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For a few fleeting moments Sunday, the music at the Beaumont Club was quite lovely.
The vampire romance "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" sucked up $140.7 million in its first three days and pulled in a total of $258.8 million worldwide, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Three days after he was presented with the Left Field trophy at the MTVu Woodie Awards in New York City, Tech N9ne showcased his left-of-center world view at the Independence Events Center.
In the space of 90 minutes Saturday night Roger Rees took an enthusiastic audience at the Folly Theater through a few hundred years of great literature and pungent theater history in his splendid one-man show, What You Will.
Nearly a year to the date after reuniting, the Kids are still alright.
The Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre does a bang-up job with William Saroyan's "The Time of Your Life," a sprawling barroom drama that captures the harsh, bittersweet and absurd realities confronting eccentric characters on the eve of World War II.
World premieres are always a little risky: untested repertory with uncertain effect. Friday night’s concert by the Kansas City Symphony featured just such a toss of the dice, and everyone left a winner.
Buying art is Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art director Bruce Hartman’s favorite pastime. On Thursday he learned he can pick up the pace, thanks to a million-dollar gift from Johnson County philanthropist and art collector Mary Cohen.
Taylor Swift has locked up the title of "next big thing" in country music, but the award for "next long-term career" appears to be going elsewhere -- like to the Zac Brown Band.
Virginia State Police say one person was killed when a tour bus belonging to Miley Cyrus overturned, but the 16-year-old “Hannah Montana” star was not on board.
If you were going to the Elton John and Billy Joel concert Dec. 1, hold on to those tickets. The Sprint Center show has been rescheduled to 7:30 p.m. Feb. 27.
A few snaps of Jeff Hamilton's fingers convey more rhythm than extended solos from many musicians.
NEW YORK — A novel set in the pre-digital world of 1970s New York City and a biography of one of the city's most famous sons are among this year's National Book Award winners.
Call it hippie hop. The surprise appearance by DJ Logic late into Widespread Panic’s sprawling set at the Midland Theater on Tuesday night set both the evening and the audience on its ear.
LAWRENCE -- Brendan Benson, co-frontman of the Raconteurs, celebrated his 39th birthday by bringing his brand of clear-voiced, melodic power pop to the Bottleneck on Saturday night.
The best live shows help us express deep emotions, or they help us escape our troubles. As much as anyone’s, a Rob Zombie show is an extravagant flight from reality into the imagination of its creator. If you can’t set aside your troubles at a Zombie show, your problems may be bigger than you thought.
It’s tough to resist the charm of Pamela Sterling’s adaptation of “Little House on the Prairie” in its first production at the Coterie Theatre in nine years.
The legend of Faust has found many a place in the world of modern music, from Robert Johnson's mythical trip to the Crossroads to Randy Newman's musical "Faust." It's a theme worth exploring, especially in these hyper-marketing days: How much would you compromise your art for a taste of wealth and fame? Friday night at the Off Center Theater in Crown Center, Alacartoona addressed that theme in the musical comedy "Bought and Souled." Though the narrative itself doesn't take its audience to a new destination -- they do the deal and pay the price for it -- the viewer has...
A famous line from “The Godfather” came to mind Friday night at the Unicorn Theatre as I watched a tasty little play about cutthroat politics: “It’s not personal; it’s business.”
Love, passion, sex, death, and resurrection are all timeless themes in the arts, and all were well represented in a memorable contemporary dance drama by Kansas City native David Parsons.
