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Cynthia Levin started at the Unicorn Theatre in 1979. Now, 45 years later, she is preparing to step down as the producing artistic director.
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Overland Park native Kate Cosentino recently made a splash on NBC’s long-running vocal competition program. Though she’s lived in Nashville for seven years, Cosentino still reps Kansas City any chance she gets.
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As the summer music season kicks off in Kansas City, live music options abound — but how to choose? KCUR’s list of the month’s most creative acts will help clarify the decision.
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The classically-trained percussionist has evolved from a punk-funk wild man into an improvisational innovator. This year, Mike Dillon released what may be the best album of his career.
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Once a lacking part of Kansas City's classical music community, string quartets are filling up venues around the metro. From candlelight concerts to Carnegie Hall, learn about some of the groups that have been a part of the growing scene.
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This week thousands of travelers will fly into the new Kansas City International Airport terminal for the NFL Draft. On peak days, visitors will be welcomed to the metro by live, local music.
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Kate Cosentino, an Overland Park native who now lives in Nashville, got three judges to turn their chairs for her on season 23 of the music competition show "The Voice."
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You might think that house shows are reserved for punk bands in grimey basements. But before music was ever played in concert halls and theaters, intimate shows in private residences showed off the talents of great composers and performers. Now, classical organizations are bringing back this tradition in Kansas City.
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Lee's Summit graduate Bryson Bruce got his start performing in musicals and plays in the Kansas City area. Now he's a touring cast member in one of the most popular musicals of our time.
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Bryson Bruce, a graduate of Lee's Summit West High School and the University of Missouri, grew up performing in plays and musicals around the Kansas City area. Now he's a touring cast member in one of the most popular musicals of our time: "Hamilton."
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Christina Anderson's play follows a Black family's journey through the years after desegregating the public pool in their fictional Kansas town. The show will tour 10 Kansas City community centers and libraries, after completing a run at Kansas City Repertory Theatre.
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From Kansas City to Carnegie Hall: These local ensembles are headed to the world's most famous stageCarnegie Hall is a name that is world-renowned and for a few Kansas City ensembles, they have the rare opportunity to step onto that stage themselves. Learn about the groups that will be headed to New York to perform there this upcoming season.