Today we attended a performance of “Charlotte’s Web” at Theatre for Young America at Union Station. This live performance was a wonderful retelling of the now classic story, with a dash of humor and a whole lot of audience participation…
Last Thursday we attended an adorably quirky retelling of “Rapunzel” at the Paul Mesner Puppets Studio. This retelling included a moped riding witch, a prince who could not correctly pronounce his words, and a Rapunzel who was determined to find…
This morning we attended the Symphony’s KinderKonzert performance, “Cloudy with a Chance of Music,” at Kauffman Center. It was a wonderful performance! The songs selected were an exciting and emotive introduction to classical music, so the kids were engaged throughout…
On Tuesday we attended a performance of “Starring Abe Lincoln” at Theatre for Young America. This performance was a warm, funny and interesting history of Abe Lincoln’s life, and was both entertaining and informative. We learned about how Lincoln enjoyed…
image credit – The Kansas City Ballet Today we attended the KC Ballet’s student performance of Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker” at the Kauffman Center. It was, as always, a wonderful performance that engaged and excited the kids. From the familiar music…
We attended another fun performance by Paul Mesner Puppets at the Glenwood Theatre on Friday. The hand puppets for the “Good Ole Blue” featurette were adorable, though it did have a bit sadder of an ending than the kids might…
Friday morning we attended a performance of “Nate the Great” by Theatre for Young America at Union Station. The TYA actors did a wonderful job of bringing Marjorie Sharmat’s books to life on stage. If you have not read the…
The KC Symphony and the KC Zoo, what a great combination! These two wonderful organizations teamed up to create a performance that was both engaging and informative. The performance was a wonderful blend of music and animals, and the kids…
We had a fun time at Thursday’s performance of “Little Red Riding Hood” by Paul Mesner Puppets at the Glenwood Theatre. They started the show with a cute featurette about a very determined cat that both involved the audience with…
Friday’s performance of “Cinderella” by Theatre for Young America was full of laughs! Though the actress playing Cinderella was a lovely performer, it was the stepsisters played by Mike Ott and Eric Johansen who stole the show! From the costumes…
