Performance

Bruce Winter, who performed for more than five decades as Melinda Ryder, was a pioneering figure widely credited with helping revive the drag scene in Kansas City. Winter died September 8, at age 70, after a six-month battle with cancer.

The Kansas City Renaissance Festival began as a fundraiser for the Kansas City Art Institute in 1977, making this year its 50th season. The festival opened September 5 and will run every weekend through October 12, rain or shine.

Whether you’re jonesing to take some improv classes, hop on the open mic, or just catch a weekend show, Kansas City's clubs and theaters offer plenty of ways to flex your funny bone.

Whether you're looking for Quixotic's modern take, chorus girls, queens, or even instructional classes, Kansas City offers a range of ways to explore the cabaret art form.

After Steven Allen discovered her singing in The Colony Steakhouse in Kansas City, Marilyn Maye would go on to appear on the “Tonight Show” with Johnny Carson 76 times and sell out Carnegie Hall. She will perform next at the “Holly Jolly Follyday” on December 21 at the Folly Theater.

The multi-genre vocalist and musician was known for her expansive vocal range, and was a longtime presence in the Kansas City music scene. Keller performed with the Grammy Award-winning Kansas City Chorale, the Kansas City Civic Opera, newEar and The James Ward Band.

Nathan Louis Jackson’s untimely death at the age of 44 left a void in Kansas City theater. A new Kansas City Repertory Theatre production of his play “Broke-ology” could prove the writer's power to inspire audiences hasn’t gone away.

As Super Bowl fever ramps up, ballet companies from Kansas City and Philadelphia are preparing to battle it out online.

"Ebenezer Scrooge’s Big KC MO Christmas Show” imagines that Scrooge left London and moved to Kansas City to seek his fortune. It’s a new spin on Charles Dickens’ classic Christmas tale of redemption.

Kansas City bagpiper extraordinaire Griffin Hall has been nerding out on Scotland’s national instrument since he was 12. This month, he’ll have a chance to play and compete with a world-class pipe and drum band there.

Formed in 2018, Sass-a-Brass is Kansas City's only LGBTQ+ street parade brass band, bringing an "infectious joy" to festivals, Pride events and other festivities. The group will host the second annual "People's Pride" on June 23.

Performances of William Shakespeare's play "Julius Caesar" are taking place in Southmoreland Park, next to the Nelson-Atkins, through June 30. This cautionary tale explores themes of political turmoil and betrayal.