April 4 - 7

Natural Woman

The Music of Carole King

One of the most prolific female musicians in the history of pop music, Carole King performed and wrote some of the grooviest tunes that we’ve kept in the rotation for decades.

The Space

Ruby Room

More about the show

One of the most prolific female musicians in the history of pop music, Carole King performed and wrote some of the grooviest tunes that we’ve kept in the rotation for decades. We’ll celebrate the songs King notably sang from Tapestry, one of the best selling albums of all time, and we’ll even surprise you with songs you didn’t know this certified platinum icon wrote for other artists!


Performances

Thursday @ 7:30pm
Friday @ 7:30pm
Saturday @ 7:30pm
Sunday @ 2pm

Cast & Creative Team

HOSTED BY
Stefanie Wilkerson

VOCALISTS
Seyko Groves
Morgan Walker
Stefanie Wilkerson

MUSIC DIRECTOR
Desmond Mason

LIGHTING SUPERVISOR
Shelbi Arndt

AUDIO SUPERVISOR
Jon Robertson

Curated  by Linnaia McKenzie

Performers

Seyko Groves

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Seyko Groves is a singer and songwriter with 20 wonderful years on the Kansas City stage and beyond. She is one of three frontwomen for the soul band The Freedom Affair and lead vocalist for the afrofunk band Sunu. In 2023 Seyko debuted original solo music under her artist name, SEYKO, with two singles, “What I Want” and “Anybody High.” She continues to write for, perform in, and enjoy music of different genres, especially in the lively Kansas City music community. You can find music from Seyko on all streaming platforms. Seyko would like to thank her family, friends, and music network for their constant support.

Morgan Walker

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A Kansas City, MO based actor, singer and performer Regional: Poor Clare (Unicorn Theatre); School Girls; or the African Mean a Girls Play (Kansas City Rep Theatre, Portland Center Stage); The Ruby Room Series, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Company, Show Boat, CATS, A Spectacular Christmas Show (2017), Into the Woods (Music Theater Heritage); Footloose (Starlight Theatre); Beehive!, Cinderella, The Game’s Afoot, The Sound of Music (Okoboji Summer Theatre); Once On This Island (Spinning Tree Theatre). “Nail Salon” Music Video by Mina Stone; Education: BFA in Musical Theatre, Stephens College. Instagram: @minastonemusic AEA Member.

Stefanie Wilkerson

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Stefanie is a singer, songwriter, and actor who has performed all over Kansas City. Her favorite MTH productions include FUNNY GIRL in the role of Fanny Brice; and CABARET in the role of Sally Bowles. She currently lives in Sheridan, WY with her husband and daughter, where she owns/operates a small boutique and interior design business. She continues to perform and write as often as she can and is honored to be back in Kansas City on the MTH stage. Enjoy the show!

Musicians

Desmond Mason

 Piano

Tod Barnard

Drums

Noah McNair

Bass

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