Are local actors "stars"?

Mark Robbins, a respected actor who has performed on Kansas City stages for more than two decades, had a bemused response when he learned he received “star billing” in an ad for the Living Room production of “Titus Andronicus.”
“Oh, really?” Robbins said.

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