Dear Friends of Starlight Theatre, As you celebrate the holidays, please know that you played a leading role in making all of this possible. Thank you for your generous support and best wishes for 2017! Team Starlight
Starlight News
Keep up with the latest from Starlight including details about Broadway shows, new programs, history, and more.
2016 has been an exciting year for Starlight Theatre. Indoor programming at Starlight is now a reality, as audiences enjoyed four Off-Broadway-style comedies in January and have returned this fall for more indoor shows in our heated Cohen Community Stage House. More than 280,000 Kansas City area residents and visitors attended a Broadway musical, concert … Continued
As you’re making your list and checking it twice, be sure to consider the gift of a Starlight show for all who are nice. (And, for the naughty, a ticket to DISENCHANTED! at Starlight Indoors may be just what Santa ordered!) Several options make holiday gift-giving easy for you and entertaining for those you love: STARLIGHT INDOORS … Continued
It was a night of celebration Oct. 24 as Starlight Theatre leaders and staff hosted a dinner and awards ceremony to recognize the hard work and dedicated service of 199 Starlight volunteers. With more event nights than ever in 2016, including four indoor shows last January, 42 nights of summer Broadway shows and 28 summer … 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
You can’t stop the beat – and you won’t want to when NBC airs its live musical adaptation of the Broadway hit Hairspray this Wednesday, Dec. 7. Unless you’re attending Sister’s Christmas Catechism at Starlight Indoors that night (good seats are still available!), we suggest you grab some snacks, settle into a comfy couch and turn on NBC at … Continued
The Jeannette and Jerome Cohen Community Stage at Starlight Theatre will be sporting a freshly painted face when guests arrive for the 2017 season’s first Broadway shows and concerts. Starlight retained Baynum Painting to tackle the repainting of the structural steel and catwalks on the upper reaches of the stage house’s 10-story facade, as well … Continued
Today at noon, Atlantic Records and YouTube will present a live Hamilton concert from the Richard Rodgers Theatre. The event will showcase performances from the upcoming release of The Hamilton Mixtape, the new album that features pop, rap and R&B artists putting their own stamp on songs from the hit hip-hop musical, Hamilton: An American Musical. Billed as an … Continued
The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade will mark a milestone anniversary, once again kicking off the holidays with its signature brand of magical entertainment. America’s favorite holiday tradition will march down the streets of New York for the 90th year. The unparalleled spectacle is set to enthrall more than 3.5 million spectators lining the streets of … 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
Members of Center Stage, the young professionals group of Starlight Theatre, will come together during the holidays to watch NBC’s highly anticipated Hairspray Live! All Center Stage members and Kansas City young professionals between the ages of 21 and 40 are invited to attend the Hairspray Live! Viewing Party. The fun begins at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, … Continued
Want to check some things off the “to do” list before the holidays set in? We think renewing your Broadway season tickets is a great place to start! Friday, Dec. 2 is the FINAL deadline for renewing your tickets to Starlight Theatre’s 2017 Broadway season. If you’ve renewed already, all of us at Starlight say, “Thanks … Continued
As Starlight Theatre continues to grow its live entertainment offerings, our Ticket Services staff is also expanding. We are pleased to introduce the two newest members of the Starlight ticketing team: Camille Sumrall Group Sales Coordinator After previously working in the Starlight ticket office on a seasonal basis, Camille Sumrall joined Starlight full-time in October. … Continued
With the holidays just around the corner, the Starlight STARS of Tomorrow are ready to help Kansas Citians get into the spirit of the season. The Starlight STARS will perform a holiday song and dance medley at a variety of community events in November and December. Starlight Theatre’s musical theatre performance troupe this year showcases … Continued
Starlight Theatre is expanding its offerings for area Girl Scouts with two workshops designed specifically for Juniors and Cadettes. Created in collaboration with Girl Scouts of NE Kansas & NW Missouri Council staff, the workshops will allow girls to explore their Journeys and badge work in an active and memorable way under the direction of … 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
Starlight Theatre has been busy lighting up the faces and stirring the imaginations of Kansas City kids and families in need. During the months of September and October, Starlight’s Just Imagine interactive theatrical program is taking its show on the road. The program’s troupe of four local professional actors are delivering their hour-long theatrical and storytelling … 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
Fans of Starlight Theatre and Broadway can see as many as nine or as few as five hit Broadway musicals at Starlight next summer. As in many aspects of modern life, customization has been built into Starlight’s 2017 Broadway season. To accommodate everyone from the busy couple who can fit only five Starlight nights … Continued
This weekend only, Starlight Theatre will transform into the Las Vegas Strip circa 1960. Come and sing along! This weekend, Sept. 9-11, the nighttime sky at Starlight will fill with the sounds that delighted Vegas crowds at the Sands Hotel decades ago when three show-business legends – Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr. and Dean Martin – … 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
The curtain may be closing on Starlight’s 2016 season, but there are many new musicals opening on Broadway if you get a chance to visit New York City. This fall, audiences will be treated to two film-to-stage adaptations, two transfers of Off-Broadway hits and an a cappella musical sensation. Below is your guide to the … Continued
It’s been a music-filled summer at Starlight Theatre, and as the calendar edges toward fall, the Capitol Federal Concert Series isn’t slowing down. With six more concerts still to come this month, fans of multiple music genres will find much to enjoy! Bryan Adams Friday, September 16 Recording artist Bryan Adams continues to be one … Continued
Kudos go out to two members of the Starlight Theatre Board of Directors who have been honored recently for their service to the Kansas City community. Roshann Parris 2016 Distinguished Citizen Award from the Boy Scouts of America Heart of America Council At a dinner event Sept. 15, Roshann Parris, founder and CEO of Parris … Continued
The 30th annual Starlight Theatre Gala, Starry Night, Future Bright: Building Tomorrow’s Dreams, will take place Saturday, September 24. Pat McCown, CEO of McCownGordon Construction and Starlight Board member, and his wife, Beth, serve as co-chairs for the evening. The black-tie evening begins with a cocktail reception in Starlight’s Helzberg Garden of the Stars at 6:30 … Continued
During the past year, Starlight Theatre has accumulated local and national recognition from a variety of websites and publications. Now 66 years old, Starlight continues to set the live entertainment standard among venues nationwide. Below are the honors Starlight has received in 2016: KC Parent 2016 Family Faves Favorite Live Show 435 Magazine’s Best of Kansas … 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
Two talented young ladies were presented Vincent Legacy Scholarships on the Starlight Theatre stage Monday, Aug. 18 in front of audience members gathered to see Beauty and the Beast. Recognized as 2016 scholarship recipients were Faith Andrews-ONeal of Blue Springs and Nahrya Williams of Kansas City, Mo. Faith, who completed eighth grade at St. Paul’s Episcopal … Continued