NORTHEAST ARTS KC presents FREE
Summer Sunset Concert Series “In the PINK of the Evening”
See websites for show descriptions, showtimes and prices (where they apply).
Starlight Theatre June 5–September 2 Swope Park 4600 Starlight Road 816-363-7827, kcstarlight.com
This longtime theater under the moon and stars offers award-winning Broadway shows. In the Heights — June 5–10 The Addams Family — July 3–8 Memphis — July 10–15 Peter Pan — July 24–29 Aida — August 3–12 La Cage aux Folles — August 28–September 2
Theatre in the Park June 8–August 12 Shawnee Mission Park 7710 Renner Road, in Shawnee 913-236-1237, theatreinthepark.org
This summer’s season, in one of the largest outdoor community theaters in the country, is a mix that includes two PG-rated shows and one R-rated production (according to Theatre in the Park’s own film-style, age-appropriate rating system). Sweeney Todd: the Demon Barber of Fleet Street — Rated R — June 8–10, 14-17 Legally Blonde —Rated PG — June 22–24, June 28–July 1 The Jungle Book, Sleeping Beauty Both shows are performed each night as separate one-act musical plays (approximately 40 minutes each) Rated G — July 6–8, 12–15 Urinetown — Rated PG — July 20–22, 26–29 You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown — Rated G — August 3–5, 9–12
The Coterie Theatre Crown Center 2450 Grand 816-474-6552. coterietheatre.org
The Coterie’s summer production, written by Mary Rodgers (daughter of famous composer Richard Rodgers), is based on the children’s story The Princess and the Pea by Hans Christian Andersen. Only this show has Ron Megee in it, plus Julie Shaw as the queen. Once Upon a Mattress — June 19–August 8
Heart of America Shakespeare Festival Tuesdays–Sundays, June 19–July 15, and Monday, July 2 No performance July 4
Southmoreland Park Oak Street and Emanuel Cleaver II Boulevard 816-531-7728, kcshakes.org
Two plays this summer are performed in rotating repertory, each production shown every other night. A Midsummer’s Night Dream Antony and Cleopatra
The Barn Players 6219 Martway, Mission 913-432-9100, thebarnplayers.org
Prelude to a Kiss — June 1–17 Parallel Lives — July 20–August 5 Revolution: A Tribute to the Beatles — August 10–12 (2012 fundraiser) Blood Brothers — September 14–30
Kansas City Fringe Festival July 19–29 816-359-9195, kcfringe.org
Third Saturdays in June, July and August Music from 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Concourse Park in the Colonnade Bldg
JUNE 16
Phantoms of the Opry
AUGUST 18
Rex Hobart and the Misery Boys Includes a ‘round up’ of area Food Truck Vendors along Gladstone Blvd
JULY 21
Beau Bledsoe and Zhanna
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Fringe originated in Edinburgh, Scotland, and has spread around the world. Shows range from the amateur to the more established — and you don’t always know which you’re seeing (which is part of the fun). But all offer artists the freedom to express themselves however they wish. See the website for information.
Kansas City Actors Theatre August 4–September 16 H&R Block City Stage Union Station 35 West Pershing Road 816-235-6222 (tickets), kcactors.org
Last year, this professional local ensemble took on Harold Pinter. This year, it’s “A Summer of Mystery.” Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap — August 4–26 Tom Stoppard’s The Real Inspector Hound — September 1–16
Musical Theater Heritage Off Center Theatre at Crown Center 2450 Grand 816-842-9999 (tickets), 816-221- 6987 (information), mthkc.com
Following April’s production of Sweeney Todd, this third show of MTH’s 10th season fi nds its semi-staged footing in River City with a 25-member cast. The Music Man — August 9–26
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