3 Best Performing Arts in Kansas City, Missouri

Folly Theater

Downtown

The Folly Theater, also known as the "Grand Lady of 12th Street," stages comedy acts, ballets, operas, and theater productions.

Lyric Theatre

Downtown

The Lyric Opera of Kansas City (kcopera.org) and the Kansas City Symphony (www.kcsymphony.org) perform at the Lyric Theatre.

Midland Theater

Downtown

The Midland Theater, listed on the National Registry of Historic Places, is Kansas City's only surviving 1920s movie palace and hosts top shows and concerts, as well as the Kansas City Symphony. The theater will be a cornerstone of the new Power & Light District, scheduled to open in October 2007.

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