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Starlight Theatre and Capitol Federal® are proud to celebrate their 10th year of partnership in presenting Starlight’s summer concert series. Since introducing the Capitol Federal Concert Series at Starlight in 2008, the outdoor theatre’s annual schedule of events has grown significantly in both number and diversity of artists and acts. Concert seasons at Starlight typically … Continued
There’s still time for students in grades 8 through 11 to audition for a spot in the Starlight STARS performance troupe this summer! Auditions take place the evenings of April 10-11 at Starlight Theatre. Aspiring teen performers are encouraged to RSVP now for their chance to join this highly regarded musical theatre training and performance … Continued
On this week’s episode of Talkin’ with Taylor, Taylor chats with Beau Heyen, 2018 After Hours at the Towers Chair, to discuss the third annual fundraising event for young professionals at Starlight Theatre on Friday, April 27! This year’s After Hours at the Towers event, which is hosted by Young Friends of Starlight, is inspired … Continued
The best spokespeople and advocates for Starlight Theatre’s Vincent Legacy Scholarship program are those whose lives have been positively impacted by the opportunities the program provides. So, Vincent Legacy Scholars, that means you! The deadline for Kansas City area students to apply for a 2018 Vincent Legacy Scholarship has been extended to Monday, April 2. We … Continued
KALEN ALLEN 2009 Scholar Ellen DeGeneres took a shine to Kalen Allen’s YouTube recipe “critiques,” and now Kalen is shining under the bright lights of Hollywood! Kalen left Kansas City a few years ago to pursue a degree in film and theatre at Temple University in Philadelphia. Then, in late 2017, “Ellen” came calling. Kalen … Continued
It was a time to celebrate the holidays and the ever-growing family of Vincent Legacy Scholars the evening of Jan. 4. Nearly 80 people came together in Starlight Theatre’s Applause Club to mark the successful completion of the 12th year of the Vincent Legacy Scholarship program. This annual evening of dinner, conversation and scholar performances … Continued
On this week’s episode of “Talkin’ With Taylor,” Taylor sits with 2016 Vincent Legacy Scholarship recipient Faith Andrews-O’Neal to talk about how the scholarship has changed her life and improved her dance skills. Starlight Theatre’s Vincent Legacy Scholarship program was founded in 2006. It has been changing the lives of Kansas City students ever since. … Continued
Starlight Theatre was recognized among leading companies and individuals for exemplary support of the arts in Kansas City at the 14th Annual ArtsKC Awards Luncheon on Feb. 23. Nominated for the 2017 ArtsKC Fund Excellence Award, Starlight was in good company as a finalist alongside Bank of Blue Valley and Lathrop & Gage. While the … 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
This summer will be rockin’ at Starlight Theatre! Two new events have just been added to the 2018 Capitol Federal Concert Series at Starlight. Tickets go on sale Friday, March 9, for Evanescence and Lindsey Stirling, who kick off their co-headline summer tour July 6 at Starlight, as well as for Ray LaMontagne with special guest Neko Case taking the … 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
Starlight Theatre is again offering an outstanding scholarship opportunity for ethnically diverse students in grades 6, 7 and 8. Qualified Kansas City middle-school students are encouraged to apply for a Vincent Legacy Scholarship by Monday, March 26. This is the 13th year Starlight has provided need-based scholarships to area youth with performance dreams! Longtime Starlight … Continued
On this week’s episode of “Talkin’ With Taylor,” Taylor learns what’s like to interview a cast that has to constantly stay on their feet because the show they are in is being made up on the spot! Deb Rabbai and Rob Schiffmann, co-producers and performers in Broadway’s Next H!T Musical (playing Starlight Indoors Now-March 4), share the challenges and enjoyment … Continued
Over the past 13 years, Starlight Theatre’s Vincent Legacy Scholarship program has proudly awarded 36 need-based scholarships to ethnically diverse students in grades 6, 7 and 8. Created with the guidance and financial support of benefactors Greg and Rebecca Reid, the program annually gives two or more students the opportunity to pursue their performance dreams … Continued
Step right up! And, step right back in time to 1907 Coney Island at After Hours at the Towers hosted by Young Friends of Starlight. The fun begins at 8 p.m. on Friday, April 27, at Starlight Theatre. Marking its third year, After Hours at the Towers is an annual themed fundraiser in support of college internships at … Continued
In the second episode of “Talkin’ With Taylor,” Taylor sits down with the fast-talking, honky-tonking Dixie Longate to discuss her new show, Dixie’s Never Wear a Tube Top While Riding a Mechanical Bull and 16 Other Things I Learned While I Was Drinking Last Thursday. On the heels of her acclaimed one-woman show, Dixie’s Tupperware Party, Dixie returns to Starlight Indoors this … Continued
The comedy heats up at Starlight Indoors just in time for Valentine’s Day! Fan-favorite Dixie Longate brings her hilarious new show to Starlight’s heated indoor stage house for seven performances Feb. 13-18. After a decade of wild success hawking Tupperware to theatre audiences, Dixie has added more crazy antics to her stage repertoire in Dixie’s Never … Continued
The deadline to apply for a paid summer internship at Starlight Theatre is nearing. College students interested in learning about the inner workings of a professional theatre should apply by Feb. 26. In 2018, Starlight’s Bob Rohlf Internship Program will offer a total of 15 summer internships in the areas of accounting, development/fundraising, education, facilities, … Continued
Looking for a Valentine’s gift that you and your sweetie can enjoy together? Don’t want to break the bank? Starlight has a sweet deal for you – buy-one-get-one-free to three popular summer concerts! Included in this limited-time offer are selected tickets to: July 17 – Foreigner with Whitesnake and Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Evening August 9 – Charlie Puth with … Continued
Fifteen students from the University of Central Missouri and their professor, Adam Horn, traveled to Starlight Theatre on Feb. 2 for an afternoon of “schooling” led by Starlight staff. For the second straight year, a visit to Starlight was on the spring semester syllabus for students enrolled in Horn’s Entertainment Public Relations course. Their three-hour … Continued
Seeing a live concert under the stars at Starlight Theatre is a memorable experience. Apparently visitors to the Kansas City area wholeheartedly agree! Starlight was recently celebrated in VisitKC’s Visitors’ Choice Awards competition, bringing home top honors as voters’ “Favorite Concert/Live Music Venue.” VisitKC’s 2017 voting campaign, limited to people who live outside the five-county … Continued
Charitable organizations operating in Missouri and Kansas have until Friday, March 16, to complete Starlight Theatre’s 2018 application for Community Tickets and provide proof of their nonprofit status. The Community Ticket program has been a cornerstone of Starlight’s mission and community outreach since 1951. The theatre distributes 364 free tickets to every performance of every … Continued
Starlight Theatre is pleased to introduce our new video series “Talkin’ With Taylor,” hosted by Taylor Smith of Starlight’s marketing team. In this inaugural episode, Taylor sits down with Broadway veteran actress (and KC native!) Valerie Fagan, one of the stars of Forbidden Broadway. This fall-down-funny roast of hit Broadway musicals opens the 2018 Starlight Indoors … Continued
The calendar just turned to January, but summer 2018 concert dates at Starlight Theatre are already stacking up. The newest announcement is the co-headline tour of Steely Dan and the Doobie Brothers on Monday, June 18. Each with more than four decades of making award-winning music, the bands will draw heavily from their catalogs of rock … Continued
It’s just about time to warm things up inside Starlight Theatre! The third season of Starlight Indoors opens Tuesday night, Jan. 30 with the fall-down-funny Forbidden Broadway, the first of three comedic shows that will surely turn up the heat and humor inside Starlight’s expansive stage house. Starlight Indoors is generously sponsored by the Missouri Lottery. … 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
A popular pre-show option returns to Starlight Indoors in 2018. Starlight is once again partnering with Kansas City’s Amigoni Urban Winery to present “Corks & Comedy,” a pre-show wine tasting and snack pairing before one performance of each show in the 2018 Starlight Indoors series. You, your family and friends will learn about and sample … Continued
A summer spent as an intern at Starlight Theatre is packed with learning, real-world experience, new friendships and, of course, live theatre, concerts and associated events. Hiring managers across all departments at Starlight are now accepting applications from motivated, hard-working and creative college students who want to spend summer 2018 experiencing and assisting with the … Continued
Staff members of Starlight Theatre wrapped up their “Holiday Spirit Week” on Dec. 10 by donating toys, art supplies and games to make the season merrier for children served by Robert’s Place in Kansas City, Kan. In connection with mental health organization PACES, Robert’s Place provides emergency shelter for children who are suspected victims of … 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