Performing arts in Kansas City continue to evolve amid pandemic
Performing arts in Kansas City continue to evolve amid pandemic
and last updated 2021-01-28 23:59:55-05
KANSAS CITY, Mo. â The show must go on, so the performing arts in Kansas City continue to find new and creative ways to adapt for their audiences almost a year into the COVID-19 pandemic.
When the Broadway musical Something Rotten debuts at the White Theatre at the J next month, there won t be a crowd. Instead, there will be a camera. There ll be wearing a clear plastic face shield, Keith Wiedenkeller, director of arts and culture at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas City, said, which allows the microphones to pick up their voices better and also allows you to see their faces, so it s a little bit of a compromise on our part just for the filming.
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