The Kansas City Cappies present their Annual Gala! This night is a celebration of high school theatre. Expect to see a year in review, performances by various award nominees, and numerous awards presented for technical, performance, and critic achievements.
After 4 years stuck inside (no one told us Covid was over), the JK! Studios cast has returned with a brand new tour! Drawing on their college roots and using the signature style they created over 9 Seasons of Studio C, the JK cast will be performing never-before-seen material, audience-participation sketches, and a show-stopping parody musical. Join us for a night of family friendly comedy unlike anything you've ever seen!
SPACE ODDITY, The Quintessential David Bowie Tribute Experience is a live, theatrically staged, elaborately costumed multimedia spectacle that transports audiences on a musical journey through the constantly metamorphosing career of David Bowie which was
notable for constant reinvention and visual presentation in both his music and on stage.
Over the last 20 years, SPACE ODDITY, starring David Brighton, has performed throughout the USA, Canada, Mexico, Australia, Finland, Germany, Estonia, Belgium, France, The Netherlands, Spain, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Portugal, Israel, New Zealand and China and is widely considered to be the world's premier tribute to David Bowie.
The “Grand Lady of 12th Street” invites you to a benefit garden party on Sunday, June 7, from 4–7 PM!
For the past 11 years, Development Director Brian Williams has hosted the Folly Garden Party in the garden of his historic Hyde Park home. This year, he is passing the picnic basket to Board Vice Chairperson Mark Carlson, M.D., who will host the event at his equally stunning home in Old Leawood.
Recently featured in IN Kansas City for its impeccable décor, Susan and Mark Carlson’s home provides the perfect setting for this beloved tradition. We hope our Folly Friends will join us for picnic fare, live jazz music, and refreshing beverages.
The Folly Garden Party supports the Folly Theater’s general operations fund. These funds help preserve our historic theater, bring internationally acclaimed artists to the Folly Jazz Series and Folly Americana Series, and support so much more.
Step back into the electrifying spirit of Prohibition-era Kansas City, where jazz poured from hidden clubs and the city’s rhythm never slept. This dazzling cirque and dance spectacle celebrates the legendary Kansas City jazz scene and the artists who shaped it, blending the pulse of live jazz with breathtaking circus artistry. Tap dancers trade rhythms with live musicians, aerialists soar above smoky speakeasy stages, and acrobats flip and fly to the infectious swing of a live jazz band. Inspired by the golden age of the KC jazz clubs, swing halls, and underground speakeasies, the show transforms the historic Folly Theater into a vibrant celebration of music, movement, and gravity-defying spectacle.
Murray & Peter Present “The Marvelous Miss Gender” starring BOSCO. From RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 14, 2022 and most recently All Stars 10 from 2025, BOSCO is now headlining her first ever solo tour, created by BOSCO.
Meet & Greet add-on tickets are sold separately. To attend the M&G, fans must also purchase a ticket to the event. There will be a 20-minute intermission. 18+ welcome. Check DragFans.com for tour info.
A partnership between KC Jazz Orchestra and KC Jazz ALIVE. The Kansas City Jazz Orchestra will roar, with Bobby Watson, Matt Otto, Stephen Martin, and area up-and-coming saxophone students, for a Kansas City-focused, big band reflection on the artistry of its native son and creator of bebop: Charlie Parker. Bird forever lives, and forever swings. In partnership with KC Jazz ALIVE. Folly Theater, 7pm
