KC things to do: Henry Winkler at World of Wheels, ‘The Shining’ opera, theater debuts

Dan Kelly
·4 min read

Classic cars and hot rods won’t be the only attractions at World of Wheels this weekend at Bartle Hall.

TV legend and big time Patrick Mahomes fan Henry Winkler will be among several celebrities appearing at the show, which will run 3-9 p.m. March 10, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. March 11 and 10 a.m.-6 p.m. March 12.

Winkler, known for playing Arthur “Fonzie” Fonzarelli on “Happy Days,” will be on hand all weekend. Also scheduled: hip hop star Flavor Flav, 5-8 p.m. March 10; Danny Koker and Kevin Mack (“Counting Cars”) 1-4 p.m. March 11; and Mike Finnegan (“Roadkill”) 1-4 p.m. March 12.

Tickets ($7-$23) and more information at autorama.com.

Flavor Flav will appear 5-8 p.m. March 10 at the World of Wheels at Bartle Hall.
Flavor Flav will appear 5-8 p.m. March 10 at the World of Wheels at Bartle Hall.

Classical music

▪ Stanislav & Friends, 7 p.m. March 11, Kauffman Center ($13.50-$58.50). icm.park.edu.

▪ Lyric Opera of Kansas City will stage Stephen King’s “The Shining” at the Kauffman Center, 7:30 p.m. March 11 and 17, 2 p.m. March 19 ($33.50-$211.50). kcopera.org.

▪ Kansas City Symphony, “Symphony’s Wild Adventure,” 2 p.m. March 12, Kauffman Center ($25-$65). kcsymphony.org.

▪ Opus 76 Quartet with pianist Ramona Pansegrau, 2 p.m. March 12, Polsky Theatre. jccc.edu/midwest-trust-center/events.

▪ Te Deum, “Chanted Vespers for Lent,” 5 p.m. March 12, St. Mary’s Episcopal Church (free). te-deum.org.

▪ Popular saxophonist Kenny G will perform with the Kansas City Symphony at the Kauffman Center, 7 p.m. March 13-15 ($50-$130). kcsymphony.org.

Lyric Opera of Kansas City will present “The Shining” March 11-19 at the Kauffman Center.
Lyric Opera of Kansas City will present “The Shining” March 11-19 at the Kauffman Center.

Other music

▪ The Kentucky Headhunters with The Eskimo Brothers, 8 p.m. March 10, Knuckleheads ($35). knuckleheadskc.com.

▪ Buddy Guy, 7 p.m. March 11, Uptown ($49-$216.25). uptowntheater.com.

▪ Alter Bridge with Mammoth WVH and Pistols at Dawn, 7:30 p.m. March 11, Midland ($29.95-$55). midlandkc.com.

▪ John McCutcheon, 8 p.m. March 11, Polsky Theatre ($17-$35). jccc.edu/midwest-trust-center/events.

▪ Matt Nathanson, 8 p.m. March 11, Madrid ($39.50). madridtheatre.com/concerts.

▪ Oleta Adams, 8 p.m. March 11, Folly ($25-$45). follytheater.org.

▪ War, 8:30 p.m. March 11, Ameristar ($45-$60). ameristarkansascity.com.

▪ Emmet Cohen, 7:30 p.m. March 12, Lied Center ($14-$40). lied.ku.edu.

▪ Tanya Tucker with Abbey Cone, 7:30 p.m. March 12, Knuckleheads ($58.50). knuckleheadskc.com.

▪ The Wonder Years with Hot Mulligan and Carly Cosgrove, 7:30 p.m. March 12, The Truman ($29.50-$60). thetrumankc.com.

▪ Zach Williams, 7 p.m. March 14, Uptown (sold out). uptowntheater.com.

▪ Young Nudy, 8 p.m. March 14, Granada ($25). thegranada.com.

▪ Underoath, 7 p.m. March 15, Uptown ($36.50-$55). uptowntheater.com.

Country legend Tanya Tucker will play March 12 at Knuckleheads.
Country legend Tanya Tucker will play March 12 at Knuckleheads.

Theater

▪ “Forbidden Broadway — The Next Generation,” 7:30 p.m. March 9-10, 2 and 7:30 p.m. March 11, 2 p.m. March 12, Starlight Cohen Community Stage House ($32-$62). kcstarlight.com.

▪ “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” Theatre in the Park, opens 7:30 p.m. March 10; runs through March 26, Johnson County Arts and Heritage Center ($12-$17). theatreinthepark.org.

▪ “Jukebox Doo-Wop,” 7:30 p.m. March 10; runs through April 2, Quality Hill Playhouse ($42-$45). qualityhillplayhouse.com.

▪ “A Raisin in the Sun,” co-production with Black Repertory Theatre of Kansas City, 7:30 p.m. March 11; runs through March 26, White Theatre ($13-$29; $5 for student matinees). thejkc.org.

▪ “the ripple, the wave that carried me home,” Kansas City Reperotry Theatre, opens 7 p.m. March 14; runs through April 2, Copaken Stage ($35-$65). kcrep.org.

▪ “Anastasia,” 7:30 p.m. March 15, Lied Center ($21-$60). lied.ku.edu.

▪ “Marys Seacole,” opens 7:30 p.m. March 15; runs through April 2, Unicorn Theatre ($37-$47). unicorntheatre.org.

More entertainment

▪ Comedian Chris D’Elia, who has continued touring despite ongoing sexual misconduct allegations, will perform at the Midland, 8 p.m. March 9 ($34.50-$54.50). midlandkc.com.

▪ The performing arts group Quixotic will offer a new show, “Whiskey Dynamite,” in the Quixotic Theater at Crown Center, 8:30 p.m. March 10-11, 17-18, 24-25 ($60-$110). quixoticfusion.com.

▪ Art historian and microarchaeologist Diana Magaloni-Kerpel will present “Mesoamerica Illuminated” as part of National Geographic Live at the Kauffman Center, 7:30 p.m. March 14 ($33.50-$68.50). kauffmancenter.org.