Last night we were invited to accompany friends to the Kaufman Center for the Performing Arts in Kansas City. We spent “An Evening with Patti Lupone and Mandy Patinkin”
First things first, though—food at the downtown Bristol Seafood Grill. I had the Chipotle Grilled Shrimp Enchilada and Dan, Seafood Mixed Grill with shrimp, scallops, salmon, jumbo lump crab cake, whipped yukon gold potatoes, grilled asparagus and… beer. Yes, I know, wine with fine dining. The food was delicious and we arrived early enough that we didn’t have to rush. The beer just seemed right at the time.
The Kaufman Center opened in September 2011. It is amazing. The entire south side is glass which is the lobby or Brandmeyer Great Hall. Twenty-seven cables are anchored by the precast walls and hold up the glass in the lobby. This huge glass enclosure is on the south side of the building which should provide plenty of solar heat on sunny winter days. From this area the Muriel Kaufman Theater and Helzberg Hall are accessible. (click on the link to see a picture of each, they are impressive) I see on the web site they offer free tours. Definitely, that will be something I want to see.
Both Patti Lupone and Mandy Patinkin have won Tony awards in addition to many other awards. They both have acted regularly in television shows. Their web site lists their many, many accomplishments including Mandy in Chicago Hope and Criminal Minds and Patti in Life Goes On and Ugly Betty. We enjoyed over two hours of songs from their Broadway shows. The most cheering and applause occurred when Mandy said he graduated from KU and then proceeded to do the Rock Chalk Jayhawk.
Hearing music live, seeing the facial expressions and having the performers share with the audience is true entertainment. In recent years, a lot of our entertainment budget has gone to fuel for travel so we thoroughly enjoyed this night out. A big thank you to our friends for giving us the opportunity.
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