The French Cabaret -

Byrd Productions in collaboration with the band Belleville presents:

The French Cabaret

a wistful performance of music, mime, clown, art and cocktails

with
Beth Byrd as Petite Columbe, the Mime
and Belleville
featuring Chanteuse Cynthia van Roden,
Rick Mareske on guitar and John Miles on bass

This month's theme:
A Night at the Louvre
with special guest artists
Larry Goodman as "The Artist"
The Flock, a Company of Clowns
and featuring the art of Linda Lighton


Come...be enchanted with original confections of silent theater, clowning and art
performed to sweet renderings of French songs in this unique new setting.

Friday, April 20th
at the Uptown Arts Bar
3611 Broadway

Seating begins at 6:30
The show is 7:00 – 8:30ish

Only $10 cover
Seating is limited!

www.uptownartsbar.com
816-960-4611

For more information about the performers go to:
www.byrdproductions.org

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Byrd Production's 13th Annual Laid Back Fund Raiser

Byrd Production's 13th Annual Laid Back Fund Raiser

Come join Byrd Productions and friends as they celebrate seventeen years of gloriously fun existence with their annual Laid Back Fund Raiser. This year's festivities include beer by Boulevard Beer, hors d'oeuvres by Moxie Catering, cake by Brody's Bakery, a free photo booth with Emmett Merrill and the best darned silent auction and raffle in town. Enjoy performances of music, magic, comedy, spoken word, clowning, vaudeville and burlesque (whew). So, don't just sit there! Come on down to The Just Off Broadway Theater, 30 51 Central, KCMO - April 14th from 7:00 – 11:00ish. The final hour is adults only – sorry kids.
This year's performances include, Last Free Exit – our house band, Side Show Classics by Rod Sipe and Matt Gurley, Patricia Rusconi – Chanteuse, Jay Cady – Juggler Extraordinaire, Members of The Flock – Clown Troupe, Victor Dougherty – Singer/Song Writer, Kansas City poets - Jason Ryberg, Iris Appelquist and William Peck, Burlesque by - Goldie Goldstein as LuLu Xanadu, Yvette D'Sin, Kinsey Scale, Cher D Blame and Ruby Sunset. All Emceed by Professional announcer – Paul Craig!
The suggested donation at the door is only $15. Grab the whole family and some cash and make your way down to the Laid Back Fund Raiser!!!
For more information call Byrd Productions at 816-305-8188 or go to www.byrdproductions.org
Sponsored by Boulevard Beer, Moxie Catering, Brody's Bakery, Retro Vixon, State of the Art Frame Shop, KCStage Magazine and KKFI 90.1 FM
(All proceeds go directly toward the programs that Byrd Productions provides: classes, workshops, scholarships, shows and showcases of Physical Theater.)

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Footlight Frenzy performance

Paradise Playhouse Dinner Theatre

Footlight Frenzy by Ron House, Diz White, Alan Shearman, Bud Slocumb: Mar 23-Apr 14: 6 pm Fri-Sat; 7 pm Thr; 12 pm Sun
Directed by R. Cress Hewitt. Featuring Mo Oelklaus, Kerri Brock, Kimi Worstell Laabs, Jim Dickerson, Sarah Griggs Love, and T.J. Blodgett.
$30.00 to $32.00. Paradise Playhouse Dinner Theatre, 101 Spring St, (816) 630-3333, www.paradiseplayhouse.org (Suitable for Everyone)

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City in Motion School of Dance - spring session

City in Motion School of Dance will be starting our spring session on Monday, April 2nd. We offer the widest range of adult dance classes in the city. We have classes for all ages and ability levels.
We are introducing our new Modern Improvisation class with a free class on April 2nd at 6pm. This class, taught by Nicole Raab is open to all levels.
Visit our website for our schedule.
Hope to see you soon!

Regina Compernolle
School Director
City in Motion Dance Theater, Inc.
3925 Main Street
KCMO 64111
www.cityinmotion.org
cityinmotion@aol.com
816-561-2882

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Sacred Geometrix at the H & R Block City Stage Theater at Union Station.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 20, 2012

CONTACT: Andrea Skowronek, Artistic Co-Director (816) 210-1192 cell or andreaskowronek@yahoo.com

City in Motion Dance Theater will present its professional company concert, entitled Sacred Geometrix, on Friday, April 27; Saturday, April 28 and Sunday, April 29, 2012 at the H & R Block City Stage Theater at Union Station.

Sacred Geometrix refers both to the sacred act of artistic creation and the linear and curved shapes in space formed by the human body. The concert will feature new choreography for the professional dance company by artistic co-directors Andrea Skowronek, Dale Fellin and Stephanie Whittler as well as dances by company members Amanda January, Ann Shaughnessy and Tuesday Faust.

Andrea Skowronek will premiere Fractals, for six dancers in three sections set to music by Steve Reich. Fractals are "rough or fragmented geometric shapes that can be split into parts, each of which is a reduced-size copy of the whole". While fractals are a mathematical construct, their patterns are found in nature, which has inspired their inclusion in artwork. Ms. Skowronek uses repetition, coupling, theme & variation and the manipulation of patterns and shapes in this evocative new work.

Dale Fellin's dance, Anudu,, with tribal, didgeridoo music by Ash Dargan, premiered at
A Modern Night at the Folly on February 18, 2012. "Physical, musical, and thrilling, Anudu brought down the house." David Ollington, kcactive.com

Mr. Fellin will also present a trio entitled Siamo, with music by Deru. Siamo explores the beauty and drama of both form and shape through the process of construction and deconstruction.

A duet, (as yet untitled) by Mr. Fellin with music by Vittorio Grigolo will provide a voyeuristic journey into the workings of male and female energies.

Stephanie Whittler will present her trio, Dysmorphia, with the quiet passion and anguished lyricism of the British rock band Placebo. The dancer's movements express emotional struggles, desperation and the occasional blur of reality.

Ms. Whittler will also present a group piece for six dancers entitled Steel Dreams, with music composed by Benoit Jutras from Cirque du Soleil – Quidam.

Amanda January will premiere Parts of Sleep, a group piece in three sections with music by Jobim, Nick Van Bloss, and Chris Brubeck. This lighthearted work explores insomnia, dreams, and the altered state that teeters between sleeping and waking.

Ann Shaughnessy will perform her solo, Bi'Ann, with Celtic music by Kila. This athletic tour d'force premiered at the Fringe Festival in July 2011.

Tuesday Faust will present a new duet inspired by her recent honeymoon in Italy.

City in Motion Dance Theater's Sacred Geometrix will be presented on Friday, April 27 and Saturday, April 28 at 8:00 PM and Sunday, April 29 at 2:00 PM at the H & R Block City Stage Theater at Union Station located at 30 West Pershing Road, Kansas City, MO 64108. A silent auction will take place on Saturday, April 28 in the lobby. Tickets for Sacred Geometrix are $18 in advance, $15 for students, seniors, and Union Station members, $10 for children 12 and under, and $20 at the door. Advance tickets are available by calling the Union Station Box Office at 816-460-2020 or online at www.unionstation.org.

Financial assistance for this project has been provided by the Neighborhood Tourist Development Fund, the Muriel McBrien Kauffman Foundation, the Arts KC Fund, and the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency.

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The Tempest

University of Central Missouri Theatre*

The Tempest by William Shakespeare: Apr 11-15: 7:30 pm Wed-Sat; 2 pm Sun
Usurped by his brother and forced to flee Milan by boat, Prospero and his daughter Miranda have been castaways on a remote island for more than a decade. Miranda has only seen two men in her entire life: her father and Caliban, a deformed and hideous creature under Prospero's control. The role of Prospero will be played by Richard Herman, chair of the Department of Theatre & Dance. Directed by John Wilson. Featuring Richard Herman, Miranda Powers, Derek Trautwein, Aaron Scully, Chas Coffman, Jordan Williams, Joseph Reece, Alex McCale, Jonathon Peck, Bob Wearing, Adam Tucker, Brooklyn Bowman, Brandi Campbell, Joe Burkard, Lizzie Aldridge, Krystle Cain, and Haley Hrabe.
$12 general, $10 faculty and seniors, $7 students. No children under the age of five years old admitted. Tickets on sale beginning April 4 from 9am-3pm. Highlander Theatre, University of Central Missouri, (660) 543-8811, www.ucmo.edu/theatre (Adult Fare)

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FREE MTT: This Lime Tree Bower

Another FREE Martin Tanner Tuesday is coming April 3 to the KC Irish Center in Union Station at 7:30 p.m.

This Lime Tree Bower
by
Conor McPherson

Directed by Ron Schaeffer

Featuring: Forrest Attaway, Doogin Brown*, and Dakota Hoar

Three young men from a Dublin seaside town tell their overlapping recollections of one fateful night that included a rape, an embarrassing episode at a college lecture and a robbery done for retribution.

This production contains adult language and situations.

Martin Tanner Tuesdays are always FREE. Donations are encouraged and gratefully accepted as the average cost of these readings is $400. For more information, see our website:
http://www.martintanner.com

You can join our mailing list from the website and/or find us on Facebook and 'like' us so that you'll get updates.

And the Irish Center has Guinness on tap, did I mention that?

*actor appears courtesy Actors' Equity Association, the union for professional actors and stage managers in the U.S.

P.S. Don't forget that our full production of Brian Friel's Lovers: Winners continues its run at the Irish Center through April 30. Tickets for Lovers: Winners are $14 ($12 for Irish Center members and students) and may be reserved by emailing herman@martintanner.com

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Lovers: Winners by Brian Friel opens this week!

Lovers: Winners by Brian Friel continues through April 1: 7:30 pm Thr-Sat; 2:30 pm Sundays

SPECIAL EVENT THIS SATURDAY, MARCH 24:
After the performance Saturday night, stay for a talk-back with Stephen Dilks, Professor of English and Irish Literature at UMKC.

Two Irish teenagers on a hillside overlooking Ballymore...love, hope, dreams and lives lived fully on one afternoon.
A touching and poignant love story by Irish playwright Brian Friel, directed by Erin Merritt.

Featuring Chelsea Almeida, Pete Bakely, Brandon Golden, and Shelley Wyche.

$12 - $14. The Kansas City Irish Center, 30 W. Pershing Road, Suite 700, Kansas City MO

See www.martintanner.com for ticket information and other details including more special events. (PG13)
Reserve tickets in advance by emailing herman@martintanner.com

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Byrd Production's 13th Annual Laid Back Fund Raiser

Come join Byrd Productions and friends as they celebrate seventeen years of gloriously fun existence with their annual Laid Back Fund Raiser. This year's festivities include beer by Boulevard Beer, hors d'oeuvres by Moxie Catering, cake by Brody's Bakery, a free photo bo...oth with Emmett Merrill and the best darned silent auction and raffle in town. Enjoy performances of music, magic, comedy, spoken word, clowning, vaudeville and burlesque (whew). So, don't just sit there! Come on down to The Just Off Broadway Theater, 30 51 Central, KCMO - April 14th from 7:00 – 11:00ish. The final hour is adults only – sorry kids.
This year's performances include, Last Free Exit – our house band, Side Show Classics by Rod Sipe and Matt Gurley, Patricia Rusconi – Chanteuse, Jay Cady – Juggler Extraordinaire, Members of The Flock – Clown Troupe, Victor Dougherty – Singer/Song Writer, Kansas City poets - Jason Ryberg, Iris Appelquist and William Peck, Burlesque by - Goldie Goldstein as LuLu Xanadu, Yvette D'Sin, Kinsey Scale, Ruby Sunset and Cher D Blame, all Emceed by Professional announcer – Paul Craig!
The suggested donation at the door is only $15. Grab the whole family and some cash and make your way down to the Laid Back Fund Raiser!!!
For more information call Byrd Productions at 816-305-8188 or go to www.byrdproductions.org
Sponsored by Boulevard Beer, Moxie Catering, Brody's Bakery, Retro Vixon, State of the Art Frame Shop, KCStage Magazine and KKFI 90.1 FM
(All proceeds go directly toward the programs that Byrd Productions provides: classes, workshops, scholarships, shows and showcases of Physical Theater.)

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The French Cabaret - "A Night at the Louvre"

Byrd Productions in collaboration with the band Belleville presents:

The French Cabaret

a wistful performance of music, mime, clown, art and cocktails

with
Beth Byrd as Petite Columbe, the Mime
and Belleville
featuring Chanteuse Cynthia van Roden,
Rick Mareske on guitar and John Miles on bass

This month's theme:
A Night at the Louvre
with special guest artists
Larry Goodman as "The Artist"
The Flock, a Company of Clowns
and featuring the art of Linda Lighton


Come...be enchanted with original confections of silent theater, clowning and art
performed to sweet renderings of French songs in this unique new setting.

Friday, April 20th
at the Uptown Arts Bar
3611 Broadway

Seating begins at 6:30
The show is 7:00 – 8:30ish

Only $10 cover
Seating is limited!

www.uptownartsbar.com
816-960-4611

For more information about the performers go to:
www.byrdproductions.org

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OPENING TONIGHT!

City Theatre of Independence*

Working! by book by Stephen Schwartz and Nina Faso, music by Schwartz, Craig Carnelia, Micki Grant, Mary Rodgers, and James Taylor, and lyrics by Schwartz, Carnelia, Grant, Taylor, and Susan Birkenhead.: Mar 22-Apr 1: 8 pm Thr-Sat; 2 pm Sun
A Musical based on Studs Terkel's best-selling book of interviews with American workers, WORKING paints a vivid portrait of the men and women the world so often takes for granted; the schoolteacher, the parking lot attendant, the waitress, the millworker, the mason, the trucker, the fireman, the housewife, just to name a few. The hopes, dreams, joys and concerns of the average working American are the focus of this unique musical. It is a highly original look at the American landscape
Directed by Marcie Ramirez, Music Director: Minor Garrett. Featuring Ray Ettinger, Bradford Taylor, Rosie Smith, Adam Arterbridge, Hailey Alleen Quinn, Kevin Elmore, Hannah Freeman, Virginia Hudson, Andy Williams, Nathan Alan Stone, Malena Marcase, Cindy Siefers, Bethany Hall, Keely Siefers, Stefani Stevens, Kenn Marlowe, Melissa Anderson, Greg Hahn, Aisha O'Malley, and Sam Gershman.
$10; musicals $12; dinner theatre $23 & $16 w/season ticket. Roger T. Sermon Center, 201 N Dodgion St, (816) 325-7367, www.citytheatreofindependence.org (Adult Fare)

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Mid-Life Players presents "Company in Concert"

TICKETS NOW ON SALE! CALL 816.716.6681
Mid-Life Players
Company IN CONCERT, Music and Lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM, Book by GEORGE FURTH, Originally Produced Directed on Broadway by Harold Prince, Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick: Apr 13-15: 7:30 pm Fri-Sat; 2 pm Sat-Sun
On the night of his 35th birthday, confirmed bachelor Robert contemplates his unmarried state. In vignette after hilarious vignette, we are introduced to "those good and crazy people," his married friends, as Robert weighs the pros and cons of married life. In the end, he realizes being alone is "alone, not alive."
Company Is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International
421 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019 Phone: 212-541-4684 Directed by Directed by Curt Knupp, Dan Prather, Ruth Bigus & Catherine Boone, Music Directed by Jim Vinkenberg. Featuring Curt Knupp, Dan Prather, Norita Taylor, Valerie Bracken-Dykes, Kim Claxton, Shari Kinder, Greg Lane, Wendy Bross, Thomas Anderson, Bridget MacNevin-Pfeiffer, Portia Bowers, Karen Troeh, Clif Dancy, Ruth Bigus, Julie McDaniel, and Peter Barrett.
$8 general admission, $7 seniors. Alcott Arts Center, 180 S 18th St, mid-lifeplayers@hotmail.com, (Adult Fare)

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Press Release: James and the Giant Peach

A wild adventure takes place at Coterie during James and the Giant Peach April 10 – May 18

Roald Dahl's classic tale of friendship and adventure, James and the Giant Peach, performs April 10 – May 18 at the Coterie Theatre, level 1 Crown Center Shops. It's the story of crocodile tongues, horrible aunts, a ravenous rhinoceros and James who is miserable...until something peculiar happens involving a giant peach and group of talking insects! James and his diverse insect buddies work together to take the most wonderful and extraordinary journey they could ever imagine.

"Roald Dahl is a master storyteller, and in order to bring his fantastical story alive, we've assembled some of Kansas City's finest, seasoned actors – not to mention two special, young pros in the making," said Ernie Nolan, director.

"We're hoping that Dahl's special brand of magic will come alive using his marvelous language and a healthy dollop of theatre magic," Nolan said. "I've directed four other adaptations of Dahl's work and his canon is an explosion of creativity, humor, and heart. The incredible production team and I have set the production in a 1930s theatre. This way it's almost as if James and his insect friends are performing the story for audiences to hear their journey - kind of like The Muppet Show."

James and the Giant Peach is the second production in the Coterie's Family Series and is funded in part by the Missouri Arts Council (MAC) and the ArtsKC Fund. The adaptation is by David Wood.

ABOUT THE COMPANY
The cast includes Walter Coppage, Molly Denninghoff, Ryan Emmons, Enjoli Gavin, Marshal Hopkins, Ron Megee and Matt Weiss.

The artistic and production company includes Ernie Nolan (director), Erin Walley (set design), Lauren Roark (costume design), Art Kent (light design), Cynthia Postalwaite (sound designer and composer), Ron Megee (props), Dorian Kofinas (projection design), Scott Hobart (technical director), Amy M. Abels Owen (production stage manager), Fiona Carmody (production assistant) and Tanya Brown (rehearsal stage manager). Costume design is a co-production with the University of Missouri –Kansas City.

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
The Coterie Theatre, now in its 33rd Season and named "One of the Five Best Theaters for Young Audiences in the U.S." by TIME magazine, is located on level one of Crown Center Shops in Kansas City, Mo. James and the Giant Peach performs April 10 through May 18, Tuesdays through Sundays.

Individual Tickets are $15 for adults; $10 for all children, students and seniors age 60 and up; $9 for Season Ticket holders. Discounts are available for groups of 20 or more. Tickets may be purchased online at www.coterietheatre.org or by calling the Coterie Box Office (816) 474-6552 from 10 a.m. to 4 p. m. Monday through Friday. TARGET Saturdays: Free ticket with purchase; restrictions apply; not available online.

NOTABLE DATES
April 13, Opening Night: Celebration includes a post-performance reception with director and cast and a James and the Giant Peach comedy spoof performed by The Culture Hacks, the Coterie's teen comedy troupe.

April 20, 27, May 4, 11, 18: Friday Nights: Something Fun! Stay after the show any Friday night for a special experience. It might be a photograph session with James and friends, a backstage tour or comedy spoof. The free experience will change each week!

April 14, 21, 28, May 5, 12: TARGET Saturdays: Free ticket and Roald Dahl book with purchase; one per order, restrictions apply; not available online.
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For more information contact
Karen Massman VanAsdale
kvanasdale@coterietheatre.org
(816) 474-6785 ext. 230
(816) 665-8181 (cell)

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Giant Puppet Time

StoneLion Puppet Theatre is once again putting on a giant puppet show Mother's Day for Mother Earth. This spectacle will take place at Theis Mall just South of the The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art at Volker and Oak at the amphitheater. May 13, 2012 2 p.m. show time.

"The Spirit of the North" will recreate the polar ice cap with large sets, larger than life puppets, dance and original music. Polar Bears, seals, a giant Orca, the Green House Gas oOnster and more....

We are currently casting core company, dance company, minor roles and kids section.

All levels of time commintment from "only on the weekend of the performance" to core members requireing rehearsal time scattered in April are open. Pay rate is dependent on time commitment.

Children from 2 and up are welcome to join our event. Costume pieces and puppets are provided and are theirs to keep.

Please call 816-221-5351 or email.

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Lovers: Winners by Brian Friel opens this week!

Live theatre starting this Thursday in the Kansas City Irish Center in Union Station!

Lovers: Winners by Brian Friel: Mar 22-Apr 1: 7:30 pm Thr-Sat; 2:30 pm Sundays

Two Irish teenagers on a hillside overlooking Ballymore...love, hope, dreams and lives lived fully on one afternoon.
A touching and poignant love story by Irish playwright Brian Friel.

Directed by Erin Merritt.

Featuring Chelsea Almeida, Pete Bakely, Brandon Golden, and Shelley Wyche.

$12 - $14. The Kansas City Irish Center, 30 W. Pershing Road, Suite 700, Kansas City MO

Two special nights:
Opening night is for lovers! Bring your loved one and mention the 'lovers' discount and get two tickets for $20 on opening night, March 22.

On Saturday, March 24, enjoy a 'talk-back' after the show with Stephen John Dilks,
Professor of English and Irish Literature at UMKC.

See www.martintanner.com for ticket information and other details including more special events. (Adult Fare)

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Lawrence Opera Works
(Professional)

Lawrence Opera Works!: Apr 6-7: 6 pm Fri; 10 am Sat
Please prepare:
~1 Operatic Aria
~1 Musical Theatre selection

*Possible repertoire to include scenes from:
Carmen, La Traviata,Marriage of Figaro,
La Boheme, as well as a Musical Theatre Showcase and Aria
Showcase.

Performance dates: Aug 24,25,26 & 27
Directed by various. Friday, April 6th ,
Saturday, April 7th,
,
Location: K.U. Campus,
Murphy Hall room # (TBA),
,
For an Application: Please contact,
lawrenceoperaworks@gmail.com,
($25 application Fee),
*An accompanist will be provided at auditions ,
($10 Accompanist fee),
"Like" our facebook Page for more Info,

University of Kansas Baustien Theatre (Murphy Hall 1st floor),
1530 Naismith Dr, (913) 424-7835,
www.lawrenceoperaworks.com/

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Musical Auditions Correction!

She&Her Productions to hold LAST round of
auditions for FALL MUSICAL

A recent Broadway Show. Please call or email for
additional information about show.

AUDITION DATES:
Saturday APRIL 21st @ 1-2:30pm

* No appointment needed.

PERFORMANCE DATES: This show to be performed at
the newly renovated
JUST OFF BROADWAY THEATRE IN KC
November 2-18th, 2012

Character Breakdown
4 Males age range 17- 40's
2 Females age range 16- 40's

AUDITION PROCESS
Please prepare 2 Songs. 16 bars of music from each
piece of music. Please choose 1 song of your
choice and 1 Song from Next to Normal. An
accompanist will be provided. No auditions using
tapes/cds or accapella will be heard.
Any questions about the audition process please
email: sheandherproductions@gmail.com

AUDITIONS LOCATION:
Rivers Edge Theatre
122 W. 5th St.
Kansas City, MO 64105

River Market, 122 W. 5th S, (816) 405-9200,
www.sheandherproductions.com

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Musical Auditions This Saturday

She&Her Productions to hold LAST round of
auditions for FALL MUSICAL

A recent Broadway Show. Please call or email for
additional information about show.

AUDITION DATES:
Saturday APRIL 21st @ 1-2:30pm

* No appointment needed.

PERFORMANCE DATES: This show to be performed at
the newly renovated
JUST OFF BROADWAY THEATRE IN KC
November 2-18th, 2012

Character Breakdown
4 Males age range 17- 40's
2 Females age range 16- 40's

AUDITION PROCESS
Please prepare 2 Songs. 16 bars of music from each
piece of music. Please choose 1 song of your
choice and 1 Song from Next to Normal. An
accompanist will be provided. No auditions using
tapes/cds or accapella will be heard.
Any questions about the audition process please
email: sheandherproductions@gmail.com

AUDITIONS LOCATION:
Rivers Edge Theatre
122 W. 5th St.
Kansas City, MO 64105

River Market, 122 W. 5th S, (816) 405-9200,
www.sheandherproductions.com

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Baltimore Waltz

She&Her Productions*

She&Her Productions
Baltimore Waltz by Paula Vogel: Apr 20-30: 8 pm
Fri-Sat, Mon

Directed by Ian R. Crawford
Cast:
Joshua Moutray.... The Third Man
Brandon Michael Stevens... Carl
Leah Swank-Miller... Anna

PURCHASE TICKETS:
https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/224509

Pulitzer Prize winner Paula Vogel is proudest of
Baltimore Waltz, a love letter of a play written
to a brother who died of AIDS in 1989. A fever
dream in a hospital waiting room imagines the wild
trip through Europe they never took together and
eventually leads to the very human act of coming
to terms with the death of a loved one. Winner of
the 1992 OBIE award for best new play, Baltimore
Waltz has earned a prominent place in the canon of
plays dealing with HIV and AIDS.
Directed by Ian Crawford.
$12, $10 and $8. River Market, 122 W. 5th S,
(816) 405-9200, www.sheandherproductions.com
(Adult Fare)

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Sweeney Todd in Kansas City, starring Don Richard & Cathy Barnett

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 9, 2012

OUR 10th SEASON!
"SWEENEY TODD – THE MUSICAL" APRIL 12-29, 2012
OFF CENTER THEATRE, CROWN CENTER

Musical Theater Heritage is proud to present 15 performances of SWEENEY TODD, starring local favorites and theater veterans
Don Richard & Cathy Barnett, with a cast of 18 people. This is MTH's 10th season, and they are thrilled to be professionally
presenting this musical masterpiece for the first time ever in Kansas City.

Winner of 8 Tony Awards, SWEENEY TODD tells the story of Benjamin Barker, alias Sweeney Todd, who returns to London after 15
years of being imprisoned on false charges. When he learns from his former landlady, Mrs. Lovett that his young wife
poisoned herself, and that his daughter Johanna was kidnapped by the judge who wrongly imprisoned him, he vows revenge. With
clever music & lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a compelling book by Hugh Wheeler, this musical is perfectly blended to
provide an incredibly powerful evening of theater.

Artistic Director, Sarah Crawford who has directed and music directed nearly all of MTH's productions over the past 4 years
says, "Whenever you take a well-known, beloved musical like SWEENEY TODD and transform it into our unique format it's an
adventure. The result is often magical. Our intimate, stripped-down style serves the heart of the musical, the script and
score to our audience on a silver platter. Many would consider SWEENEY to be Sondheim's greatest and most complicated work,
but we have a particularly strong cast to take on this material with Don and Cathy at the helm."

MTH Executive Producer, Chad Gerlt agrees. "I believe one of the biggest keys to our success is finding the right talent for
each show," he says. "SWEENEY is a difficult score and will require excellent performers. Sarah does a great job casting
and always seems to find the absolute right people to play each part. I'm very excited about this cast."

That excitement starts with Don Richard, a Kansas City native who will be playing the role of Sweeney Todd. Don has appeared
in several Broadway shows and national tours, including original Broadway casts of JANE EYRE, URINETOWN, and 2,600 touring
performances of WICKED. But Don cut his theatrical teeth in Kansas City, appearing with every major theater in town. Don
left KC over 10 years ago, and is excited to be returning home to appear in his dream role as SWEENEY TODD.

Local favorite Cathy Barnett will be playing the role of Mrs. Lovett. Cathy has performed in national tours (FORBIDDEN
BROADWAY, FORBIDDEN HOLLYWOOD, and ALWAYS, PATSY CLINE), and she is a wildly popular performer in Kansas City. Cathy is
known for her comedic timing, and will no doubt bring wonderful life to Mrs. Lovett. (Continues)

The rest of SWEENEY's 18-member cast includes: Mark Poppleton, Julie Shaw, Katie Karel, Jacob Aaron Cullum, Brian LaFave,
Nathan Bovos, Brittanie Bagby, Jeff Berger, Shelby Floyd, Adam Henry, Samn Wright, Ashley Wheat, Nathan Whitson, Sarah
Dothage, Rachel Pallante, & Eleanor Hill, and a seven-member orchestra led by Jeremy Watson on piano.

Musical Theater Heritage has built a reputation producing big, classic musicals in their
"in-concert" style, and has garnished many local awards over the past few years. Their productions of Big River in 2009
received "Best Production of the Year", and 1776 was named the "Best Musical Revival in KC" in 2010.

Fascinating, pre-show talks are usually given by Executive Director, George Harter (host of the "A Night on the Town" radio
series). But what make MTH productions stand out are their large talented casts who bring to life these musicals in the
intimate space of the Off Center Theatre at Crown Center.

SWEENEY TODD runs April 12-29. Performances are Thursdays@7pm, Fridays@8pm, Saturdays@2pm & 8pm, and Sundays@2pm. For
tickets call the American Heartland Theater box office at (816) 842-9999 or visit www.MTHKC.com. For more information about
SWEENEY TODD and other MTH productions, contact Chad Gerlt at (816) 221-6987. Chad@musicaltheaterheritage.com.

www.MTHKC.com
Musical Theater Heritage - a 501(c)3 arts organization
1800 Central, Suite #101 Kansas City, MO 64108
Box Office: (816) 842-9999 Business Office: (816) 221-6987 fax (816) 221-6997

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Working Opens Thursday

City Theatre of Independence*

Working! by book by Stephen Schwartz and Nina Faso, music by Schwartz, Craig Carnelia, Micki Grant, Mary Rodgers, and James Taylor, and lyrics by Schwartz, Carnelia, Grant, Taylor, and Susan Birkenhead.: Mar 22-Apr 1: 8 pm Thr-Sat; 2 pm Sun
A Musical based on Studs Terkel's best-selling book of interviews with American workers, WORKING paints a vivid portrait of the men and women the world so often takes for granted; the schoolteacher, the parking lot attendant, the waitress, the millworker, the mason, the trucker, the fireman, the housewife, just to name a few. The hopes, dreams, joys and concerns of the average working American are the focus of this unique musical. It is a highly original look at the American landscape
Directed by Marcie Ramirez, Music Director: Minor Garrett. Featuring Ray Ettinger, Bradford Taylor, Rosie Smith, Adam Arterbridge, Hailey Alleen Quinn, Kevin Elmore, Hannah Freeman, Virginia Hudson, Andy Williams, Nathan Alan Stone, Malena Marcase, Cindy Siefers, Bethany Hall, Keely Siefers, Stefani Stevens, Kenn Marlowe, Melissa Anderson, Greg Hahn, Aisha O'Malley, and Sam Gershman.
$10; musicals $12; dinner theatre $23 & $16 w/season ticket. Roger T. Sermon Center, 201 N Dodgion St, (816) 325-7367, www.citytheatreofindependence.org (Adult Fare)

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Byrd Production's 13th Annual Laid Back Fund Raiser

Byrd Production's 13th Annual Laid Back Fund Raiser

Come join Byrd Productions and friends as they celebrate seventeen years of gloriously fun existence with their annual Laid Back Fund Raiser. This year's festivities include beer by Boulevard Beer, hors d'oeuvres by Moxie Catering, cake by Brody's Bakery, a free photo booth with Emmett Merrill and the best darned silent auction and raffle in town. Enjoy performances of music, magic, comedy, spoken word, clowning, vaudeville and burlesque (whew). So, don't just sit there! Come on down to The Just Off Broadway Theater, 30 51 Central, KCMO - April 14th from 7:00 – 11:00ish. The final hour is adults only – sorry kids.
This year's performances include, Last Free Exit – our house band, Side Show Classics by Rod Sipe and Matt Gurley, Patricia Rusconi – Chanteuse, Jay Cady – Juggler Extraordinaire, Members of The Flock – Clown Troupe, Victor Dougherty – Singer/Song Writer, Kansas City poets - Jason Ryberg, Iris Appelquist and William Peck, Burlesque by - Annie Cherry and Artemus Vulgaris, Goldie Goldstein as LuLu Xanadu, Yvette D'Sin and Ruby Sunset, with a likely appearance by Byrdie Reveal all Emceed by Professional announcer – Paul Craig!
The suggested donation at the door is only $15. Grab the whole family and some cash and make your way down to the Laid Back Fund Raiser!!!
For more information call Byrd Productions at 816-305-8188 or go to www.byrdproductions.org
Sponsored by Boulevard Beer, Moxie Catering, Brody's Bakery, Retro Vixon, State of the Art Frame Shop, KCStage Magazine and KKFI 90.1 FM
(All proceeds go directly toward the programs that Byrd Productions provides: classes, workshops, scholarships, shows and showcases of Physical Theater.)

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FROZEN last performance tonight!!

She&Her Productions*
March 16,17
Frozen by Bryrony Lavery

Directed by Nino Casisi
tickets:
https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/224506

The cast list of FROZEN is as follows:
Ellen DeShon – Nancy
Jordyn DeMarco – Agnetha
Danny Grumich – Ralph

One evening ten-year-old Rhona goes missing. Her
mother, Nancy, retreats into a state of frozen
hope, searching for answers. Agnetha, an American
academic, comes to England to research a thesis:
"Serial Killing—A Forgivable Act?" Then there's
Ralph, a pedophilic loner who's looking for some
distraction. Drawn together by horrific
circumstances, these three embark on a long, dark
journey which finally curves upward into the
light. Angry, humane and compassionate, FROZEN is
an extraordinary play that entwines the lives of a
murderer, the mother of one of his victims and his
psychologist to explore our capacity for
forgiveness, remorse and change after an act that
would seem to rule them out entirely.
Unfathomable, dark and raw, FROZEN asks some hard-
hitting questions with some dangerous answers.
From beginning to end, this is a great gift of
live theatre that carries the audience safely away
to another time and place, only to return you
wiser and unharmed. "The difference between a
crime of evil and a crime of illness is the
difference between a sin and a symptom."ss
She&Her Productions
FROZEN by Bryrony Lavery: Mar 9-17: 8 pm Fri-Sat,
Mon One evening ten-year-old Rhona goes missing.
Her mother, Nancy, retreats into a state of frozen
hope, searching for answers. Directed by Nino
Casisi.
$12. River Market, 122 W. 5th S, (816) 405-9200,
www.sheandherproductions.com (Adult Fare)

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90's Trivia Night Fundraiser

That's right! 90's Trivia...Help out Journeyman
Theatre Company and show us all up with you're
knowledge of the 90's! The proceeds of the evening
go towards Journeyman's next few shows to be
announced that night.

-The Break-down-

Up to 5 person teams @ $25.00 a team (simple math
is $5.00 a person if your team is maxed out)

5- 10 Question rounds (30 seconds to answer)

15 min. "smoke-em-if-you-got-em" breaks between
rounds!

Sure we all love a know-it-all! Think that's you?
Prove it! Support the arts, have some laughs, have
some booze, and take a stab at bringing home the
big J trophy and other exciting prizes. JTC could
use the support and at 8:30pm on a First Friday
you'll be boozing it up anyhow, why not at the
Czar Bar?! (that is if you're not in a show, or
seeing one)

Can't make the 9:00pm deadline for team sign-ups?
Come on down and share in the fun anyhow. Your
support helps regardless! It's not the size of
your contribution it's the color of your money!

Also, that night there will be a Change
Contest...each member of JTC will have a jar and
for every penny (who doesn't have pennies right?)
it's 5 points for that person. Now, here is where
this little game gets sinister, for every nickel,
dime, quarter, half dollar, Sacagawea dollar it's
negative points for that person. So, grab the
change out of your ashtray, peel it out of your
cup holder, find it on the ground and bring it in
to help support the arts.

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summer reading guide

In October 2010, "KC Stage Magazine" ran a 'Fall Reading Guide', short book recommendations that were books you would put on a fictitious 'study guide'. (http://tiny.cc/kcstage-1010 to read the article online)

We're now hoping to do a 'summer reading guide', books that are more for the fun of it (fiction or non-fiction) that relate to the performing arts in some way (i.e., biographiers or autobiographies of performing artists, fiction books where the plot takes place at a theatre, etc.). For example, I may include a shorter version of my recommendation of "P.S. Your Cat is Dead" (http://angiefsutton.wordpress.com/2011/05/25/eview-ps-your-cat-is-dead/).

I'm not looking for full reviews/recommendations here - just a short paragraph or two as to what it's about and why you recommend this book specifically. Please include at the top the title, author, published date, publisher of the book, and how you want your name to appear in the article. (A link to where it is on Amazon would be helpful, but not required.)

Deadline is April 10 to be put into our May issue.

E-mail me at afiedler@kcstage.com with any questions or input.

Angie Fiedler Sutton
Associate Editor
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FROZEN last weekend!!

She&Her Productions*
March 16,17
Frozen by Bryrony Lavery

Directed by Nino Casisi
tickets:
https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/224506

The cast list of FROZEN is as follows:
Ellen DeShon – Nancy
Jordyn DeMarco – Agnetha
Danny Grumich – Ralph

One evening ten-year-old Rhona goes missing. Her
mother, Nancy, retreats into a state of frozen
hope, searching for answers. Agnetha, an American
academic, comes to England to research a thesis:
"Serial Killing—A Forgivable Act?" Then there's
Ralph, a pedophilic loner who's looking for some
distraction. Drawn together by horrific
circumstances, these three embark on a long, dark
journey which finally curves upward into the
light. Angry, humane and compassionate, FROZEN is
an extraordinary play that entwines the lives of a
murderer, the mother of one of his victims and his
psychologist to explore our capacity for
forgiveness, remorse and change after an act that
would seem to rule them out entirely.
Unfathomable, dark and raw, FROZEN asks some hard-
hitting questions with some dangerous answers.
From beginning to end, this is a great gift of
live theatre that carries the audience safely away
to another time and place, only to return you
wiser and unharmed. "The difference between a
crime of evil and a crime of illness is the
difference between a sin and a symptom."ss
She&Her Productions
FROZEN by Bryrony Lavery: Mar 9-17: 8 pm Fri-Sat,
Mon One evening ten-year-old Rhona goes missing.
Her mother, Nancy, retreats into a state of frozen
hope, searching for answers. Directed by Nino
Casisi.
$12. River Market, 122 W. 5th S, (816) 405-9200,
www.sheandherproductions.com (Adult Fare)

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Advance Tickets now available for the Leawood Stage Company’s Performances of “Titanic: The Musical”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE through April 15, 2012

CONTACT: April Bishop
Cultural Arts Coordinator
(913) 339-6700 ext. 157

SUBJECT: "Titanic: The Musical"
A Concert Style Production

DATE: April 13, 14, & 15, 2012

TIME: Friday and Saturday, April 13 & 14, 8:00 pm
Sunday, April 15, 2:00 p.m.

LOCATION: The Lodge at Ironwoods Park
14701 Mission Road, Leawood, KS 66224

ENTRY FEE: $5.00 per person

Advance Tickets now available for the Leawood Stage Company's Performances of "Titanic: The Musical"

The Leawood Stage Company, in cooperation with Leawood Parks and Recreation, is pleased to present a concert style production of the Broadway musical Titanic: The Musical in the Lodge at Ironwoods Park, 14701 Mission Road, Leawood, KS 66224. Friday and Saturday, April 13th and 14th, performances will begin at 8:00 p.m. On Sunday, April 15th the matinee performance will beginning at 2:00 pm.

This production of Titanic: The Musical will honor the 100 anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. The musical is based on the true story of the maiden voyage from Southampton, England to the sinking in the Atlantic by an iceberg. The show examines the lives of the passengers and crew dealing with class issues, immigration and vulnerability in the face catastrophe. It opened on Broadway in 1997 and won 5 Tony Awards including Best Musical.

Titanic's expressive lyrics by uplifting score by Maury Yetson, and brilliant book by Peter Stone, create a moving and memorable experience for the cast and audiences.

Directed by Shelly Stewart, with music direction by Kevin Hershberger, this Leawood Stage Company production will be presented concert style. Ticket for all performances will be bargain priced at only $5.00 per person (cash or checks only, no credit cards please). Due to the limited number of seats inside the Lodge, advance tickets are now available for purchase at the Parks and Recreation desk on the lower level of Leawood City Hall, 4800 Town Center Drive, Leawood, KS 66211.

For more information contact the Cultural Art Coordinator at the City of Leawood, 913-339-6700 x157 or go to www.leawoodstageco.org.

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Music Theatre for Young People of Kansas City

Xanadu: Mar 16-18: 7:30 pm Fri-Sat; 2:30 pm Sun
https://tickets.cto.umkc.edu/public/show.asp?shCode=861 or 816-235-6222

Directed by Cary Danielson Pandzik, Marty Thomas.
$15; discounts for students. Avila University, 11901 Wornall Rd, (913) 341-8156, www.mtyp.org/ (Suitable for Everyone)

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Roving and Carnivale Barker Performers Needed

Step right up and be a part of the magic! You will be amazed, you will astonished, you will be paid.

StoneLion Puppet Theatre is looking for a limited number of outgoing and professional actors to perform as Carnival Barkers for our spring festival season- The Puppet Carnivale. Crowd interaction in character required. A love of working with kids,art and the environment a must.

Call or email resume today!816-221-5351

Events daytime:
March 24, 2012
March 31, 2012
April 14, 2012
April 21, 2012

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Young Actors On-Camera Acting Classes Start March 24

Come and learn the basic of acting, how to audition for TV commercial and film, how to get an agent, scene study and much more.

Come join the Young Actors Workshop at the Commercial Actors Studio

New 5 Week Course includes...

-On-Camera Commercial Work
-On-Camera Film Scene Study
-Cold Reading Technique
-Voice Over Technique

Starting Saturday: March 24th - April 21st
Ages: 7-15

Class meets on Saturday's from 1-2:30 p .m.
(2:15 Parents are invited to view students work)

$155 / 5-week cycle

Must have a reservation.
Call 816-531-5454 or email to reserve your seat.

Regards,

Jill Cutler

Commercial Actors Studio
1010 W 39th Street, Suite 102
Kansas City, MO 64111
816-531-5454 office

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Criss-Cross Auditions for 2012 KC Fringe Festival

What happens when a woman loves and desires two men and all are
friends? Trouble, that's what. Criss-Cross revels in secrets and lies
and all that remains unspoken within three intertwining lives.

Open casting call April 21-22 (11-5 p.m.) for one hour show in
2012 KC Fringe Festival. 3 non-equity actors needed. 1 woman, 2
men, in their 20s, of all ethnicities. Bring one minute monologue.

Contact Mark Katzman (writer/director) to set up audition time, or
for any information/questions. Audition location in private
residence off Ward Parkway, KC MO. 64113.

Mark Katzman
artzar7@yahoo.com

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FROZEN last weekend!!

She&Her Productions*
March 16,17
Frozen by Bryrony Lavery

Directed by Nino Casisi
tickets:
https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/224506

The cast list of FROZEN is as follows:
Ellen DeShon – Nancy
Jordyn DeMarco – Agnetha
Danny Grumich – Ralph

One evening ten-year-old Rhona goes missing. Her
mother, Nancy, retreats into a state of frozen
hope, searching for answers. Agnetha, an American
academic, comes to England to research a thesis:
"Serial Killing—A Forgivable Act?" Then there's
Ralph, a pedophilic loner who's looking for some
distraction. Drawn together by horrific
circumstances, these three embark on a long, dark
journey which finally curves upward into the
light. Angry, humane and compassionate, FROZEN is
an extraordinary play that entwines the lives of a
murderer, the mother of one of his victims and his
psychologist to explore our capacity for
forgiveness, remorse and change after an act that
would seem to rule them out entirely.
Unfathomable, dark and raw, FROZEN asks some hard-
hitting questions with some dangerous answers.
From beginning to end, this is a great gift of
live theatre that carries the audience safely away
to another time and place, only to return you
wiser and unharmed. "The difference between a
crime of evil and a crime of illness is the
difference between a sin and a symptom."ss
She&Her Productions
FROZEN by Bryrony Lavery: Mar 9-17: 8 pm Fri-Sat,
Mon One evening ten-year-old Rhona goes missing.
Her mother, Nancy, retreats into a state of frozen
hope, searching for answers. Directed by Nino
Casisi.
$12. River Market, 122 W. 5th S, (816) 405-9200,
www.sheandherproductions.com (Adult Fare)

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Call for Director

Leawood Stage Company is accepting applications for Director of "Nunsense" to be presented at The Lodge in Ironwoods Park November 9-11, 2012. Applicants for Director must submit the following by April 30, 2012:
1. a letter of interest and a basic concept of the show.
2. a current resume including all production work and other relevant theatre experience including location and year.
Submit all materials to April Bishop at aprilb@leawood.org or 4800 Town Center Drive, Leawood, KS 66211. Any questions call 913-339-6700 x157.

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The French Cabaret at the Uptown Arts Bar - THIS Friday!

Byrd Productions in collaboration with the band Belleville presents:

The French Cabaret

a wistful performance of music, mime and cocktails

with
Beth Byrd as Petite Columbe, the Mime
and Belleville
featuring Chanteuse Cynthia van Roden,
Rick Mareske on guitar and John Miles on bass


Come...be enchanted with original confections of silent theater performed to sweet renderings of French songs in this unique new setting.

Friday, March 16th
at the all NEW arts venue
The Uptown Arts Bar
3611 Broadway

beginning at 7:00 – 8:30ish

Only $10 cover
Seating is limited!

www.uptownartsbar.com
816-960-4611

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Lovers: Winners by Brian Friel

Live theatre in the Kansas City Irish Center in Union Station!

Lovers: Winners by Brian Friel: Mar 22-Apr 1: 7:30 pm Thr-Sat; 2:30 pm Sundays

Two Irish teenagers on a hillside overlooking Ballymore...love, hope, dreams and lives lived fully on one afternoon.
A touching and poignant love story by Irish playwright Brian Friel.

Directed by Erin Merritt.

Featuring Chelsea Almeida, Pete Bakely, Brandon Golden, and Shelley Wyche.

$12 - $14. The Kansas City Irish Center, 30 W. Pershing Road, Suite 700, Kansas City MO

See www.martintanner.com for ticket information and other details. (Adult Fare)

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Summer Musicals Audition Dates

Kearney/Holt Community Theatre

Disney's Aladdin Jr. & Legally Blonde the Musical by Book by Jim Luigs & Book by Heather Hach: Apr 13-14: 7 pm Fri; 10 am Sat
Summer Musical auditions. Disney's Aladdin Jr. (ages 7-13) Legally Blonde the Musical (ages 14 - adult) For both shows come prepared to do a cold reading from the script. Also, come prepared to sing a song (may use a CD) For Legally Blonde, girls come prepared to jump rope.
1st Baptist Church of Kearney, 303 S Grove, (816) 320-2818,

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FROZEN opens TONIGHT!!

She&Her Productions*
March 9,10,12,16,17
Frozen by Bryrony Lavery

Directed by Nino Casisi
tickets:
https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/224506

The cast list of FROZEN is as follows:
Ellen DeShon – Nancy
Jordyn DeMarco – Agnetha
Danny Grumich – Ralph

One evening ten-year-old Rhona goes missing. Her
mother, Nancy, retreats into a state of frozen
hope, searching for answers. Agnetha, an American
academic, comes to England to research a thesis:
"Serial Killing—A Forgivable Act?" Then there's
Ralph, a pedophilic loner who's looking for some
distraction. Drawn together by horrific
circumstances, these three embark on a long, dark
journey which finally curves upward into the
light. Angry, humane and compassionate, FROZEN is
an extraordinary play that entwines the lives of a
murderer, the mother of one of his victims and his
psychologist to explore our capacity for
forgiveness, remorse and change after an act that
would seem to rule them out entirely.
Unfathomable, dark and raw, FROZEN asks some hard-
hitting questions with some dangerous answers.
From beginning to end, this is a great gift of
live theatre that carries the audience safely away
to another time and place, only to return you
wiser and unharmed. "The difference between a
crime of evil and a crime of illness is the
difference between a sin and a symptom."ss
She&Her Productions
FROZEN by Bryrony Lavery: Mar 9-17: 8 pm Fri-Sat,
Mon One evening ten-year-old Rhona goes missing.
Her mother, Nancy, retreats into a state of frozen
hope, searching for answers. Directed by Nino
Casisi.
$12. River Market, 122 W. 5th S, (816) 405-9200,
www.sheandherproductions.com (Adult Fare)

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Auditions for The Laramie Project

River City Community Players announces auditions for The Laramie Project by Moisés Kaufman and the Tectonic Theater Project
March 12-13 at 7 p.m. Mon-Tue

Looking for 7 males and 6 females high school age to 99 for The River City Community Players' production of The Laramie Project. The Laramie Project tells the story of Matthew Shepard through the citizens of Laramie, Wyoming. There are 86 roles in this show to be played by 13 people so every person will be portraying multiple characters. Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script.

In October 1998 a twenty-one-year-old student at the University of Wyoming was kidnapped, severely beaten and left to die, tied to a fence in the middle of the prairie outside Laramie, Wyoming. His bloody, bruised and battered body was not discovered until the next day, and he died several days later in an area hospital. His name was Matthew Shepard, and he was the victim of this assault because he was gay. Moisés Kaufman and fellow members of the Tectonic Theater Project made six trips to Laramie over the course of a year and a half in the aftermath of the beating and during the trial of the two young men accused of killing Shepard. They conducted more than 200 interviews with the people of the town. Some people interviewed were directly connected to the case, and others were citizens of Laramie, and the breadth of their reactions to the crime is fascinating. Kaufman and Tectonic Theater members have constructed a deeply moving theatrical experience from these interviews an!
d their own experiences. THE LARAMIE PROJECT is a breathtaking theatrical collage that explores the depths to which humanity can sink and the heights of compassion of which we are capable.
In 1998 a college student was kidnapped, severely beaten and left to die, tied to a fence in the prairie outside Laramie. His bloody, bruised and battered body was not discovered until the next day. He died several days later in an area hospital. He was the victim of this assault because he was gay. The authors made six trips to Laramie over a 1-1/2 year period to interview people eithery directly connected to the case or citizens of Laramie. Their reactions to the crime is fascinating. The project explores the depths to which humanity can sink and the heights of compassion of which we are capable.

The Leavenworth Performing Arts Center, 500 Delaware St, (913) 250-0417, www.rccplv.com

Performances will be April 20, 21, 27, 28 May 4 and 5 at 8 p.m., and a matinee on April 29 at 2 p.m.

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Auditions for The Laramie Project

River City Community Players announces auditions for The Laramie Project by Moisés Kaufman and the Tectonic Theater Project
March 12-13 at 7 p.m. Mon-Tue

Looking for 7 males and 6 females high school age to 99 for The River City Community Players' production of The Laramie Project. The Laramie Project tells the story of Matthew Shepard through the citizens of Laramie, Wyoming. There are 86 roles in this show to be played by 13 people so every person will be portraying multiple characters. Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script.

In October 1998 a twenty-one-year-old student at the University of Wyoming was kidnapped, severely beaten and left to die, tied to a fence in the middle of the prairie outside Laramie, Wyoming. His bloody, bruised and battered body was not discovered until the next day, and he died several days later in an area hospital. His name was Matthew Shepard, and he was the victim of this assault because he was gay. Moisés Kaufman and fellow members of the Tectonic Theater Project made six trips to Laramie over the course of a year and a half in the aftermath of the beating and during the trial of the two young men accused of killing Shepard. They conducted more than 200 interviews with the people of the town. Some people interviewed were directly connected to the case, and others were citizens of Laramie, and the breadth of their reactions to the crime is fascinating. Kaufman and Tectonic Theater members have constructed a deeply moving theatrical experience from these interviews an!
d their own experiences. THE LARAMIE PROJECT is a breathtaking theatrical collage that explores the depths to which humanity can sink and the heights of compassion of which we are capable.
In 1998 a college student was kidnapped, severely beaten and left to die, tied to a fence in the prairie outside Laramie. His bloody, bruised and battered body was not discovered until the next day. He died several days later in an area hospital. He was the victim of this assault because he was gay. The authors made six trips to Laramie over a 1-1/2 year period to interview people eithery directly connected to the case or citizens of Laramie. Their reactions to the crime is fascinating. The project explores the depths to which humanity can sink and the heights of compassion of which we are capable.

The Leavenworth Performing Arts Center, 500 Delaware St, (913) 250-0417, www.rccplv.com

Performances will be April 20, 21, 27, 28 May 4 and 5 at 8 p.m., and a matinee on April 29 at 2 p.m.

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Auditions for The Laramie Project

River City Community Players announces auditions for The Laramie Project by Moisés Kaufman and the Tectonic Theater Project
March 12-13 at 7 p.m. Mon-Tue

Looking for 7 males and 6 females high school age to 99 for The River City Community Players' production of The Laramie Project. The Laramie Project tells the story of Matthew Shepard through the citizens of Laramie, Wyoming. There are 86 roles in this show to be played by 13 people so every person will be portraying multiple characters. Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script.

In October 1998 a twenty-one-year-old student at the University of Wyoming was kidnapped, severely beaten and left to die, tied to a fence in the middle of the prairie outside Laramie, Wyoming. His bloody, bruised and battered body was not discovered until the next day, and he died several days later in an area hospital. His name was Matthew Shepard, and he was the victim of this assault because he was gay. Moisés Kaufman and fellow members of the Tectonic Theater Project made six trips to Laramie over the course of a year and a half in the aftermath of the beating and during the trial of the two young men accused of killing Shepard. They conducted more than 200 interviews with the people of the town. Some people interviewed were directly connected to the case, and others were citizens of Laramie, and the breadth of their reactions to the crime is fascinating. Kaufman and Tectonic Theater members have constructed a deeply moving theatrical experience from these interviews an!
d their own experiences. THE LARAMIE PROJECT is a breathtaking theatrical collage that explores the depths to which humanity can sink and the heights of compassion of which we are capable.
In 1998 a college student was kidnapped, severely beaten and left to die, tied to a fence in the prairie outside Laramie. His bloody, bruised and battered body was not discovered until the next day. He died several days later in an area hospital. He was the victim of this assault because he was gay. The authors made six trips to Laramie over a 1-1/2 year period to interview people eithery directly connected to the case or citizens of Laramie. Their reactions to the crime is fascinating. The project explores the depths to which humanity can sink and the heights of compassion of which we are capable.

The Leavenworth Performing Arts Center, 500 Delaware St, (913) 250-0417, www.rccplv.com

Performances will be April 20, 21, 27, 28 May 4 and 5 at 8 p.m., and a matinee on April 29 at 2 p.m.

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She&Her Monthly Cabaret SUNDAY!

She&Her Productions*
Join She&Her Productions monthly Cabaret! Every
Second Sunday of 2012 enjoy an evening of great
Musical Theatre songs

TONIGHT at 7:30!! great musical theatre songs and
a variety of pop love songs to celebrate
Valentines Day!

Performances by local artist:
Jennifer Coville, Leah Swank-
Miller, John Cleary, Steven James, Jamie Lin,
Michael Andrews, Ken Koval, Bradley Thomas
and many more!

Enjoy songs from shows such as: Cabaret, Into the
Woods, The Book of Mormon, Avenue Q and more!

We ask for just a $5 donation at the door to help
support your local River Market Theatre!
122 W. 5th St. Kansas City MO 64105
www.sheandherproductions.com

Rivers Edge Theatre, 122 W. 5th S, (816) 405-
9200,
www.sheandherproductions.com

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Starlight STARS of Tomorrow Auditions on March 10

Starlight Theatre Association
(Equity)

Starlight STARS of Tomorrow: Mar 10: 9 am Sat
The Starlight STARS of Tomorrow enjoy intensive study in dance and voice, participate in workshops led by Broadway cast members involved in Starlight's season, perform on Starlight's Spotlight Stage prior to Broadway performances, meet throughout the year for master classes, workshops and additional performances.

Students entering grades 7 to 12 may audition for Starlight Theatre's performance troupe. Auditions begin at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 10. Check-in is 9-9:20 a.m.

Prepare 32 bars of a Broadway musical piece that shows off vocal range. Bring accurately marked sheet music for accompanist, resume & current photo. Wear clothes and shoes suitable for movement and group dance audition.

To RSVP for an audition, send name, grade level and phone number to education@kcstarlight.com.,

Starlight Theatre, 4600 Starlight Rd, (816) 997-1134, www.kcstarlight.com

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Starlight Theatre Announces Local Auditions for AIDA on March 19

Starlight Theatre Association
(Equity)

AIDA by Linda Woolverton, Robert Falls & David Henry Hwang: Mar 19: 9 am Mon

With music and lyrics by Elton John and Tim Rice, AIDA tells the tale of a timeless bond between an enslaved Nubian princess and an Egyptian soldier. As forbidden love blooms, their pure devotion transcends the differences between their warring nations, bringing a time of peace. The winner of four 2000 Tony Awards, AIDA is an epic tale of love and betrayal! Directed by Mark Madama.

Adult Dance Call: 10 a.m.
Women wear character shoes. Men wear character, dance sneakers or jazz shoes. Be ready to dance barefoot.

Equity Principals/Adult Chorus Singers: 1-4 p.m.
Singers prepare 16+ bars in pop-rock style.
For appointments, call 816-997-1130 or email auditions@kcstarlight.com.

Teen Chorus: 4 p.m.
Males & females ages 15-18
Must attend a Blue Star Awards participating school. Bring jazz shoes. Prepare 16 bars of a Broadway/pop song. Provide resume & head shot.

Starlight Theatre, 4600 Starlight Rd, (816) 363-7827, www.kcstarlight.com

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Camelot - Last Weekend

The River City Community Players announces the last weekend for Camelot.

If you haven't seen this remarkable show; you need to call now for your
reservations for either Friday or Saturday night at 8 p.m.

Below are comments made on KCStage.com regarding the show:

First I would like to talk about the set. From the moment I entered the theater, I was completely taken with an ENORMOUS tree occupying the entire downstage right area of the stage. Beautifully decorated, it was obvious the designer/crew were not merely trying give you an impressive set piece, but give you the feeling you were walking into a fairy tale world! Very well done and well used, as the tree was literally the launching pad for Arthur in the first act. But enough about the tree. The revolving castle made the small stage seem so much
larger and gave the world of Camelot an added dimension you don't often see on many sets.

The costumes were period appropriate and beautiful! I was especially taken with
Guenevere. She was so beautiful. I loved seeing characters dressed in actual armor in many of the scenes. What a nice touch. The fight scenes done in shadow were very cool.

Let me say up front I have known and worked with Jeff Adams for some time and thought I knew his talent. And in my mind's eye I would never have considered him to play Arthur.

Boy, was I ever wrong (sometimes I like that when that happens). He is absolutely magnificent in the role of King Arthur. I've been associated with the RCCP for over 24 years and there is no doubt in my mind that his portrayal of King Arthur is one of the top 5 male vocal leads at the RCCP during that time period. It was truly a pleasure to watch him throughout the
production. Everything from timing, delivery, accent, energy, presence, emotions, you name it - he was spot on!

Sarah DaMetz, as Guenevere, has a very nice strong voice and carried all of her songs very well. She has a nice look for Guenevere. However, a lot of her dialogue was not clear and I kept wanting more from her character. Essentially
she lacks any depth in her performance. It was a safe, don't take any chances, good performance.

Coby Anderson, as Lancelot, worked very hard at being Lancelot. The desire was there. You could see it. But he lacked the maturity and panache to carry the part. The old saying "Never send a boy to do a man's work" holds true here. But he was the best choice for the role. While his attempt at a French accent was pretty good and consistent throughout, he would fair far better backing off a
little and being more understandable and focusing on the character. Just my opinion.

The chemistry between Arthur and Guenevere was pretty good as was the chemistry between Arthur and Lancelot. But the chemistry between Guenevere and Lancelot just wasn't there for me. Developing the characters and relationships, and ultimately the chemistry between the characters, is the only minor shortcoming that stood out.

Another standout was Spencer Williams as Mordred. His portrayal, although close to being over the top, was truly outstanding. If ever there was a character you love to hate, it is Mordred.

Other notable and enjoyable performances were put in by John Van de Voort as Pellinore, Leah Albee as Morgan Le Fey, and Tracy McClung as Lady Elaine.

Costuming Camelot was a major undertaking and the costumers and costume crew deserve all the accolades possible for making the inhabitants of Camelot look so magnificent. Great job.

Tisha did an excellent job with the set design and staging of the show. Scene changes went smoothly and were seamless keeping the show running at a good pace. The use of the silhouetting for the fight scenes, a dance number, and other things was very well done. The lighting design enhanced the production setting
very nice moods and changes in scenery.

This was a very well put together production and I highly recommend that if you haven't seen it yet, come to the final weekend performance. It will be an evening well spent.

Camelot is being performed at the Leavenworth Performing Arts Center located on the corner of 5th & Delaware, Leavenworth, Kansas

Reservations can be made by calling (913) 682-7557

Ticket Price: adults $10; 12 & under $5; 62+ & groups 10+ $8

Leavenworth Performing Arts Center, 500 Delaware St, www.rccplv.com

For a sneak preview of the show click on the link below or copy and paste it into your URL.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJOMfB0TdeM&feature=g-upl&context=G23373afAUAAAAA\AAAAA

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FROZEN opens FRIDAY!!

She&Her Productions*
March 9,10,12,16,17
Frozen by Bryrony Lavery

Directed by Nino Casisi
tickets:
https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/224506

The cast list of FROZEN is as follows:
Ellen DeShon – Nancy
Jordyn DeMarco – Agnetha
Danny Grumich – Ralph

One evening ten-year-old Rhona goes missing. Her
mother, Nancy, retreats into a state of frozen
hope, searching for answers. Agnetha, an American
academic, comes to England to research a thesis:
"Serial Killing—A Forgivable Act?" Then there's
Ralph, a pedophilic loner who's looking for some
distraction. Drawn together by horrific
circumstances, these three embark on a long, dark
journey which finally curves upward into the
light. Angry, humane and compassionate, FROZEN is
an extraordinary play that entwines the lives of a
murderer, the mother of one of his victims and his
psychologist to explore our capacity for
forgiveness, remorse and change after an act that
would seem to rule them out entirely.
Unfathomable, dark and raw, FROZEN asks some hard-
hitting questions with some dangerous answers.
From beginning to end, this is a great gift of
live theatre that carries the audience safely away
to another time and place, only to return you
wiser and unharmed. "The difference between a
crime of evil and a crime of illness is the
difference between a sin and a symptom."ss
She&Her Productions
FROZEN by Bryrony Lavery: Mar 9-17: 8 pm Fri-Sat,
Mon One evening ten-year-old Rhona goes missing.
Her mother, Nancy, retreats into a state of frozen
hope, searching for answers. Directed by Nino
Casisi.
$12. River Market, 122 W. 5th S, (816) 405-9200,
www.sheandherproductions.com (Adult Fare)

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The Selma Stories

The Selma Stories: Women of Courage is an original play written by Dr. Velicia Daniels, Theatre Director at Paseo Academy of Fine and Performing Arts. The play is a multi-media, interdisciplinary play that focuses on some of the women who were foot soldiers during the Civil Rights Movement, particularly during the voting rights marches from Selma to Montgomery in 1965. Dr. Daniels conducted interviews with many of the women (and some men) who participated in or witnessed these marches. These interviews have been transcribed, edited, and used as verbatim monologues to construct a theatrical exploration of one moment in the Civil Rights Movement. The Selma Stories: Women of Courage will be performed in Paseo Academy's Main Theatre on Wednesday, March 7th (the anniversary of "Bloody Sunday") and Thursday, March 8th at 7:00pm. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for students and will be sold at the door. For more information call: 816-418-2275.

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The Selma Stories

The Selma Stories: Women of Courage is an original play written by Dr. Velicia Daniels, Theatre Director at Paseo Academy of Fine and Performing Arts. The play is a multi-media, interdisciplinary play that focuses on some of the women who were foot soldiers during the Civil Rights Movement, particularly during the voting rights marches from Selma to Montgomery in 1965. Dr. Daniels conducted interviews with many of the women (and some men) who participated in or witnessed these marches. These interviews have been transcribed, edited, and used as verbatim monologues to construct a theatrical exploration of one moment in the Civil Rights Movement. The Selma Stories: Women of Courage will be performed in Paseo Academy's Main Theatre on Wednesday, March 7th (the anniversary of "Bloody Sunday") and Thursday, March 8th at 7:00pm. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for students and will be sold at the door. For more information call: 816-418-7775.

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Come on in, the water's fine!

The 2012 Martin Tanner Tuesdays series starts tomorrow night, March 6 at 7:30p.m.

"Swimming in the Shallows" by Adam Bock is directed by Erin Merritt, who founded the all-female Shakespeare company in San Francisco!

This quirky and touching comedy kicks off our year in a new space and on a new night. Our readings are now on the first Tuesday of the month and are held at the Kansas City Irish Center, downstairs at Union Station (30 W Pershing Road, Suite 700, KC MO). Go to www.martintanner.com and/or our Facebook page for details and updates.

Martin Tanner Tuesdays are FREE! And now you can enjoy a Guinness on tap while being entertained by some of our best local actors:

Cynthia Hyer
Matt Rapport
Doogin Brown
Meghann Henry
Diane Bulan
Peter Leondedis

Meet the characters:
Barb—she heard that Buddhist monks only own 8 things, and she has 9 pens in her purse right now.
Bob—if his wife leaves him, should he buy her a new Buick?
Carla Carla—she's not about to marry a liar a cheat a sneak.
Donna—which does she want more, marriage or one more cigarette?
Nick—does he really love the mako shark, or is it just infatuation?
Shark—the most graceful most beautifully proportioned fastest meanest-looking animal on earth.

Don't miss Swimming in the Shallows! "(T)his vaguely metaphorical, seriously silly one-act is too unusual, too casually surreal, to be disregarded." (Mike Schulz, River City News)
"In this show, love is risky, delirious, and utterly charming. Swimming in the Shallows causes a comic rapture of the deep." (Joe Mader, SF Weekly)

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Mid-Life Players presents "Company"

Mid-Life Players
Company by Music and Lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM, Book by GEORGE FURTH, Originally Produced Directed on Broadway by Harold Prince, Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick: Apr 13-15: 7:30 pm Fri-Sat; 2 pm Sat-Sun
On the night of his 35th birthday, confirmed bachelor Robert contemplates his unmarried state. In vignette after hilarious vignette, we are introduced to "those good and crazy people," his married friends, as Robert weighs the pros and cons of married life. In the end, he realizes being alone is "alone, not alive."
Company Is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International
421 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019 Phone: 212-541-4684 Directed by Directed by Curt Knupp, Dan Prather, Ruth Bigus & Catherine Boone, Music Directed by Jim Vinkenberg. Featuring Curt Knupp, Dan Prather, Norita Taylor, Valerie Bracken-Dykes, Kim Claxton, Shari Kinder, Jonathan Peery, Wendy Bross, Thomas Anderson, Bridget MacNevin-Pfeiffer, Portia Bowers, Karen Troeh, Clif Dancy, Ruth Bigus, Julie McDaniel, and Peter Barrett.
$8 general admission, $7 seniors. Alcott Arts Center, 180 S 18th St, mid-lifeplayers@hotmail.com, (Adult Fare)

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Byrd Productions in collaboration with the band Belleville presents:

The French Cabaret

a wistful performance of music, mime and cocktails

with
Beth Byrd as Petite Columbe, the Mime
and Belleville
featuring Chanteuse Cynthia van Roden,
Rick Mareske on guitar and John Miles on bass


Come...be enchanted with original confections of mime performed to sweet renderings of French songs in this unique new setting.

Friday, March 16th
at the
Uptown Arts Bar
3611 Broadway

beginning at 7:00 – 8:30ish

Only $10 cover
Seating is limited!

www.uptownartsbar.com
816-960-4611

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MNU's You Can't Take It With You

Come see MNU's production of You Can't Take It With You. This production is a combination of students, staff, and community members directed by Kathleen Warfel.

Show dates and times:
Thursday, March 1st at 7:30 pm
Friday, March 2nd at 7:30 pm
Saturday, March 3rd at 7:30 pm
Sunday, March 4th at 2:00 pm

All shows at the Bell Cultural Events Center at MidAmerica Nazarene University. For ticket information, call 913-971-3686 or visit www.mnu.edu/bellcenter.

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Press Release: Coterie's Lucky Duck at Folly; NYC

THE COTERIE'S LUCKY DUCK SOARS AT THE FOLLY THEATER MARCH 8 BEFORE ITS NYC DEBUT

What happens once the Ugly Duckling comes out of her shell? She takes a show business journey to become a singing swan superstar! Kansas City audiences can catch the one-night-only performance of Lucky Duck by the Coterie Theatre at 7 p.m. March 8 at the Folly Theater, 1020 Central. The musical comedy with its Kansas City cast will then take flight for its debut at the New Victory Theater in New York March 16-25.

A modern twist on the Ugly Duckling, this musical comedy centers around songbird Serena who is viewed as an odd duck by her family. She runs away from the barnyard mockery to seek her special destiny—success as a supermodel swan—and tries to see what beauty truly is. Audiences will enjoy Serena's journey from barnyard to New Duck City to the Quackerdome with star turn numbers including "Average, Simple Mega Superstar" and "Wipe the Egg Off Your Face" by the award-winning composer Henry Krieger (Dreamgirls; Side Show) with lyrics by Bill Russell (Side Show; Pageant). Book is by Bill Russell and Jeffrey Hatcher (Tuesdays with Morrie; Ella) and directed by Jeff Church, Coterie producing artistic director.

Lucky Duck was a major hit when it first premiered at the Coterie Theatre in the summer of 2010. "We aim to attract talent of the highest caliber to actively write for our audience," Church said. "With Lucky Duck, it was an important opportunity for us to again work with Broadway talent. In this case, we were thrilled to be working with Henry Krieger, Bill Russell and Jeffrey Hatcher.

"The fact is that Kansas City possesses this amazing musical theatre talent - we have all known that for years - and now we get to take our actual Kansas City actors to New York City for a run. It's very exciting to us on so many levels," he said. "The New Victory Theater curates performances from all over the world, with the intention of only bringing the best to its audiences there in New York. It's an honor to be one of the few American companies invited to perform there."

Lucky Duck is funded in part by Missouri Arts Council (MAC), ArtsKC Fund, the Callison Family, William T. Kemper Foundation, PNC Foundation and Susanne Christopher Shutz.

LUCKY DUCK AND THE COTERIE LAB FOR NEW FAMILY MUSICALS
Lucky Duck became the seventh musical developed in the Coterie's Lab for New Family Musicals. The initial production of Lucky Duck was at Theatreworks in Palo Alto (then called Everything's Ducky) and then at The Old Globe. Jeff Church, Coterie Artistic Producing Director, contacted the creative team of Henry Krieger, Bill Russell and Jeffrey Hatcher, with the idea of a new version that could become a very smart family audiences' piece with its fractured fairytale sensibility.

The Coterie's Lab for New Family Musicals began with its notable production of Seussical (Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty) which formalized the idea of bringing a different caliber of shows and writers to family musicals. The program was created to help accomplished Broadway composers find a way into the field of professional theatre for young audiences, and at the same time create musicals in a size and scale that other professional theatres for young audiences can produce.

Other TYA musicals developed in the Coterie Lab include work by Harry Connick, Jr. (The Happy Elf), Stephen Schwartz (Geppetto & Son -now My Son Pinocchio), Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty (Seussical, Twice Upon A Time and Once On This Island) and Willie and Robert Reale (The Dinosaur Musical).

ABOUT THE COMPANY
The talented cast features Seth Golay, Jenny Greenberry, Katie Karel, Greg Krumins, Tosin Morohunfola, Kip Niven, Tim Scott, Emily Shackelford, Julie Shaw and Pancho Villegas. Musicians are Anthony T. Edwards (piano), Sam Wisman (percussion), Ry Kincaid (bass) and Keel Williams (reed).

The artistic and production company includes Jeff Church (director), Anthony T. Edwards (music director), Ernie Nolan (choreographer), Ryan Zirngibl (set design), Ron Megee (properties designer), Georgianna Buchanan (costume design), Jarrett Bertoncin (light design), David Kiehl (sound design), Amy M. Abels Owens (production stage manager), Scott Hobart (technical director, master carpenter), Mara Franke (production assistant, company manager) and Erika Bailey (dialect coach).

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
The Coterie Theatre, now in its 33nd Season and named "One of the Five Best Theaters for Young Audiences in the U.S." by TIME magazine, will present Lucky Duck at 7 p.m., March 8 at the Folly Theater located at 1020 Central St.

Individual Tickets are $15 for adults; $10 for all children, students and seniors age 60 and up; $9 for Season Ticket holders. Discounts are available for groups of 20 or more. Tickets may be purchased online at www.coterietheatre.org or by calling the Coterie box office (816) 474-6552 from 10 a.m. to 4 p. m. Monday through Friday. All seating is general admission.
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