May Theatre

By Diana Morton | May 2, 2022

Crown Uptown Theatre, 3207 E. Douglas. Rent. Set in the East Village of New York City, Rent won the Tony Award for Best Musical and the Pulitzer Prize for drama with songs and a story that resonate with audiences of all ages. 8 pm Fri, Sat; 2 pm Sun, April 29-May 22. Tickets, dinner & show $40-45; show only, $25-$30. 316-612-7696

Forum Theatre, at the Wilke Center, First United Methodist Church, 330 N. Broadway. Five Guys Named Moe. Our hero is down and out on multiple levels until five guys named Moe step out of the radio and turn his life around. Features singing and dancing to Louis Jordan’s classic jazz-laced rhythm and blues like “Let The Good Times Roll.” 8 pm Thu-Sat, 2 pm Sun, April 28-May 15. Tickets $23-$25. 316-618-0444

Mosley Street Melodrama, 234 N. Mosley. Kids in Space. New musical revue follows: “Into the Cosmos.” Dinner 6:15 pm, show begins 7:50 pm. April 1-May14. Tickets, dinner & show $26-$30; Show only $20. 316-263-0222

Dirty Square Dancing, May 27-July 9 followed by a new musical revue.

Music Theatre Wichita, Capitol Federal Amphitheater, Andover. The Jersey Boys. The multi-Tony winning Jersey Boys tells the backstage story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, packed with irresistible hits like “Walk Like a Man,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Sherry,” and “Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You.” May 18-22. Tickets, call 316-265-3107

 

Roxy’s Downtown, 412 E. Douglas, cabaret-style theatre, Pricilla, Queen of the Desert. This mutli-award winning musical tells the story of two drag queens and a transgender woman who contract to perform a drag show at a resort in Alice Springs, a resort town in the remote Australian desert.. 8pm Fri-Sat, 2pm Sun, May 5-22. Tickets $20-$30. 316-265-4400              

Wichita Community Theatre, 258 N. Fountain. Jake’s WOMEN by Neil Simon, directed by Greg Dalton-White. Jake, a novelist who is more successful with fiction than with life, faces a marital crisis by daydreaming about the women in his life. 8 pm Wed-Sat, 2 pm Sun, April 21-May 1. Tickets $14 or $12 for military/seniors/students. Opening night ticket $10. April 21 only. 316-686-1282

Contact Diana Morton at dianamorton12@sbcglobal.net

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