Dear Richard Baker, President and CEO of Kansas City Starlight Theatre, this past summer, 2017, was the 21st season as Kansas City's Starlight's season ticket holders for my wife and I, and it will probably be our last. I can recall when we moved to Kansas City in 1997, our daughter just a few months … Continue reading Goodbye Starlight …
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Something Rotten: It Smells
Today's post is a review of Something Rotten, playing July 25-30 at Kansas City's Starlight Theater. This is the first Starlight experience in awhile that I have nothing to comment on besides the show. The rest of the experience was suitable and without incident. Let me start by saying this play is worth seeing -- … Continue reading Something Rotten: It Smells
A Look Ahead …
This week is the start of the big tour. And the big tour begins with: LibertyCon The Thirtieth LibertyCon starts Friday and goes through Sunday in Chattanooga, TN. For those of us in the SciFi community, it will be a star-studded weekend with some true stars, not just those of the PC-elect. Master of Ceremonies: … Continue reading A Look Ahead …
Jersey Boys
June 27 - July 2, 2017 Parking Dining Show Time: 8 p.m. Gates Time: 7 p.m. Duration: 2 hours 40 minutes, with intermission “Too Good to be True!” raves the New York Post for Jersey Boys, the 2006 Tony, Grammy and Olivier Award®-winning Best Musical about Rock and Roll Hall of Famers The Four Seasons: Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, … Continue reading Jersey Boys
A Look Ahead … and a review (look back)
Last week I had three things in my Look Ahead. This week I have the same three things. And a very mixed review of the second. First, let’s see what is going on at Worlds of Fun… Kansas City Flavor Weekends June 2-11 Now in its second and final weekend, the Kansas City Flavor looked … Continue reading A Look Ahead … and a review (look back)
Starlight’s Mary Poppins: Magic and Puppetry
(Note: Potential spoilers ahead in this theater review.) We attended the Thursday evening showing of Disney's "Mary Poppins: The Broadway Musical" as put on by Kansas City's Starlight Theatre. It was a show well worth seeing -- so like, and yet so unlike the Disney movie of the same name. You will recognize many familiar … Continue reading Starlight’s Mary Poppins: Magic and Puppetry
Cinderella — Surprisingly Traditional
(Note: Potential Spoilers ahead -- read at your own peril!) Fortunately the production of Rodger's and Hammerstein's Cinderella at Kansas City Starlight this week did not live up to its billing. The ad blurb stated: The new tour of Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella delights audiences with its surprisingly contemporary take on the beloved tale of … Continue reading Cinderella — Surprisingly Traditional
At The Rainbow 