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CAGED BIRDS: Tale of family conflict continues to reveal shared values

ODE TO JOY, PEACE, UNITY: Kansas City marks Beethoven’s 250th birthday with a fresh take

MUSICAL ALCHEMIST: Kansas City-based composer creates magic from diverse elements

THE NEXT STAGE: Ballet hires major talent to lead Second Company

CALL IT WHAT YOU WILL: Singer wins hearts while defying categorization

A ‘MESSIAH’ LIKE NO OTHER: Spire employs unique model to build world-class performances

WEB OF TRADITIONS: Guitarist formed local group to explore a myriad of styles

STUCK IN A LOOP: Fugard play speaks to America’s racial stalemate

ROADS LESS TRAVELED: ‘Yule’ not want to miss these four holiday offerings

TOP CLEF: Harriman presents local debut of refreshing new star

ONE GIANT LEAP: Symphony opens season with world premiere commemorating American milestone

RIGHT HERE, FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER: New Dance Partners builds bridges of innovation

THREE, BY THREE: New companies join the Lyric Opera in presenting audience-friendly fare

KNOCK KNOCK: Theater companies embark on daring collaboration

SOUL OF THE CELLO: Cathedral series begins with that warmest of instruments

DEATH & DESPAIR IN DES MOINES: Metro Opera continues its remarkable ascent

ANYTHING GOES: Musical conventions for weddings are all over the map

LOVE AT FIRST PLIÉ: Dancers find love through artistry and understanding

TELL ME A STORY: Summerfest makes new friends (but always keeps the old)

GREEN GRASS, GOLDEN JUBILEE: Theatre in the Park celebrates 50 years with big musicals

IN REVIEW: ‘Hamilton’ finally takes the stage in Kansas City (and good luck getting a ticket)

SHADOWS ON THE PLAIN: MTH ‘clarifies’ classic musical by paring it to basics

IN REVIEW: With a single program, the Kansas City Ballet has altered the tone of the performing arts in our community

HUMOR IN THE MIX: KC Ballet nabs world-renowned local hero for commission

WHAT CRISIS? Kansas City bucks national odds with ever-new, ever-fresh arts groups

REVIEW: Visually appealing ‘Pearl Fishers’ entertains by embracing the opera’s conundrums

BELIEVING IN DOG: Unicorn transforms one-man ‘short’ into full-length drama

‘BASTA!’ Heartland Men’s Chorus’ world premiere marks 50th anniversary of gay-rights milestone

ANALYZE THIS: Lyric’s ‘Così’ is scintillating fun that spares us needless exegesis

INNOCENCE LOST: Mezzo-soprano in Lyric’s ‘Così’ muses on the pleasures and perils of ‘being Dorabella’

ARE ALL WOMEN REALLY LIKE THAT? Lyric stages ever-controversial Mozart classic

SUSPENSION OF BELIEF: Ballet presents Romantic-era tale of love and death

FROM TARTINI TO TAOS: UMKC presents singular collaboration

WOLF IN MASCOT’S CLOTHING: Symphony’s education programs reach thousands in KC each year

FOUR GO FORTH: Kansas City’s new resident quartet aims high

RUSSIAN SOULS, AMERICAN ACCENTS: Symphony to feature homegrown violinist in all-Russian program

BUT HOW DID SHE FEEL? Joyce and Yannick are breaking all the rules for Harriman-Jewell

LEAN ON ME: Maverick company presents fresh take on ‘holiday spirit’

TOP OF HER GAME: At 90, Kansas-born superstar still finding new fans

FINDING HOME: MET mounts American epic by Texas original

IN REVIEW: Choreographed version of Oz story bursts with visuals, stagecraft

BRICK BY YELLOW BRICK: KC Ballet and renowned choreographic storyteller build brand-new ‘Wizard’

IN REVIEW: The Coterie’s scintillating new MLK play is a must-see

IN REVIEW: Lyric’s ‘West Side Story’ shines light on the show’s real star

FORMULATING THE DREAM: Coterie marks 40th anniversary with new play by prominent KU author

LYRIC OPERA STEPS OUT: Landmark of American musical theater pricks our collective conscience more than ever

SPREADING OUR WINGS: ‘Open Spaces’ charts international course for KC arts

NEW WIGS ON OLD MUSIC: Local Baroque ensemble explores Versailles’ fresh excesses

HEY, LET’S PUT ON A SHOW: KCDF is fulfilling early promise, and then some

MYTH AS MUSICAL: Re-envisioned Persephone story embodies Fringe Festival’s adventurous spirit

PIPES ALL AROUND: International musicians to descend on KC

NAME-CALLING AS ART FORM: HASF presents comedy of strong women, quirky men

LIBERTY & MUSIC FOR ALL: Choral ensembles stand up for tolerance, justice, artistry

IN REVIEW: Lyric sings lovely Barber, splashing color and silliness into the mix

LOVE STORY AS SOCIAL CRITIQUE: KC Actors Theatre presents starkly relevant classic

IN REVIEW: KC Rep produces fine ‘Sweeney,’ but is it time to discuss the ‘Sondheim problem’?

CHORAL COMMITMENT: Festival Singers of KC marks 20 years of great music

BOLD STEPS: Ballet celebrates 60 years by challenging itself to new heights

BOTH ART AND CRAFT: Lyric Opera to show off new Resident Artists in ‘American Voices’ program

IN REVIEW: Lyric stages workaday ‘Rigoletto’

IN REVIEW: KCB dancers, plus others, create New Moves

CLASSY COMEBACK: Storied soprano returns, in glorious voice, with powerful message

BLURRING THE LINES: Violin-piano duo brings cross-cultural program to JCCC series

LENNY’S WORLD: Stern to take KC Symphony audiences through joyous, intimate centennial celebration

STORMY, WITH A CHANCE OF RAINBOWS: QHP devotes program to American master with unique Kansas tie

ALL BY MYSELF: Unicorn brings pertinent one-person play to the stage

NO STRANGERS TO THE GRAMMYS: KC goes large on 2018 nominations

A NEW CAROL: KC Rep creates more faithful adaptation of Dickens classic, as KC Ballet’s refreshed holiday favorite receives accolades

IN REVIEW: Lyric stages tuneful, visually striking new opera (and the weather outside is indeed frightful)

TRIO OF TITANS: KC-based megastar teams up with mentors for special moment

FOLLY JAZZ AT 35: Top-drawer guitarist opens milestone season as local series offers international lineup

IN REVIEW: CSO returns to Helzberg Hall for stirring encore performance

IN REVIEW: EQUAL PARTS DANCE AND DRAMA: KC Ballet presents new version of durable classic

LOVE AMIDST THE TURMOIL: Rep enlists top director to steer Wilson production

IN REVIEW: Lyric’s open-hearted ‘Onegin’ strikes to the core of the work’s humanity

IN REVIEW: Performing-arts season opens with fine, variegated dance

CAD OR VICTIM? Shattering Russian masterpiece opens Lyric Opera’s 60th-anniversary season

Paul Horsley, Performing Arts Editor

IN REVIEW: Recital by local piano student suggests that Cliburn Silver was no fluke

FROM THE PAGE TO THE STAGE: Carney’s R&J journey comes full circle with KC Ballet premiere

SITTING DOWN FOR A PIECE OF PIE: Coterie Theatre presents reflection on essential Civil Rights event

FOOD FOR MIND AND SOUL: These arts highlights can brighten your Fall

MASTER IN THE WORKS: Cliburn medal in hand, Park U student to make KC recital debut

SISTER, SING: Songs of women reveal commonalities, not conflicts

PLAYING RIGHT THROUGH: Summerfest continues exploring new approaches

MOMMY MOST FOUL: Local-boy-turned-celeb ponders big questions in HASF’s 25th anniversary

DANCING FOR LIFE: Misty Copeland, ABT Principal Dancer, returns home to honor KC roots

THE WAY WE TALK: KCAT presents stern, witty play about life, ennui, dying

IT’S ALL THERE FOR THOSE WHO SEE: KCB program shows breadth of American dance (REVIEW)

AMERICAN HORROR STORY: KC Ballet takes on modern shocker

MEMORIES OF WAR: Symphony pulls out stops for Britten masterpiece, as an early participant reminisces

STIFF UPPER DECK: Lyric Opera recruits UK director for quintessentially British comedy

FAIRY-TALE PLUS FILLER: KC Ballet presents full-length classic for first time in its history

ANATOMY OF A CANCELLATION: Operatic duo saves the day for Harriman-Jewell Series when choir’s tour collapses

BOULEVARD OF DREAMS: MET’s upcoming move spurs growth of Main Street as KC’s ‘mini-Broadway’

BEHIND BARS: Lyric Opera takes a stab at problematic prison opera (review)

DEATH, LOVE AND SPIRITUAL JOURNEY: Lyric Opera presents local premiere of true-story drama

TALES AS OLD AS THE DEVIL HIMSELF: Local chamber group confronts Stravinsky classic head-on

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WHAT A CITY NEEDS: Actor-director galvanizes community for bold new venture