Lifestyle Letter
A Performing Arts Bucket List
MARCH 2016 editor
Lisa Harrison | Lisa@LifestylePubs.com assistant editor
Kendra Mathewson | KMathewson@LifestylePubs.com
O
n occasion I like to challenge myself to see more of this great city of ours. I plan field trips and insist that we leave “the bubble” for a dinner out. In honor of our arts themed issue, I create this handy dandy check-off list. Go ahead and cut it out. Use it as a bucket list of sorts...a list that challenges you to check out a few new websites and see what shows are playing here, there and across town. Some of these places are hidden gems, some are Kansas City classics, and some are a little less impressive from the outside. Don’t let that discourage you. The talent is on stage.
sales director
Matthew Perry | Matthew@LifestylePubs.com advertising sales
Randy Metzler | Randy.Metzler@LifestylePubs.com Mike Reilly | Mike.Reilly@LifestylePubs.com Frank Flores | Frank.Flores@LifestylePubs.com Louis Faller | Louis.Faller@LifestylePubs.com contributing writers
Katherine Bontrager, Ann Butenas, Michael Duane, Andrea K. Grist, Susan Motley, Anne Potter Russ, Tom Strongman
Apologies in advance for any I inadvertently left off the list.
contributing photographers
Janie Jones, Susan Motley, Jeff Schotland,
Get out there and enjoy the performing arts in this great city of ours, and I’ll see you around town!
Lisa Harrison, Editor Lisa@LifestylePubs.com
KC Performing Arts Bucket List
KC PERFORMING ARTS "BUCKET LIST"
Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
Tom Strongman, Tiffany Marie Photography
CORPORATE TEAM | Steven Schowengerdt
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
CHIEF SALES OFFICER
| Matthew Perry
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER DIRECTOR OF MARKETING
The Chestnut Theater The Rose Theater at the JCC
EDITORIAL DIRECTOR
The Barn Players
AD COORDINATORS
Summit Theater Group The Gem Theater Just Off Broadway Theater
DESIGN SPECIALIST
KC Actors Theater
| Nicolette Martin | Ashleigh Thomson
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT
Uptown Theater
APPLICATION ARCHITECT
The Midland Theater The Folly Theater
| Nicole Sylvester
| Cyndi Harrington, Chelsi Hornbaker, Megan Seymour
LAYOUT DESIGNER
The New Theater
| Brad Broockerd
| Sara Minor
ART DIRECTOR
Quality Hill Playhouse
| DeLand Shore
WEB DEVELOPER
| Melanie Carlisle | Michael O’Connell | Hanna Park
The Coterie KC Repertoire New Longview Cultural Arts Center Theater in the Park Musical Theater Heritage Unicorn Theater Metropolitan Ensemble Theater by Community ™
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