Greta Ogelsby will star in Unity Performing Arts Center’s new musical, “Broke Open,†alongside Sarah Tannehill Anderson.
Courtesy of Unity Performing Arts Center
The new Unity Performing Arts Center will present a new musical, “Broke Open”, this weekend.
Television, film and theater veteran Greta Ogelsby and Grammy and Emmy-winning soprano Sarah Tannehill Anderson will star in a staged reading with musical performances. It will take place at 7 p.m. on August 12 and 13, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. on August 14, and at 3 p.m. on August 15.
Written by Keith Andrews with music by Andrews and Robert Pherigo, “Broke Open†is set in the 1960s in Alabama and follows a friendship between two students of different races and the effect it has on their families.
The performances will benefit the Unity Performing Arts Center, which is housed in a former theater in the basement of the Unity Temple in the Plaza. Due to the pandemic, places will be limited with masks and proof of vaccination required.
Tickets are $ 20 at brokenopen.com.
Other theater
â–ª “Rabbit Hole”, Smet Theatrics, August 12 to 14 at 7 p.m., Maison de la culture ($ 15 to $ 16). culturehouse.getmytix.net.
▪ “Frankenstein,†Theater for Young America, August 13 at noon and 7 p.m. and August 14 to 15 at 2 p.m., City Stage ($ 10 to $ 12). tya.org.
â–ª Newsies, 8:30 p.m., August 13-15, Gladstone Theater in the Park (free). gladstonetip.com.
The music
▪ Wilco and Sleater-Kinney with Nnamdï, 7 p.m. August 12, GrindersKC; moved from Arvest Bank Theater to Midland ($ 35 to $ 87.50). axs.com.
â–ª All Time Low with The Maine and Grayscale, 8 p.m. August 13, Kansas City Live! ($ 20- $ 85) powerandlightdistrict.com.
â–ª Webbie, 10 p.m. August 13, Blvd Nights ($ 40 to $ 100). eventbrite.com.
â–ª William Clark Green, 10:30 p.m. Aug. 13, Knuckleheads ($ 29.50). knuckleheadskc.com.
â–ª The Floozies with Emancipator, 5 p.m. August 14, GrindersKC ($ 27.50 to $ 75). grinderskc.com.
â–ª Mike Zito’s Big Damn Band with Tito Jackson, 7 p.m. August 14, Knuckleheads ($ 25). knuckleheadskc.com.
â–ª Soul Asylum with Local H, 8 p.m. August 15, RecordBar ($ 30). therecordbar.com.
â–ª Corey Taylor with Cherry Bombs, 7 p.m. August 17, GrindersKC ($ 39.50 to $ 75). grinderskc.com.
More entertainment
▪ For runners looking for fun rather than competition, the Beer & Bagel Run will be a “4 (ish) -mile†event at the National Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame at 9 am on August 14 ($ 45). beerandbagel.com.
â–ª “Origins: Collecting to Create the Nelson-Atkins” will open on August 14 at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, until March 6, 10 am to 5 pm Friday to Monday and 10 am to 9 pm Thursday ($ 18, includes two other featured exhibitions). nelson-atkins.org.
â–ª Eddie Griffin, who made his comedy debut at the former Sanford and Sons Comedy Club, will return to his hometown for a show at the Uptown Theater at 7 p.m. on August 14 ($ 39.50 – $ 77). uptowntheater.com.
â–ª “Dancing With the Stars” Maks brothers and Val Chmerkovskiy will bring their Stripped Down tour to the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts at 7 p.m. on August 15 ($ 52.19 – $ 74.31). kauffmancenter.org.
â–ª The month-long celebration of the 101st birthday of Kansas City native Charlie Parker will take place at the Tivoli Theater at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art for “Bird 101: The Art of Charlie Parker in Kansas City,” which will include a screening of “Bird: Not Out of Nowhere†and panel discussion, 5:30 p.m. August 17 ($ 5). projectorcharlieparker.org.
Hybrid event
â–ª KC Baroque will perform “Moliere’s Versailles” with limited seats at the Catholic Church of the Visitation and via a live broadcast, at 7:30 pm on August 13 ($ 22 to $ 40). kcbaroque..org.
