Venue – Spencer

The Wizard of Oz

May 5 – May 24, 2026

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.

The Color Purple

Sep 2 – Sep 21, 2025

Book byMarsha Norman

Based on the novel byAlice Walker

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

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.

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.

A Christmas Carol

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, …

Emma

May 6 – May 25, 2025

ByKate Hamill

Based on the Novel byJane Austen

Directed byMeredith McDonough

Located atSpencer Theatre

Fresh. Funny. Flirty. Step into the world of EMMA, where wit and romance collide in Kate Hamill’s delightful adaptation of Jane Austen’s timeless classic.

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

Little Shop of Horrors

Apr 30 – May 19, 2024

Book and lyrics by:Howard Ashman

Music by:Alan Menken

Directed by:Artistic Director Stuart Carden

Located at:Spencer Theatre

Feed the need for musical hilarity with this delicious sci-fi smash about a man-eating plant.

Cyrano de Bergerac

Sep 5 – Sep 24, 2023

Written by:Edmond Rostand

Freely Adapted by:Martin Crimp

Directed by:Associate Artistic Director Nelson T. Eusebio III

Located at:Spencer Theatre

With all the timeless passion of the legendary Cyrano, this “breathtakingly exciting” (Evening Standard) theatrical tour-de-force is the celebratory kick-off to our 60th Anniversary Season.

A Christmas Carol 2022

Nov 18 – Dec 24, 2022

Based on the book by:Charles Dickens

Adapted for the Stage by:Geoff Elliott

Directed by:Jason Chanos

Located at:Spencer Theatre

Peter Pan and Wendy

Neverland for a New Generation

May 4 – May 21, 2023

Written by:J.M. Barrie

Adapted by:Lauren M. Gunderson

Directed by:Artistic Director Stuart Carden

Located at:Spencer Theatre

With all the magic and adventure of the original story, this adaptation charms with a fresh take on what it means to dream, to grow, and to be a part of a community.