KC Live Arts Directory
Welcome! Here is some more information about how to contact our participating organizations.
American Heartland Theatre
www.ahtkc.com
816.842.9999
2450 Grand Boulevard, Suite 314
Kansas City, MO 64108
Parking is covered and free in the Crown Center parking garage with validation from the theatre.
Each season American Heartland Theatre presents six Broadway-style productions that include comedies, musicals, dramas and mysteries featuring local, regional and national performers. The intimate space means no seat is more thatn 10 rows from the stage. AHT is a "theatre that belongs to the theatre of Kansas City!"
American Jazz Museum
www.americanjazzmuseum.com
816.474.8463
1616 E 18th Street
Kansas City, MO 64108
Coterie Theatre
www.coterietheatre.org
816.474.6552
2450 Grand Boulevard
Kansas City, MO 64108
The Friends of Chamber Music
www.chambermusic.org
816.561.9999
4635 Wyandotte Suite 201
Kansas City, MO 64112
Parking is available next door to the Folly Theatre for performances.
Since 1975 The Friends of Chamber Music has presented the world's finest chamer music to Kansas City Audiences. With and annual season of more than 20 performances featuring internationally acclaimed artists and ensembles, The Friends provides the highest-quality artisic experience for music lovers. The Friends annual season consists of three concert series including International Chamber Music Series, Master Pianist Series, Early Music Series, and an educational series: "What Makes It Great" with Rob Kapilow. Ticket prices are affordable and most are FREE for children under 18.
Folly Theatre
www.follytheatre.com
816.842.5500
1020 Central, Suite 200
Kansas City, MO 64105
Harriman-Jewell Series
hjseries.org
816.415.5025
Administrative Offices:
500 College Hill
Campus Box 10105
Liberty, MO 64068
Downtown Venue: Folly Theatre
300 W. 12th St
Kansas City, MO 64105
Downtown Parking is located in the Block-89 Garage (nearest option)
The nationally recognized Harriman-Jewell Series brings acclaimed performers from the worlds of music, dance, and theatre to Kansas City's downtown venues. In addition to the performances, educational events offer free master classes, conversations, and lectures to allow area community members and students to interact with artists in an informal setting.
Johnson County Community College
Performing Arts Series
www.jcc.edu
Box Office Info:
913.469.4445
12345 College Boulevard
Overland Park, KS 66210
Kansas City Ballet
www.kcballet.org
816.931.2232
1616 Broadway Boulevard
Kansas City, MO 64108
Our school and administrative offices have parking in back and on Washington Street. Our performances are at the Lyric Theatre and there are several parking lots and off-street parking available there
Founded in 1957, Kansas City Ballet is a 25-member professional ballet company under the direction of Artistic Director William Whitener and Executive Director Jeffrey J. Bentley. The company offers dance experiences of the highest quality through repertory, outdoor and annual Nutcracker performances.
Kansas City Repertory Theatre
www.KCRep.org
816.235.2700
Spencer Theatre
4949 Cherry Street
Kansas City, MO 64110
Copaken Stage
One H&R Block Way
(13th & Walnut Streets)
Kansas City, MO 64105
The Kansas City Repertory Theatre is the premier fully professional theater company of the Kansas City metropolitan area. Working from two stages, the Rep offers diverse, literate and timely productions and provides educational and outreach services for students and community members.
Kansas City Symphony
www.kcsymphony.org
816.471.0400
Fax 816.471.0976
1703 Wyandotte, Suite 200
Kansas City, MO 64108
Several parking garages and lots are just steps away from the Lyric Theatre, including the 10 Central Car Park, on 10th Street between Broadway and Central. Symphony subscribers may purchase pre-paid parking vouchers in advance from our Box Office and park in this garage for half price.
Under the dynamic leadership of acclaimed Music Director Michael Stern, The Kansas City Symphony performs a wide variety of subscription, educational, touring and outreach concerts. The orchestra's 80 full-time musicians are area residents and vital contributors to the artistic life of Kansas City. During its 42-week season, the Symphony presents Classical, Pops and Family and Holiday concerts. In addition, the KCS performs with the Lyric Opera of Kansas City and the Kansas City Ballet.
Kansas City Broadway Series (Theater League and Broadway Across America)
www.theaterleague.com
913.652.7400
8900 State Line Road
Leawood, KS 66206
Theater League and Broadway Across America are working together to bring Kansas City the very best of Broadway in 2011-2012. BLUE MAN GROUP and JERSEY BOYS will be welcomed by Broadway Across America and presented at the Music Hall. AN EVENING WITH PATTI LUPONE AND MANDY PATINKIN, MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET and NEXT TO NORMAL will be presented by Theater League at the new state of the art Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. Visit www.theaterleague.com for more information.
Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
www.kauffmancenter.org
816.994.7200
1601 Broadway
Kansas City, MO 64108
Parking info at:
http://www.kauffmancenter.org/visit-the-center/directions-parking/
The Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, a new multi-venue center for music, opera, theater, and dance designed by Moshe Safdie will open in Kansas City on September 16, 2011. The Kauffman Center seeks to enrich the lives of all Greater Kansas City residents by presenting vibrant and diverse performances, educational programming, and creating a tradition of the performing arts as a catalyst for Kansas City’s civic economic, and educational vitality. Three of the region’s leading performing arts organizations – Kansas City Ballet, Kansas City Symphony, and Lyric Opera of Kansas City – will be in residence at the Kauffman Center. The Kauffman Center’s two performance venues, the 1,800-seat Muriel Kauffman Theatre and the 1,600-seat Helzberg Hall, will offer audiences engaging and intimate experiences, while at the same time providing resident companies with enhanced performance capabilities.
Lyric Opera of Kansas City
www.kcopera.org
816.471.7344
1029 Central
Kansas City, MO 64105
Parking is located next to the theatre on 11th and Wyandotte.
The Lyric Opera of Kansas City is one of the nation's premier regional opera companies and has 99 different productions (29 of which are American operas) to it's credit. The Lyric Opera currently performs four performances of four different productions in the Lyric Theatre each season and will move it's performances to the barand new Kauffman Center for Performing Arts in fall of 2011.
Quality Hill Playhouse
www.QualityHillPlayhouse.com
816.421.1700
303 W. 10th Street
Kansas City, MO 64105
Covered Parking is directly adjacent to the playhouse.
Quality Hill Playhouse produces six musicals and cabaret revues each year in a charming 153-seat theatre. J. Kent Barnhart serves as pianist and emcee for the cabaret revues, offering interesting tidbits about the music as well as his unique, humorous anecdotes. Professional singers and the relaxed yet elegant atmosphere make for entertainment you won't find anywhere else. Discover why The Kansas City Star said it is "like being invited into someone's home."
Starlight Theatre Association of Kansas City, Inc.
www.kcstarlight.com
816.363.7827
4600 Starlight Road
Kansas City, MO 64132
Parking Info: $5 per car
Starlight Theatre presents live Broadway musicals and concert entertainment each spring and summer. Located on 16 acres in Kansas City's Swope Park, Starlight is an outdoor theatre that seats approximately 8,000 people. This landmark theatre is operated by the not-for-profit Starlight Theatre Association, Kansas City's oldest and largest performing arts organization. Kansas City residents and visitors annually select Starlight as their "Favorite Performing Arts Venue or Organization" in the Kansas City Convention & Visitors Association's Visitors' Choice Awards program.
Unicorn Theatre
www.unicorntheatre.org
816.531.7529
3828 Main Street
Kansas City, MO 64111
Park easily, park securely; the Unicorn has three secure parking lots. Lot 1 is just north of the Unicorn on Main Street. Lot 2 is just south of the Unicorn off 39th Street between Main and Baltimore. Lot 3 is just west of The Unicorn off 39th Street between Baltimore and Wyandotte.
Founded in 1974, Unicorn Theatre produces professional contemporary, thought-provoking theatre. Unicorn Theatre is under the artistic and executive leadership of Producing Artistic Director Cynthia Levin, who joined the company in 1980. From a newly expanded home in Midtown the Unicorn houses two stages - The Mainstage and The Jerome Stage (added 2007). A fully professional not-for-profit theatre, the Unicorn operates under agreement with the Actor's Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States. The Unicorn is a founding member of the National New Play Network, an alliance of not-for-profit professional theatres that champions the development, production and continued life of new plays for the American theatre; and is a constituent member of Theatre Communications Group, Inc., the national service organization for the not-for-profit theatre.
University of Missouri - Kansas City
Conservatory of Music and Dance
www.umkc.edu/conservatory
816.235.2900
4949 Cherry Street
Kansas City, MO 64110
The UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance is nationally recognized as a center for artistic excellence, innovation, and engagement with our community of about 2 million in more than 300 concerts, recitals, performances, and events throughout the year. In rehearsals, in class, and on stage, our students interact with an exceptionally gifted faculty and with leading visiting artists in ways that are supportive, yet rigorous. Our faculty and students recognized that arts careers in the 21st century will blend new works with masterpieces; unite performance, engagement, and education; and above all, will pulse with a sense of adventure and creativity. As a community of artists, educators, and scholars, the Conservatory enrolls about 600 students in a comprehensive array of liberal arts and professional degree programs in Composition, Music Theory, and Musicology; Dance; Instrumental Studies; Keyboard Studies; Music Education/Music Therapy; and Vocal Studies.