Entertainment

Kansas City things to do: Home show, dance, ‘My Fair Lady,’ Greg from ‘Brady Bunch’

Tamara Day, host of “Bargain Mansions,” will appear during the Kansas City Remodel and Garden Show that runs Feb. 3-5 at the American Royal Center,
Tamara Day, host of “Bargain Mansions,” will appear during the Kansas City Remodel and Garden Show that runs Feb. 3-5 at the American Royal Center, File photo

Two of Kansas City’s major dance productions will be performed this weekend.

Störling Dance Theater’s 16th annual production of “Underground” will resonate with its unique take on the Underground Railroad, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 3-4 at the Kauffman Center. Tickets ($38.50-$83.50) and information at storlingdance.org.

City in Motion Dance Theater will present the 19th annual “Modern Night,” featuring new works from area choreographers, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 4 at the Gem Theater. Tickets ($18-$45) and information at cityinmotion.org.

Störling Dance Theater will perform its popular “Underground” Feb. 3-4 at the Kauffman Center.
Störling Dance Theater will perform its popular “Underground” Feb. 3-4 at the Kauffman Center. Fred Blocher File photo

Music

Jason Boland & The Stragglers, 8 p.m. Feb. 2, Knuckleheads ($32.50-$132.50). knuckleheadskc.com.

Bach Collegium Japan and baritone Roderick Williams, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 3, Atonement Lutheran Church ($20-$40). chambermusic.org.

The Judds featuring Wynonna with Martina McBride and Kelsea Ballerini, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 3, T-Mobile Center ($29.50-$399.50). t-mobilecenter.com.

Destroy Lonely, 8 p.m. Feb. 3, Granada ($37-$89). thegranada.com.

Kansas City Symphony, “Respect: A Tribute to Aretha Franklin,” 8 p.m. Feb. 3-4, 2 p.m. Feb. 5, Kauffman Center ($40-$130). kcsymphony.org.

Midwest Chamber Ensemble, “Classics for String Quartet,” 4 p.m. Feb. 5, Prairie Baptist Church ($17). midwestchamberensemble.org.

The Small Glories, 7 p.m. Feb. 5, Polsky Theatre ($17-$35). jccc.edu/midwest-trust-center/events.

Death Cab for Cutie with Momma, 8 p.m. Feb. 6, Midland ($39.50-$85). midlandkc.com.

Bush, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 7, Midland ($32.50-$75). midlandkc.com.

“Dixie Longate: Cherry Bombs & Bottle Rockets,” starring Dixie Longate of “Dixie’s Tupperware Party” fame, will run Feb. 3-4 at Starlight’s Cohen Community Stage House.
“Dixie Longate: Cherry Bombs & Bottle Rockets,” starring Dixie Longate of “Dixie’s Tupperware Party” fame, will run Feb. 3-4 at Starlight’s Cohen Community Stage House. Allison Long File photo

More entertainment

The touring Tony Award-winning musical comedy “Hairspray” will stop at the Lied Center, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 2 ($21-$60). lied.ku.edu.

The Kansas City Remodel and Garden Show at the American Royal Center will feature dozens of exhibitors along with Leawood designer Tamara Day, host of Magnolia Network’s “Bargain Mansions,” and Mike Pyle, co-host of HGTV’s “Inside Out,” 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Feb. 3-4, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Feb. 5 ($11-$13). kcremodelandgarden.com.

Everyone’s favorite Tupperware-selling drag queen will come to Starlight Theatre’s Cohen Community Stage House for “Dixie Longate: Cherry Bombs & Bottle Rockets,” 7:30 p.m. Feb. 3, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Feb. 4 ($32-$67). kcstarlight.com.

PNC Broadway in Kansas City will present the classic musical “My Fair Lady” at the Kauffman Center, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 7-10, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Feb. 11, 1 and 6:30 p.m. Feb. 12 ($56.50-$126.50). broadwayinkc.com.

Barry Williams
Barry Williams, aka Greg from “The Brady Bunch,” will star at the New Theatre. Willy Sanjuan Invision/AP

Barry Williams from “The Brady Bunch” will star in a new comedy, “Condo-Monium,” at the New Theatre and Restaurant, opens 6:30 p.m. Feb. 8; runs through April 16 ($37.50-$69.75). newtheatre.com.

Garrison Keillor, longtime host of radio’s “A Prairie Home Companion,” will bring Keillor & Company, with storytelling, comedy, music and more, to the Uptown, 8 p.m. Feb. 8 ($39-$69). uptowntheater.com.

Radio legend Garrison Keillor will perform Feb. 8 at the Uptown.
Radio legend Garrison Keillor will perform Feb. 8 at the Uptown. File photo
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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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