CULTURAL ATTRACTIONS / PERFORMING ARTS
Theatre
Avila University Theatre
11901 Wornall Road
Kansas City, MO
816-501-3699
The Barn Players
6219 Martway
Mission, KS
913-492-9100
Bell Road Barn Players
8700 River Park Drive
Parkville, MO
816-587-0218
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
Cobblestone Theatre Company
103 W. Francis Street
St. Joseph, MO
866-282-SHOW
The Coterie Theatre
2450 Grand Boulevard
Kansas City, MO
816-474-6552
Encore Theatre
Roger T. Sermon Center
Independence, MO
816-325-7367
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
Gorilla Theatre Productions
517 East 18th Street
Kansas City, MO
816-784-5020
Heart of America Shakespeare Festival
Southmoreland Park
Kansas City, MO
816-531-7728
Just Off Broadway Theatre
Penn Valley Park
3051 Central
Kansas City, MO
816-784-5020
Kansas City Filmmakers Jubilee
4826 W 77th Terrace
Prairie Village, KS
913-649-0244
KCKCC Theatre Department
Kansas City Kansas Community College
7250 State Avenue
Kansas City, KS
913-334-1100
Late Night Theatre
1531 Grand Avenue
Kansas City, MO
816-235-6222
Leawood Stage Company
4800 Town Center Drive
Leawood, KS
913-339-6700
Lyric Opera of Kansas City
Lyric Theatre
Kansas City, MO
816-471-7344
Maple Woods Community College Players
2601 NE Barry Road
Kansas City, MO
816-437-3220
Missouri Repertory Theatre
4949 Cherry Street
Kansas City, MO
816-235-2700
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
Rainbow's End Theatre
Mission Center Mall
4881 Johnson Drive
Mission, KS
913-362-3030
Theatre League Broadway Series
Kansas City, MO
816-314-7687
UMKC Department of Theatre
University of Missouri-Kansas City
Kansas City, MO
816-235-6222
Unicorn Theatre
3828 Main Street
Kansas City, MO
816-531-7529
Westport Coffee House Theater
4010 Pennsylvania
Kansas City, MO
816-756-3222
Broadway Series at The Lied
University of Kansas
1600 Stewart Drive
Lawrence, KS 785-864-3469
Tickets 785-864-2787
Columbia Theatre, Museum & Art Center
521 Lincoln Avenue
Wamego, KS 800-899-1893
KSU Theatre
McCain Auditorium
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS 785-532-6428
KU University Theatre
Crafton-Preyer Theatre
William Inge Memorial Theatre
1530 Naismith Drive
Lawrence, KS 785-864-3982
Lawrence Community Theatre
1501 New Hampshire Street
Lawrence, KS 785-843-7469
MU Theatre
Rhynsburger Theatre
129 Fine Arts Building
Columbia, MO 573-882-PLAY
Robidoux Resident Theatre
126 South Eighth Street
St. Joseph, MO 816-232-1RRT
Topeka Civic Theatre
3028 SW 8th Avenue
Topeka, KS 785-357-5211
UCMO Performing Arts Series
University of Central Missouri
Hendricks Hall
Warrensburg, MO 660-543-4263
Dinner Theater & Comedy
New Theatre Restaurant
9229 Foster
Overland Park, KS
913-649-SHOW
ComedyCity
300 Charlotte
Kansas City, MO
816-842-2744
David Kious Standup Comedy
Locations Vary
Kansas City, KS
913-269-9316
Dead Ringer Dinner Playhouse
12141 West 76th Street
Lenexa, KS
913-789-PLAY
Hypothetical Seven Improv
Locations Vary
Kansas City, KS
913-262-9693
Mystery Comedy Dinner Playhouse
506 NW Englewood Road
Kansas City, MO
877-505-5999
The Mystery Train
Murder Mystery Dinner Theater
Kansas City, KS
816-813-9654
Music & Dance
Ballet North
6308 N. Prospect Avenue
Gladstone, MO
816-454-4859
Conservatory of Music Concerts
University of Missouri-Kansas City
Venue Locations Vary
Kansas City, MO
816-235-6222
Conservatory of Music Dance
University of Missouri-Kansas City
Venue Locations Vary
Kansas City, MO
816-235-6222
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
Harriman Arts Program
William Jewell College
500 College Hill
Liberty, MO
816-415-5025
Jazz Concert Hotline
Kansas City Jazz Ambassadors
Kansas City, MO
816-753-5277
Kansas City Chamber Orchestra
Performance Locations Vary
Kansas City, MO
816-960-1324
Kansas City Symphony
Performance Locations Vary
Kansas City, MO
816-471-0400
Kansas City Symphony Chorus
Performance Locations Vary
Kansas City, MO
816-471-0400
Kansas City Wind Symphony
Performance Locations Vary
Prairie Village, KS
913-671-2344
Ibsen Dance Theatre
7221 N. Oak Trafficway
Gladstone, MO
816-436-7277
Lyric Opera of Kansas City
Lyric Theatre, 1029 Central
Kansas City, MO
816-471-7344
Reach, A Movement Collective
Venue Locations Vary
Kansas City, MO
888-271-8349
Storling Dance Theater
7200 West 106th Street
Overland Park, KS
913-648-0333
Concert Series at The Lied
University of Kansas
1600 Stewart Drive
Lawrence, KS 785-864-3469
Tickets 785-864-2787
KSU Music
McCain Auditorium
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS 785-532-6428
Missouri River Festival of the Arts
Thespian Hall
Boonville, MO 660-882-7458
MU Ensembles
University of Missouri
Venue Locations Vary
Columbia, MO 573-882-3781
Toll free 800-292-9136
St. Joseph Symphony
The Missouri Theatre
717 Edmond Street
St. Joseph, MO 816-233-7701
Scott Joplin Ragtime Festival
Locations Vary
Sedalia, MO 660-826-2271
Toll free 866-218-6258
Swarthout Chamber Music Series
University of Kansas
1600 Stewart Drive
Lawrence, KS 785-864-3469
Tickets 785-864-2787
UCMO Performing Arts Series
University of Central Missouri
Hendricks Hall
Warrensburg, MO 660-543-4263
University Concert Series
University of Missouri
Venue Locations Vary
Columbia, MO 573-882-3781
Toll free 800-292-9136
Missouri River Festival of the Arts
Thespian Hall
Boonville, MO 660-882-7458
UCMO Performing Arts Series
University of Central Missouri
Hendricks Hall
Warrensburg, MO 660-543-4263
CULTURAL ATTRACTIONS / REGIONAL ARTS VENUES
American Heartland Theatre
2450 Grand Street
Kansas City, MO
816-842-0202
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
The Carlsen Center
Johnson County Community College
12345 College Boulevard
Overland Park, KS
913-469-4445
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Landon Arena
Kansas Expo Center
One Expocentre Drive
Topeka, KS 785-235-1986
Liberty Center for the Arts
111 West 5th Street
Sedalia, MO 660-826-2899
Manhattan Arts Center
1520 Poyntz Avenue
Manhattan, Ks 785-537-4420
McCain Auditorium
207 McCain Auditorium
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS 785-532-6428
The Missouri Theatre
717 Edmond Street
St. Joseph, MO 816-233-7701
Missouri Theatre Center for the Arts
203 South Ninth Street
Columbia, MO 573-875-0600
Paola Community Center
905 East Wea Street
Paola, KS 913-259-3650
The St. Joseph Museums
3406 Frederick Avenue
St. Joseph, MO 816-232-8471
Toll free 800-530-8866
Thespian Hall
522 Main Street
Boonville, MO 660-882-7458
Topeka Performing Arts Center
214 SE 8th Avenue
Topeka, KS 785-234-2787
REGIONAL MUSEUMS
Kansas Museums
Frontier Army Museum
Fort Leavenworth, KS
913-684-3186
http://usacac.leavenworth.army.mil/CAC/csi/museum.asp
Johnson County Museum of History
6305 Lackman Road
Shawnee, KS
913-631-6709
Jackson County Historical Archives
Legler Barn Museum
14907 W. 87th Street Parkway
Lenexa, KS
913-492-0038
www.idir.net/~lhskc/barnpage.html
National Agricultural Center & Hall of Fame
630 Hall of Fame Drive
Bonner Springs, KS
913-721-1075
Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art
Johnson County Community College
12345 College Boulevard
Overland Park, KS
913-469-8500
1950s All-Electric House
6305 Lackman
Shawnee, KS
913-631-6709
Strawberry Hill Museum & Cultural Center
720 North 4th Street
Kansas City, KS
913-371-3264
Wyandotte County Museum
631 N. 126th Street
Bonner Springs, KS
913-721-1078
Beach Museum of Art
Kansas State University
701 Beach Lane
Manhattan, KS 785-532-7718
Columbia Theatre, Museum & Art Center
521 Lincoln Avenue
Wamego, KS 800-899-1893
Combat Air Museum
Hanger 602 "J" Street
Forbes Field
Topeka, KS 785-862-3303
First City Museums
First City Museum
National Fred Harvey Museum
Parker Carousel Museum
Leavenworth, KS 913-682-1866
Kansas State Historical Society Museum
6425 SW Sixth Avenue
Topeka, KS 785-8681
Mulvane Art Museum
Washburn University
1700 SW College Avenue
Topeka, KS 785-670-1010
www.washburn.edu/reference/mulvane
Osage County Historical Society Museum
631 Topeka Avenue
Lyndon, KS 785-828-3477
The St. Joseph Museums
3406 Frederick Avenue
St. Joseph, MO 816-232-8471
Toll free 800-530-8866
Spencer Museum of Art
University of Kansas
1301 Mississippi Street
Lawrence, KS 785-864-4710
Swan River Museum
12 East Peoria
Paola, KS 913-294-4940
www.miamicountykansashistory.org
Wonderscope Children’s Museum of Kansas
5700 King
Shawnee, KS 913-287-8888
Missouri Museums
Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
1616 East 18th Street
Kansas City, MO
816-221-1920
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
4525 Oak
Kansas City, MO
816-751-1ART
Airline History Museum
201 NW Lou Holland Drive
Kansas City, MO
816-421-3401
American Jazz Museum
1616 East 18th Street
Kansas City, MO
816-474-VINE
American Royal Museum
1701 American Royal Court
Kansas City, MO
816-221-9800
Arabia Steamboat Museum
400 Grand Boulevard
Kansas City, MO
816-471-1856
Ben Ferrel 1882 Platte County Museum
220 Ferrell Street
Platte City, MO
816-431-5121
Clay County Historical Museum
14 North Main Street
Liberty, MO
816-792-1849
1859 Jail, Marshal’s Home & Museum
217 N. Main Street
Independence, MO
816-252-1892
Excelsior Springs Historic Museum
101 East Broadway
Excelsior Springs, MO
816-630-0101
Jesse James Bank Museum
103 North Water Street
Liberty, MO
816-781-4458
Hallmark Visitors Center Exhibits
Crown Center
Kansas City, MO
816-274-3613
www.hallmarkvisitorscenter.com
Kansas City Fire Museum
1019 Cherry
Kansas City, MO
816-474-0200
Kansas City Museum
Union Square
3218 Gladstone
Kansas City, MO
816-483-8300
Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art & Design
4420 Warwick
Kansas City, MO
816-561-3737
Liberty Memorial Museum
Pershing & Main
Kansas City, MO
816-784-1918
Linda Hall Library Archives
5109 Cherry Street
Kansas City, MO
816-363-4600
Mormon Visitors Center Archives
937 W. Walnut
Independence, MO
816-836-3466
National Archives Central Plains Region
2312 E. Bannister Road
Kansas City, MO
816-268-8000
www.archives.gov/central-plains
National Frontier Trails Center
318 W. Pacific
Independence, MO
816-325-7575
St. Joseph Museums & Historic Sites
1100 Charles Street
St. Joseph, MO
816-232-8471
Science City at Union Station
30 West Pershing Road
Kansas City, MO
816-460-2222
Shoal Creek Living History Museum
7000 NE Barry Road
Kansas City, MO
816-792-2655
Toy & Miniature Museum
5235 Oak Street
Kansas City, MO
816-333-9328
Western Historical Manuscript Collection
University of Missouri-Kansas City
302 Newcomb Hall
Kansas City, MO
816-235-1543
Wilborn Kansas City Photography Archives
3101 Mercier
Kansas City, MO
816-531-9000
Wornall House Museum
61st Terrace & Wornall Road
Kansas City, MO
816-444-1858
Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art
2818 Frederick Avenue
Saint Joseph, MO 816-233-7003
The Museum of Anthropology
100 Swallow Hall
Columbia, MO 573-882-3573
http://anthromuseum.missouri.edu
CULTURAL ATTRACTIONS / VISUAL ARTS
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
4525 Oak
Kansas City, MO
816-561-4000
First Fridays
Crossroads Art District
Various Galleries
Kansas City, MO
816-474-1731
www.crossroadscommunityassociation.org
Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art
Johnson County Community College
12345 College Boulevard
Overland Park, KS
913-469-8500
Arts Incubator
115 W. 18th Street
Kansas City, MO
816-421-0235
Belger Arts Center & Gallery
University of Missouri-Kansas City
2100 Walnut Street
Kansas City, MO
816-474-3250
Blue Gallery
7 West 19th Street
Kansas City, MO
816-527-0823
Byron C. Cohen Gallery for Contemporary Art
2020 Baltimore
Kansas City, MO
816-421-5665
Dennis Morgan Gallery
114 Southwest Boulevard
Kansas City, MO
816-842-8755
The Gallery at Merriam Community Center
5701 Merriam Drive
Merriam, KS
913-362-8245
Greenlease Gallery
Rockhurst University
1100 Rockhurst Road
Kansas City, MO
800-842-6776
Kansas City Art Institute Exhibitions
4415 Warwick Boulevard
Kansas City, MO
816-472-4852
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
Leedy-Voulkos Art Center
2012 Baltimore
Kansas City, MO
816-474-1919
Mattie Rhodes Center Art Gallery
919 West 17th Street
Kansas City, MO
816-221-2349
www.mattierhodes.org/art-gallery
Stocksdale Gallery
William Jewell College
500 College Hill
Liberty, MO
816-781-7700
Thornhill Art Gallery
Avila College
Whitfield Centre
11901 Wornall Road
Kansas City, MO
816-502- 2443
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
Beach Museum of Art
Kansas State University
701 Beach Lane
Manhattan, KS 785-532-7718
Columbia Theatre, Museum & Art Center
521 Lincoln Avenue
Wamego, KS 800-899-1893
Daum Museum of Contemporary Art
3201 West 16th Street
Sedalia, MO 660-530-5888
Lawrence Arts Center
940 New Hampshire Street
Lawrence, KS 785-843-2787
Manhattan Arts Center
1520 Poyntz Avenue
Manhattan, Ks 785-537-4420
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
Stacks Gallery
Carnegie Arts Center
601 South 5th Street
Leavenworth, KS 913-651-0765
CULTURAL ATTRACTIONS / QUICKLINKS
National Public Radio
Public Television
Americans for the Arts
Artist Help Network
Community Arts Network
Kansas Arts Commission
Kansas Humanities Council
Mid-America Arts Alliance
Missouri Arts Council
Missouri Citizens for the Arts
www.missouricitizensforthearts.org
National Endowment for the Arts