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Traveling back to 1920s Berlin, the Heartland Men's Chorus performed it spring concert “Falling in Love Again” at the Folly Theater, featuring cabaret numbers from the pre-war era and the Midwest premiere of Jake Heggie's emotionally-charged "For a Look or a Touch."
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A dysfunctional family is forced to go on a Lewis-and-Clark-era, costumed trek through the woods in "The Discoverers," one of many films to be presented at the Kansas City FilmFest (April 10–14).
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“Whistle Stop Homicide” at The Mystery Train; “You've Got a Friend” at Quality Hill Playhouse; “My Name is Asher Lev” at Unicorn Theatre; “Bud, Not Buddy” at the Coterie Theatre; “Carousel” at Kansas City Repertory Theatre; “Hot’l Baltimore” at Park University Theatre; “Peter Cottontail III” at Starlight Children’s Theatre; “Sunday in the Park with George” at Musical Theatre Heritage; “Drums in the Night” at UMKC Theatre; and more.
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The Kansas City Symphony performs lush orchestral works by two twentieth-century Russian composers, Sergey Rachmaninoff and Alexander Scriabin, to kick off the month of April. The Elias Quartet performs two recitals for the Friends of Chamber Music, along with pianist Jonathan Biss and wind instrumentalists. The famed Brentano String Quartet appears at the Lied Center this month. Fans of vocal music can enjoy the beautiful Requiem of Maurice Duruflé by the William Baker Festival Singers and also the American recital premiere of Irish mezzo soprano Tara Erraught for the Harriman-Jewell Series. If dance is your thing, the Kansas City Ballet is taking a well-earned rest after its recent performances, but two unusual groups are coming to town, MOMIX for the Performing Arts Series at Johnson County Community College and Stomp at the Kauffman Center. Both are high-energy, visually spectacular shows.
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Opera singer and UMKC Conservatory student Aaron Markarian, 23, was killed during a home invasion on March 21st.
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Theatre Lawrence's "Ragtime" (April 14–15); Heartland Chamber Music Festival and Heartland Chamber Music Junior Festival (April 19–20); Youth Symphony of Kansas City (May 13–18); She&Her Production's "Romeo and Juliet" (June 1–2)
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A collection of upcoming release dates for art-house cinema and other films of note in the Kansas City area including “The Sapphires,” “The Place Beyond the Pines,” and “42.”
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"Stoker," starring Nicole Kidman, Mia Wasikowska, and Matthew Goode, is a slow-burning thriller with plenty of twists and turns to hold your undivided attention from director Park Chan-wook and actor-cum-screenwriter Wentworth Miller.
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The Wakarusa Trio, made up of three KU School of Music students, was awarded first place in the “Chamber Music Performance” (string division) category at the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) National Competition held in Anaheim, Calif. during its recent annual conference.
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Celebrating ten years of fine big band music-making, the Kansas City Jazz Orchestra made Helzberg Hall the place to be for jazz this weekend, featuring their trumpet section and Grammy award-winning guest artist Randy Brecker for a unique and memorable “Trumpet Summit.”
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