The Home for Kansas City’s Best Performances. With the Kansas City skyline as our backdrop, the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts sets the stage for Kansas City communities to come together and celebrate the arts.

The Kauffman Center is the performance home for three of the region’s leading performing arts organizations – Kansas City Ballet, Lyric Opera of Kansas City and Kansas City Symphony.

Kansas City’s performing arts venues are as diverse and captivating as the performances they host. Whether you’re in the mood for a touring Broadway musical, a family-friendly performance or a quirkier creation from a local playwright, you’ll find all of these—and more—in the city’s performance spaces.

Plan a day out or an evening with your friends and loved ones. Find tickets for upcoming events at the premier center for the performing arts in Kansas City.

The Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts is in downtown Kansas City, Missouri, USA, at 16th and Broadway, near the city's Power & Light District, the T-Mobile Center and the Crossroads Arts District.

Three major arts organizations call it home: the Grammy Award-winning Kansas City Symphony; the Kansas City Lyric Opera — known for staging both classic operas and world premieres; and the Kansas City Ballet — adept at both bold new choreography and …

Designed by architect Moshe Safdie, the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts presents a wide spectrum of entertainers and performances from around the world, including classical, pop, and jazz music, ballet and contemporary dance, Broadway productions, comedy shows and more.

Check out the complete schedule of all current and upcoming events at Helzberg Hall - Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. Use our interactive seating charts to craft your perfect experience and find great seats.

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The Kauffman Center is the performance home of three of Kansas City’s premier performing arts organizations: Kansas City Ballet, Lyric Opera of Kansas City and Kansas City Symphony. Each organization hosts multiple performances per year.