Bohemian Rhapsody
The Music of Queen
The Space
Ruby Room
More about the show
From across the pond we bring you all of the iconic hits made famous by QUEEN; a band who’s organ-like harmonies shared a new sound with the music industry, never heard before. This group inspired an entire generation of new artists who followed QUEEN’s keen ability to take us on a musical roller coaster with rocking music and movement.
FIVE PERFORMANCES
7:30pm ~ Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Monday
2pm ~ Sunday
The Ruby Room series is hybrid nightclub/concert experience that celebrates Artists who have made a significant impact on American music and culture. Cocktails are curated to coincide with the evening’s performance. Join us for martinis, music, and mood…
Cast & Creative Team
HOSTED BY
Patrick Lewallen
VOCALISTS
Lucas Lowry
Linnaia McKenzie
Robert Vardiman
PIANO & MUSIC DIRECTOR
Desmond Mason
LIGHTING SUPERVISOR
Shelbi Arndt
AUDIO SUPERVISOR
Jon Robertson
Curated by Linnaia McKenzie
Performers
Patrick Lewallen
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Patrick is looking forward to joining an amazing group for Bohemian Rhapsody to rock out to the greatest music ever written! Patrick has been fortunate to perform all over the world, with top theater credits including the First National Broadway Tour of ROCK OF AGES (Lonny Barnett) and the Farewell International Broadway Tour of JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR with Ted Neeley. Other favorite roles include LES MISÉRABLES (Jean Valjean), JEKYLL & HYDE (Jekyll/Hyde), JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR (Jesus and Judas), CAMELOT (King Arthur), MEMPHIS (Huey), LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS (Seymour), GREASE (Danny), FOOTLOOSE (Ren), THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL (Percy), GODSPELL (Jesus), The Who’s TOMMY (Tommy) and SWEENEY TODD (Sweeney Todd), which earned him a Broadway World KC “Best Leading Actor In A Professional Musical” Award. Last year, Patrick won “Best Artist” for the 2023 Best of Johnson County Awards. A Kansas City native, Patrick’s fortunate to say his greatest achievements don’t come from the stage. Patrick is an honored husband to his smokin’ hot wife, Heather and an exhaustively proud dad to the two greatest girls the world has ever known – Maggie and Lucy. If being a dad has taught Patrick anything, it’s to enjoy the simple things in life – family, friends, music and Kansas City Sports. Thank you to all who have shared their constant support of my theatrical journey. Up next – Patrick will be playing the role of Herold Hill in THE MUSIC MAN at The White Theatre. Thank you all for continuing to support the arts!
Lucas Lowry
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LUCAS LOWRY is thrilled to be returning to MTH and making his Ruby Room Series debut! Recent Credits include: Newsies (New Theatre & Restaurant), Porgy and Bess (Music Theatre Heritage), Stranger Sings! KC Premiere (Padgett Productions), Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (MTKC Pro), Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (The Coterie), DreamGirls (New Theatre & Restaurant), A Charlie Brown Christmas (The Coterie), Man of La Mancha (Music Theatre Heritage), Freaky Friday (New Theatre & Restaurant), Pete the Cat (The Coterie), and The Wiz (Roxy’s Downtown). Treat people with kindness. “No Pare Sigue Sigue!” Represented by Moxie Talent Agency. (Corinthians 13:4-8) IG: lucas_styles_lowry
Linnaia McKenzie
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Linnaia is a local singer and producer, most recently working on producing The Ruby Room Series here at Music Theater Heritage! Producer credits include 2022 & 2023 Ruby Room Series (Music Theater Heritage). As both a producer and singer, Linnaia presented two of her original shows in 2021: Reintroducing, Linnaia Chemise: Live Music Show (YouTube) and R&B Night in the Ruby Room. In years prior, you may have also seen Linnaia on the Main Stage in a variety of musicals between 2012-2015 before moving to New York and trying her hand in the Big City. She is thrilled to be back home in Kansas City and grateful to MTH for the opportunity to let her talents flourish. Special shout out to her daughter, Genesis Olivia, “thank you for being my inspiration”. Enjoy the show!
Robert Vardiman
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Local: Kinky Boots (The White Theatre at the J); The Royale (KCRep); Toni Stone (The Unicorn Theatre); Hair: Then & Now, Blame it on the Boogie, Ragtime, In the Heights, Nelly Don the Musical (Music Theater Heritage); Ma Rainy’s Black Bottom, Memphis, The Meeting (The Black Repertory Theatre of Kansas City); Alice’sWonderland (The Coterie Theatre). EducationalTheatre: Cronkite, School House Rock Live!,Cabaret. Follow on Instagram @luhrob13
Musicians
Desmond Mason
Piano/music director
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Credits (MTH): Ruby Room Series: For Lovers (2022), Beatnik Cafe (2022) Autumn Leaves (2022), Family Ties (2023), Piece of my Heart (2023), Get Up (2023), Let’s Get it On (2024), Natural Woman (2024), I will always love you (2024), Purple Rain (2024)
MTH Main Stage Productions: Stevie: Signed, Sealed, Delivered (2022), Ain’t Misbehavin’: The Fats Waller Musical Show (2024), The Glass Menagerie (2024), The Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess (2024)
Credits (Outside of MTH) STAR on FOX, Jaigermeister (Take Back The Night Campaign), Featured Casio Keyboardist for Make Music Day 2021, KCJO Riff Generation Residency 2022
Tod Barnard
Drums
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Tod Barnard (Drums/Percussion): Most recently at MTH: “Porgy and Bess” and “Bubbles & Broadway” both on the Grand Stage. Performance experiences include: Starlight Theatre (most recent – 2024: “West Side Story”), KC Rep, KCKCC, Unicorn Theatre, The Coterie, The New Theatre, Jewish Community Center, Eventology LLC, KC Symphony and Pops, Worlds of Fun, All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church and The Tom Jacobs Ensemble. Other: orchestrations and arrangements for various entities including MTH, Starlight Theatre and KC Rep. Previous: road stints with the Broadway Tour of PETER PAN starring Cathy Rigby and the National Tour of CATS.
Jeff Freling
Guitar
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Guitarist/composer Jeff Freling, originally from Kansas City spent 11 years in Chicago, IL performing with Blue Man Group on electric zither and Chapman stick, and on guitar with Tributosaurus, Mar Caribe and the popular Tom Waits tribute band, Big Time. He also served as a sideman to guitarist/songwriter Doug Gillard of Guided By Voices. Since returning to Kansas City in 2012, Jeff has composed music for film and television including Kansas City’s weekly television show “Cinema KC” and Judith Levy’s short film “NV in KC”, Carbon Trace Productions’ “A Vietnam Peace Story”.
Jeff’s current live music projects include“Victor & Penny”, a guitar and ukulele duo alongside his wife, musician/actor Erin McGrane, and F/M Duo, a guitar duo with Cubanisms’ Michael McClintock. Jeff studied at Berklee School of Music in Boston, MA and the Conservatory at UMKC in Kansas City, MO.
Meet the Makers
Join us as we take our creative team out into the community for these free neighborhood events.