Padgett Productions

05/06/2026

Today, we are thrilled to announce another show in our current Kansas City theatre season, where KC audience favorites, Craig Benton & Jim Korinke, will star in the Holiday classic, IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A Live Radio Play.

Our Holiday shows consistently sell out, and we expect that this one will as well...so it is never too early to start planning for the Holiday season!

Tickets & Details available NOW at secure.PadgettProductionsKC.com

03/13/2026

Oh look, another Friday the 13th, and another PERFECT TIME to purchase YOUR tickets to THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW, as it is never too early to start planning for spooky season! It's also the best way to guarantee that you get the best seats, before they are gone!

We return to The Grand Theatre inside of Crown Center, October 2nd through the 31st, with tickets & details available at tickets.PadgettProductionsKC.com

We are expecting you and will leave the light on "Over at the Frankenstein Place." 🫦

02/13/2026

We decided to celebrate FRIDAY THE 13TH by announcing details & putting tickets on sale for this year's return of THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW!

It's never too early to start planning for spooky season, and as some of our seating options tend to sell out way in advance, NOW is the time to book YOUR favorite seats for your favorite Kansas City Halloween Tradition.

The show returns to The Grand Theatre, inside of Crown Center, October 2nd through the 31st, with tickets available at tickets.PadgettProductionsKC.com

As you already know, each year brings new surprises, and we look forward to welcoming YOU back "Over at the Frankenstein Place," so that we can ALL "Do the Time Warp...AGAIN!" 🫦

01/15/2026

While we are hard at work planning our 2026 season (stay tuned for that announcement & ticket details, coming soon) we learned that the BroadwayWorld Regional Awards have announced the winners for 2025, and we love to see the love for our productions of MAXINE'S CHRISTMAS CAROL and THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW!

https://www.broadwayworld.com/kansas-city/article/Winners-Announced-For-The-2025-BroadwayWorld-Kansas-City-Awards-20260115

We appreciate your continued support, as we could not do what we do without YOU, and we look forward to seeing YOU back at the theatre later this year.

THANK YOU!

12/26/2025

We hope that everyone has had a wonderful Holiday season! Thank you for your continued support of Padgett Productions. We could not do what we do without YOU!

It is now that time of the year, where we keep forgetting to share details about the Broadway World KC Awards, and voting ends next Wednesday.

As we look towards 2026 (our 21st Season...look for those details later this Winter) we have learned that we have been nominated in virtually every professional category for the BroadwayWorld Awards, which are voted on by YOU, the audience.

Voting is easy and takes less than 5 minutes. At the end you will be asked to enter your info., but you DO NOT have to subscribe to the BroadwayWorld newsletter or anything. Just choose the option to not subscribe, even though it is free. After you submit your votes, you will receive an email to confirm your ballot.

The link to vote may be found here https://www.broadwayworld.com/kansas-city/awards/

In most of the categories, we are nominated against ourselves which is splitting up the votes amongst our own shows, so these are areas where we could use your support if you saw and loved these shows this last season. (Listed in order on the voting ballot)

Best Play - WHO'S HOLIDAY

Best Musical - ROCKY HORROR LIVE KANSAS CITY

Best New Play or Musical - MAXINE'S CHRISTMAS CAROL

Best Ensemble - ROCKY HORROR LIVE KANSAS CITY

Best Performer in a Musical - We have several actors nominated in this category, including;

Chelsea Anglemyer - ROCKY HORROR SHOW

Nick Padgett - ROCKY HORROR SHOW

Alec Bridges - EVIL DEAD THE MUSICAL

Cathy Barnett - MAXINE'S CHRISTMAS CAROL

Best Supporting Performer in a Play or Musical - We have several actors nominated in this category, including:
Lacy Goettling - EVIL DEAD THE MUSICAL
Justin Moss - ROCKY HORROR LIVE
Justin Moss - EVIL DEAD THE MUSICAL

Best Direction of a Musical - Nick Padgett - THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW

Best Lighting Design of a Play or Musical - Zan de Spelder - THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW

Best Costume Design of a Play or Musical - Francie Kapono-Kuzila -THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW

Best Sound Design of a Play or Musical - Mark Johnson - ROCKY HORROR LIVE KANSAS CITY

Best Music Direction & Orchestra Performance - Tim Braselton - THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW

Favorite Local Theatre - PADGETT PRODUCTIONS

Thank YOU, and we look forward to seeing everyone back in the theatre in the new year!

12/18/2025

It's the FINAL 4 PERFORMANCES of MAXINE'S CHRISTMAS CAROL! TONIGHT through Sunday! We MUST CLOSE on Sunday. Best availability is for TONIGHT, very few tickets remain for tomorrow & Saturday, then Sunday is already fully sold out.

Get those final tickets to see the OG Showgirl, MAXINE, before they are gone at Tickets.PadgettProductionsKC.com

12/17/2025

KC Studio just released their review of MAXINE'S CHRISTMAS CAROL, that they call a "Crowd-Pleasing Take on the Holiday Classic" that "...stands out among other adaptations..."

We are in our FINAL WEEK of performances, as the show must close THIS Sunday, and few tickets remain. Get them while you can at Tickets.PadgettProductionsKC.com as this is one Holiday show that you don't want to miss out on.

Don't take our word for it though, check out what KC Studio had to say in their review, and then book YOUR tickets...

https://kcstudio.org/maxines-christmas-carol-padgett-productions/

“Maxine’s Christmas Carol” stands out among other adaptations, thanks to its well-crafted central character and a stellar performance by Cathy Barnett.

12/16/2025

Thank you to Jim O'Heir (from TV's "Parks & Recreation") for spending your one night off, coming out to see MAXINE'S CHRISTMAS CAROL. We know how valuable that night off in the theatre is, so we do appreciate it.

This is our final week for MAXINE'S CHRISTMAS CAROL. We close on Sunday, with very few tickets remaining. Over 90% of our entire run has been Sold Out, so be like "Jerry, Larry, Garry, Terry or Barry" & get those final tickets, before they are gone, at Tickets.PadgettProductionsKC.com
..and then go see Jim over at New Theatre & Restaurant, where he is starring in NOBODY'S PERFECT through February 1st.

11/30/2025

BroadwayWorld calls MAXINE'S CHRISTMAS CAROL "A Smash Hit..." and tickets are already 80% Sold Out for the entire run!

The show runs through December 21st, but remaining tickets are not expected to last long, so get them while you can at Tickets.PadgettProductionsKC.com

https://www.broadwayworld.com/kansas-city/article/Review-MAXINES-CHRISTMAS-CAROL-A-SMASH-HIT-WITH-KANSAS-CITY-AUDIENCES-at-The-City-Stage-20251129

MAXINE’S CHRISTMAS CAROL opened Friday night, November 28th, to an eruption of laughter inside The City Stage, located at Union Station in Kansas City, MO.

11/26/2025

Maxine is taking over Kansas City, as the Billboards popped up this week, and we open MAXINE'S CHRISTMAS CAROL this Friday night!

This big new musical favorite fully sold out last year, and we are already 75% sold out for this year! Don't miss out, and get YOUR tickets NOW at Tickets.PadgettProductionsKC.com

Union Station is arguably the epicenter of all things Holiday season in KC, so there is plenty to do around there, before and after, the show to make a full night of it! It's THE PERFECT Holiday night out.