Kansas City Star: Robert Trussell http://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/columnists/robert_trussell/index.xml News, sports and entertainment from The Kansas City Star en-us Copyright 2013Kansas City Star Robert Trussell 60 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:01:04 CDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys 1.1.fi feedback@kansascity.com (Feedback) Summer theater: Tunes take the stage across KC http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/22/4247987/tunes-take-the-stage-across-kc.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/22/4247987/tunes-take-the-stage-across-kc.html#storylink=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 18:59 CDT The annual mix of elevated language and accessible entertainment known as the Heart of America Shakespeare Festival this year returns to "As You Like It." Otherwise, most of the season's offerings are ... musicals, of course. First lineup of KC Fringe festival shows announced http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/15/4235153/first-lineup-of-fringe-festival.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/15/4235153/first-lineup-of-fringe-festival.html#storylink=rss Wed, 15 May 2013 13:00 CDT Central Standard Theatre founder Bob Paisley will present five plays at this summer's KC Fringe festival, including performances by artists from California and Adelaide, Australia. The KC Fringe offerings, Paisley said, will be like "the British Invasion but with better weather." The Living Room stages the strengths of 'Hurlyburly,' an absorbing play about men and the women they fear http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/11/4230466/the-living-room-stages-the-strengths.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/11/4230466/the-living-room-stages-the-strengths.html#storylink=rss Sat, 11 May 2013 13:35 CDT Strong performances in David Rabe's dramatic comedy "Hurlyburly" capture the madness of drug-addled Hollywood hustlers a generation ago. The play shows its age, but the Living Room production, directed by Bryan Moses, delivers strong performances. Feel the heat: Spinning Tree opens steamy 'Hello Again,' the Living Room stokes a volatile 'Hurlyburly' http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/08/4221491/feel-the-heat-spinning-tree-opens.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/08/4221491/feel-the-heat-spinning-tree-opens.html#storylink=rss Wed, 08 May 2013 08:00 CDT Spinning Tree Theatre opens the sexy musical 'Hello, Again,' based on a 1900 play about a succession of casual sex encounters, and the Living Room opens David Rabe's drug-drenched opus on Hollywood showbiz hustlers, 'Hurlyburly.' 'Burn This' shows its age, but you can still feel play's heat http://www.kansascity.com/2013/04/28/4207087/burn-this-shows-its-age-but-you.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/04/28/4207087/burn-this-shows-its-age-but-you.html#storylink=rss Sun, 28 Apr 2013 14:03 CDT Lanford Wilson's "Burn This" invites the audience to dive headlong into a world of raw emotion, insoluble grief and explosive passion. It is far from a perfect play, but it has vitality and provides great material for talented actors. KC Rep find the gritty humor in David Mamet's 'American Buffalo' http://www.kansascity.com/2013/04/27/4205600/kc-rep-find-the-gritty-humor-in.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/04/27/4205600/kc-rep-find-the-gritty-humor-in.html#storylink=rss Sat, 27 Apr 2013 12:32 CDT Kansas City Repertory Theatre delivers a superior production of David Mamet's classic "American Buffalo." Director Jerry Genochio and his splendid cast see the play as a comedy of manners. Big 12 | Theater http://www.kansascity.com/2008/03/10/524967/big-12-theater.html http://www.kansascity.com/2008/03/10/524967/big-12-theater.html#storylink=rss Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:15 CDT It's a safe bet that KC's downtown area has more live theater than you're used to.