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Culture Alfresco: Denton Yockey & Starlight Theatre

With the curtain about to rise on another season of top Broadway shows and big name concert performers at Starlight Theatre, we caught up with Starlight's man in charge, Denton Yockey.

A new season of live theater is about to get underway at Starlight Theatre. The Swope Park theater with its iconic towers has been entertaining Kansas Citians under the stars for more than 60 years.

Starlight is one of only three outdoor theatres of its size and type still operational in the United States. The Muny in St. Louis and Wolf Trap in Vienna, Virginia are the others. With the curtain about to rise on another season of top Broadway shows and big name concert performers, we caught up with Starlight’s man in charge, Denton Yockey.

Here is a look at the upcoming Broadway Shows:

In The Heights
June 5-10

Memphis
July 10-15

Peter Pan
July 24-29

Elton John & Tim Rice’s Aida
August 3-12 at The Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts

La Cage Aux Folles
August 28-September 2

The 2012 Concert Season is also filling up with artists such as Barry Manilow, James Taylor, Crosby, Stills & Nash, My Morning Jacket, Band of Horses, Phish, B.B. King, Il Divo and many, many more.

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Difference Maker: Cristo Rey

As part of KCPT's Difference Maker series, producer Cara Meyers profiles Cristo Rey, a four-year Catholic college prep high school where students help pay for their education by working a job once a week.

Can you imagine an inner-city high school in Kansas City where most of the kids are black and hispanic, almost all come from impoverished backgrounds and qualify for free or reduced lunch and yet nearly everyone graduates and goes on to college? Well, there is such a school. It’s called Cristo Rey, a four-year Catholic college prep high school where students help pay for their education by working a job once a week.

Sign reading Cristo Rey Kansas City: A Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth High School

As part of KCPT’s Difference Maker series, producer Cara Meyers profiles Cristo Rey, which you’ll find one block east of Broadway on Linwood boulevard in the heart of the city.

By the way, working one day helps pay for about 60 percent of the students’ education. The rest is picked up through generous scholarships. Most families pay between 10 and 30 dollars a month for their child to attend the school.

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Treasure Trove of History: Black Archives of Mid-America

In celebration of the grand opening of the Black Archives of Mid-America in Kansas City, The Local Show presents a spoken word piece written and performed by Glenn North, poet in residence at the American Jazz Museum. The Black Archives of Mid-America re-opens in the 18th and Vine Jazz District on June 16th.

Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. is a ten-part series on PBS that explores the history of America though the lives, families, and DNA of some of its most celebrated citizens. As part of the national outreach for the series and in celebration of the grand opening of the Black Archives of Mid-America in Kansas City, The Local Show presents a spoken word piece written and performed by Glenn North, poet in residence at the American Jazz Museum. We recorded Glenn at the NEW black archives which opens to the public next month.

The Black Archives of Mid-America re-opens in the 18th and Vine Jazz District on June 16th.

Watch this segment now.

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The Power of Public Televison: Paula Kerger

Paula Kerger, president and CEO of the National Public Broadcasting System (PBS), sits down with Kliff Kuehl and Randy Mason for a compelling conversation about the role of public media in a changing America and what is in store for programming at PBS.

The head of PBS was in town last week. Paula Kerger met with top civic leaders and made a keynote address at Union Station inside the boardroom of the Greater Kansas Chamber of Commerce. It’s not everyday we get a visit from the top leader of public television. She stopped by The Local Show with KCPT CEO Kliff Kuehl for a visit with Randy Mason.

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