Unicorn Theatre Stages Big Musical on Tight Budget

The Unicorn Theatre positioned the rock opera "bare" on its 2009 schedule early last year, long before the economic downturn made it a challenge to produce a musical with 17 actors and an on-stage band. By Steve Walker

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Kansas City, MO – But everyone who'd seen the New York production about the pains and pleasures of a group of students at a Catholic boarding school felt the story was worth telling. KCUR's Steve Walker discovered how the creative team behind the scenes considered anew how to stage a big musical with a tight budget.