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Just off Broadway Theatre

3051 Central in Penn Valley Park
P.O. Box 411653
Kansas City, MO 64141

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February 10 - 18

In Fairview, we meet the Frasier family in the midst of a chaotic evening preparing for the family matriarch’s birthday dinner. Beverly, the hostess, is juggling all of the personalities as she tries to make the evening picture perfect. In the midst of the preparations, Beverly tries to jump over a hopeless number of obstacles. Her sister Jasmine critiques the event, her husband Dayton underwhelms, and her brother Tyrone is nowhere to be found. As family expectations begin to get the best of her, her adolescent daughter’s behavior adds gas to the fire and prompts an unexpected journey of self-reflection.

March 17 - April 1

This original Black History play features many lesser-known people who have played key roles in the struggle to completely liberate people who were captured and shipped from Africa to America to be sold as slaves.

April 7 & 8

April 13 - 16

May 12 - 20

This play follows four generations of Tucker women who come together at their mother’s home to prepare a traditional stew for a very important day that the family celebrates annually. As the stew simmers, so do the family secrets that boil over in this exploration of family trauma that effects Black families from generation to generation.

It’s the tail end of the big, bad 1980s in Hollywood, and the party has been raging hard. Aqua Net, Lycra, lace, and liquor flow freely at one of the Sunset Strips last legendary venues, a place where sex machine Stacee Jaxx takes the stage and scantily clad groupies line up to turn their fantasies into reality. Amidst the madness, aspiring rock star (and resident toilet cleaner) Drew longs to take the stage as the next big thing (and longs for small-town girl Sherri, fresh off the bus from Kansas with stars in her eyes). But the rock 'n' roll fairy tale is about to end when German developers sweep into town with plans to turn the fabled Strip into just another capitalist strip mall. Can Drew, Sherri and the gang save the strip – and themselves – before it's too late?

Duets with Langston, Special Guest Chavonna Adams. We will be bringing you a night of your favorite soul music duets from different decades.

Welcome you to Music Therapy "Remixed": Special Guest Carlton Rashad & Jass.

June 2 - 10

Just Off Broadway Theatre is proud to announce its Summer Festival '23 featuring two plays, two play readings, and some of the finest local actors.

This Random World
Like Six O'Clock
Fettered
The Batting Cage

June 16 & 17

The Playlist
Lee Langston presents to you "The Playlist" for Black Music Month. This show is dedicated to the coveted 'bedroom playlist.'

Studio 337 (A 70’s Show)
Don't forget, June is Black Music Month. There is nothing like the 70's era for music and fashion.

June 24

Kimology is premiering her first live show with special guests! The theme of the Show is Mental Health, so come out and enjoy a great time as we refresh your mind, body, and soul!

July 14 - 16

A gospel stage play with a powerful story

August 18 - 19

“The Playlist” is a music show from a Sensual perspective, featuring Langston, Tahirah, and Cherayla. This one is definitely for adults. Cherayla will be sharing excerpts from her recently released erotic novel, Nikki Chronicles. Be ready  to take notes, as you’sll be adding these songs and stories to your beddroom playlist."The Playlist" is a music show from a Sensual perspective, featuring Langston, Tahirah, and Cherayla. This one is definitely for the adults. Cherayla will be sharing excerpts from her recently released erotic novel, Nikki Chronicles. Be ready to take notes, as you'll be adding these songs and stories to your Bedroom playlist.

This show is called "Special Request" for many reasons. For starters, all of the performers involved have either been nominated or have won the Kansas City People's Choice Awards. Also, a special request was received to have us together on one show. Get ready to experience three amazing and contrasting vocal styles and textures. You definitely don't want to miss this amazing night of music.


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September 14 - 23

Is God Is, Aleshea Harris's Obie Award winning play, is a harrowing and epic tale of revenge. Twin sisters, Racine, and Anaia have received a deathbed request from their mother to be avenged for injustices dealt by the hand of their estranged father. This mythical story blends Afrofuturist aesthetics with Hip-hop inspired language to produce a compelling tale of Black women reclaiming their time and voice as they rethink their family narrative and history on their own terms.

CONTENT WARNING: This show includes mature and violent topics.  Recommended for ages 13+

September 29 & 30

Civil unrest threatens a life-long friendship when Sharice learns that her son was murdered at the hands of a white police officer who just happens to be her best friend.

October 5 - 7

Join us for an enchanting evening of mystery and intrigue. Experience Kansas City Dance Collective's own unique reimagining of The Phantom of the Opera, blending its mystery and allure with 1800s ballet and masquerade elegance. Our choreography unveils an outcasted, gifted artist's journey as he injects himself into the ballet.

October 13 - 15

This highly acclaimed musical develops the ancient and distinguished game of chess into a metaphor for romantic rivalries and East-West political intrigue. The principal pawns form a love triangle: the loutish American Grandmaster, the earnest Russian champion, and the Hungarian-American female chess second, who arrives at the international championships with the American but falls for the Russian. From Tyrol to Thailand the players, lovers, politicians, CIA and KGB make their moves to the pulse of this monumental rock score.

November 30 - December 9

The Amen Corner, Baldwin's first work for the stage written in 1954, chronicles the story of a Black female pastor in Harlem, Margaret, who must grapple with the social, cultural and gender limitations of pastoring a store front church when she is suddenly confronted by the secular life that she left behind. When her long-lost husband Luke, a jazz musician, and the father of her only son, returns to address unreconciled questions of their past love, and the impact of his absence on their estranged son, David.