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Fun Home

Jan 24 – Feb 16, 2020

Music by:Jeanine Tesori

Book and Lyrics by:Lisa Kron

Based on the graphic novel by:Alison Bechdel

Directed by:Lisa Rothe

Located at:Spencer Theatre

Fun Home is the winner of five 2015 Tony Awards including Best Musical. Inspired by Alison Bechdel’s best-selling graphic novel, this relatable and moving story has Alison reliving her upbringing with her brilliant and volatile father—a man whose own secrets defined the family—while on her own journey of self-discovery. It’s a musical detective story filled …

A Christmas Carol 2019

Nov 22 – Dec 29, 2019

Adapted by:Geoff Elliott

Based on the novel by:Charles Dickens

Directed by:Jason Chanos

Located at:Spencer Theatre

Kansas City’s beloved holiday tradition returns with all the heart and spectacle you’ve come to love over 39 years. 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 joyous Candlelight …

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Sep 6 – Sep 29, 2019

Written by:Tennessee Williams

Directed by:Lisa Rothe

Located at:Spencer Theatre

Tennessee Williams’ Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece packs all the power today as when it premiered in 1955. The story of “Maggie the Cat,” her tormented husband Brick, and their night at patriarch Big Daddy’s birthday party remains a powerful study of character, conflict, and suspense. Even as Big Daddy decries the “mendacity” of others, family secrets …

Summer Youth Theatre Ensemble

Jul 5, 2022 – Jul 29, 2023

Our Summer Youth Theatre Ensemble (SYTE) is a free summer program open to high school youth. SYTE teaching artists collaborate with young actors, writers and artists to build a performance that is their own – an original theatre piece that explores and expresses the artists’ lives and perspectives.

The Old Man and the Old Moon

May 3 – May 22, 2022

Book, Music, and Lyrics by:PigPen Theatre Co.

Directed by:Artistic Director Stuart Carden

Co-Directed by:PigPen Theatre Co.

Located at:Spencer Theatre

A whimsical American fable performed by live folk musicians that will charm and delight audiences of all ages.

A Christmas Carol 2021

Nov 19 – Dec 26, 2021

Adapted by:Geoff Elliott

Based on the novel by:Charles Dickens

Directed by:Jason Chanos

Located at:Spencer Theatre

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 Christmas’s to come!