CULTURAL ATTRACTIONS / REGIONAL ARTS VENUES
Columbia Theatre, Museum & Art Center
521 Lincoln Avenue
Wamego, KS 800-899-1893
www.columbiantheatre.com
The Carlsen Center
Johnson County Community College
12345 College Boulevard
Overland Park, KS 913-469-3806
www.jccc.net
This cultural complex offers four performance spaces, Yardley Hall, The Theatre, Black Box Theatre, and the Recital Hall.
Chestnut Fine Arts Center
234 North Chestnut Street
Olathe, KS 913-764-2121
www.chestnutfinearts.com
Offering an intimate performance center that seats 90, the center produces small musicals, concerts, and children’s workshops.
City Stage Theater
30 West Pershing Road
Kansas City, MO 816-460-2020
www.unionstation.org
Audiences never fail to enjoy the mix of performers, special effects, and rear screen images in this state-of-the-art live-stage setting.
Conservatory of Music
University of Missouri-Kansas City
Venue Locations Vary
Kansas City, MO 816-235-2900
http://conservatory.umkc.edu
More than 350 concerts and recitals yearly include performances by orchestras, jazz bands, choral groups, and dance as well as the Signature Series.
The Culture House
14808 West 117th Street
Olathe, KS 913-393-3141
www.culturehouse.com
Primarily used for musical events, this performing space currently houses several performing arts groups.
Farris Theatre
301 West Main
Richmond, MO 816-776-6684
www.farristheatre.com
This historic turn-of-the-century opera house has been fully restored for use as a performance theater, movie house, and community center.
Folly Theater
300 West 12th Street
Kansas City, MO 816-474-4444
http://follytheater.org
The $2.5 million renovation brought this unique venue back to its former glory as a popular vaudeville and burlesque performance space.
Goppert Theatre
Avila College
11901 Wornall Road
Kansas City, MO 816-501-3689
www.avila.edu
Talented faculty and staff work together to present theatrical productions throughout the year that range from classical to contemporary works.
Hazel Kinder’s Lighthouse Theater
3078 Lighthouse Lane
Columbia, MO 573-474-4040
Liberty Performing Arts Theatre
1600 South Withers Road
Liberty, MO 816-439-4362
http://libertymissouri.gov/37/Liberty-Performing-Arts-Theatre
Music, drama, dance, and special events are showcased in this intimate 700-seat venue with excellent acoustics.
Little Theatre
301 West 13th Street
Kansas City 816-513-5000
http://kcconvention.com/venue/the-little-theatre
Part of the beautiful 1936 art deco Municipal Auditorium complex, the theatre is octagonal with a gleaming marble facade.
Lyric Theatre
1725 Holmes Street
Kansas City, MO 816-471-7344
www.kcopera.org
Home of the Lyric Opera of Kansas City, this elegant venue provides an idyllic setting for one of the region’s most celebrated performance groups.
Midland Theatre
1228 Main Street
Kansas City, MO 816-283-9921
www.midlandkc.com
Seating more than 2,800 guests, this exquisitely grand theatre welcomes guests to an opulent performing arts ambiance.
Music Hall and Municipal Auditorium
Kansas City Convention Center
301 West 13th Street
Kansas City, MO 816-513-5000
www.kcconvention.com
Simply known as the Music Hall, this exquisite venue mirrors the opulence and grandeur of a 1926 fine-arts theatre. Seating 2,400, it hosts a wide variety of productions and performances.
Roger T. Sermon Center
201 North Dodgion Street
Independence, MO 816-325-7370
www.indepmo.org/parksandrec
This community center also serves as a cultural resource, showcasing productions by several theatre groups.
Starlight Theatre
4600 Starlight Road
Kansas City, MO 816-363-7827
www.kcstarlight.com
This outdoor venue seats 8,000 on 14 acres on beautiful Swope Park, presenting Broadway musicals on national tour.
Uptown Theater
3700 Broadway
Kansas City, MO 816-753-8655
www.uptowntheater.com
From receptions to performances, this elegant venue has the appropriate space and setting in a uniquely restored and historic site.
Providence Medical Center Amphitheater
633 North 130th Street
Bonner Springs, KS 913-825-3400
http://providenceamp.com
This state-of-the-art 35,000-square-foot out-door amphitheater hosts some of the most popular headline rock, country, and pop artists.
Helen Hocker Center for the Performing Arts
700 SW Zoo Parkway
Topeka, KS 785-251-5990
www.topekacivictheatre.com
KU Lied Center of Kansas
University of Kansas
1600 Stewart Drive
Lawrence, KS 785-864-3469
Tickets 785-864-2787
http://lied.ku.edu
Landon Arena
Kansas Expo Center
One Expocentre Drive
Topeka, KS 785-235-1986
www.ksexpo.com
Liberty Center for the Arts
111 West 5th Street
Sedalia, MO 660-827-3228
www.lcaasedalia.com
Manhattan Arts Center
1520 Poyntz Avenue
Manhattan, KS 785-537-4420
www.manhattanarts.org
McCain Auditorium
Kansas State University
207 McCain Auditorium
Manhattan, KS 785-532-6428
www.k-state.edu/mccain
The Missouri Theatre
715 Edmond Street
St. Joseph, MO 816-271-4628
www.stjoearts.org/missouri_theater
Missouri Theatre Center for the Arts
203 South Ninth Street
Columbia, MO 573-875-0600
www.motheatre.org
Paola Community Center
905 East Wea Street
Paola, KS 913-259-3650
www.paolacommunitycenter.org
The St. Joseph Museums
3406 Frederick Avenue
St. Joseph, MO 800-530-8866
www.stjosephmuseum.org
Topeka Performing Arts Center
214 SE 8th Avenue
Topeka, KS 785-234-2787
www.tpactix.org
