Missouri Theater and Theater Building

09/10/2026

As we get ready to celebrate 100 years of the Missouri Theater next summer, the public is invited to attend the Reminiscing the Missouri Theater Panel this Sunday, September 13, from 3-5:30pm. The event is free to attend. Panelists Noel Good, Sharon Gray, Bill McMurray and Frank Polleck will share a few memories and experiences from their decades-long service to the arts. The program will be recorded to capture this oral history for posterity as well there will be a special recognition during the event. For more information, email [email protected] or call Centennial Celebration Series Committee Chair Lori McAlister at 402-802-2099.

07/15/2026

John Foster is coming to Missouri Theater Saturday, August 8. For more information and tickets, visit TicketsToTheShow.com.

816Live! is governed by The Performing Arts Association, a nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing world-class touring entertainment to St. Joseph, Missouri serving audiences across Northwest Missouri and beyond.

06/26/2026

Robidoux Resident Theatre presents The Hunchback of Notre Dame July 10-12 at the Missouri Theater. For more information and tickets, visit https://bit.ly/3R0hqjA.

05/15/2026

Mark your calendars as the Saint Joseph Symphony has announced their 2026-2027 season. For more information, visit saintjosephsymphony.org.

05/13/2026

Don't forget to head to the Missouri Theater this Sunday, May 17, with a special screening of the silent film “IT” starring Clara Bow at 3pm. This event celebrates...a little early...the Missouri Theater turning 100 in 2027. Tickets can be purchased at https://jomotickets.com/.../it-screening-starring-clara-bow.

Organ accompanist, Marvin Faulwell and percussionist, Bob Keckeisen will provide the live soundtrack for the afternoon. The two are regular musicians at the Kansas Silent Film Festival in Topeka. Mr. Faulwell composed the music that they will be playing for “IT.”

When the Missouri Theater opened on June 25, 1927, the feature film was “Rough House Rosie” starring Clara Bow. That particular film has been lost, but the movie, “IT” was also made in 1927 and established Bow as the original IT girl. She was Hollywood’s most popular leading lady of the late 1920s.

The opening act for the afternoon will be a musical routine called “The Ragtime Revelers” from the Dance Arts Center. This is an homage to the Vaudeville acts and variety shows that graced the stage of this movie palace from its inception.

A Charlie Chaplin short, “The Adventurer” will precede the feature film. Following a brief intermission, the documentary, “Discovering the IT Girl” narrated by Courtney Love will be shown. The event will finish by 5:40pm.

Co-sponsors of this silent film afternoon are Performing Arts Association and the City of St Joseph. Thanks to Bill Shaffer, President of the KS Silent Film Festival, for his connections and support.

This program is presented in cooperation with the Centennial Celebration Series (CCS) in anticipation of the 100th Anniversary of City Hall and the Missouri Theater in 2027 and organized by the CCS Committee of The Friends of the Missouri Theater. For more information, email [email protected] or phone Committee Chair, Lori McAlister at 402-802-2099.

05/08/2026

Mark your calendars as 816live has announced the exciting 2026/2027 season!

-John Foster Saturday, August 8, 2026
-BeeGees Gold Saturday, September 19, 2026
-Foreigners Journey Saturday, November 14, 2026
-Who Brought the Humbug Saturday, December 12, 2026
-Shake Baby Shake Saturday, March 27, 2027
-Diva’s of Soul Friday, April 2, 2027
-Rumours: the Ultimate Fleetwood Mac Tribute Band Saturday, April 24. 2027
-Mutts Gone Nuts Unleashed Saturday, May 1, 2027

For more information, visit TicketsToTheShow.com.

04/29/2026

As the Missouri Theater will turn 100 years in 2027, the celebration is already getting underway on Sunday, May 17, with a special screening of the silent film “IT” starring Clara Bow starting at 3pm. Tickets can be purchased at https://jomotickets.com/event/it-screening-starring-clara-bow.

Organ accompanist, Marvin Faulwell and percussionist, Bob Keckeisen will provide the live soundtrack for the afternoon. The two are regular musicians at the Kansas Silent Film Festival in Topeka. Mr. Faulwell composed the music that they will be playing for “IT.”

When the Missouri Theater opened on June 25, 1927, the feature film was “Rough House Rosie” starring Clara Bow. That particular film has been lost, but the movie, “IT” was also made in 1927 and established Bow as the original IT girl. She was Hollywood’s most popular leading lady of the late 1920s.

The opening act for the afternoon will be a musical routine called “The Ragtime Revelers” from the Dance Arts Center. This is an homage to the Vaudeville acts and variety shows that graced the stage of this movie palace from its inception.

A Charlie Chaplin short, “The Adventurer” will precede the feature film. Following a brief intermission, the documentary, “Discovering the IT Girl” narrated by Courtney Love will be shown. The event will finish by 5:40pm.

Co-sponsors of this silent film afternoon are Performing Arts Association and the City of St Joseph. Thanks to Bill Shaffer, President of the KS Silent Film Festival, for his connections and support.

This program is presented in cooperation with the Centennial Celebration Series (CCS) in anticipation of the 100th Anniversary of City Hall and the Missouri Theater in 2027 and organized by the CCS Committee of The Friends of the Missouri Theater. For more information, email [email protected] or phone Committee Chair, Lori McAlister at 402-802-2099.

04/14/2026

John Foster is coming to Missouri Theater Saturday, August 8. For more information and tickets, visit TicketsToTheShow.com.