UMKC "King Stag" review by ChaimEliyahu

The King Stag: Ruling the Stage

Rating: 5

The King Stag

UMKC Theatre

This is a fabulous production! If you still have a chance, time's a-wasting, and there's no need to read further:  just go, and we can talk about it later.

Unfortunately, I just saw it last night, and you have only Saturday night at 7:30 and Sunday at 2 to catch it yourself.  I hope you will (have).

"Your Troubles Are Carried Away" short film by Frankie Krainz

Written and directed by Frankie Krainz. Starring Cathy Barnett and Frankie as the voice

Quality Hill Playhouse 15th Anniversary

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Paul Mesner interview by Laura Spencer

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listen at KCUR

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Victor Raider-Wexler "The Seafarer" interview by Paul Proffett

The dark Irish comedy The Seafarer, now playing as the second offering in the Unicorn Theatre’s 2010-2011 season, features veteran New York, Hollywood and now Kansas City actor Victor Raider-Wexler. 

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Songs about Kansas City

There’s something about Kansas City’s Wild West legacy, faraway “home on the range” setting, and jazz-Mecca mystique that inspires songwriters. 

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Coterie "Sorority House of the Dead" review by Mel Neet

This autumn has been a particularly fun one for theatergoing, and Coterie at Night’s production of Sorority House of the Dead is the highlight of the pleasures to be had as Halloween looms.

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