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Saturday, December 5, 2015

Q&A: Shanna Jones fell in love with KC and left New York | The Kansas City Star by Robert Trussell

In case someone out there needs convincing that Kansas City is a theater town like never before, consider the case of Shanna Jones.

SOURCE: The Kansas City Star at 02:43PM

Sunday, November 13, 2011

Playwright Roger Bean Mines Musical Nostalgia by Robert Trussell

Interview/article on regional success of Roger Bean's Jukebox Musicals including THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES.

SOURCE: The Kansas City Star at 03:38PM

Thursday, November 10, 2011

Marvelous singing carries American Heartland’s ‘Wonderettes’ by Robert Trussell

Review of THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES directed and choreographed by Jerry Jay Cranford (LES MISERABLES; Broadway and National Tour).

SOURCE: The Kansas City Star at 09:36AM

Monday, August 8, 2011

Kansas City’s theater scene takes a national bow - KansasCity.com by ROBERT TRUSSELL

The exhausted Kansas City cliche says we’re known only for jazz and barbecue, but signs are pointing to a very different identity for a city that is too seldom on the national radar.

SOURCE: The Kansas City Star at 11:59AM

Thursday, May 19, 2011

Live From New York | 'Spider-Man' is vastly entertaining - KansasCity.com by ROBERT TRUSSELL

Here's my advice: If you trek to New York and shell out for a ticket to "Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark," grab a seat in the dress circle.

SOURCE: The Kansas City Star at 10:05AM

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