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8/25/2010 1:22:00 PM
Category: Broadway Shows
One audience member said, “Monday production of "The Producers" was outstanding. Broadway should be green with envy." Rave reviews continue to poor in for this off-the-wall comedy and here is your chance to hear what the audience has to say.

8/25/2010 12:46:00 PM
Category: Broadway Shows
It was a beautiful night for a musical comedy at Starlight, and "The Producers" doesn't disappoint. Brad Oscar as Max Bialystock and Roger Bart as Leo Bloom were--quite deservingly--the big stars of this show, but talented local actress Cathy Barnett stole the audience's attention when she came onstage as "Hold Me-Touch Me" and the "Showgirl Reject."

8/25/2010 12:35:00 PM
Category: Broadway Shows
It's a sublime feeling to realize in the opening minutes of a show, you're in the hands of a couple of pros. So it was Tuesday night at the second public performance of Starlight Theatre's production of "The Producers," in which Broadway veterans Brad Oscar and Roger Bart reprise roles they've played together hundreds of times. And how sweet it is to watch these guys work.

8/24/2010 4:55:00 PM
Category: Broadway Shows
Check out these amazing production photos of Mel Brooks’ The Producers! This off-the-wall comedy performs at Starlight Theatre through Sunday, August 29.  

8/23/2010 11:59:00 PM
Category: Broadway Shows
Roger Bart doesn’t have a Facebook account. Not now, anyway. Too much uncontrolled access for people who were — and would remain — total strangers to him. “They think they know me,” he said. “It just gets weird.”

8/23/2010 2:46:00 PM
Category: Broadway Shows
Mel Brooks' The Producers runs at Starlight Theatre August 23-29. Please read the following post for event information, parking information and directions to the theatre. Enjoy the show!

8/23/2010 1:16:00 PM
Category: Broadway Shows
Mel Brooks' The Producers starring Tony Award nominee, Brad Oscar and Tony Award winner, Roger Bart runs Monday, August 23 - Sunday, August 29 at Starlight Theatre. The shows cast and crew completed rehearsals for the production last week. Take a behind the scenes look at how this off-the-wall comedy came together.

8/16/2010 2:56:00 PM
Category: Broadway Shows
Rehearsals for The Producers, performing at Starlight Theatre August 10-15, continue this week. A full cast list for this wonderful off-the-wall Mel Brooks comedy is posted here.

8/14/2010 12:05:00 AM
Category: Broadway Shows
NOTICE: On Friday night, Aug. 13, we were unable to complete Act II due to lightning in the immediate area and our concern for patron safety. Should you have questions about our rain policy, please call our Customer Service Department at 816-363-7827.

8/13/2010 1:58:00 PM
Category: Broadway Shows
Join us for a social hour with drinks and light appetizers followed by an uproarious performance of The Producers. You’ll network with other Kansas City young professionals and see a hit show starring Tony Award® nominee Brad Oscar and Tony Award winner Roger Bart —members of the original Broadway company of The Producers. This fun-filled evening is available to you for only $30!

8/12/2010 3:15:00 PM
Category: Broadway Shows
Jeremiah Frank Burch's (Chip during certain performances) love of music grea into a love of Musical Theatre. At, five he saw Disney's Beauty and the Beast with his grandmother and dreamed of being on stage. He is thrilled to be working on this Broadway tour with such talented artists! Find out what he keeps in his dressing room while touring with Disney's Beauty and the Beast.

8/11/2010 6:01:00 PM
Category: Broadway Shows
Don't miss the special story time event at Lee's Summit Borders at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, August 12! This is a FREE event featuring members of the Beauty and the Beast cast. 

8/10/2010 6:30:00 PM
Category: Broadway Shows
Disney's Beauty and the Beast opens tonight and runs through Sunday, August 15. Please read the following post for event information, parking information and directions to the theatre. Enjoy the show!

8/10/2010 12:09:00 PM
Category: Broadway Shows
Starlight Theatre invited you to submit photos of our pets to be entered for our 'Is Your Pet a Beauty or a Beast?' contest. We had 57 entries, and here are some of the best Beauties and Beasts around!

8/8/2010 12:21:00 PM
Category: Concerts
Jackson Browne will perform at Starlight Theatre tonight. Please read the following post for event information, parking information and directions to the theatre. Enjoy the show!

8/7/2010 11:59:00 AM
Category: Concerts
Bob Dylan will perform at Starlight Theatre tonight. Please read the following post for event information, parking information and directions to the theatre. Enjoy the show!

8/6/2010 1:26:00 PM
Category: (none)
Jen Bechter spent her childhood in Rose Hill, KS, which is just outside Wichita. After graduating from Wichita State University she moved to New York and toured Asia in a production of Cinderella. Jen's second tour, Disney's Beauty and the Beast takes stage at Starlight August 10-15. But, before you see the show take a sneak peek into Jen's dressing room and see what items make it her home away from home.

8/3/2010 1:38:00 PM
Category: Broadway Shows
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, now embarked on a lavish and visually re-imagined new tour presented by NETworks, is one of best-loved of all musicals. It’s easy to understand why. Its classic story -- of a beautiful village girl, Belle, who is first repelled by, then attracted to a gruff yet big-hearted Beast --is indeed, as one of the show’s numbers has it, “a tale as old as time.”

8/2/2010 1:39:00 PM
Category: Broadway Shows
Hear ye! Hear ye! During Disney’s Beauty and the Beast at Starlight Theatre on Aug. 10-15, Kansas City kids are invited to “dress like royalty” to participate in Starlight’s pre-show parade.

7/29/2010 4:20:00 PM
Category: Broadway Shows
Is your pet a Beauty or a Beast? Starlight Theatre invites you to submit photos of our pets to petcontest@kcstarlight.com to be entered to win free tickets opening night of Disney's Beauty and the Beast.

7/23/2010 1:53:00 PM
Category: Education
This past week the Starlight STARS had the opportunity to participate in a master class with Broadways' very own Moya Angela, Effie White in the Broadway tour of Dreamgirls. Set up like a real audition, each STAR sang 32 measures from a song of their choice with Anthony Edwards accompanying them on the piano.

7/21/2010 5:57:00 PM
Category: Broadway Shows
Robert Trussell of the Kansas City Star says that Moya Angela, Effie in Dreamgirls "... is the powerhouse she needs to be and her performance of "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going," the explosive number that closes Act 1, elicited an appropriate roar of approval from the audience. She was simply a force of nature, one that could compete against the elements, like a character out of Shakespeare." Read his entire review here ...

7/20/2010 6:16:00 PM
Category: Broadway Shows
Dreamgirls opens tonight and runs through Sunday, July 25. Please read the following post for event information, parking information and directions to the theatre. Enjoy the show!

7/20/2010 11:54:00 AM
Category: Broadway Shows
Robert Hartwell is a member of the male Dreamgirls ensemble and opens the show every night as one of the ultra cool Tru Tones (far left in picture). Take a sneak peek into his dressing room before the musical sensation stops at Starlight Theatre July 20 – 25.

7/19/2010 1:35:00 PM
Category: Broadway Shows
To say composer Henry Krieger is grateful for “Dreamgirls” is an understatement. It was his first big hit on Broadway back in the ’80s, and then he worked on the Oscar-winning film in 2006. Now Krieger is part of a new “Dreamgirls” that opened last year at the Apollo Theatre and runs Tuesday through Sunday at Starlight Theatre.

7/18/2010 2:11:00 AM
Category: Concerts
Chicago and The Doobie Brothers will perform at Starlight Theatre tonight. Please read the following post for event information, parking information and directions to the theatre. Enjoy the show!

7/16/2010 1:52:00 PM
Category: Concerts
O.A.R. with Citizen Cope will perform at Starlight Theatre tonight. Please read the following post for event information, parking information and directions to the theatre. Enjoy the show!

7/14/2010 2:44:00 PM
Category: Broadway Shows
Kimberly Marable is a member of the female Dreamgirls ensemble and opens the show every night as one of the indefatigable Stepp Sisters. Take a sneak peek into her dressing room before the musical sensation stops at Starlight Theatre July 20 – 25.

7/13/2010 2:47:00 PM
Category: Broadway Shows
The Dreamgirls national tour has produced a series of behind the scenes videos featuring the cast and creative team of the upcoming tour. Each video gives an inside look at how the all new production was put together.

7/12/2010 3:41:00 PM
Category: Concerts
Indie rock band Vampire Weekend has only been in the biz since 2006, but the band already enjoys a passionate following. The singles “A-Punk,” “Oxford Comma” and “Cousins” all showcase Vampire Weekend’s up-tempo blend of African popular and Western classical music.

7/11/2010 11:57:00 AM
Category: Concerts
REO Speedwagon and Pat Benatar will perform at Starlight Theatre tonight. Please read the following post for event information, parking information and directions to the theatre. Enjoy the show!

7/10/2010 10:27:00 AM
Category: Broadway Shows
The Dreamgirls national tour has produced a series of behind the scenes videos featuring the cast and creative team of the upcoming tour. Each video gives an inside look at how the all new production was put together.

7/6/2010 4:31:00 PM
Category: Broadway Shows
The Dreamgirls national tour has produced a series of behind the scenes videos featuring the cast and creative team of the upcoming tour. Each video gives an inside look at how the all new production was put together.

7/6/2010 1:16:00 PM
Category: (none)
Counting Crows, Barenaked Ladies, Augustana, Kris Allen and more will perform at Starlight Theatre tonight. Please read the following post for event information, parking information and directions to the theatre. Enjoy the show!

7/5/2010 1:04:00 AM
Category: Broadway Shows
Starlight Theatre has signed two Broadway veterans to play the title roles in “The Producers,” the hit stage musical Mel Brooks adapted from his own 1968 movie.

7/4/2010 6:09:00 PM
Category: Concerts
Santana will perform at Starlight Theatre tonight. Please read the following post for event information, parking information and directions to the theatre. Enjoy the show!

7/2/2010 4:14:00 PM
Category: Concerts
Rush played on what had to be one of the most beautiful nights one could hope for a show at Starlight. The performance was worthy of the weather, and vice versa, really. Geddy Lee and company managed to do that rare thing at Starlight last night: get an audience jazzed about new stuff.

7/1/2010 5:58:00 PM
Category: Concerts
RUSH will perform at Starlight Theatre tonight. Please read the following post for event information, parking information and directions to the theatre. Enjoy the show!

6/24/2010 3:24:00 PM
Category: Theatre
Little House on the Prairie, The Musical is based on the Little House book series written by Laura Ingalls Wilder. The musical will continue its run at Starlight Theatre through Sunday, June 27. But, before the show ends we want you to answer a quick question. Who is your favorite character from Little House on the Prairie?

6/23/2010 4:16:00 PM
Category: Broadway Shows
Rachel Portman’s stately overture announces that “Little House on the Prairie the Musical” is a serious piece of theater — aimed at a family audience, to be sure, but serious nonetheless. Think of it as a feel-good show with an edge.

6/23/2010 9:31:00 AM
Category: Broadway Shows
Don't miss the special story time events at three Borders locations at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 26! Join us for Little House on the Prairie stories, games and activities for kids ages 4-9. These FREE events are perfect family outings. This event will be held at the Borders locations in Lee's Summit, Olathe, and Overland Park.

6/22/2010 3:15:00 PM
Category: Broadway Shows
Little House on the Prairie, The Musical will kick off  Starlight Theatre's 60th season tonight and run through Sunday, June 27. Please read the following post for event information, parking information and directions to the theatre. Enjoy the show!

6/22/2010 12:29:00 PM
Category: Concerts
The Dukes of September Rhythm Revue Co-founder, lead singer and principle song-writer for the rock band Steely Dan, Donald Fagen began his solo career in 1982 with the debut album The Nightfly. In this album, Fagen emphasized the jazz-rock of Steely Dan by mainly producing R&B tracks.

6/22/2010 12:06:00 PM
Category: Concerts
Bob Dylan's influence on popular music is incalculable. As a songwriter, he pioneered several schools of songwriting, from confessional singer/songwriter to winding, hallucinatory, stream-of-consciousness narratives.

6/21/2010 12:29:00 AM
Category: Education
For most people, the best connection they can make between theater and animals is a production of “Cats.” Well, thanks to the Kansas City Zoo and Starlight Theatre, the connection is a bit more solidified — and the kids are loving it.

6/15/2010 10:49:00 AM
Category: Broadway Shows
Opening Starlight’s 60th anniversary season is the brand-new show Little House on the Prairie. For the show Starlight will be hosting a new event called Party on the Prairie. The event will consist of music, dancing, games and more...

6/10/2010 12:07:00 PM
Category: Theatre
If so, Starlight Theatre wants to test your knowledge on Broadway theatre! Predict the winners of the 2010 Tony Awards and receive The Producers Prize Pack.

6/9/2010 11:09:00 PM
Category: Theatre
Glee, Fox’s hit TV show, ended its first season this week on a very high note. With the first season of Glee behind us, Starlight is curious to know what is your favorite Broadway song performed by the cast of Glee?

6/9/2010 4:36:00 PM
Category: Concerts
Monday’s episode of ABC’s The Bachelorette featured Mix 93.3's  Red, White & Boom artist The Barenaked Ladies! The band popped up to play One Week, a hit single from 1998. They then proceeded to explain that they recruited Bachelorette Ali and her male suitors to act in a music video for their most recent single, You Run Away.

6/8/2010 11:48:00 PM
Category: Theatre
The lineup of performances for the 2010 Tony Awards, to be held on June 13 at Radio City Music Hall, has been announced. As expected, numbers from Best Musical nominees American Idiot, Fela!, Memphis and Million Dollar Quartet and Best Musical Revival nominees La Cage aux Folles (featuring Kelsey Grammer), A Little Night Music (featuring Catherine Zeta-Jones) and Ragtime will ...

6/8/2010 4:30:00 PM
Category: Broadway Shows
The tribute band Rain, which has been touring the country for almost 30 years performing the biggest hits of the Beatles, will play an 11-week engagement at Broadway’s Neil Simon Theatre this fall. Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles on Broadway will begin previews on October 19 and run through January 2, 2011. Opening night has been set for ...

6/4/2010 1:11:00 PM
Category: Concerts
Sunday night at Starlight, neo-soul stars Maxwell and Jill Scott set a romantic mood with three hours of slow jams designed to linger long after the last note expired.

6/4/2010 12:19:00 PM
Category: Concerts
Saturday's show at Starlight Theater was an exhibition and a showcase. It showed off the vast and enduring catalog of one of the most dynamic and entertaining bands in popular music over the past 40 years. It also reminded a lot of people in the audience of an era when people were schooled and trained to sing, play instruments and perform live, without any pre-recorded help. 

6/3/2010 5:02:00 PM
Category: Broadway Shows
Sam Mendes will direct Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman’s musical adaptation of Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, according to Deadline.com. Mendes was already attached to the project as a producer. The musical completed a staged reading in New York this week and now intends to open in London in 2011 with a Broadway transfer following ...

6/3/2010 12:31:00 PM
Category: Concerts
Foreigner and STYX  will perform with Kansas at Starlight Theatre tonight. Please read the following post for event information, parking information and directions to the theatre. Enjoy the show!

5/28/2010 3:35:00 PM
Category: Education
Last night Starlight Theatre held the 8th Annual Blue Star Awards, sponsored by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City. The awards show honors the best in high school theatre. And the 2010 Blue Star Awards winners are..

5/28/2010 1:54:00 PM
Category: Concerts
Lynyrd Skynrd, Earth, Wind & Fire and Maxwell and Jill Scott will each perform at Starlight Theatre this weekend. Please read the following post for event information, parking information and directions to the theatre. Enjoy the show!

5/24/2010 8:07:00 PM
Category: Theatre
Sean Hayes, a Best Actor Tony Award nominee for Promises, Promises, has been tapped to host the 2010 Tony ceremony at Radio City Music Hall. The three-hour telecast will air live on CBS on June 13.

“I am absolutely thrilled to be hosting the Tony Awards,” Hayes said in a statement. “As the new guy on Broadway, it's an ...

5/17/2010 11:32:00 AM
Category: Concerts
Mix 93.3's Red, White and Boom presented by Taco Bell will feature Counting Crows, Barenaked Ladies, Kris Allen, Augustana, Angel Tayler and more!

5/14/2010 6:15:00 PM
Category: Broadway Shows
Disney's Beauty and the Beast opened on Broadway on April 18, 1994. It closed after 13 years on July 29, 2007 (46 previews and 5,464 performances) and is one of Broadway's longest running productions. This summer NETworks presentation of Disney's Beauty and the Beast will take the stage at Starlight Theatre on August 10-15. In anticipation of the show, we want to know which of the five most recent Disney Theatrical productions has been your favorite.

5/10/2010 5:07:00 PM
Category: Concerts
A limited number of 6-show VIP packages are now available for concerts at Starlight Theatre. You can choose any 6 shows from our 2010 concert calendar and receive VIP treatment.

5/10/2010 4:59:00 PM
Category: Concerts
In many ways, Jackson Browne was the quintessential sensitive Californian singer/songwriter of the early '70s. Only Joni Mitchell and James Taylor ranked alongside him in terms of influence, but neither artist tapped into the post-'60s Zeitgeist like Browne. On August 8 you can see him live at Starlight Theatre with David Lindley.

5/8/2010 3:32:00 PM
Category: Concerts
Women who made money being funny used to be called comediennes. Lucille Ball was one. So was Carol Burnett. And Lily Tomlin. Anyone who stands in front of a microphone and tells jokes or does bits and routines is called a comic. And then there are humorists, like the Sedarises, who put their words on paper and into essays and issue them as books. Chelsey Handler is all of the above: author, stand-up comic and star of the E! channel's comedy/talk show "Chelsey Lately."

5/7/2010 12:19:00 PM
Category: Concerts
Chelsea Handler will perform at Starlight Theatre tonight. Please read the following post for event information, parking information and directions to the theatre. Enjoy the show!

5/6/2010 1:41:00 PM
Category: Education
This morning Starlight staff members fanned out far and wide to deliver Blue Star Award nominations to musical theatre students and teachers at 37 high schools in Kansas City and surrounding communities. The nominees represent the top performers among the thousands who participated in the eighth annual Blue Star Awards.

5/4/2010 9:23:00 AM
Category: Theatre
If you’re one of those people who easily picks the winning horse at the Kentucky Derby or knows in advance who will walk away with a statue on Oscar night, have we got a tall order for you! The 2009-2010 Broadway season offered 40 eligible productions in 27 competitive categories for the 64th Annual Tony Awards are about to ...

4/29/2010 12:04:00 PM
Category: Concerts
Instrumental music has carved out a niche of its own in the history of rock and pop. Some wordless songs, like "Classical Gas," "Popcorn" and "Rock and Roll Part 2," even took a perch on the Top 40 charts. But popular music is primarily a universe for songs with vocals -- words that give the listener a more personal level of emotional involvement.

4/29/2010 11:59:00 AM
Category: Broadway Shows
Dreamgirls tells the tale of a 1960's all-girl group a la The Supremes who rise to superstardom only to find that fame isn't all it's cracked up to be. Think E! True Hollywood Story - but with a much snazzier soundtrack.

4/28/2010 3:31:00 PM
Category: Concerts
Jeff Beck and Gary Hoey will perform at Starlight Theatre tonight. Please read the following post for event information, parking information and directions to the theatre. Enjoy the show!

4/23/2010 5:11:00 PM
Category: Concerts
Last night Starlight Theatre officially kicked of the 2010 Capitol Federal Concert Series with the amazing Christian Rock group Hillsong United

4/22/2010 1:10:00 PM
Category: Theatre
Legendary actress Marian Seldes and British playwright Sir Alan Ayckbourn will receive 2010 Tony Awards for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre. In addition, David Hyde Pierce has been awarded the Isabelle Stevenson Award...

4/21/2010 4:29:00 PM
Category: Concerts
O.A.R. (an acronym for the band's full moniker, Of a Revolution) transformed themselves from local Ohio State University bandmates to Billboard chartbusters and headliners at venues across America. On July 16 you can see them live at Starlight Theatre with Citizen Cope.

4/19/2010 3:27:00 PM
Category: Theatre
Glee star and Broadway vet Lea Michele and God of Carnage star Jeff Daniels will announce the nominees for the 64th annual Tony Awards on May 4 at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center. The announcement ceremony will be held at 8:30 AM.

Michele, who created the role of Wendla in Spring Awakening ...

4/15/2010 7:02:00 PM
Category: Broadway Shows
Screenwriter Marc Klein has been brought on board by Universal Pictures to oversee the script for the studio’s big screen adaptation of In the Heights.

4/9/2010 5:39:00 PM
Category: Concerts
According to Billboard chart statistics, Chicago is second only to the Beach Boys as the most successful American rock band of all time, in terms of both albums and singles. 

4/9/2010 5:28:00 PM
Category: Concerts
Delivered with a level of passion and soul equal to the legendary sonic charge of his guitar, the sound of Carlos Santana is one of the world's best-known musical signatures. For more than four decades – from Santana's earliest days as a groundbreaking Afro-Latin-blues-rock fusion outfit in San Francisco – Carlos has been the visionary force behind artistry that transcends musical genres, generational, cultural and geographical boundaries.

4/9/2010 3:59:00 PM
Category: Concerts
Your favorite Canadian rock trio RUSH is back on the road this summer as part of their 2010 Time Machine Tour. The tour is set to include Geddy Lee, Neil Pert, and Alex Lifeson playing their classics, debuting new songs, as well as performing the Moving Pictures album in its entirety for the first time live.

4/8/2010 11:49:00 PM
Category: Broadway Shows
For nearly 20 years, Green Day has been familiar to MTV viewers, and now the network is set to air a behind-the-scenes special about the band’s new Broadway musical American Idiot, according to Variety.

4/8/2010 8:18:00 PM
Category: Concerts
Gary Hoey will join Jeff Beck on stage at Starlight Theatre on April 28.
In 2009 Hoey kept himself busy on many projects and 2010 is no different. He is currently wrapping up his latest album UTOPIA, which will release on his own label Wazoo Music. Hoey also recently participated in Rock n’ Roll Fantasy camp where he joined an amazing line-up of rockstars...

4/8/2010 4:57:00 PM
Category: Theatre
The very first show of Starlight's first Broadway season was The Desert Song. The production took the Starlight stage June 25-July 1, 1951. In perusing the program for the show (Yes, we do have an original copy in our archives!), we found something interesting...

4/6/2010 11:52:00 AM
Category: Concerts
Inspired by fellow New Jersey native, Frank Sinatra, and such jazz influences as the Hi-Lo's and the Four Freshman, Frankie Valli always knew he wanted to perform.

4/2/2010 3:16:00 PM
Category: Concerts
Tonight Starlight Theatre is hosting an indoor screening of the fan recorded, produced and distributed Nine Inch Nails concert film, ‘Another Version of the Truth’. Doors open at 6:45 p.m. and the screening starts at 8:45 p.m.

4/1/2010 5:48:00 PM
Category: Broadway Shows
It was a boys’ night out when hit West End musical Billy Elliot rang in its fifth birthday on March 31. The London production celebrated with a VIP guest list featuring 19 uber-talented Billys from the past, present and future ...

3/30/2010 1:20:00 PM
Category: Concerts
Hailing from Brooklyn, NY, Maxwell was enormously important in defining and shaping the neo-soul movement that rose to prominence over the latter half of the '90s. Drawing his greatest inspiration from the concept of the R&B auteur...

3/25/2010 4:13:00 PM
Category: Theatre
In celebration of Starlight Theatre's 60th anniversary, we would like to share some of the theatre's interesting and historic moments. View the first full season lineup and read an audience members memories of Starlight

3/22/2010 2:09:00 PM
Category: Concerts
Get ready to hear some definitive Southern rock. Lynyrd Skynyrd with Molly Hatchet & The Outlaws are set to perform at Starlight on May 28.

3/16/2010 1:56:00 PM
Category: Theatre
New York City here they come! Rose Farris, a Starlight season subscriber since 1994, and her 27-year-old daughter and Starlight partner AnneMarie will enjoy the bright lights of Broadway this spring, compliments of Starlight.

3/15/2010 4:35:00 PM
Category: Concerts
One of the undisputed arena-rock kings of the early 80's and one of the most popular female vocalists of the early '80s, together July 11 at Starlight Theatre.

3/11/2010 1:14:00 PM
Category: Broadway Shows
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.

3/9/2010 3:17:00 PM
Category: Concerts
Earth, Wind & Fire is one of the most musically accomplished, critically acclaimed and commercially popular funk bands to emerge since the 1970s.

3/3/2010 4:07:00 PM
Category: Broadway Shows
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.

2/25/2010 12:16:00 PM
Category: Concerts
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.

2/25/2010 11:16:00 AM
Category: Broadway Shows
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 ...

2/22/2010 4:10:00 PM
Category: Concerts
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.  

2/22/2010 3:38:00 PM
Category: Concerts
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.

2/16/2010 1:10:00 PM
Category: Broadway Shows
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).

2/15/2010 3:46:00 PM
Category: Broadway Shows
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.

2/12/2010 11:15:00 PM
Category: Concerts
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.  

2/9/2010 2:09:00 PM
Category: Concerts
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.

2/9/2010 1:40:00 PM
Category: Theatre
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.

2/2/2010 4:11:00 PM
Category: Education
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.

1/29/2010 1:28:00 PM
Category: Concerts
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. 

1/14/2010 5:24:00 PM
Category: Broadway Shows
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.