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What's on here
Kauffman Center Presents Anna Lapwood
Friday · All day
Lyric Opera of Kansas City Presents The Marriage of Figaro
7 Nov – 15 Nov
Kansas City Symphony Presents Buckets N Boards
Sunday · All day
Kansas City Symphony Presents The Music of Studio Ghibli
Saturday · All day
Kauffman Center Presents Twin Peaks: Conversation with the Stars
Sunday · All day
Kansas City Symphony Presents Brahms' German Requiem
20 Nov – 22 Nov
Kansas City Symphony Presents Muppet Christmas Carol
27 Nov – 29 Nov
Kansas City Ballet Presents The Nutcracker
28 Nov – 24 Dec
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Why go
- Moshe Safdie designed two shell-shaped structures, each enclosing an acoustically independent performance venue.
- Brandmeyer Great Hall connects the venues beneath a glass ceiling and sloping glass walls, with views south across Kansas City.
- Helzberg Hall houses a Casavant Frères pipe organ with 79 stops and 102 ranks.
- Kansas City Art Institute students created Muriel Kauffman Theatre’s mural under Safdie’s guidance.
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The hall
- Helzberg Hall
- 1,600 seats Oval auditorium with a stage extending into the audience; about 40% of seats are beside or behind the orchestra.
- Muriel Kauffman Theatre
- 1,800 seats Horseshoe-shaped auditorium with three balcony levels on both sides of the stage.
Tickets and box office
- Buy tickets through the venue’s own website. Telephone: +1 816 994 7222.
Interesting facts5
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27 steel
The glass facade and roof are supported by 27 steel cables.
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30.5 metres
No seat in Helzberg Hall is more than 30.5 metres from the stage.
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465 square
Muriel Kauffman Theatre has a stage of approximately 465 square metres and a fly tower approximately 22.6 metres high.
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11 rehearsal
The halls share backstage space, including 11 rehearsal rooms and dressing rooms for more than 250 performers.
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Acoustician Yasuhisa Toyota and engineering firm Arup worked on the center’s design.
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History
The center began as a nonprofit initiative without taxpayer funding. Moshe Safdie sketched its outline on a napkin during dinner with Julia Irene Kauffman. Opening celebrations featured opera, concerts, musicals, ballet and jazz, with performers including Plácido Domingo and Patti LuPone.
- 1994Muriel McBrien Kauffman proposed a cultural center and established a foundation to advance the project.
- 1995After Muriel Kauffman died, her daughter Julia Irene Kauffman continued the project.
- 1997A feasibility study was completed.
- 1999The foundation bought an 18.5-acre site south of the central business district.
- 2000Formal project planning began.
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- 2006Ground was broken on October 6.
- 2011Julia Irene Kauffman opened the center on September 16, after five years of construction.
- 2012The Helzberg Hall pipe organ was dedicated on March 10 with a concert by James David Christie.
How to get there
- ParkingAddress: 1601 Broadway Blvd, Kansas City, Missouri, south of Downtown Loop. The city-owned Arts District Garage beneath the landscaped grounds holds 1,000 cars.
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- Website
- kauffmancenter.org/
- Phone
- 8169947222
Questions and answers
What does Helzberg Hall host at Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts?
It is the performance home of the Kansas City Symphony Orchestra. Both halls also host other artists and performance groups.
Which companies perform at Muriel Kauffman Theatre?
It is home to the Kansas City Ballet and Lyric Opera of Kansas City, and presents musicals and theatre.
Are opera subtitles available at Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts?
Muriel Kauffman Theatre displays opera subtitles in multiple languages on seatbacks.
Where is Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts?
It is at 1601 Broadway Blvd in Kansas City, Missouri.
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