“Flood” was originally intended to be part of Kansas City Repertory Theater’s OriginKC: New Works Festival, which was canceled by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
Instead, New York playwright Mashuq Mushtaq Deen’s absurd tragicomedy will make its world premiere nearly three years later at the KC Rep.’s Copaken Stage.
It will open at 19:00 on January 31st and will run until February 19th. Tickets ($35-$75) are available at kcrep.org.
More fun
Central Standard Theater’s annual ‘Invasion’ at the Warwick Theater to feature three British women in ‘A Room of One’s Own’, 7.30pm 26-28 January, 2pm 29 January; “Quintessence”, 21:00 26 and 28 January; and “Richard III (A One-Woman Show),” Jan. 27-21, 3:30 pm Jan. 29 ($20-$150). cstkc.com.
Three national comedians will visit the area: Carlos Mencia, 7:00 pm Jan. 26, 19 and 9:30 pm Jan. 27-28, Kansas City Comedy Club ($22-$33), thecomedyclubkc.com; Eddie B., 10 p.m. Jan. 28, Midland ($25-$65), midlandkc.com; Nick Swardson, 10 p.m. Jan. 28, Uptown ($44.50), uptowntheater.com.
“Duppy Conqueror” by British artist Denzil Forrester, inspired by London’s dub reggae culture and 1980s clubs, will be inaugurated at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, opening reception, from 18:00 to 20:00 on 26 January; runs from January 27 to May 7 (free). www.kemperart.org.
Shen Yun classical Chinese dance group will make its annual visit to Kansas City at the Kauffman Center, 7:30 pm January 27, 1:30 pm and 7:30 pm January 28, 1:30 pm January 29 ($88.50 – $158 ,50). www.kauffmancenter.org.
The popular musical “Kinky Boots” will be staged at the White Theatre, opening at 7.30pm on January 28; runs through February 19 ($18-$35). thejkc.org.
The Coterie to Present the World Premiere of “Only One Day a Year” by Kansas City, Kansas native Michelle Tyrene Johnson, opening at 9:45 on January 31; runs through March 5 ($12-$15). thecoterie.org.
The largest gathering of folk music, the Folk Alliance International Conference, will be held at the Westin Crown Center Hotel, February 1-5 (non-member day pass $250-$300, full conference pass $ 550-$675; no public ticket tickets available for window displays). folk.org.
Music
St. Petersburg Quartet, 7.30pm January 27, Pilgrim’s Chapel ($15). eventbrite.com.
Angel Olsen, January 27 at 8:00 pm, Liberty Hall ($30-$50). libertyhall.net.
Dan Cummins, 8pm Jan. 27, Uptown ($31-$187.75). uptowntheater. com.
Making Movies, 8pm January 28, Folly ($20-$35). follitheater.org.
Kansas City Symphony, “Philharmonia Fantastique: The Making of the Orchestra,” 2 p.m. January 29, Kauffman Center ($25-$50). kcsymphony.org.
Opus 76 Quartet: “Amadeus” (recital and film), 2pm Jan. 29, Polsky Theater ($17-$35). jccc.edu/midwest-trust-center/events.
William Baker Festival Singers, “Evensong”, 5pm, January 29, St. Mary’s Episcopal Church (free). festivalsingers.org.
The Lone Bellow, 7:30pm January 31, Knuckleheads ($30). www.knuckleheadskc.com.
