories that will last for many seasons to come at Kansas City’s beloved holiday tradition!

Join Ebenezer Scrooge on his redemptive journey with Christmas Past, Present, and Future, and rediscover the true meaning of the holidays. You’ll meet the Cratchits, Tiny Tim, and the irresistible Fezziwigs, and hear the haunting and joyous Candlelight Carol …

Shon Ruffin’s WinterWonder Band

Dec 4 – Dec 6, 2025

Located atNighthawk inside Hotel Kansas City

Get in the holiday spirit with Mrs. Claus and her merry band! KCRep presents Shon Ruffin’s WinterWonder Band. Featuring a holiday ensemble led by Mrs. Claus herself (played by Little Shop of Horrors star Shon Ruffin), WinterWonder Band combines festive comedy with heartwarming carols, and upbeat jingles. Mrs. Claus and her misfit crew promise more …

A Christmas Carol 2025

Nov 22 – Dec 27, 2025

Directed byJason Chanos

Adapted byJason Chanos and Stuart Carden

Based on the novella byCharles Dickens

Playing atSpencer Theatre

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 …

KCRep Gala 2026

Mar 28, 2026

Thank you for joining us to celebrate KCRep!
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Saturday, March 28, 2026
The Midland Theatre

Event Chairs
Hillary Stamper and Katie Dunn

Immediate Past Chairs
Rebecca and Harper Coulson

Gary Neal Johnson
2026 Dr. Patricia McIlrath Award Honoree

Event Chairs
Hillary Stamper and Katie Dunn
Immediate Past Chairs
Rebecca and Harper Coulson

Gary Neal Johnson2026 Dr. Patricia McIlrath Award Honoree

Featured performances by
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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, …

Shon Ruffin’s WinterWonder Band

KCRep presents

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!

A Christmas Carol 2024

Nov 23 – Dec 28, 2024

Located atSpencer Theater

Based on the book byCharles Dickens

Directed byJason Chanos

For over 40 years, Kansas City’s beloved tradition has created holiday memories for families all around our community, with all the heart and spectacle you’ve come to love… start your family tradition this year and create memories that will last for many Christmases to come! Join Ebenezer Scrooge on his redemptive journey with Christmas Past, …

KCRep Gala 2024

KCRep Gala 2024

Apr 5, 2024

Thank you for sharing the evening with us in celebration of KCRep’s 60th anniversary; your generous support raised over $600,000!

A Christmas Carol 2023

Nov 21 – Dec 24, 2023

Based on the book by:Charles Dickens

Adapted for the Stage by:Geoff Elliott

Directed by:Jason Chanos

Located at:Spencer Theatre

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