The Pitch fall guide to performing arts

Performance days and showtimes vary. Call or see theater websites for more information.

Ghost-Writer | Spinning Tree Theatre, at Quality Hill Playhouse (303 W. 10th St.), through September 7, spinningtreetheatre.com

Murder Among Friends | New Theatre Restaurant (9229 Foster, Overland Park), through November 2, newtheatre.com

Wednesday, September 3

Hands on a Hardbody | Unicorn Theatre (3828 Main), through September 28, unicorntheatre.org

Thursday, September 4

KC Improv Festival | Kick Comedy Theater (4010 Pennsylvania) and Off Center Theatre (Crown Center, 2450 Grand), through September 13, kcimprovfestival.blogspot.com

Friday, September 5

Our Town | Kansas City Repertory Theatre (4949 Cherry), through September 28, kcrep.org

Hamlet | Kansas City Actors Theatre, at H&R Block City Stage (Union Station, 30 W. Pershing Rd.), through September 28, kcactors.org

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead | Kansas City Actors Theatre, at H&R Block City Stage (Union Station, 30 W. Pershing Rd.), through September 28, kcactors.org

Wednesday, September 10

Lost in Yonkers | Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre (3614 Main), through October 5, metkc.org

Friday, September 12

KC Symphony’s Opening Weekend, featuring Joyce DiDonato | Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts (1601 Broadway), through September 14, kcsymphony.org

Friday, September 19

KC Symphony presents Music of the Mad Men Era | Kauffman Center (1601 Broadway), through September 20, kcsymphony.org

Tuesday, September 23

Nick Swardson | 8 p.m. The Midland (1228 Main), midlandkc.com

Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott | Coterie Theatre (Crown Center, 2450 Grand), through October 19, thecoterie.org

Friday, September 26

Cheek to Cheek: The Songs of Fred Astaire | Quality Hill Playhouse (303 W. 10th St.), through October 26, qualityhillplayhouse.com

Third Annual Books & Brews for Reach Out & Read Kansas City | 5-8 p.m. Kansas City Central Library (14 W. 10th St.), reachoutandreadkc.org

Saturday, September 27

La Traviata | Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts (1601 Broadway), through October 5, kcopera.org

Thursday, October 2

The Nervous Set, A Jazz Musical of the Beat Generation | Lawrence Arts Center (940 New Hampshire, Lawrence), through October 18, lawrenceartscenter.org

Friday, October 10

Columbus Day | The Living Room Theatre (1818 McGee), through November 2, thelivingroomkc.com

Midsummer Night’s Dream | UMKC Theatre, at Grant Hall (5227 Holmes), through October 19, umkctheatre.org

Alice (In Wonderland) | Kansas City Ballet, Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts (1601 Broadway), through October 19, kcballet.org

Saturday, October 11

Jerry Seinfeld | 7 p.m. The Midland (1228 Main), midlandkc.com

Friday, October 17

The Who & the What | Kansas City Repertory Theatre, Copaken Stage (13th St. and Walnut), through November 16, kcrep.org

The Caucasian Chalk Circle | UMKC Theatre, at Spencer Theatre (4949 Cherry), through October 26, umkctheatre.org

Wednesday, October 22

Bad Jews | Unicorn Theatre (3828 Main), through November 16, unicorntheatre.org

Tuesday, October 28

Garrison Keillor | 7:30 p.m. The Midland (1228 Main), midlandkc.com

Tuesday, November 4

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer | Coterie Theatre (Crown Center, 2450 Grand), through January 4, thecoterie.org

Wednesday, November 5

Shear Madness | New Theatre Restaurant (9229 Foster, Overland Park), through January 18, newtheatre.com

Thursday, November 6

Violet | Spinning Tree Theatre, at Off Broadway Theatre (3051 Central), through November 23, spinningtreetheatre.com

Not About Heroes | Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre (3614 Main), through November 30, metkc.org

Saturday, November 8

Fiddler on the Roof | White Theatre, Jewish Community Center (5801 W. 115th St., Overland Park), through November 23, jcckc.org

Wednesday, November 12

John Cleese | 8 p.m. The Midland (1228 Main), midlandkc.com

Thursday, November 20

Christmas in Song | Quality Hill Playhouse (303 W. 10th St.), through December 24, qualityhillplayhouse.com

Wednesday, December 3

Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo | Unicorn Theatre (3828 Main), co-produced with UMKC Theatre, through December 28, unicorntheatre.org

Thursday, December 4

Oliver | Musical Theater Heritage (Crown Center, 2450 Grand), through December 21, mthkc.com

Friday, December 5

Pericles | UMKC Theatre, at PAC Room 116 (4949 Cherry), through December 14, umkctheatre.org

Thursday, December 11

I’ll Eat You Last | Unicorn Theatre (3828 Main), through December 28, unicorntheatre.org