Make a list (and check it twice) … here are the hottest tickets of the season.

Unwrap KC’s newest venue. Be there at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts as the Kansas City Ballet raises the curtain on an enchanting presentation of The Nutcracker, the largest in an eight-state region (Dec. 1-23).

Revisit a classic. What would the holidays be without A Christmas Carol? Almost 200 years later, this venerable story still rings true and wows crowds annually at the Kansas City Repertory Theatre. Count on a standing ovation (Nov. 16-Dec. 26).

Go green for the holidays. Everyone’s favorite ogre sings and stomps his way into Coterie Theatre for Shrek The Musical (thru Dec. 30).

Meet Mr. Dickens. Enjoy high tea, dinner and A Christmas Carol with Gerald Charles Dickens himself—the great, great grandson of the literary master—at The Elms Resort & Spa (Nov. 15).

Rock out, Rudolph. The sounds of the season continue at Sprint Center with what many consider to be its ultimate soundtrack—Trans-Siberian Orchestra’s Lost Christmas Eve (Dec. 9).

Catch the holiday spirit. A local staple for more than 10 years, Quality Hill Playhouse’s Christmas in Song features some of KC’s most talented singers in an intimate setting (Nov. 23-Dec. 24).

Go ahead, sing along. Back by popular demand is A Spectacular Christmas by Musical Theater Heritage, a cabaret modeled after primetime television specials of yesteryear (Dec. 6-23).

Solve a holiday whodunit. A murder on the Polar Express? Summon your inner sleuth for Mystery Train’s Christmas Conundrum (Nov. 16-Jan. 5).

Jingle all the way. The kid-centric fun continues with the Christmas Festival, a festive family sing-along featuring costumed characters and the 80-person Kansas City Symphony (Dec. 13-16).

Mix up a merry mystery. Hilarity ensues at Unicorn Theatre as Inspecting Carol follows the holiday high jinx of a down-on-its-luck theatre company (Nov. 28-Dec. 23).

Find More Holiday Shows in Kansas City

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Marilyn Maye

Dates: Oct. 26-Nov. 4 | Location: Not Specified | Venue: Quality Hill Playhouse, 303 W 10th St., Kansas City, MO 64105

Kansas City's own returns home for a special engagment of jazz standards and contemporary favorites performed in her own inimitable style. It's always a party when Marily's in the house!...

Admission: $35-Adults; $32-Seniors; Group Discounts
Type: Theatre

"Christmas in Song"

Date: | Time: 8pm, Mon.-Fri.; 3pm, 8pm, Sat-Sun.; select 1pm, Wed.-Thu. | Location: Not Specified | Venue: Quality Hill Playhouse, 303 W 10th St., Kansas City, MO 64105

Our annual musical cabaret revue in celebration of the season....

Admission: $32 adults; $29-Seniors/Students; Group Discounts available
Type: Theatre

New Year's Eve Cabaret

Dates: Mon., Dec. 31 | Location: Not Specified | Venue: Quality Hill Playhouse, 303 W 10th St., Kansas City, MO 64105

Usher in the New Year with our special one-night only performance featuring and eclectic mix of nostalgic songs and favorites from the Great American Songbook....

Admission: $38-Adults; $35 Seniors/Students; Group discounts available
Type: New Year's Events,Theatre

Stone Lion Puppet Theatre at the Museum!

Dates: December 5th | Location: Not Specified | Venue: 6305 Lackman Rd. Shawnee KS,66217

Stone Lion Puppet Theater Presents The Emperor's Penguin's New Clothes @ the JoCo Museum Time: 10:00 a.m Details: A new Stone Lion show based on Hans Christian Andersen's classic tale, a zany musical full of singing penguins, a wise walrus, and lo...

Admission: $3 Per person
Type: Theatre

A Christmas Conundrum

Dates: 11-06-12 | Location: Not Specified | Venue: Finnigan's Hall, 503 East 18th Avenue, North Kansas City, MO,64116

Going home for the holidays in 1952 means decorations, cookies, cards, puppets and ... murder? When Santa himself turns up dead on the inbound train, the passengers are in a rush to put the holiday back on track! Interactive murder mystery in area...

Admission: $64
Type: Theatre

A Christmas Conundrum

Dates: 11-06-12 | Location: Not Specified | Venue: Californos Westport, 4124 Pennsylvania, Kansas City MO,64111

Going home for the holidays in 1952 means decorations, cookies, cards, puppets, and ... murder? When Santa himself turns up dead on the inbound train, the passengers are in a rush to put the holiday back on track. Interactive murder mystery. Thurs...

Admission: $54
Type: Theatre

"Inspecting Carol"

Dates: Nov. 28 - Dec. 23 | Location: Not Specified | Venue: 3828 Main St. Kansas City MO,64111

Tim is no longer tiny, Scrooge wants to do the play in Spanish, and funding is on hold pending an inspection from the National Endowment for the Arts! High hopes, mistaken identities and some of KC's funniest actors create comedic mayhem. Their vers...

Admission: $25-40
Type: Theatre

"The Hound of the Baskervilles"

Dates: Jan. 11-Feb. 24 | Location: Crown Center Area | Venue: American Heartland Theatre, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64108

A wildly funny adaptation of the classic Sir Arthur Conan Doyle story of mystery and suspense. An ancient family curse, a spectral hound and a deranged killer on the loose. One after another, the male heirs of the Baskerville family are being knocke...

Admission: $15.50-$33.50
Type: Theatre

"Nuncrackers-The Nunsense Christmas Musical"

Dates: Nov. 2-Dec. 23 | Location: Crown Center Area | Venue: American Heartland Theatre, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64108

With winnings from the Publishers Clearing House sweepstakes, the Sisters of Mount St. Helens are on the verge of taping their first ever Christmas TV special in the convent's brand new basement studio. Sound a little nutty? You ain't heard "nuttin"...

Admission: $15.50-$37.50
Type: Holiday Activities,Theatre

"Shrek the Musical"

Dates: Oct. 30-Dec. 30 | Location: Crown Center Area | Venue: Coterie Theatre, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64108

Shrek, an unsociable ogre, becomes an unlikely hero who finds himself on a life-changing journey alongside a wisecracking Donkey, a feisty princess who resists her rescue, and a cast of banished fairy tale misfits. Through heroic feats, Shrek rever...

Admission: $15 adults, $10 children, students, seniors; $9 Season Ticket Holders; $10 for youth under 18, full-time students, and seniors age 60 and older; Group Tickets available; Target Saturdays: 1 free ticket (see web for details)
Type: Just for Kids,Theatre

Paul Mesner Puppets presents "Officer Buckle & Gloria"

Dates: Nov. 1-25 | Location: Crown Center Area | Venue: Paul Mesner Puppets Studio,1006 Linwood Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64109

Officer Buckle & Gloria by Peggy Rathmann Officer Buckle knows more about safety than anyone in Napville. But when he talks about safety tips, nobody listens. Until, that is, the Napville Police Department buys a new police dog, Gloria, a precoc...

Admission: $8 (ages 0 -12), $10 adults
Type: Theatre

Paul Mesner Puppets presents "The Comical Adventures of Old Mother Hubbard & Her Dog"

Dates: Jan. 3-12 | Location: Crown Center Area | Venue: Paul Mesner Puppets Studio, 1006 Linwood Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64109

The Comical Adventures of Old Mother Hubbard & Her Dog In this comic poem, written in 1805, Old Mother Hubbard is always looking out for her best friend and in return he is dancing and spinning and sitting and standing all to her delight! In a qu...

Admission: $8 (ages 0 -12), $10 adults
Type: Theatre

"A Christmas Carol"

Dates: Nov. 22-Dec. 26 | Location: Downtown Area | Venue: Spencer Theatre, 4949 Cherry St., Kansas City, MO 64110

The new turntable set, special effects and audience interaction all return this year, along with a cast of Kansas City's favorite veteran and up-and-coming actors, led by everyone's favorite Scrooge, Gary Neal Johnson. ...

Type: Holiday Activities,Theatre,Top Events

"Here We Come A-Caroling!"

Dates: Dec. 1, 8, 10 | Location: Downtown Area | Venue: Quality Hill Playhouse, 303 W 10th St., Kansas City, MO 64105

Join Melinda MacDonald and J. Kent Barnhart in singing your favorite Chrismas carols....

Admission: $24-Adults; $21-Seniors/Students
Type: Theatre

Paul Mesner Puppets presents "The Nativity"

Dates: Dec. 14-16 | Location: Downtown Area | Venue: Grace & Holy Trinity Cathedral, 415 W. 13th St., Kansas City, MO 64105

The Nativity Come see beautiful seven-foot puppets gracefully move through the aisles of the Cathedral with musical and chorale accompaniment as live actors narrate this familiar tale. The larger -than-life characters are brought to life by puppe...

Admission: $9 (ages 0-12), $15 adults
Type: Theatre

The Mystery Train presents "A Christmas Conundrum"

Dates: Jan. 3-5 | Location: Downtown Area | Venue: The Golden Ox, 1600 Genessee, Kansas City, MO 64102

Going home for the holidays in 1952 means decorations, cookies, cards, puppets, and ... murder? When Santa himself turns up dead on the inbound train, the passengers are in a rush to get the holiday back on track. Interactive murder mystery presen...

Admission: $54 - $64
Type: Theatre

Dickens Performs "A Christmas Carol" at Elms Hotel

Dates: Thu., Nov. 15 | Location: Northeast | Venue: The Elms Hotel & Spa, 401 Regent St., Excelsior Springs, MO 64024

This heartwarming show-of-the-season is performed by Gerald Charles Dickens, the great, great grandson of literary master, Charles Dickens. Gerald, an actor and producer hailing from Oxford, England, will be performing his captivating rendition of ...

Admission: $30 per person
Type: Special Events,Theatre

Dickens Performs "A Christmas Carol" at Elms Hotel

Dates: Thu., Nov. 15 | Location: Northeast | Venue: The Elms Hotel & Spa, 401 Regent St., Excelsior Springs. MO 64024

This heartwarming show-of-the-season is performed by Gerald Charles Dickens, the great, great grandson of literary master, Charles Dickens. Gerald, an actor and producer hailing from Oxford, England, will be performing his captivating rendition of ...

Admission: $50 per person
Type: Special Events,Theatre

"Bullets In The Bathtub"

Dates: Sat., Nov. 3 | Location: Northeast | Venue: 101 Spring St., Excelsior Springs, MO 64024

Murder mystery performance. It's the 1920's, where bathtubs were made for one thing; to make gin (okay, maybe two things). Please visit our website for more information about the show. Ticket price includes buffet dinner prepared by the Golden Ox an...

Admission: $35
Type: Theatre

"A Little Murder Never Hurt Anybody"

Dates: Nov. 16-Dec. 8 | Location: Northeast | Venue: Paradise Playhouse Dinner Theatre and Events Center, 101 Spring St., Excelsior Springs, MO 64024

Comedy play written by Ron Bernas...

Admission: $30-$32
Type: Theatre

"Curtains"

Dates: Nov. 2-18 | Location: Southwest | Venue: The Barn Players Community Theatre, 6219 Martway, Mission, KS 66202

It's the brassy, bright and promising year of 1959. Boston's Colonial Theatre is host to the opening night performance of a new musical. When the leading lady mysteriously dies on stage the entire cast & crew are suspects. Enter a local detective, w...

Admission: Regular: $15, Seniors (65+): $12, Groups (10 or more, ea.): $10 Students (w/student ID): $7, For Barn Jr. Productions and the 6 x 10 Play Festival, Adults $10, Students $7, (For Barn Jr. Productions, children age 4 and under Free)
Type: Theatre