New Musical Features Friendship Between Fly and Earwig

KCUR | By Steve Walker

Published June 25, 2009 at 12:11 PM CDT

Though the season of pesky insects - and insect repellent - is upon us, the Coterie Theatre finds no irony in premiering a new work that cross-pollinates the worlds of pop rock, musical theater, and bugs.

By Steve Walker

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Kansas City, MO – As the latest offering from the Coterie's Lab for New Family Musicals, the show "U: Bug: Me" opens this weekend hoping to, well...draw flies.

U: Bug: Me
June 23 - August 2, 2009 ~ WORLD PREMIERE

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Since 1998, Steve Walker has contributed stories and interviews about theater, visual arts, and music as an arts reporter at KCUR. He's also one of Up to Date's regular trio of critics who discuss the latest in art, independent and documentary films playing on area screens.

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