News Releases
2/1/2023 - The Second City Hits Home in Kansas City at Starlight Theatre February 14-19
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1/31/2023 - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss Perform at Starlight Theatre May 5th
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1/30/2023 - Barenaked Ladies Performs at Starlight Theatre June 11th
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1/26/2023 - Young the Giant Performs at Starlight Theatre on July 1
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1/12/2023 - Dixie Longate Returns with Brand-New Stand-Up Show
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1/9/2023 - Whiskey Myers Performs at Starlight Theatre on May 13
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12/15/22 - Starlight Announces Audition Dates for Legally Blonde The Musical
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12/7/22 - Tenacious D Performs at Starlight Theatre May 9, 2023
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12/5/22 - Goo Goo Dolls Perform with O.A.R. at Starlight Theatre August 27, 2023
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11/18/22 - Starlight Announces Single Ticket Presale for Black Friday + Cyber Monday
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11/14/22 - Foreigner with Loverboy to Perform at Starlight July 18, 2023
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11/14/22 - Chicago Performs at Starlight Theatre May 26, 2023
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11/14/22 - Starlight Announces Final Show in the 2023 AdventHealth Broadway Series
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11/10/22 - Tyler Childers Performs at Starlight Theatre June 15, 2023
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11/10/22 - Louis Tomlinson Performs at Starlight Theatre June 10, 2023
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10/25/22 - Monet & Friends Alive to Open November 1 at Starlight Theatre
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9/27/22 - Starlight Indoors Opens Season with The Crown - Live!
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9/15/22 - Starlight's President + C.E.O Announces He Will Retire Effective March 31, 2023
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9/14/22 - Starlight Announces its 2023 AdventHealth Broadway Series
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6/03/22 - The Reinvention of Riverdance Returns
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5/24/22 - Tony-Award Winning Musical Hairspray Heads to Starlight June 7-12
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5/4/22 - Starlight Theatre Makes Live Entertainment More Accessible to All
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5/2/22 - The Hilarious Hit Broadway Musical Waitress Comes to Starlight Theatre for One Week Only
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4/28/22 - Starlight Reveals the Nominations for the 20th Annual Blue Star Awards
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4/26/22 - Starlight to Reveal the Nominations for the 20th Annual Blue Star Awards
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4/18/22 - Rodgers + Hammerstein’s OKLAHOMA! to Open Starlight’s 2022 AdventHealth Broadway Series
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4/12/22 - Starlight Hosts Swope Park Community Blood Drive to Benefit Local Patients
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2/25/22 - OneRepublic Performs at Starlight Theatre August 5
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2/22/22 - H.E.R. Performs at Starlight Theatre May 3
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2/22/22 - Earth, Wind & Fire Performs at Starlight Theatre July 12
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2/22/22 - John Mulaney Performs at Starlight Theatre July 23
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2/17/22 - Brandi Carlile Performs at Starlight Theatre July 6
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2/15/22 - Lord Huron Performs at Starlight Theatre June 5
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2/15/22 - Bonnie Raitt Performs at Starlight Theatre August 6
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2/14/22 - Third Eye Blind Performs at Starlight Theatre June 30
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1/31/22 - Josh Groban Performs at Starlight Theatre July 22
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1/28/22 - Ben Rector Performs at Starlight Theatre May 7
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1/28/22 - Rex Orange County Plays Starlight Theatre June 13
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1/13/22 - Starlight Welcomes Bess Wallerstein Huff as Vice President of Marketing and Sales
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12/22/21 - Van Gogh Alive Extended One Final Time Through January 29
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12/10/21 - Jack White Announces The Supply Chain Issues Tour
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12/06/21 - HAIM Announce One More HAIM 2022 North American Headline Tour
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11/30/21 - Chicago and Brian Wilson Launch Legendary Co-Headlining U.S. Tour
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11/16/21 - Kansas City Public School Students to Attend Van Gogh Alive at Starlight Theatre
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11/15/21 - Community Students Attend Van Gogh Alive Thanks to District Partnership and Grant
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09/13/21 - Set Your Mind on Island Time with Escape to Margaritaville at Starlight September 21-26
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09/08/21 - Starlight Announces its Exciting Lineup for the 2022 AdventHealth Broadway Series
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08/24/21 - Get Ready to “Conga” at On Your Feet!, Coming to Starlight September 7-12
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07/16/21 - Area Performing Arts Students Shine in The Jimmy Awards® - The National High School Musical Theatre Awards
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07/14/21 - Two Starlight Blue Star Award Winners Perform at The Jimmy Awards®
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07/07/21 - The Illusionists Amaze on Stage at Starlight July 20-25
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06/11/21 - Godspell Kicks Off Starlight’s 2021 AdventHealth Broadway Series June 22-27
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05/27/21 - Van Gogh Alive Comes to Life at Starlight Theatre in Kansas City
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05/24/21 - Starlight Will Open to Full Capacity in June and Single Tickets are Now Available to All Shows
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05/20/21 - 2021 Blue Star Awards Winners Honored At Starlight Theatre on May 20
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04/22/21 - Starlight Reveals the Much-Anticipated 2020-21 Blue Star Awards Nominations
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04/16/21 - Starlight Holds Blood Drive as CBC Announces Blood Emergency One Year Into the Pandemic
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04/12/21 - Starlight Holds Blood Drive as CBC Announces Blood Emergency One Year Into the Pandemic
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04/08/21 - Starlight Announces its Much-Anticipated 2021 AdventHealth Broadway Series
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04/05/21 - Kansas City Ballet Performs Under the Stars for the First Time Ever at Starlight, May 21 & 22
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03/26/21 - The Sorcerer’s Apprentice Enchants Starlight@Home Audiences for Two Weeks
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03/17/21 - Starlight@Home Gets Ready to Rock with Virtual Rock of Ages: All-Star Reunion Concert
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03/15/21 - Starlight and Disney to Offer Free Streaming Performance of Disney’s NEWSIES: The Broadway Musical to Kansas City School Districts as Part of Disney’s Investment in the Next Generation of Storytellers
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02/25/21 - Starlight@Home to Present Rhythm of the Dance Just in Time for St. Patrick’s Day!
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02/09/21 - Media Alert: Starlight Hosts First Life-Saving Blood Drive of the Year This Wednesday and Thursday
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02/05/21 - Starlight to Host Fourth Life-Saving Blood Drive as National Blood Shortage Continues
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02/03/21 - Starlight Undergoes Major ADA Improvements at the Historic Theatre in Off Season
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02/01/21 - Starlight@Home to Produce and Stream Exclusive Concert with Starhaven Rounders
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01/15/21 - Dixie Longate Reunites with Starlight in an All-New Streaming Show, Dixie’s Happy Hour
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12/11/20 - Starlight Launches Starlight@Home with The Hip Hop Nutcracker and more!
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12/07/20 - Media Alert: Starlight Hosts Third Life-Saving Blood Drive This Wednesday and Thursday
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11/30/20 - Starlight to Host Third Life-Saving Blood Drive as National Blood Shortage Continues
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10/08/20 - Starlight to Premiere An Evening With Starlight
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10/05/20 - Starlight to Hold Virtual Fundraising Event
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09/28/20 - Starlight Announces its 2021 AdventHealth Broadway Series
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09/22/20 - Media Alert: Starlight Hosts Second Life-Saving Blood Driven This Wednesday and Thursday
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09/17/20 - Starlight to Host Second Life-Saving Blood Drive as National Blood Shortage Continues
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09/01/20 – Starlight Joins 1,500+ Buildings to Light Up In Red
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07/31/20 - Starlight Announces the Winners of the 2019-20 Blue Star Awards
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07/30/20 – Media Alert: 2020 Blue Star Awards Ceremony to Premiere Live on Facebook Friday, July 31
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07/15/20 – Media Alert: Starlight, Community Blood Center and Swope Park Organizations Host Community Blood Drive
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07/13/20 – Starlight Partners with Community Blood Center to Host Urgent Community Blood Drive
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06/24/20 – Starlight Cancels Godspell Production
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06/22/20 – Starlight Announces Virtual Celebration of Annual Blue Star Awards Ceremony
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05/21/20 – Starlight Reveals the Much-Anticipated 2019-20 Blue Star Awards Nominations
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05/20/20 – Media Alert: 2019-20 Blue Star Awards Nominations to Premiere Live on Facebook Thursday, May 21
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05/18/20 – Starlight to Hold Virtual Auditions for Middle School and High School Performance Troupes
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04/14/20 – Starlight Goes Blue to Honor Essential Workers
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04/07/20 – Starlight Reschedules Blue Star Awards Ceremony, Plans to Livestream Nominations
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03/11/20 – Starlight to Hold Local Auditions for Role in National Broadway Tour of Waitress
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02/24/20 – Deadline Extended for Starlight’s 2020 Vincent Legacy Scholarship Applications
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02/13/20 – That Golden Girls Show! A Puppet Parody Takes Kansas Citians Back to Miami
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02/06/20 – Starlight Now Accepting Applications for 2020 Vincent Legacy Scholars
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01/27/20 – Starlight Expands Blue Star Awards Program with Brand-New Event Offering
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01/20/20 – Dunder Mifflin opens Kansas City branch Feb. 4-9 when The Office! A Musical Parody plays Starlight Indoors
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01/13/20 – Starlight Offers a Brand-New Education Opportunity for High School Students
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11/25/19 – Dixie’s Tupperware Party returns to Starlight Indoors January 10-19
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11/05/19 - A Comedy Revolution Comes to Starlight Indoors This Winter
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10/18/19 – Starlight Introduces a Brand New Look Alongside the 2020 Season Announcement
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09/25/19 - The Tony Award-Winning Best Musical Revival Will Begin Performances September 25 at Starlight Theatre
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09/06/19 - The Critically-Acclaimed Broadway Hit Reimagined Playing under the stars at Starlight September 6-8 only!
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07/30/19 - Broadway’s Crowd-Pleasing Musical Makes its Kansas City Premiere Playing under the stars at Starlight July 30-August 4 only!
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07/09/19 - “CATS is back and better than ever!” – The Huffington Post Playing under the stars at Starlight July 9-14 only!
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06/25/19 - The Broadway Smash-Hit Musical Plays Starlight June 25-30! Sarah Bockel returns to the role of Carole King—straight from Broadway!
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06/10/19 - A Family-Favorite Flies Back to Kansas City! June 10-16 at Starlight Theatre
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05/31/19 - Broadway's Best Party Turns the Volume Up to Ten May 31-June 2 at Starlight Theatre
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04/23/19 - The Brand-New Musical American Girl Live Comes to Starlight Indoors April 23-28, 2019
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03/14/19 - The Musical Parody of the Hit 90s Sitcoms Pivots to Starlight Theatre April 9-14
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01/29/19 - One Funny Mother Makes Her Kansas City Debut Feb. 19-24 at Starlight Indoors
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Sister and Her Nun-Stop Laughs Return to Kansas City in Jan. 15-27 at Starlight Indoors
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Broadway's Record-Breaking Tony Award-Winning Musical Smash Chicago Comes to Starlight Theatre
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Tony Award Nominee Leads the Cast of Hairspray!
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The 2013 Tony Award-Winning Broadway Musical Returns to Starlight Theatre in Kansas City
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Whistle a Happy Tune! Rodgers & Hammersein's the King and I Will Play Under the Stars June 12-17
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Dirty Dancing Continues to Dazzle in a New Production Touring North America, Playing Starlight Theatre June 5-10
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First National Tou of the Hit Broadway Musical On Your Feet! Congas to its Kansas City Premiere May 22-27 at Starlight Theatre
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2018 Blue Star Awards Winners Honored at Starlight Theatre
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Capitol Federal Marks 10th Year as Concert Series Sponsor at Starlight Theatre
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Shawnee Mission Health is New Broadway Series Sponsor at Starlight Theatre
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2018 Shawnee Mission Health Broadway Series at Starlight Theatre to Feature 5 Hit Musicals Plus 3 Weekend Specials to Add or Swap
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Starlight Theatre Closes Season with High-Heeled Hit
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Musical Tale of Greasers, Pink Ladies & 1950s’ High School Romance is Self-Produced at Starlight; Cast Features Actors from KC, NY, Chicago, Las Vegas, as well as 15-Member KC Teen Ensemble
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Kansas City Turns into 'Hitsville USA' for 6 Nights as Motown The Musical Lights Up Starlight Theatre
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Something Rotten! Will Leave Starlight Theatre Audiences Laughing All the Way Home July 25-30
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An American in Paris Will Enchant Starlight Theatre Audiences July 11-16
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The Hits of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons Will Ring Through the Night as Jersey Boys Plays Starlight Theatre
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Farewell Tour of Mamma Mia! Dances into Starlight Theatre for Last Time on June 23-25
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2017 Blue Star Awards Winners Honored at Starlight Theatre
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Starlight Theatre Delivers Blue Star Award Nominations to Area High School Musical Theatre Students
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The Renegade Princesses of DISENCHANTED are Ready to Set the Record Straight at Starlight Indoors
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Starlight Theatre to Live Stream Opening Number of First Date.
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First Date Shares the Love and Laughter of Dating in February at Starlight Indoors
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Sister’s Christmas Catechism Will Put the Jolly in the Holidays at Starlight Indoors
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Men Are From Mars –Women Are From Venus LIVE! Brings Blend ofTheatre, Stand-up Comedy to Starlight Indoors
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The Secret Comedy of Women: Girls Only Opens Second Series of Starlight Indoors
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If/Then An Original, Contemporary Musical, Is Up Next at Starlight Theatre on July 26-31
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Disney's Beauty and the Beast Ready to Romance, Enchant Starlight Audiences
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Gangsters, Flappers & Bathtub Gin Fill the Starlight Stage
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The Bridges of Madison County, Winner of 2 Tony Awards Including Best Score, Brings Sweeping Romance to Starlight Theatre's Stage
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2016 Blue Star Award Winners Honored at Starlight Theatre
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A Young Girl with a Vivid Imagination & Sharp Mind is Set to Light Up the Stage at Starlight Theatre
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Once, Winner of 8 Tony Awards Including Best Musical, Opens 2016 Broadway Season at Starlight Theatre
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May 2 is Declared ‘KC Loves Starlight Day’ - April 29, 2016
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Starlight Theatre Leaders, Greater KC Chamber Reps Join In Ribbon Cutting for New Starlight Education Pavilion - March 1, 2016
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One-Man Star Wars TrilogyWill TakeStarlight Indoors Audiences on a Fun, Frenetic Trip to a Galaxy Far, Far Away - January 25, 2016
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World’s Only Harry Potter Parody Comes to Starlight Indoors - January 18, 2016
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Starlight Indoors Sings Hallelujah for Late Nite Catechism - January 15, 2016
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Dixie’s Tupperware Party Launches Starlight Indoors Next Week - January 5, 2016
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