Entertainment

Things to do in Kansas City: Disney on Ice has 8 shows. Also: ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’

Mickey and Minnie Mouse and plenty of friends will be on hand for eight shows of Disney on Ice’s “Mickey’s Search Party” March 24-27 at the T-Mobile Center.
Mickey and Minnie Mouse and plenty of friends will be on hand for eight shows of Disney on Ice’s “Mickey’s Search Party” March 24-27 at the T-Mobile Center. Feld Entertainment

Mickey Mouse and Disney friends such as Moana, Coco and Aladdin will visit the T-Mobile Center this weekend for adventures filled with ice skating and acrobatics.

Disney on Ice’s “Mickey’s Search Party” will present eight shows: 7 p.m. March 24, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. March 25, 11 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. March 26, 1 and 5 p.m. March 27. Tickets ($17-$95) are available at t-mobilecenter.com.

And here’s another popular touring show with multiple performances: The classic musical “Jesus Christ Superstar,” celebrating its 50th anniversary, will run at the Kauffman Center as part of Broadway in KC. It opens at 7:30 p.m. March 29 and runs through April 3 ($63.50-$145.50). broadwayinkc.com.

Aaron LaVigne as Jesus and Jenna Rubaii as Mary are slated to be in the cast of the U.S. tour of “Jesus Christ Superstar” that will run March 28-April 3 at the Kauffman Center.
Aaron LaVigne as Jesus and Jenna Rubaii as Mary are slated to be in the cast of the U.S. tour of “Jesus Christ Superstar” that will run March 28-April 3 at the Kauffman Center. Matthew Murphy

Music

Cole Swindell with Travis Denning and Ashley Cooke, 7:30 p.m. March 24, Cable Dahmer Arena ($41.75-$61.75). cabledahmerarena.com.

Sevendust with Tetrarch and Dead Poet Society, 7 p.m. March 25, The Truman ($29.50-$55). thetrumankc.com.

Kansas City Symphony, “La Mer and Brahms’ Violin Concerto,” 8 p.m. March 25-26, 2 p.m. March 27, Kauffman Center ($25-$98). kcsymphony.org.

Eric Bellinger and Sammie, 8 p.m. March 26, The Truman ($30-$60). thetrumankc.com.

Heartland Men’s Chorus, “Whitney,” 8 p.m. March 26, 4 p.m. March 27, Folly ($20-$70). follytheater.org.

Killer Queen, 8:30 p.m. March 26, Ameristar ($30-$45). ameristarkansascity.com.

Yola, 8 p.m. March 29, Uptown ($27.50-$65). uptowntheater.com.

British singer Yola will perform March 29 at the Uptown.
British singer Yola will perform March 29 at the Uptown. Ryan C. Hermens Lexington Herald Leader

More entertainment

The Kansas City Ballet’s “New Moves” will showcase seven world-premiere works by female choreographers at the Todd Bolender Center, 7:30 p.m. March 24-25, 2 and 7:30 p.m. March 26, 2 p.m. March 27 ($50). kcballet.org.

Drag queens Trixie Mattel and Katya Zamolodchikova (Brian Michael Firkus and Brian Joseph McCook) will pay homage to female buddy movies in their stage act at Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland, 8 p.m. March 25 ($41.75-$147.50). arvestbanktheatre.com.

Visitors can create their own art and check out the work of the resident animals at the Kansas City Zoo’s Art for the Animals, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. March 26-27 (free with admission, $8.50-$20). kansascityzoo.org.

A local cast will perform “The Odd Couple — Female Version,” which playwright Neil Simon revised from his original play, at Lewis and Shirley White Theatre, opens 7:30 p.m. March 26, runs through April 3 ($14-$27). thejkc.org.

Todd Rundgren, Christopher Cross, Joey Molland and other stars will appear in “It Was 50 Years Ago Today: A Tribute to the Beatles’ ‘Rubber Soul’ and ‘Revolver’” at the Kauffman Center, 7 p.m. March 27 ($57.50-$279). kauffmancenter.org.

The Black Movie Hall of Fame will officially launch during the KC FilmFest International kickoff event at B&B Theatres Mainstreet KC, 5 p.m. March 30 (free). kcfilmfest.org.

Dan Kelly
The Kansas City Star
Dan Kelly has been covering entertainment and arts news at The Star since 2009. He previously worked at the Columbia Daily Tribune, The Miami Herald and The Louisville Courier-Journal. He also was on the University of Missouri School of Journalism faculty for six years, and he has written two books, most recently “The Girl with the Agate Eyes: The Untold Story of Mattie Howard, Kansas City’s Queen of the Underworld.”
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