[The following was provided by the Kansas City Repertory Theatre] The Kansas City Repertory Theatre’s “A Christmas Story, The Musical!,” which had its world premiere at the Rep in 2009, was recently nominated for three Tony Awards, including Best Musical. The additional Tony nominations are for Best Book of a Musical and Best Original Score. [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Visual and Performing Arts'
Kansas City Rep: Best Musical Tony Nomination for “A Christmas Story, The Musical!”
May 6th, 2013 · No Comments · Affiliated groups, Awards and honors, Community Connections, Visual and Performing Arts
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The Gallery of Art Presents the UMKC Student Exhibition
April 29th, 2013 · No Comments · Visual and Performing Arts
[The following was submitted by the Gallery of Art] The Gallery of Art presents the 2013 UMKC Student Art Exhibition. An opening reception will take place 5-7 p.m., May 2, in the Fine Arts Building, Room 203, 5100 Rockhill Rd., Kansas City, Mo.
UMKC Theatre Presents: “Burnt by the Sun”
April 29th, 2013 · No Comments · Visual and Performing Arts
[The following was submitted by UMKC Theatre] “Burnt by the Sun” starts out like a masterpiece by Chekhov and then is hit by violence so sudden and so shocking that, to us, it echoes of 9/11.
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Mamet’s “American Buffalo” Closes Rep’s Season
April 22nd, 2013 · No Comments · Arts and Literature, Visual and Performing Arts
[The following was submitted by the Kansas City Repertory Theatre.] Kansas City Repertory Theatre is wrapping up its 2012-13 season with David Mamet’s “American Buffalo,” an acerbic, modern examination of the underbelly of American capitalism in which every exchange, including friendship, has “business” written all over it. The Rep’s producing director Jerry Genochio directs the [...]
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UMKC Theatre Presents “Kansas City Swing”
April 15th, 2013 · Comments Off · Arts and Literature, Faculty, Staff, Students, Visual and Performing Arts
[The following was provided by UMKC Theatre.] “Kansas City Swing,” a play by Trey Ellis and Ricardo Khan and directed by Khan, will be April 19-28 at the Helen F. Spencer Theater, Olson PAC, 4949 Cherry St.
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UMKC Theatre Presents: Drums in the Night
April 1st, 2013 · Comments Off · Visual and Performing Arts
[The following was submitted by UMKC Theatre] Drums in the Night is UMKC Theatre’s Undergraduate Spring Production.
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Spoken word artists perform “A Night of Poetry”
March 25th, 2013 · Comments Off · Diversity, Lectures, Seminars, Panels and Symposia, Visual and Performing Arts
[The following was provided by the Office of Public Relations.] Spoken word artists Azure Antionette and Mayda del Valle will perform “A Night of Poetry” at the University of Missouri-Kansas City at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, March 26 in Pierson Auditorium, Atterbury Student Success Center. A reception will take place at 5:30 p.m.
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Bobby Watson Earns Prestigious Jazz Award
March 11th, 2013 · Comments Off · Awards and honors, Uncategorized, Visual and Performing Arts
[The following was provided by the Conservatory of Music and Dance] Conservatory of Music and Dance Professor Bobby Watson was presented with the prestigious Benny Golson Jazz Master Award at Howard University in Washington, D.C., March 7.
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CineWomen: A Refreshing Showcase of Women in Film
February 26th, 2013 · Comments Off · Affiliated groups, Community Connections, Divisions, Departments and Centers, Faculty, Lectures, Seminars, Panels and Symposia, Staff, Students, Visual and Performing Arts
[The following was provided by the Office of Public Relations.] The UMKC Women’s Center and Her Art Project will host an event to commemorate Women’s History Month, entitled “CineWomen: A Refreshing Showcase of Women in Film.”
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UMKC Theatre Presents – “Eat This! KC Chews on the Politics of Food”
February 26th, 2013 · Comments Off · Affiliated groups, Alumni, Community Connections, Divisions, Departments and Centers, Faculty, Staff, Visual and Performing Arts
[The following was provided by the UMKC Theatre.] UMKC Theatre presents “Eat This! KC Chews on the Politics of Food,” running March 1 – March 10 at the James C. Olson Performing Arts Center, Studio 116. This play was written and directed by Stephanie Roberts.
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