CULTURAL ATTRACTIONS / REGIONAL ARTS VENUES
American Heartland Theatre
2450 Grand Street
Kansas City, MO
816-842-0202
www.ahtkc.com
This 432-seat theater presents Broadway-style performances from musicals and dramas to
mysteries.
Columbia Theatre, Museum & Art Center
521 Lincoln Avenue
Wamego, KS 800-899-1893
www.columbiantheatre.com
The Carlsen Center
Johnson County Community College
12345 College Boulevard
Overland Park, KS
913-469-4445
www.jccc.net
This cultural complex offers four performance spaces, Yardley Hall, The Theatre, Black Box
Theatre, and the Recital Hall.
Centerstage Playhouse
Jewish Community Center
5801 West 115th Street
Overland Park, KS
913-327-8000
www.jcckc.org
Dramas, comedies, and musicals of Judaic content or work by Jewish playwrights are the focus
of this theater.
Chestnut Fine Arts Center
234 N. Chestnut Street
Olathe, KS
913-764-2121
www.chestnutfinearts.com
Offering an intimate performance center that seats 90, the center produces small musicals,
concerts, and children's workshops.
City Stage Theater
30 West Pershing Road
Kansas City, MO
816-460-2020
www.unionstation.org
Audiences never fail to enjoy the mix of performers, special effects, and rear screen images in
this state-of-the-art live-stage setting.
Conservatory of Music
University of Missouri-Kansas City
Venue Locations Vary
Kansas City, MO
816-235-6222
http://conservatory.umkc.edu
More than 350 concerts and recitals yearly include performances by orchestras, jazz bands,
choral groups, and dance as well as the Signature Series.
The Culture House
7200 West 106th Street
Overland Park, KS
913-648-0333
www.culturehouse.com
Primarily used for musical events, this performing space currently houses several performing arts
groups.
Farris Theatre
301 West Main
Richmond, MO 64085
816-776-6684
www.farristheatre.com
This historic turn-of-the-century opera house has been fully restored for use as a performance
theater, movie house, and community center.
Folly Theater
300 West Twelfth Street
Kansas City, MO
816-474-4444
www.follytheatre.com
The $2.5 million renovation brought this unique venue back to its former glory as a popular
vaudeville and burlesque performance space.
Goppert Theatre
Avila College
11901 Wornall Road
Kansas City, MO
816-501-2411
www.avila.edu
Talented faculty and staff work together to present theatrical productions throughout the year that
range from classical to contemporary works.
Liberty Performing Arts Theatre
1600 S. Withers Road
Liberty, MO
816-792-6130
www.lpat.org
Music, drama, dance, and special events are showcased in this intimate 700-seat venue with
excellent acoustics.
Little Theatre
301 West 13th Street
Kansas City
816-513-5000
www.kcconvention.com
Part of the beautiful 1936 art deco Municipal Auditorium complex, the theatre is octagonal with a
gleaming marble facade.
Lyric Theatre
1029 Central
Avenue of the Arts
Kansas City, MO
www.kcopera.org
Home of the Lyric Opera of Kansas City, this elegant venue provides an idyllic setting for one of
the region's most celebrated performance groups.
Midland Theatre
1228 Main Street
Kansas City, MO
816-471-8600
www.amctheatres.com
Seating more than 2,800 guests, this exquisitely grand theatre welcomes guests to an opulent
performing arts ambiance.
Music Hall and Municipal Auditorium
Kansas City Convention Center
301 W. 13th Street
Kansas City, MO
816-513-5000
www.kcconvention.com
Simply known as the Music Hall, this exquisite venue mirrors the opulence and grandeur of a
1926 fine-arts theatre. Seating 2,400, it hosts a wide variety of productions and performances.
Roger T. Sermon Center
Powerhouse Theatre
Truman & Noland Roads
Independence, MO
816-325-7370
www.indepmo.org/parksandrec
This community center also serves as a cultural resource, showcasing productions by several
theatre groups.
Starlight Theatre
6601 Swope Parkway
Kansas City, MO
816-363-7827
www.kcstarlight.com
This outdoor venue seats 8,000 on 14 acres on beautiful Swope Park, presenting Broadway
musicals on national tour.
Uptown Theater
3700 Broadway
Kansas City, MO
816-753-8655
www.uptowntheater.com
From receptions to performances, this elegant venue has the appropriate space and setting in a
uniquely restored and historic site.
Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Kansas City
126th Street & State Avenue
Bonner Springs, KS
913-721-3400
www.verizonwirelessamphitheaterkc.com
This state-of-the-art 35,000-square-foot out-door amphitheater hosts some of the most popular
headline rock, country, and pop artists.
Helen Hocker Center for the Performing Arts
700 SW Zoo Parkway
Topeka, KS 785-368-0191
www.topeka.org/parksrec/hocker.shtml
KU Lied Center of Kansas
University of Kansas
1600 Stewart Drive
Lawrence, KS 785-864-3469
Tickets 785-864-2787
http://lied.ku.edu
Landon Arena
Kansas Expo Center
One Expocentre Drive
Topeka, KS 785-235-1986
www.ksexpo.com
Liberty Center for the Arts
111 West 5th Street
Sedalia, MO 660-826-2899
www.libertycentersedalia.org
Manhattan Arts Center
1520 Poyntz Avenue
Manhattan, Ks 785-537-4420
www.manhattanarts.org
McCain Auditorium
207 McCain Auditorium
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS 785-532-6428
www.k-state.edu/mccain
The Missouri Theatre
717 Edmond Street
St. Joseph, MO 816-233-7701
www.stjoearts.org
Missouri Theatre Center for the Arts
203 South Ninth Street
Columbia, MO 573-875-0600
www.motheatre.org
Paola Community Center
905 East Wea Street
Paola, KS 913-259-3650
www.paolacommunitycenter.org
The St. Joseph Museums
3406 Frederick Avenue
St. Joseph, MO 816-232-8471
Toll free 800-530-8866
www.stjosephmuseum.org
Thespian Hall
522 Main Street
Boonville, MO 660-882-7458
www.mo-river.net/Friends.htm
Topeka Performing Arts Center
214 SE 8th Avenue
Topeka, KS 785-234-2787
www.tpactix.org
CULTURAL ATTRACTIONS / PERFORMING ARTS
Theatre
Avila University Theatre
11901 Wornall Road
Kansas City, MO
816-501-3699
www.avila.edu
The Barn Players
6219 Martway
Mission, KS
913-492-9100
www.thebarnplayers.org
Bell Road Barn Players
8700 River Park Drive
Parkville, MO
816-587-0218
www.bellroadbarn.com
Blue Springs City Theatre
Blue Springs Civic Center
2000 NW Ashton Drive
Blue Springs, MO
816-228-0137
www.bluespringscitytheatre.com
City Theatre of Independence
Roger T. Sermon Center
Independence, MO
816-325-7367
www.indepmo.org/parksandrec
Cobblestone Theatre Company
103 W. Francis Street
St. Joseph, MO
866-282-SHOW
www.cobblestonetheatreco.com
The Coterie Theatre
2450 Grand Boulevard
Kansas City, MO
816-474-6552
www.thecoterie.com
Encore Theatre
Roger T. Sermon Center
Independence, MO
816-325-7367
www.indepmo.org/parksandrec
Excelsior Springs Community Theatre
Wyman Place Theatre
108 Dunbar
Excelsior Springs, MO
816-637-ESCT
Gladstone Theatre in the Park
Amphitheatre at Oak Grove Park
NE 76th Street at N. Troost
Gladstone, MO
816-436-2200
www.gladstonetip.com
Gorilla Theatre Productions
517 East 18th Street
Kansas City, MO
816-784-5020
www.gorillatheatre.org
Heart of America Shakespeare Festival
Southmoreland Park
Kansas City, MO
816-531-7728
www.kcshakes.org
Just Off Broadway Theatre
Penn Valley Park
3051 Central
Kansas City, MO
816-784-5020
www.justoffbroadway.org
Kansas City Filmmakers Jubilee
4826 W 77th Terrace
Prairie Village, KS
913-649-0244
www.kcjubilee.org
KCKCC Theatre Department
Kansas City Kansas Community College
7250 State Avenue
Kansas City, KS
913-334-1100
www.kckcc.edu/theatre
Late Night Theatre
1531 Grand Avenue
Kansas City, MO
816-235-6222
www.latenighttheatre.com
Leawood Stage Company
4800 Town Center Drive
Leawood, KS
913-339-6700
www.leawood.org/parks
Lyric Opera of Kansas City
Lyric Theatre
Kansas City, MO
816-471-7344
www.kcopera.org
Maple Woods Community College Players
2601 NE Barry Road
Kansas City, MO
816-437-3220
www.kcmetro.edu
Missouri Repertory Theatre
4949 Cherry Street
Kansas City, MO
816-235-2700
www.missourirep.org
Park University Theatre Department
8700 NW River Park Drive
Parkville, MO
816-584-6450
http://captain.park.edu/theatre
Quality Hill Playhouse
303 West 10th Street
Kansas City, MO
816-421-1700
www.qualityhillplayhouse.com
Rainbow's End Theatre
Mission Center Mall
4881 Johnson Drive
Mission, KS
913-362-3030
www.rainbowsendtheatre.com
Theatre League Broadway Series
Kansas City, MO
816-314-7687
www.theaterleague.org
UMKC Department of Theatre
University of Missouri-Kansas City
Kansas City, MO
816-235-6222
www.umkc.edu/theater
Unicorn Theatre
3828 Main Street
Kansas City, MO
816-531-7529
www.unicorntheatre.org
Westport Coffee House Theater
4010 Pennsylvania
Kansas City, MO
816-756-3222
www.westportcoffeehouse.com
Broadway Series at The Lied
University of Kansas
1600 Stewart Drive
Lawrence, KS 785-864-3469
Tickets 785-864-2787
http://lied.ku.edu
Columbia Theatre, Museum & Art Center
521 Lincoln Avenue
Wamego, KS 800-899-1893
www.columbiantheatre.com
KSU Theatre
McCain Auditorium
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS 785-532-6428
www.k-state.edu/mccain
KU University Theatre
Crafton-Preyer Theatre
William Inge Memorial Theatre
1530 Naismith Drive
Lawrence, KS 785-864-3982
www.kutheatre.com
Lawrence Community Theatre
1501 New Hampshire Street
Lawrence, KS 785-843-7469
www.theatrelawrence.com
MU Theatre
Rhynsburger Theatre
129 Fine Arts Building
Columbia, MO 573-882-PLAY
http://theatre.missouri.edu
Robidoux Resident Theatre
126 South Eighth Street
St. Joseph, MO 816-232-1RRT
www.rrtstjoe.org
Topeka Civic Theatre
3028 SW 8th Avenue
Topeka, KS 785-357-5211
www.topekacivictheatre.com
UCMO Performing Arts Series
University of Central Missouri
Hendricks Hall
Warrensburg, MO 660-543-4263
www.ucmo.edu/pas
Dinner Theater & Comedy
ComedyCity
300 Charlotte
Kansas City, MO
816-842-2744
www.comedycity.cc
David Kious Standup Comedy
Locations Vary
Kansas City, KS
913-269-9316
www.davidstandup.com
Dead Ringer Dinner Playhouse
12141 West 76th Street
Lenexa, KS
913-789-PLAY
Full Frontal Comedy
Performance Locations Vary
Overland Park, KS
913-403-4340
www.geocities.com/ffcimprov_2000
Hypothetical Seven Improv
Locations Vary
Kansas City, KS
913-262-9693
www.hype7.com
Mystery Comedy Dinner Playhouse
506 NW Englewood Road
Kansas City, MO
877-505-5999
www.mysterycomedy.com
The Mystery Train
Murder Mystery Dinner Theater
Kansas City, KS
816-813-9654
www.kcmysterytrain.com
New Theatre Restaurant
9229 Foster
Overland Park, KS
913-649-SHOW
www.newtheatre.com
Music & Dance
Ballet North
6308 N. Prospect Avenue
Gladstone, MO
816-454-4859
www.balletnorth.com
Conservatory of Music Concerts
University of Missouri-Kansas City
Venue Locations Vary
Kansas City, MO
816-235-6222
http://conservatory.umkc.edu
Conservatory of Music Dance
University of Missouri-Kansas City
Venue Locations Vary
Kansas City, MO
816-235-6222
http://conservatory.umkc.edu
Corinth Dance Center
4047 Somerset Drive
Prairie Village, KS
913-383-1900
Friends of Chamber Music
Performance Locations Vary
Kansas City, MO
816-561-9999
877-MY SEATS
www.chambermusic.org
Harriman Arts Program
William Jewell College
500 College Hill
Liberty, MO
816-415-5025
www.harrimanarts.org
Jazz Concert Hotline
Kansas City Jazz Ambassadors
Kansas City, MO
816-753-5277
www.jazzkc.org
Kansas City Ballet
Lyric Theatre
Kansas City, MO
816-931-2232
www.kcballet.org
Kansas City Chamber Orchestra
Performance Locations Vary
Kansas City, MO
816-960-1324
www.kcchamberorchestra.org
Kansas City Symphony
Performance Locations Vary
Kansas City, MO
816-471-0400
www.kcsymphony.org
Kansas City Symphony Chorus
Performance Locations Vary
Kansas City, MO
816-471-0400
www.kcsymphonychorus.org
Kansas City Wind Symphony
Performance Locations Vary
Prairie Village, KS
913-671-2344
www.kcwindsymphony.org
Ibsen Dance Theatre
7221 N. Oak Trafficway
Gladstone, MO
816-436-7277
www.ibsendance.com
Lyric Opera of Kansas City
Lyric Theatre, 1029 Central
Kansas City, MO
816-471-7344
www.kcopera.org
Reach, A Movement Collective
Venue Locations Vary
Kansas City, MO
888-271-8349
www.reachkc.org
Storling Dance Theater
7200 West 106th Street
Overland Park, KS
913-648-0333
www.culturehouse.com
Concert Series at The Lied
University of Kansas
1600 Stewart Drive
Lawrence, KS 785-864-3469
Tickets 785-864-2787
http://lied.ku.edu
KSU Music
McCain Auditorium
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS 785-532-6428
www.k-state.edu/mccain
Missouri River Festival of the Arts
Thespian Hall
Boonville, MO 660-882-7458
www.mo-river.net/Friends.htm
MU Ensembles
University of Missouri
Venue Locations Vary
Columbia, MO 573-882-3781
Toll free 800-292-9136
http://music.missouri.edu
St. Joseph Symphony
The Missouri Theatre
717 Edmond Street
St. Joseph, MO 816-233-7701
www.saintjosephsymphony.org
Scott Joplin Ragtime Festival
Locations Vary
Sedalia, MO 660-826-2271
Toll free 866-218-6258
www.scottjoplin.org
Swarthout Chamber Music Series
University of Kansas
1600 Stewart Drive
Lawrence, KS 785-864-3469
Tickets 785-864-2787
http://lied.ku.edu
UCMO Performing Arts Series
University of Central Missouri
Hendricks Hall
Warrensburg, MO 660-543-4263
www.ucmo.edu/pas
University Concert Series
University of Missouri
Venue Locations Vary
Columbia, MO 573-882-3781
Toll free 800-292-9136
www.concertseries.org
Missouri River Festival of the Arts
Thespian Hall
Boonville, MO 660-882-7458
www.mo-river.net/Friends.htm
UCMO Performing Arts Series
University of Central Missouri
Hendricks Hall
Warrensburg, MO 660-543-4263
www.ucmo.edu/pas
CULTURAL ATTRACTIONS / VISUAL ARTS
Arts Incubator
115 W. 18th Street
Kansas City, MO
816-421-0235
www.incubatingarts.org
Belger Arts Center & Gallery
University of Missouri-Kansas City
2100 Walnut Street
Kansas City, MO
816-474-3250
www.umkc.edu
Blue Gallery
7 West 19th Street
Kansas City, MO
816-527-0823
www.bluegalleryonline.com
Byron C. Cohen Gallery for Contemporary Art
2020 Baltimore
Kansas City, MO
816-421-5665
www.artnet.com/cohen.html
Dennis Morgan Gallery
114 Southwest Boulevard
Kansas City, MO
816-842-8755
www.morgangallery.com
First Fridays
Crossroads Art District
Various Galleries
Kansas City, MO
816-474-1731
www.crossroadscommunityassociation.org
The Gallery at Merriam Community Center
5701 Merriam Drive
Merriam, KS
913-362-8245
www.merriam.org
Greenlease Gallery
Rockhurst University
1100 Rockhurst Road
Kansas City, MO
800-842-6776
www.rockhurst.edu
Kansas City Art Institute Exhibitions
4415 Warwick Boulevard
Kansas City, MO
816-472-4852
www.kcai.edu
Kansas City Artists Coalition Exhibits
201 Wyandotte
Kansas City, MO
816-421-5222
www.kansascityartistscoalition.org
Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art
4420 Warwick
Kansas City, MO
816-753-5784
www.kemperart.org
Leedy-Voulkos Art Center
2012 Baltimore
Kansas City, MO
816-474-1919
www.leedy-voulkos.com
Mattie Rhodes Center Art Gallery
919 West 17th Street
Kansas City, MO
816-221-2349
www.mattierhodes.org/art-gallery
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
4525 Oak
Kansas City, MO
816-561-4000
www.nelson-atkins.org
Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art
Johnson County Community College
12345 College Boulevard
Overland Park, KS
913-469-8500
http://gallery.jccc.net
Stocksdale Gallery
William Jewell College
500 College Hill
Liberty, MO
816-781-7700
www.jewell.edu
Thornhill Art Gallery
Avila College
Whitfield Centre
11901 Wornall Road
Kansas City, MO
816-502- 2443
www.avila.edu
UMKC Gallery of Art
University of Missouri-Kansas City
4949 Cherry
Kansas City, MO
816-235-1502
http://cas.umkc.edu/art/ArtH.html
Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art
2818 Frederick Avenue
Saint Joseph, MO 816-233-7003
www.albrecht-kemper.org
Beach Museum of Art
Kansas State University
701 Beach Lane
Manhattan, KS 785-532-7718
www.k-state.edu/bma
Columbia Theatre, Museum & Art Center
521 Lincoln Avenue
Wamego, KS 800-899-1893
www.columbiantheatre.com
Daum Museum of Contemporary Art
3201 West 16th Street
Sedalia, MO 660-530-5888
www.daummuseum.org
Lawrence Arts Center
940 New Hampshire Street
Lawrence, KS 785-843-2787
www.lawrenceartscenter.org
Manhattan Arts Center
1520 Poyntz Avenue
Manhattan, Ks 785-537-4420
www.manhattanarts.org
Mulvane Art Museum
Washburn University
1700 SW College Avenue
Topeka, KS 785-670-1010
www.washburn.edu/reference/mulvane
Spencer Museum of Art
University of Kansas
1301 Mississippi Street
Lawrence, KS 785-864-4710
www.spencerart.ku.edu
Stacks Gallery
Carnegie Arts Center
601 South 5th Street
Leavenworth, KS 913-651-0765
www.leavenwortharts.org
QUICKLINKS
Americans for the Arts
www.artsusa.org
Artist Help Network
www.artisthelpnetwork.com
Community Arts Network
www.communityarts.net
Kansas Arts Commission
http://arts.state.ks.us
Kansas Humanities Council
www.kansashumanities.org
Mid-America Arts Alliance
www.maaa.org
Missouri Arts Council
www.missouriartscouncil.org
Missouri Citizens for the Arts
www.missouricitizensforthearts.org
National Endowment for the Arts
www.nea.gov
National Public Radio
www.npr.org
Public Television
www.pbs.org