Follow the Yellow Brick Road! 🌈 Join Heart of America Youth Ballet for an enchanting original production of The Wizard of Oz! Watch as Dorothy bourrées across the stage in […]

Founded in 2013, the 200 Voice Community Gospel Choir has become a Kansas City tradition, bringing together approximately 200 singers from across the Kansas City metropolitan area. This multigenerational choir represents people from diverse backgrounds, churches, communities, and musical experiences, all united by the power, joy, and soul of gospel music. Under the direction of Kevin Seaton, the choir has spent more than a decade bringing people together through unforgettable concerts filled with powerful vocals, dynamic musicianship, heartfelt worship, and the unmistakable energy of a live gospel choir.

What began in 2013 as a community choir has grown into a unique Kansas City musical experience that celebrates generations singing together as one. The 200 Voice Community Gospel Choir invites singers from throughout the metro to come together for a season of rehearsals, community, and music-making, culminating in a powerful live concert. This November, the choir returns to the historic Folly Theater for an inspiring evening celebrating the rich tradition of gospel music and the extraordinary sound that happens when 200 voices become one.

One community. One sound. 200 voices.

Rob Schneider is an accomplished actor, comedian, screenwriter and director. A stand-up comic and veteran of the award-winning NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live, Schneider has gone on to a successful career in films, television and continues his word-wide standup tour.

Step into the enchanting world of The Nutcracker as the mysterious Drosselmeyer whisks young Clara on an unforgettable Christmas Eve adventure. From a festive holiday party and magical dancing dolls to a midnight battle between toy soldiers and mischievous mice, Clara's journey continues through the sparkling Land of Snow, where the majestic Snow Queen and her glistening snowflakes welcome her into a breathtaking winter wonderland, before arriving in the dazzling Kingdom of Sweets, where the exquisite Sugar Plum Fairy and her delectable subjects, including the radiant Dew Drop Fairy and her magical bouquet of flowers, await.

As the evening comes to a close, Clara awakens on her sofa with a small mysterious token... was it all just a dream?

Filled with breathtaking dancing, stunning costumes, spectacular special effects, and Tchaikovsky's beloved score, Ballet Academy of Missouri's The Nutcracker is the perfect way to begin the holiday season and make this your family's newest holiday tradition.

Join us for Kansas City's Magical Holiday Kickoff—and discover the wonder that only comes once a year.