#February 2026
#On the Mountaintop
Sunday, February 1 (2:00PM performance)
Tickets: https://www.theatrelawrence.com/the-mountaintop
Plot summary: On the eve of his assassination, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is visited by a mysterious stranger in this powerful reimagining of his final night. Set in a storm-lashed room at the Lorraine Motel, The Mountaintop is an intimate, poetic exploration of legacy, mortality, and the man behind the movement. A gripping and deeply human portrait of a legend at the crossroads of history.
Location: Theatre Lawrence
4660 Bauer Farms Rd., Lawrence, KS 66049
Box Office: (785) 843-7469.
#The Drum Closet
February 19 at 9:45 am and/or February 21 at 2 pm
Tickets: https://thecoterie.org/2025-2026-season/the-drum-closet/
Plot summary: The story follows two ambitious, Nigerian-American brothers. Though Timi is a freshman and Kareem is a senior, they both must learn how to survive the culture of their midwestern school and the obstacles of adolescence. Desperately trying to stay out of trouble, the brothers race to become drumline section leader and make their immigrant mother proud, all while learning how to be Black boys in a white world.
Location: The Coterie Theatre at Crown Center
2450 Grand Blvd, Suite 144, Kansas City, MO 64108-2520
Box Office: (816) 474-6552.
#March 2026
#Peppa Pig - My First Concert
Tuesday, March 10
5 pm - 6 pm Pre-show reception | 6:00 pm Showtime
Tickets: https://lied.ku.edu/event/peppa-pig-concert/
Plot summary: Peppa Pig, Mummy Pig, Daddy Pig and George are coming to the Lied Center of Kansas for Peppa Pig–My First Concert, a fun, interactive introduction to a live orchestra for ages 18 months and older. Peppa and George learn all about the different sounds that instruments make together and enjoy some of their favorite music from the show, as well as discovering some other exciting orchestral pieces from Mozart to Beethoven. Little piggies can join in with Peppa and her family and make music of their own!
Location: Lied Center of Kansas
1600 Stewart Dr., Lawrence, KS
Box Office: (785) 864-2787
#Starlight Theatre Summer Broadway 2026 season
#Hadestown
Friday, June 12 at 7:30 pm
#A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Experience
Friday, July 10 at 7:30 pm
#Monty Python's Spamalot
Friday, August 7 at 7:30 pm
#Disney's Newsies
Friday, September 11 at 7:30 pm
Kansas City Starlight Theatre
4600 Starlight Rd, Kansas City, MO
Tickets: www.kcstarlight.com
Box Office: 816-363-7827