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The third season of Starlight Indoors will get off to a fall-down-funny start in late January 2018 when Forbidden Broadway takes the stage INSIDE Starlight’s heated Cohen Community Stage House. The show runs for seven performances Jan. 30-Feb. 4. Starlight audiences can look forward to outrageous characters and costumes, riotous rewrites of the songs you know, and … Continued
Three very fun and funny productions are waiting in the wings to warm up the winter months at Starlight Indoors. The third season of Starlight Indoors begins in late January and continues through early March. All shows are presented INSIDE Starlight’s 12,000-square-foot, climate-controlled Cohen Community Stage House, and the Applause Club is open before each … Continued
The summer Broadway season at Starlight Theatre may be waning, but worry not – there’s more in store! Starlight is thrilled to announce the third season of Starlight Indoors, starting in late January and running through early March 2018. Kansas City theatre-lovers are invited to enjoy comedy of all sorts – parody, original, musical – … Continued
Kansas City audiences are laughing out LOUDLY at the not-so-proper princesses starring in DISENCHANTED at Starlight Indoors through Sunday, March 19. The final show of the 2016-17 indoor series, this hit musical finds your favorite fairytale princesses tossing off their tiaras and setting the record straight! The brainchild of former history teacher Dennis T. Giacino, DISENCHANTED got its start … Continued
What’s the best way to prepare for the renegade princesses of DISENCHANTED at Starlight Indoors? We suggest a wine tasting before the show!! There is still time to purchase a “Corks & Comedy” ticket for the Thursday night performances of DISENCHANTED on March 9 and March 16. Starlight Theatre is again partnering with Kansas City’s Amigoni Urban Winery to … Continued
Have you ever been on a blind date? How about a first date? If so, you’ll surely relate to the good, the bad and the comical awkwardness of dating when you see this hit musical comedy! The fourth show of the 2016-17 Starlight Indoors series, First Date will have couples nudging each other and singles laughing as … Continued
Audience members who attended the 23 performances of Sister’s Christmas Catechism at Starlight Indoors in November and December did much more than enjoy a funny show and stir childhood memories. They also got into the season’s spirit of giving in a big way – and provided three religious orders of Catholic sisters a nice surprise. The national … Continued
Before the final recess bell rings, “Sister” would like to encourage all Kansas City “students” to hurry to Starlight Theatre for the final weekend of Sister’s Christmas Catechism. This holiday mystery extravaganza, part of the Starlight Indoors series, has drawn rave reviews from Kansas City audiences – Catholics and heathens alike! Sister’s Christmas Catechism continues at Starlight through … Continued
Get ready to laugh out loud when “Sister” returns to Starlight Indoors after a very well-received run last January! You’ll probably still be eating Thanksgiving leftovers when the three-week run of her new show, Sister’s Christmas Catechism: The Mystery of the Magi’s Gold, rings in the holidays starting Nov. 26. To add even more fun and … Continued
Sit up straight, spit out your gum and get ready to laugh (out loud – like you never could in real catechism class)! “Sister” is returning to Starlight Indoors after a very well-received run last January, but this time she’ll be “teaching” her very own take on Christmas catechism. The third show of the 2016-17 … Continued
The Secret Comedy of Women: Girls Only, opening at Starlight Indoors on Tuesday, Oct. 11, is an earnest and sweetly ridiculous comedy inspired by the writings in the authors’ childhood diaries. The show celebrates the honor, truth and humor of being female by blending improv, musical numbers and sketch comedy into a hilarious two-woman show. … Continued
Guests who use a special promo code to buy tickets to The Secret Comedy of Women: Girls Only will help to support breast cancer awareness and research. In celebration of October’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Starlight Theatre has set aside 20 tickets per performance to help support a very worthy cause. When guests use promo code KOMENKC to buy … Continued
Starlight Theatre is partnering with Kansas City’s Amigoni Urban Winery to present “Corks & Comedy,” a pre-show wine tasting and snack pairing before three different performances of The Secret Comedy of Women: Girls Only. The two-woman original comedy is the first show of the 2016-17 Starlight Indoors series. For just $45 per person, you and your favorite … Continued
Looking for the perfect girls’ night out? Starlight Indoors has the show for you! With 16 performances Oct. 11-23, The Secret Comedy of Women: Girls Only! provides lots of choices for even the busiest schedules. So, gather your best girlfriends, female coworkers and family members, gal pals, church ladies and everyone else who would enjoy a show … Continued
In October, Starlight Theatre will support Breast Cancer Awareness Month during each performance of the Starlight Indoors show The Secret Comedy of Women: Girls Only. Each night, 15 percent of the value of tickets purchased using the code KOMENKC will be donated to Susan G. Komen of Greater Kansas City to help fund awareness and research for a … Continued
The trial run of Starlight INDOORS last January got two thumbs up from the vast majority of guests who attended, so the “show will go on” again this fall and winter after Starlight Theatre’s traditional outdoor season has concluded. We are pleased to share the news of four Off-Broadway-style shows that will warm up the … Continued
Starlight? Indoors? In the winter? REALLY?!! At about 9 p.m. on January 31, the final guests to attend the inaugural run of Starlight Indoors were still laughing as they filed out of One-Man Star Wars Trilogy and exited through the Applause Club to their cars. They were the last of more than 10,000 patrons who believed us when … Continued
Get in the mood for One-Man Star Wars Trilogy at Starlight Indoors with some fun and easy snowflake patterns from a galaxy far, far away. Anthony Herrera has been designing Star Wars themed snowflake patterns and posting his creations for free on his website (anthonyherreradesigns.com) for more than five years. Now is your chance to … Continued
Center Stage, the official Young Professionals group of Starlight Theatre, will support two upcoming shows in the Starlight Indoors series. The group is offering discounted show tickets and pre-show events for Dixie’s Tupperware Party and One-Man Star Wars Trilogy. Both events below are open to all young professionals in the Kansas City area. Dixie’s Tupperware Party: Welcome Dixie … Continued
The “Kansas City Live” set at KSHB-TV was visited this week by a guest from a galaxy far, far away. On Tuesday morning, January 26, Charles Ross, the star of One-Man Star Wars Trilogy, stopped by the studio to preview a short segment from his one-man show. One of the first performances of One-Man Star Wars Trilogy was … Continued
If holiday shopping is on your to-do list, we’d like to make a suggestion. Starlight Indoors shows fit everyone! What do you get for the parent or grandparent who has everything? We suggest a gift of live entertainment mixed with lots of laughter at Dixie’s Tupperware Party or Late Nite Catechism. How about the teen or twentysomething who … Continued
When the calendar turns to January, Starlight Theatre will have plenty of options to chase away the winter doldrums. We encourage you to gather a group of friends, colleagues or family members and head to the warm, comfy, indoor spaces and stages at Starlight! Starlight Indoors is our new live, interactive theatre series, and January … Continued
Leave the parkas at home, or at least drop them at our free coat-check! Starlight Theatre is moving Indoors in January – into heated, comfortable, intimate spaces! After a successful trial run with a musical production (50 Shades! The Musical Parody) inside our expansive Cohen Community Stage House last February, we’ve decided to make good use … Continued
The book 50 Shades of Grey has been the center of controversy, but a production in Kansas City is putting a very different spin on the steamy romance novel. 50 Shades of Grey is an international best seller. The popular series has sold more than 100 million copies, and the movie opens Friday. In Kansas City people can … Continued
Mindy Cooper, a veteran choreographer equally at ease with classical ballet and contemporary Broadway jazz moves, is returning to Kansas City – at least in spirit. Cooper choreographed the touring company of “50 Shades! The Musical Parody,” which opens Tuesday on the enclosed stage at Starlight Theatre. The strictly-for-laughs show suggests that Cooper is basically … Continued
It’s never too soon to start making Valentine’s plans, and, with 50 Shades! The Musical Parody ready to heat up Starlight Theatre during Valentine’s week, we think we have the ideal outing for couples and groups alike. This sexy satire of the “Fifty Shades of Grey” phenomenon premieres in Kansas City at Starlight – indoors and under … Continued
We’re trying something new at Starlight Theatre this February – and it looks like things will definitely be heating up! After playing to sold-out houses across the country, 50 Shades! The Musical Parody will premiere in Kansas City at Starlight – indoors and under cover – for eight performances Feb. 10-15. Just over 500 seats in our … Continued