Starlight Blog

She charmed us as Amaryllis in Starlight’s 2008 production of The Music Man, dazzled us as a tap-dancing teen in last summer’s Anything Goes, In her 2008 Starlight debut, Katherine landed the plum role of Amaryllis in The Music Man. and, now, 14-year-old Katherine McNamara of Lee’s Summit is making her mark on Broadway in the very first revival of A Little Night Music.

Earth, Wind & Fire is one of the most musically accomplished, critically acclaimed and commercially popular funk bands to emerge since the 1970s.

Will Dumbo fly on the Great White Way? A Broadway musical version of the animated 1941 Disney movie about a baby elephant is in the works.

Starlight Theatre is proud to announce that the first show in the 2010 Capitol Federal Concert Series will be Hillsong United on April 22, 2010 at 8:00 p.m.

Is there any escape better than the music of Frank Sinatra? The unmistakable sound of his voice can transport you to another time and place, where you’ve got the world on a string. And while you’re sittin’ on that rainbow, there is no better view than the thrilling work of director/choreographer Twyla Tharp. Tharp, who struck gold ...

Are you a fan of Classic Rock music? Then don't miss STYX and Foreigner with Kansas on June 3, 2010 at Starlight Theatre. Three legendary rock bands together on one stage.  

Starlight Theatre is hosting a FREE screening of Nine Inch Nails' "Another Version Of The Truth: 'The Gift'" on Friday, April 2, 2010. If you would like to attend please RSVP by emailing NIN@kcstarlight.com.

Be warned. You will go home singing “No one shoots like Gaston” and/or “Be our guest.” And when you get home, regardless of your coordination (or uncoordination) level, you may also find yourself dancing a few steps. Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast,” which is kicking off national tour at the Providence Performing Arts Center, delighted its audience Wednesday night, an audience whose collective concerns about the snowstorm were escorted away by this production, billed as bigger and better than the original stage production, which had a run of more than 13 years (5,461 performances) on Broadway (in New York, not Providence).

Universal Pictures is planning a redo of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, but the new film may wind up looking different than the 1978 Broadway musical or the 1982 film version starring Dolly Parton and Burt Reynolds. According to Variety, producers plan to give the story of the famed Chicken Ranch brothel a “modern take” and, although the film will feature musical numbers, it may or may not use the original songs.

We’re investigating the feasibility of holding a screening of a fan-produced film of the last show in Nine Inch Nails "Lights in the Sky" tour. Do you have a moment to take this survey? The likelihood of this screening at Starlight Theatre (Kansas City, MO) depends on a positive response from local fans.  

Visit any BORDERS book store in Kansas City or Lawrence, Kansas to win a chance to meet Chelsea Handler before her show at Starlight Theatre on Friday, May 7.

Starlight Theatre is proud to introduce the newest addition to our website, the Starlight Blog. This is a fully interactive page that allows you to post comments to blog entries continuously be updated on Starlight news through the RSS Feed. The Starlight Blog is one part of an effort to stay connected with our patrons and offer them an opportunity to communicate directly with Starlight.

The temperatures outside may have been frosty, but the heat radiating from the stage of the Afrikan Centered Education Collegium Campus’ Upper School auditorium the evening of Dec. 21 was intense. The fifth- and sixth-grade “scholars” in the inaugural class of Starlight on Site at ACECC were definitely up to the challenge of performing The Lion King live for more than 200 admiring parents, siblings, neighbors, teachers and friends.

Don't miss your chance to see legendary guitarist, Jeff Beck at Starlight Theatre on April 28.  Tickets go on sale January 30 at 10 a.m. 

Four national tours and a locally produced musical comedy take the stage next summer. The 2010 Broadway season at Starlight Theatre will offer something for everyone. Two national touring productions are sure to be family favorites; while the remaining three shows will appeal to audiences with an affinity for 1960s hit music or a desire to take a comic look behind the scenes of show business.