Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts

A performing arts center featuring the 1,800-seat Muriel Kauffman Theatre, performance home of the Kansas City Ballet, and Helzberg Hall.

Upcoming Events

Musical Theatre

17 Oct

Kansas City Ballet Presents The Wizard of Oz

Kansas City Ballet presents their award-winning production of The Wizard of Oz, a magical journey with inventive design and spectacular effects, suitable for the whole family.

Concert

23 Oct

Interstellar Live

The Kansas City Symphony performs Hans Zimmer's score live to Christopher Nolan's film 'Interstellar', with guest conductor Ben Palmer and organist Roger Sayer.

Opera

27 Oct

La bohème

Lyric Opera of Kansas City presents Giacomo Puccini's classic opera La bohème, a poignant portrait of friendship and romance among impoverished bohemians in nineteenth-century Paris.

Opera

7 Nov

The Marriage of Figaro

Lyric Opera of Kansas City presents Mozart's classic opera The Marriage of Figaro, conducted by Rory Macdonald and directed by Stephen Lawless.

Workshop

7 Nov

Yoga at the Kauffman Center

A mindful yoga session led by Stacey Knoell with live music by Chai Lee, presented by Saint Luke's in the Brandmeyer Great Hall.

Concert

20 Nov

Brahms's German Requiem

The Kansas City Symphony performs Johannes Brahms's German Requiem in Helzberg Hall.

Dance

28 Nov

The Nutcracker

Kansas City Ballet's beloved holiday production of The Nutcracker, featuring live music by the Kansas City Symphony and choreography by Devon Carney.

Opera

4 Dec

The Kansas City Symphony presents Handel's Messiah

The Kansas City Symphony presents Handel's Messiah, a Baroque choral masterpiece, conducted by guest conductor Jane Glover with the Symphony Chorus.

Concert

9 Mar

JLCO with Wynton Marsalis

Jazz concert featuring the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra led by Wynton Marsalis at the Kauffman Center.

Past Events

16 Oct

Dancing in the Street: Music of Motown

The Kansas City Symphony presents a tribute to the iconic sound of the Motown era, featuring a full orchestra with guest vocalists.

14 Oct

Baroque at 7:00: Vivaldi's Four Seasons

The Kansas City Symphony presents Vivaldi's The Four Seasons and Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, performed by the orchestra with violinist Jun Iwasaki as soloist and concertmaster.