KC Symphony at the Kauffman Center

The Kansas City Symphony hopes to make a splash at its official season debut in Helzberg Hall at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts.

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KC Rep "August: Osage County" review by Robert Trussell

When good actors are at their best, they simply take my breath away. I've seen worthy actors succeed and fail, score triumphs and survive artistic catastrophes and face challenges in shows that were good, bad and indifferent. And every now and then, the alignment of the planets is just right and I get to see them soar to unprecedented heights.

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Leawood Stage offers New Dramatists development workshop

The Leawood Stage Company is pleased to present a free workshop on the Process of New Play Development in the Oak Room on the lower level of Leawood City Hall, 4800 Town Center Drive beginning at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, October 29^th.

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Performing Arts for Children 2011-2012 Season

When Jim "Mr. Stinky Feet" Cosgrove stages one of his rock concerts for kids as part of the 42nd season of Performing Arts for Children shows for youngsters and their families, it will be in a venue big enough to accommodate more of his legion of pint-sized fans.

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Ticket sales down for jazz events

Calling all jazz concertgoers! We know you’re out there somewhere. It’s time to turn off the big screen or take off the headphones and get back to the concert hall. Our jazz concert series need you.

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Harvest of the Arts Film Festival preview by Eric Melin

In 1992, Mark Von Schlemmer had just finished his masters at Kansas University and was working on a 30-minute local arts show when he was approached by artist/singer Ardys Ramberg about the possibility of adding a film festival component to a newly formed community art festival.

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Quality Hill Playhouse "Noel & Gertie" preview by Robert Trussell

Quality Hill Playhouse staged a play with music back in 1998 called “Noel & Gertie.” It traced the long personal and professional relationship between playwright/director/actor/raconteur Noel Coward and actress Gertrude Lawrence.

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Kauffman Center open house

Thousands of visitors showed up for the open house Sunday at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, and many of them were greeted personally by philanthropist Julia Irene Kauffman.

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and at the Pitch

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and at Fox4KC

and at NBC Action News

and at Tony's Kansas City