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Get your dancing shoes on, Kansas City! Three Broadway shows are coming to Starlight Theatre in June that are guaranteed to impress you with their incredible choreography—and may even make YOU want to get up and dance! Dirty Dancing: The Classic Story on Stage is mamboing its way to Starlight, now- June 10! Exploding with heart-pounding … Continued
When the Broadway national tour of On Your Feet! opened May 22 at Starlight Theatre, performing on Starlight’s expansive, open-air stage was an exciting first for most of the cast. For principal actress Debra Cardona, however, it was a welcome return to a place that helped to shape her career. Prior to taking the Starlight stage in … Continued
On this week’s episode of Talkin’ With Taylor, Taylor sits down with Christie Prades, who plays the leading role of Gloria Estefan in the national Broadway tour of On Your Feet! Find out what made Christie follow her dream of performing, what she has in common with Gloria Estefan, and why you should see the show while … Continued
In its first national tour, the exhilarating original production On Your Feet! arrives at Starlight in just a few short weeks. An inspiring story about heart, heritage and two people who believed in their talent–and each other–On Your Feet! is sure to inspire audiences in Kansas City for six performances, May 22-27. Based on the life story of … Continued
This year’s Tony Award nominations have been announced! Broadway alums Katharine McPhee and Leslie Odom, Jr. announced the 72nd annual Tony Award nominations this morning at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts in Lincoln Center. Mean Girls and SpongBob SquarePants tied for the lead in number of nominations with twelve each. This year’s Best Musical nominations … Continued
On this week’s episode of Talkin’ With Taylor, we sit down with Tyler Eisenreich – a Kansas City native making his return to Starlight Theatre in the national Broadway tour of CINDERELLA. Eisenreich won the 2012 Blue Star Award for Outstanding Actor in a Lead Role for his performance as Jimmy Smith in Thoroughly Modern Millie at Blue … Continued
On this week’s episode of “Talkin’ With Taylor,” Taylor sits down with Chicago tour dance captain, Christophe Caballero, and Roxie Hart herself, played by Dylis Croman. Learn how this extraordinary cast brings the legacy of eight-time Tony Award®-winning choreographer Bob Fosse to life on tour and what still personally connects Fosse to the cast so many years … Continued
Starlight Theatre wants to see you all summer long but, if your schedule doesn’t allow for a full Broadway season package, now is the best time to get the best single-show seats available! Individual tickets to all eight of Starlight’s 2018 Broadway hits – five weeklong productions and three weekend special engagements – went on … Continued
Broadway fans catch a sneak preview of ON YOUR FEET! before it congas to the Starlight Theatre stage May 22-27. Lifetime’s “The Balancing Act,” takes a behind-the-scenes look at this new Broadway hit. Featuring interviews with Gloria and Emilio Estefan, “The Balancing Act” explores the road to making ON YOUR FEET! and what makes this story one of the most … Continued
It’s time to save your seat for a summer full of the best live Broadway entertainment under the stars! Season ticket packages to the 2018 Shawnee Mission Health Broadway Series at Starlight Theatre are on sale now – and offer the best deal for five or more nights out with family or friends. Starlight’s season … Continued
As Andrew Lloyd Webber prepares to turn 70 on March 22, he shows no sign of slowing down. In fact, the acclaimed composer might as well consider the entire month of March a celebration of his contributions to Broadway. First off is the March 6 release of his new memoir, Unmasked. According to a recent story … Continued
The list of stars cast for NBC’s staging of Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert on Easter Sunday 2018 is expanding. Tony Award® nominee Sara Bareilles is the latest high-profile performer added, and she will take on the role of Mary Magdalene. Singer-songwriter Bareilles wrote the music and lyrics for the hit Broadway musical Waitress for which she received … Continued
Last month we revived an ongoing weekly Twitter series, #MusicalMonday. Each week we’ll share a song from a different musical circulating around a common theme for the month! Now a days, some of the biggest blockbuster movies are based on characters found in comic books, the funnies or graphic novels. November’s #MusicalMonday looked back at … Continued
The deadline for Starlight Theatre subscribers to renew their season ticket packages for another musical season under the stars is fast approaching. Friday, Dec. 15 is the deadline to renew your same great seats (or request a seat upgrade) for Starlight’s 2018 Broadway season. Now is also the ideal time for Kansas City theatre fans to join … Continued
Starlight Theatre is proud to welcome Shawnee Mission Health, the only five-star-rated hospital in Kansas City, is the new series sponsor of the theatre’s summer Broadway season. The 2018 Shawnee Mission Health Broadway Series, which will feature seven hit Broadway musicals and a magic spectacular direct from Broadway, kicks off next May and continues through … Continued
The annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is known for enthralling spectators and TV viewers with giant character balloons, dazzling floats, the nation’s best marching bands and performance groups, celebrities and the official arrival of Santa Claus. A signature of each parade is performances from Broadway musical casts who give viewers a taste of the magic … Continued
The nation’s beloved spectacle, the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, returns for the 91st year of magic on Thursday, Nov. 23. A full broadcast of the parade will air on NBC with Today Show hosts Matt Lauer, Al Roker and Savannah Guthrie. Telemundo will simulcast the parade in Spanish with hosts Carlos Ponce, Jessica Carrillo and Karim … Continued
The 2018 Shawnee Mission Health Broadway Series at Starlight Theatre is a season not to miss! With five hit musicals plus three weekend specials, there’s a show – or several – to fit everyone’s musical tastes. The deadline for current season ticket holders to renew their same great seats for 2018 (or get priority processing of seat … Continued
Starlight Theatre’s 2018 Broadway season will feature a wide selection of shows to satisfy the varied entertainment tastes of Kansas City audiences. Newly sponsored by Shawnee Mission Health, next summer’s core Broadway season will include five Broadway musicals with weeklong runs. And, to again give patrons the ability to customize their ticket packages, Starlight has … Continued
With live TV musicals being all the rage, Broadway fans can rejoice! Three more musicals and a play are in the works and will be broadcast live on NBC and FOX starting this holiday season and running through January 2019. NBC, which originated the TV musical trend when it broadcast The Sound of Music Live! starring Carrie … Continued
Daxton Bloomquist and Eric Geil aren’t the only cast members “coming home” to Kansas City to perform in Grease, but they are the only ones who left their missions to do so! When they showed up for the first day of rehearsals at Starlight Theatre on Aug. 28, these two had more in common than being … Continued
September’s cooler temps and earlier sunsets are the ideal backdrop for the two hit musicals closing out Starlight Theatre’s 2017 Broadway season – ‘50s rock ‘n’ roll romance Grease and the feisty, feel-good Kinky Boots. From Friday, Sept. 8 through Thursday, Sept. 14, Grease is the word at Starlight! Audiences will take a glimpse in the rearview mirror to join in … Continued
The beloved musical that features 1950s’ high school romance and rock ‘n’ roll will cruise across the Starlight stage like Greased Lightnin’ for six performances, opening on Friday night, Sept.8 and continuing through Sunday, Sept. 14. Rehearsals for Grease, Starlight’s only locally produced musical of the 2017 Broadway season, began Aug. 28 under the experienced tutelage … Continued
TIMOTHY MICHAEL QUINN (Danny) is honored to be making his Starlight Theatre debut. Recent credits include Damn Yankees (Joe Hardy), Jesus Christ Superstar (Jesus), Joseph (Joseph), Cuff Me (Christian Grey), Grease (Danny). Special thanks to everyone at Matthew Corozine Studios! www.timothymichaelquinn.com HEIDI WEBSTER (Sandy) is thrilled to be making her debut at Starlight Theatre. She most recently starred in Steve Wynn’s Showstoppers in Las Vegas … Continued
August at Starlight Theatre delivers tunes you know and love plus unique theatrical experiences as The Bodyguard and Motown The Musical light up the night! It won’t be easy to resist the urge to dance in the aisles and sing along to all of the catchy, classic tunes featured in the two hit musicals taking the Starlight stage this … Continued
Starlight Theatre is partnering with Kansas City’s Amigoni Urban Winery to present “Sipping at Starlight,” a pre-show wine tasting and snack pairing before the Saturday, August 12 performance of The Bodyguard. For just $20 per person, you will taste 4 of Amigoni’s most popular wines (2 whites, 2 reds), 10% off a purchase at Amigoni, and … Continued
C’est Magnifique! There was plenty of French fun to be had at Starlight Theatre during the week of July 11. Throughout the run of An American in Paris, two of Starlight’s own groups gathered to mingle and celebrate before the show. Center Stage On July 13, Center Stage, Starlight’s young professionals group, hosted a pre-show wine tasting … Continued
The Tony® Award-winning Broadway musical An American in Paris makes it first-ever appearance in Kansas City this week. There’s something else about this touring production that might be another first: identical twins performing together on the Starlight Theatre stage! Sara and Leigh-Ann Esty grew up in a small town in south Maine. They studied dance together from … Continued
Only at Starlight Theatre can you laugh your way through 1595 London and view delightful dance numbers in 1945 Paris in the same month. So, whether you’re a romantic at heart, a dance devotee, history buff or comedy fan, July at Starlight offers something for everyone! Two musicals fresh from Broadway – An American in Paris and Something … Continued
On occasion, Rich Baker, Starlight Theatre President and CEO, likes to provide information and insights on topics related to our Broadway season, venue, industry trends and more. This issue’s topic addresses one new feature of our 2017 Broadway season—the shows being streamed on the two LED video screens above the stage. No matter where you … Continued