If/Then

Starlight Theatre is having a run of the musical "If/Then" this week. We went and saw it Tuesday night, the opening night. We began the evening with the Best of Broadway Applause dinner club. For once there was nothing to comment on, a little slow getting us our drinks at the beginning, but the food … Continue reading If/Then →

One final Beauty and the Beast before vaulting

It is a pleasure to be able to write a very good review, for a change, of our experience at a Starlight Theatre Broadway show. A good evening is our usual expectation, based on attending the Broadway shows since 1997. But Tuesday night's presentation of Disney's Beauty and the Beast was the first time this … Continue reading One final Beauty and the Beast before vaulting →

Starlight Theatre: Decent Show, dining staff underwhelms with lack of service

It is obvious that no one at Starlight Theatre paid attention to my previous comments about the quality of their Applause Club dining plan. We found ourselves underwhelmed Tuesday when attending the Best of Broadway dining prior to Bullets over Broadway, which was a decrease in how whelmed we were from dining at Matilda. We … Continue reading Starlight Theatre: Decent Show, dining staff underwhelms with lack of service →

Matilda: fun but not magic

Last night was opening night of both Matilda and the season for Starlight Theater in Kansas City. This year is the first year we have attended on Tuesdays, and thus the first year for us to see opening night. When we arrived they were still rehearsing on the stage. It was sort of nice to … Continue reading Matilda: fun but not magic →

Andrew Lloyd Webber updates Wizard of Oz

Kansas City's Starlight Theatre opened its 64th season this week with The Wizard of Oz. The last time Starlight did The Wizard of Oz, if my memory is correct, it was a locally produced version, that then went on the road to one or two other regional theaters. This time it was a national touring … Continue reading Andrew Lloyd Webber updates Wizard of Oz →