‘Ghost,’ ‘Poe’ and ‘Werewolf’: Kansas City stages to put families in Halloween spirit

Families can get in the mood for Halloween at three theater productions opening over the next week.

The Kansas City Repertory Theatre’s “Ghost Light: A Haunted Night of Songs and Stories from KC’s Cultural Crossroads” returns for its third year, this time free at Roanoke Park with shows at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 21-22. More information at kcrep.org.

Also, The Coterie will present “Tell-Tale Electric Poe,” with musical underscoring by guitarist Rex Hobart, at its theater in Crown Center. It opens at 7 p.m. Oct. 20 and runs through Oct. 30; tickets ($12-$15) are available at thecoterie.org.

Theatre for Young America’s production of “Curse of the Werewolf” at City Stage Theatre in Union Station will run at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 26-31. Tickets ($12) are available at tya.org.

More theater

▪ “Faustus,” Kansas City Public Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 20, 10 p.m. Oct. 21, 7:30 p.m. Oct 22 and 27-29, Fountain City Winery (free at door; reserved seats $20). kcpublictheatre.org.

▪ Kansas City Horror Play Festival, 8 p.m. Oct. 20-23, Upside Bungee ($20-$35). thelivingroomkc.com.

▪ “Next to Normal,” Barn Players, opens 7:30 p.m. Oct. 21; runs through Oct. 30, Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center ($15-$20). thebarnplayers.org.

▪ “North: The Musical,” 7 p.m. Oct. 26, Lied Center ($14-$25). lied.ku.edu.

Music

▪ Halloweed Tour featuring Berner, Curren$y and Jay Worthy, 9 p.m. Oct. 20, BLVD Nights ($80-$85). eventbrite.com.

▪ The Elders, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 21, Thompson Park (free). opkansas.org.

▪ Kansas City Jazz Orchestra and Hannover Big Band, 8 p.m. Oct. 21, Yardley Hall ($15-$49). jccc.edu/midwest-trust-center/events.

▪ Sister Hazel and Spin Doctors, 8:30 p.m. Oct. 21, Ameristar ($45-$60). ameristarkansascity.com.

▪ Scottish Chamber Orchestra with violinist Nicola Benedetti, 7 p.m. Oct. 22, Kauffman Center ($12.50-$75). hjseries.org.

▪ Hannover Big Band with Village Church and Kansas City, Kansas Community College Choirs and Soloists, “Duke Ellington’s Sacred Service,” 7:30 p.m. Oct. 22-23, Village Presybterian Church ($25). villagepres.org.

▪ Highly Suspect, 8 p.m. Oct. 22, Midland ($29.50-$39.50). midlandkc.com.

▪ New World Players, “Final Fantasy,” 8 p.m. Oct. 22, Folly ($46-$56). follytheater.org.

▪ Midwest Chamber Ensemble, “Brahms and Smetana,” 4 p.m. Oct. 23, Lutheran Church of the Resurrection ($17). midwestchamberensemble.org.

▪ Rodney Crowell, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 24, Knuckleheads ($55; $75 with signed book). knuckleheadskc.com.

More entertainment

▪ The World Ballet Series will bring “Swan Lake” to the Folly, 7 p.m. Oct. 20, Folly ($35-$105). follytheater.org.

▪ DeRay Davis, B. Simone, Rickey Smiley and other comedians will come to Cable Dahmer Arena as part of the Real Talk Comedy Tour, 8 p.m. Oct. 21 ($83.50-$133.50). cabledahmerarena.com.

▪ “An Evening With Jon, Jon and Efren: ‘Napoleon Dynamite’ Film Screening and Conversation” at Yardley Hall will feature the 2004 movie’s stars, Jon Heder, Jon Gries and Efren Ramirez, 8 p.m. Oct. 22 ($20-$8). jccc.edu/midwest-trust-center/events.

▪ The choral ensemble Cardinalis and Kansas City Aerial Arts will perform “Our True Colors” at City Stage Theatre, 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Oct. 23 ($25). kansascityaerialarts.com.

▪ The family TV show “Blue’s Clues & You!” will come alive with singing, dancing and comedy at Cable Dahmer Arena, 6 p.m. Oct. 26 ($29-$76). cabledahmerarena.com.