Starlight Theatre was born out of necessity. City officials needed a place to stage a 100th anniversary celebration for Kansas City in 1950 and decided on Swope Park. After the city’s Centennial ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Starlight Theatre has ...

Work began last fall on Starlight Theatre’s $40 million renovation project, with construction scheduled to be completed by April 2026. But first, the historic outdoor amphitheater in Swope Park will ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Starlight announced Tuesday the five Kansas City schools that have been selected to participate in the inaugural year of its Disney Musicals in Schools program. The program is an ...

KMBC NINE NEWS. STARLIGHT THEATER IS A SUMMER STAPLE FOR MANY, AND NEXT WEEK THERE’S A SHOW FILLED WITH LOCAL TALENT. KMBC NINE KRISTA TATSCHL SHOWS US THE TREND FOR MORE LOCAL THEATER TO HIRE PROS ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Starlight Theatre has been awarded $150,000 from Disney to bring a musical theater program to Kansas City schools. Disney gave Starlight the money for the Disney Musicals in Schools ...