This week in Kansas City: ‘Nelly Don’ milestone, Randy Rainbow, Harlem Globetrotters

Glenwood Arts Theatre will celebrate a half-year of “Nelly Don — The Musical Movie” with a special presentation and showing at 5:15 p.m. April. 10.

The movie tells the story of Kansas City fashion icon Nell Donnelly, including her kidnapping and dramatic rescue. It was the highest-grossing film of 2023 for the Glenwood Arts and continues to run every Wednesday there.

Tickets ($10) and more information at fineartsgroup.com.

More entertainment

▪ Former “Saturday Night Live” regular Jay Pharoah will come to the Kansas City Funny Bone, 7 and 9:45 p.m. April 5, 6:30 and 9:15 p.m. April 6 ($37-$47). improvkc.com.

▪ The Wyandotte County Ethnic Festival will offer entertainment, cultural booths and ethnic foods at Pierson Hall, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. April 6 (free). wycokck.org.

▪ The Harlem Globetrotters will return with their annual basketball show at the T-Mobile Center, 2 p.m. April 6 ($30-$112). t-mobilecenter.com.

▪ Musical comedian Randy Rainbow, known for his parodies lampooning politicians, will perform at the Uptown, 7:30 p.m. April 6 ($39.50-$75). uptowntheater.com.

▪ Theatre for Young America will present “Goldilocks and the Three Bears” at the City Stage Theatre in Union Station, opens 10 a.m. April 9; runs through May 4 ($10-$12). tya.org.

▪ Adam Hochschild, author of “American Midnight: The Great War, a Violent Peace and Democracy’s Forgotten Crisis,” will appear at the National WWI Museum and Memorial, 6 p.m. April 9 (in person and online, free with reservation). theworldwar.org.

▪ Jimbo, winner of the eighth season of “RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars” last year, will bring Jimbo’s Drag Circus to the Folly, 8 p.m. April 10 ($35-$50). follytheater.org.

Classical music and dance

▪ Step Afrika!, 7 p.m. April 5, Folly ($40-$80). hjseries.org.

▪ Tetris, 7 p.m. April 5, Lied Center ($14-$25). lied.ku.edu.

▪ Quicksilver, 7:30 p.m. April 5, Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral ($10-$44). chambermusic.org.

▪ Kansas City Symphony, “Ravel’s Bolero, With Foley’s Soul Bass,” 8 p.m. April 5-6, 2 p.m. April 7, Kauffman Center ($25-$99). kcsymphony.org.

▪ Lyric Opera of Kansas City, “The Haberdasher Prince,” 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. April 6, Michael and Ginger Frost Production Arts Building (pay what you want; $4 minimum; 2 p.m. show sold out). kcopera.org.

▪ Opus 76 Quartet, “Haydn and Smetana,” 6:45 p.m. April 6, St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church ($15-$50). opus76.org.

▪ Pianist Emanuel Ax, 3 p.m. April 7, Folly ($27.50-$80). hjseries.org.

More music

▪ “Natural Woman: The Music of Carole King,” 7:30 p.m. April 4-6, 2 p.m. April 7, Ruby Room, MTH Theater at Crown Center ($51). musictheaterheritage.com.

▪ Neko Case, 8 p.m. April 5, Liberty Hall ($36-$51). libertyhall.net.

▪ Peter Frampton, 8 p.m. April 5, Midland ($59.50-$159.50). midlandkc.com.

▪ Queensryche, 8:30 p.m. April 5, Ameristar ($50-$65). ameristarkansascity.com.

▪ Hermon Mehari and Alessandro Lanzoni, 7 p.m. April 6, 1900 Building ($45). 1900bldg.com.

▪ Matthew Whitaker Quintet, 8 p.m. April 6, Folly ($25-$60). follytheater.org.

▪ Jason Boland and The Stragglers, 8 p.m. April 6, Knuckleheads ($35). knuckleheadskc.com.

▪ First Sundays Free Concert featuring Danny Cox & Friends, She Said, Noah Davis & Heavy Electric, 1 p.m. April 7, Theis Park (free). kcparks.org.

▪ Dan + Shay, 7 p.m. April 7, T-Mobile Center ($24.50-$137). t-mobilecenter.com.

▪ Chappell Roan, 8 p.m. April 8, Midland ($25.50-$45.50). midlandkc.com.

▪ Kai Wachi, 8 p.m. April 9, Liberty Hall ($35-$50). libertyhall.net.

Recently announced

▪ The Smashing Pumpkins, Aug. 14, Starlight. kcstarlight.com

▪ Jhené Aiko with Coi Leray and more, Aug. 19, T-Mobile Center. t-mobilecenter.com

▪ Rick Springfield with Richard Marx, Aug. 24, Ameristar. ameristarkansascity.com

▪ Koe Wetzel with Treaty Oak Revival and Kat Hasty, Sept. 12, Azura Amphitheater. azuraamp.com

▪ Heart with Cheap Trick, Oct. 4, T-Mobile Center. t-mobilecenter.com

▪ Suzy Bogguss, Oct. 4, Knuckleheads. knuckleheadskc.com