Starlight’s Post

✔️ We need your help! Vote for Starlight as your favorite live theatre in KC! Starlight is currently a finalist in KC Parent's Family Favorites Contest. Help us win by voting for us in the live theatre category! It only takes 5 minutes to vote! https://lnkd.in/gQRbpEKE

Starlight's President + CEO, Lindsey Rood-Clifford, was named as one of Kansas City Business Journal's 2024 NextGen Leaders! From the article: Rood-Clifford grew up with a love for the arts, participating in theater and music. Eighteen summers ago, she began as an intern at Starlight Theatre, and now at age 38, is still there. “It’s motivating to be in a business that is surrounded by and can create more access to (the arts) to make sure that young people that have never been in a theater environment or maybe have never experienced live music, that they get to have that experience,” Rood-Clifford said… Read the rest on their website - https://bit.ly/3L9m34w Congratulations Lindsey!! "It’s great to be a part of something that feels like we’re putting good into the world.” - Lindsey Rood-Clifford

We're less than a month out from Starry Night at Starlight on July 27! For those not familiar, Starry Night is one of our two annual fundraisers for the year. These 29 All-Stars (pictured below) are working with Starlight to raise funds for our Bob Rohlf Internship Program. And it all culminates in a pre-show party before Shrek The Musical! If you'd like to join the fun, click the link below, find your favorite all-star, and purchase a ticket to the show! All proceeds for the event go straight to our internship fund! It's a great cause, we currently have 15 wonderful interns with us this summer. Come on out on July 27 for the party. Learn more below! https://lnkd.in/gGc8Nj5W

✨ Do you know any middle school students who need something to do this summer? They should come join our Starlight STARS of Tomorrow program! We're currently taking registrations for the 2024 summer! This program is for anyone interested in theatre—you'll learn everything about the theatre process from singing, dancing, acting, and auditioning! If you're interested, learn more and register on our website! -> https://lnkd.in/grRpQqTH

🎭 Last week, two of our Blue Star Award-winners went up to New York for a week of rehearsal and master classes in preparation for the 15th Annual Jimmy Awards. (The Jimmy Awards are like the Tony's of High School Theatre.)   We are so proud to say that both Peter Dessert and Mia Cabrera-Davila both were selected amongst the top 20 of their peers and Peter was a top 8 finalist of the night! You can watch Peter perform his solo on the Jimmy Awards stage here -> https://lnkd.in/gXFg3NAx It has been incredible to watch Peter and Mia's journey from the Blue Star Awards all the way to the Jimmy Awards stage. Congratulations to the both of you! We know you'll go on to do great things! 📷: Angela of York - @angelaofyork (IG)

🏅 We are proud to announce our Star Awards Honorees for this year's Annual Gala: Don and Jean Wagner! Don and Jean embody the essence of community leadership and philanthropy—serving as a beacon of inspiration for us all. With the theme of this year’s Annual Gala being 'Breaking Ground,' we find it fitting to celebrate the Wagners, who have consistently broken ground in their endeavors to uplift and transform our beloved city.  The Star Award is presented each Fall at our Annual Gala to an individual or couple who have demonstrated exceptional support of Starlight and its mission. Join us this year in celebrating Don and Jean at our 37th Annual Gala on October 5!

Wow! Last week was jam-packed for us. In addition to STOMP playing through the weekend, we had SO MUCH going on here at Starlight with Center for Neighborhoods Night, a Historic Venue designation, scholarships, performances, and more—take a look! 🎭 Missouri Arts Council Historic Venue Designation Starlight Theatre has officially been designated a Missouri Historical Theater by the Missouri Arts Council! Thank you to the many individuals and organizations who have worked tirelessly to help us achieve this designation.   🎓 Vincent Legacy Scholarship On Friday, we celebrated the 19th year of our Vincent Legacy Scholarship program—providing funding to aspiring middle school performers in Kansas City. This year the scholarship was awarded to Kamea Richardson, Khamya Witt, Meila Ashman, Shaniya Collins, and Siobhan Davis.   🏘️ Center for Neighborhoods Night On Saturday night, we held our third annual Center for Neighborhoods Night! UMKC's Center for Neighborhoods KC has been an incredible partner for Starlight. Thank you to Dina Newman, LaMonica Upton, MSOD, Jake Wagner and the rest of the team for all you do in KC!   💫 Starlight STARS performing The Sunday night crowd of STOMP got to witness our Starlight STARS perform their Broadway medley on the Spotlight Stage!   🏆 Jimmy Awards Peter Dessert and Mia Cabrera-Davila are the two winners of last month's Blue Star Awards that were sent to the Jimmy Awards in New York! They are there now preparing for June 24th's Jimmy Awards Ceremony and attended the Tony's last night!!   🗑️ STOMP Opening Our first Broadway weekend special STOMP opened on Friday and ran through Sunday. It was a delight to host this show and its talented ensemble! Click the 'STOMP' highlight reel on our IG page to see the IG takeover stories from Saturday! 🤝 Intern Meet & Greet Last Wednesday, our Starry Night All-stars had the chance to meet our summer interns. Their event 'Starry Night at Starlight' raises funds for the Bob Rohlf Internship Program so it was especially memorable for them to meet this summer's interns!!   We love summers at Starlight!

🔷 Our 2024 Starlight Stars had the chance to meet and perform for Ro and Howard Jacobson this past week—two advocates and donors of the program. We couldn't be more proud of this group and the work they've put in. Come find them performing on the Spotlight Stage this summer before several Broadway shows!