Crown Uptown Theatre

Upcoming Events

• Dale Kenny's Rock & Roll Review

  Day & Date: Sat, Mar 14, 2020 | Time: 7:00PM. Doors Open at 6:00 pm. Starring Dale Kenny & The Nite Classick's Band with Special Guest Cindy Summers! General Admission Tickets on sale now and are $20. Think back to the golden days of rock 'n roll ... poodle skirts, going to the drive in, bopping at the sock hop. It'll be a blast from the past as Dale Kenny & The Nite Classiks Band perform Elvis, Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper, Neil Diamond, chubby Checker, Ritchie Valens, Roy Orbison, Dion and the Belmonts, a little Doo Wop, Some Motown and the list goes on. There'll be a whole lotta shakin' going on! Special Guest Cindy Summers.

  $20.00

• Injoy Fountain

  Day & Date: Fri Mar 20, 2020 | Time: 8:00PM. From The Voice, Wichita's very own Injoy Fountain. General Admission. Injoy Fountain was recently seen on season 17 of THE VOICE! Team Kelly! She is a Wichita native. Graduated from East High and moved to NYC to pursue theater at Amda. She lived there for 10 years and recently moved back home to raise her kid. She has toured with RENT under the direction of Anthony Trapp in Scotland and Aruba. Off-Broadway and at Cleveland Playhouse! She was in a band with 3 time tony nominee Condola Rashad. She has toured with Post Modern Jukebox and has a single out on all platforms! 6 years ago she did GODSPELL right here at the Crown and SHREK shortly after! She recently finished the WIZ at Roxy's!! Be on the lookout for new music soon!

  $20.00

• Ict Vintage

  Day & Date: Sat Mar 28, 2020 | Time: 10:00AM - Sun Mar 29, 2020 | Time: 12:00PM. Booth Space Available, Concessions & Bar Available, No One Day Booth Space Rental.

  $3.00

• Bucky Fowler Band & Southern Charm

  Day & Date: Fri Apr 3, 2020 | Time: 8:00PM. 18 to enter, Dance, Cash Bar, Concession Food Available, General Admission, Doors open at 7:00 p.m. Bucky Fowler grew up in a musical family. His father Don Fowler was one of the finest guitarists around, so naturally when Bucky showed an interest in learning to play at age 9 he had an opportunity to be mentored by one of the best! He and his brothers were playing music professionally in their teens. Bucky has continued his love of performing for over forty years now. He is steeped in Classic Country and Classic Rock, but also love Bluegrass, Gospel and enjoys performing other genres of music as well. For several years Bucky and his brothers performed all around the Midwest in their group known as "The Fowler Brothers Band" working with many Nashville artists. Bucky met his wife Karla in college. She joined the band a few years later as a harmony vocalist. Bucky and Karla have three daughters, also growing up surrounded by music. They began performing at an early age and are now using their stage name "Southern Charm." Kristine, the eldest is married and has three young sons and is an assistant administrator at a local corporation. Kelcy is married with four young children. She has her own award winning children's dance studio in Wichita. Kandace is a professional hair stylist.

  $12.50

• The Man Who Knew Too Much

  Day & Date: Mon Apr 6, 2020 | Time: 7:00PM. Film Series, Tickets are $8, Concessions & Bar Service. While in London, for a medical convention, Dr Ben McKenna, his wife, Jo, a former singer, and their teenage son, Hank decide to take a quick trip to Marrakesh. Whilst there, hanks kidnapped by a British couple. A man, who the McKenna's had met the same day, is stabbed, in front of them, but before he dies, he tells Ben there's a plan to assassinate on a politician. Fearing for his son's safety, the McKenna's don't tell this to the police. As the he clock grows ever closer - to the l both the speed time of the assassination, and to dealt find Hank, the tension ratches up.

  $8.00

• An Evening with Best Selling Author Elizabeth Gilbert

  Day & Date: Mon Apr 13, 2020 | Time: 6:00PM. For tickets click the "Information" button. For tickets click here https: //www.eventbrite.com/e/an-evening-with-new-york-times-bestselling-author-elizabeth-gilbert-tickets-95510744207. Elizabeth Gilbert was born in Waterbury, Connecticut in 1969, and grew up on a small family Christmas tree farm. She attended New York University, where she studied political science by day and worked on her short stories by night. After college, she spent several years traveling around the country, working in bars, diners and ranches, collecting experiences to transform into fiction. These explorations eventually formed the basis of her first book a short story collection called PILGRIMS, which was a finalist for the PEN/Hemingway award, and which moved Annie Proulx to call her "a young writer of incandescent talent". During these early years in New York, she also worked as a journalist for such publications as Spin, GQ and The New York Times Magazine. She was a three-time finalist for The National Magazine Award, and an article she wrote in GQ about her experiences bartending on the Lower East Side eventually became the basis for the movie COYOTE UGLY. In 2000, Elizabeth published her first novel, STERN MEN (a story of brutal territory wars between two remote fishing islands off the coast of Maine) which was a New York Times Notable Book. In 2002, Elizabeth published THE LAST AMERICAN MAN the true story of the modern day woodsman Eustace Conway. This book, her first work of non-fiction, was a finalist for both the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award. Elizabeth is best known, however for her 2006 memoir EAT PRAY LOVE, which chronicled her journey alone around the world, looking for solace after a difficult divorce. The book was an international bestseller, translated into over thirty languages, with over 12 million copies sold worldwide. In 2010, EAT PRAY LOVE was made into a film starring Julia Roberts. The book became so popular that Time Magazine named Elizabeth as one of the 100 most influential people in the world. In 2010, Elizabeth published a follow-up to EAT PRAY LOVE called COMMITTEDa memoir which explored her ambivalent feelings about the institution of marriage. The book immediately became a #1 New York Times Bestseller, and was also received with warm critical praise. As Newsweek wrote, COMMITTED "retains plenty of Gilbert's comic ruefulness and wide-eyed wonder", and NPR called the book "a rich brew of newfound insight and wisdom". Her 2013 novel THE SIGNATURE OF ALL THINGS is a sprawling tale of 19th century botanical exploration. O Magazine named it "the novel of a lifetime", and the Wall Street Journal called it "the most ambitious and purely-imagined work of (Gilbert's) twenty-year career." THE SIGNATURE OF ALL THINGS was a New York Times Bestseller, and Janet Maslin called it "engrossingvibrant and hot-blooded." The novel was named a Best Book of 2013 by The New York Times, O Magazine, The Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune, and The New Yorker". In 2015, she published BIG MAGIC: CREATIVE LIVING BEYOND FEARa book that encapsulates the joyful spirit of adventure and permission that Elizabeth has always brought to her work and to her life. Her latest novel is CITY OF GIRLS a rollicking, sexy tale of the New York City theater world during the 1940s. It will be published in June of 2019. Elizabeth divides her time between New York City, rural New Jersey, and everywhere else.

• Ad Astra Concert Featuring Marcus Lewis

  Day & Date: Thu Apr 16, 2020 | Time: 7:30PM. 2020 Wichita Jazz Festival, Doors at 6:30 p.m. WICHITA JAZZ FESTIVAL presents; MARCUS LEWIS: For the first year in Wichita Jazz Festival history, the festival will debut with an Ad Astra Concert headlined by Kansas City trombonist, Marcus Lewis. The Ad Astra concert will feature Kansas talent to showcase the superior musicianship close to home. While in Kansas City, Marcus Lewis keeps busy by performing with his quintet, 18-piece big band, and teaching jazz trombone at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Lewis has performed at notable venues all across the world including the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, New Orleans Jazz Festival, and the Sydney Opera House. Alongside his list of notable venues, Lewis has performed or recorded with top musicians such as Aretha Franklin, Prince, Janelle Monáe, The Barkays, Quincy Jones, and many more.

• Sean Jones

  Day & Date: Fri Apr 17, 2020 | Time: 7:30PM. 2020 Wichita Jazz Festival, Doors at 6:30 p.m. Wichita Jazz Festival Presents; Sean Jones: Noted as a musical chameleon, Sean Jones will bring his talent as a trumpeter, band leader, composer, and educator to Wichita, Kansas for the 49th annual Wichita Jazz Festival. Join us for an evening of big-band jazz as Jones will perform as a soloist with the Wichita State University Jazz Arts Ensemble 1. Sean Jones held the position as lead trumpeter for Wynton Marsalis from 2004 to 2010. From 2015-2018 Jones was a member of the SFJAZZ Collective where he managed to form groups of jazz musicians to produce and release eight recordings on Mack Avenue Records, including his most recent release Sean Jones: Live from the Jazz Bistro. Sean has been featured in recordings and performances with several prominent artists such as Illinois Jacket, Frank Foster, Dianne Reeves, Gerald Wilson and Marcus Miller.

• Christian McBride

  Day & Date: Sat Apr 18, 2020 | Time: 7:30PM. 2020 Wichita Jazz Festival, Doors at 6:30 p.m. Wichita Jazz Festival Presents; Christian Mcbride: You won't want to miss six-time GRAMMY-winning jazz bassist Christian McBride and trio as they headline the 49th annual Wichita Jazz Festival. After touring with saxophonist Bobby Watson for several years, McBride formed the Christian McBride Band. Noted as "one of the most intoxicating, least predictable bands on the scene today," McBride and his band have been performing for nearly 20 years. He also performs with a trio, Inside Straight quintet, and with the Christian McBride Big Band. Alongside his notable ensembles, McBride is heavily involved in the community as an educator and talk show host. Christian McBride works with the nationally recognized community arts organization Jazz House Kids. Additionally, he hosts and produces "The Lowdown: Conversations With Christian" on SiriusXM satellite radio and National Public Radio's "Jazz Night in America," a weekly radio show and multimedia collaboration.

• Midwest Burlesque Festival

  Day & Date: Sat May 2, 2020 | Time: 8:00PM. 18 to enter & 21 to drink, For ticketing options, please click on "INFO" button. Ticketing Options: All tickets are subject to ticketing fees and sales tax. Advance Tickets are $25 and seating is located on Tier's 1, 2 & 3 (Day of Show Tickets are $28). Military & Student Tickets are $20 and seating is located on Tier's 1, 2 & 3. VIP Table (table of 8) is availble by calling the Crown Uptown Theatre Box Office at 316-612-7696. This ticket will give you a VIP table on the floor close to the stage for you and 7 of your guests. This ticket will also allow you and your guests to attend the After Show Gala. Ticket for table of 8 is $300. VIP Floor (Single Ticket) tickets are located on the floor near the stage. This ticket will also allow accesss to the After Show Gala. Ticket price is $45. VIP Booth seating is booked as a whole booth (seats 4) to enjoy with your friends. 1 ticket will be issued for your entire party. Limited amount are available. This ticket will also allow you and your guests admittance to the After Show Gala. Ticket price $140. You must be 18 to enter and 21 to drink.

• Funny Girl

  Day & Date: Mon May 11, 2020 | Time: 7:00PM. Film Series, Concessions & Bar Service Available. Early twentieth century New York. Fanny Brice knows that she is a talented comedienne and singer. She also knows that she is not the beauty typical of the stage performers of the day, she with skinny legs and a crooked nose among other physical issues. So she knows she has to use whatever other means to get her break in show business, that break so that she can at least display her talents. With the help of Eddie Ryan who would become her friend, Fanny is able to get a part in a novelty act in a vaudeville show, the renown from which eventually comes to the attention of famed impresario Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.. Fanny does become one of the Ziegfeld Follies most popular acts, despite she almost getting fired after her first performance by defying Flo's artistic vision for her closing number. Beyond stage success, Fanny also wants a happy personal life, most specifically with the suave Nicky Arnstein, a gambler in every respect of the word. Fanny loves him and loves that he loves her.

  $8.00

• Singin' in the Rain

  Day & Date: Mon May 18, 2020 | Time; 7:00PM. Film Series, Concessions & Bar Service Available. 1927 Hollywood. Monumental Pictures' biggest stars, glamorous on-screen couple Lina Lamont and Don Lockwood, are also an off-screen couple if the trade papers and gossip columns are to be believed. Both perpetuate the public perception if only to please their adoring fans and bring people into the movie theaters. In reality, Don barely tolerates her, while Lina, despite thinking Don beneath her, simplemindedly believes what she sees on screen in order to bolster her own stardom and sense of self-importance. R.F. Simpson, Monumental's head, dismisses what he thinks is a flash in the pan: talking pictures. It isn't until The Jazz Singer (1927) becomes a bona fide hit which results in all the movie theaters installing sound equipment that R.F. knows Monumental, most specifically in the form of Don and Lina, have to jump on the talking picture bandwagon, despite no one at the studio knowing anything about the technology. Musician Cosmo Brown, Don's best friend, gets hired as Monumental's ideas man and musical director. And by this time, Don has secretly started dating Kathy Selden, a chorus girl who is trying to make it big in pictures herself. Don and Kathy's relationship is despite their less than friendly initial meeting. Cosmo and Kathy help Don, who had worked his way up through the movie ranks to stardom, try make the leap to talking picture stardom, with Kathy following along the way. However, they have to overcome the technological issues. But the bigger problem is Lina, who will do anything to ensure she also makes the successful leap into talking pictures, despite her own inabilities and at anyone and everyone else's expense if they get in her way, especially Kathy as Don's off screen girlfriend and possibly his new talking picture leading lady.

  $8.00

• The Ultimate White Party

  Day & Date: Sat May 23, 2020 | Time: 6:00PM. Ages 30 +, ID's will be Checked, Just Wear White.

  $25.00

• The nOtsOnOrmAl 2020

  Day & Date: Sun May 24, 2020 | Time: 7:00PM. Doors open at 6:30 pm. Doors @ 6:30 pm, Dance from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm, Ages Middle School to Graduating High School Seniors, Tickets from March 15 thru April 15 $25, April 16 thru May 15 $30, May 16 thru May 23 $35, At the Door $45 CASH ONLY, Tickets are subject to tax and ticket handling fees. The nOtsOnormAl 2020 is coming Memorial Day Weekend Sunday, May 24, 2020 at the historic Crown Uptown Theatre. Tickets will be available on March 15th at 10:00 a.m. Tickets start at $25 (taxes and ticketing service charges will apply). Open to middle school through graduating seniors. It's a night of dancing, pictures, prizes, snacks, chocolate fountain, beverages and friends all at one low price. Modes, formal attire is required. Get your tickets early and save money. The" at the door" price is CASH ONLY and still subject to ticket sales tax. We have always said" tired of the junk or regular proms? Us too, "and that's the motivation for what we do. Any questions about any part of what we do, please email [email protected].

• Cabaret

  Day & Date: Mon May 25, 2020 | Time: 7:00PM. Film Series, Concessions & Bar Service Available. Cambridge University student Brian Roberts arrives in Berlin in 1931 to complete his German studies. Without much money, he plans on making a living teaching English while living in an inexpensive rooming house, where he befriends another of the tenants, American Sally Bowles. She is outwardly a flamboyant, perpetually happy person who works as a singer at the decadent Kit Kat Klub, a cabaret styled venue. Sally's outward façade is matched by that of the Klub, overseen by the omnipresent Master of Ceremonies. Sally draws Brian into her world, and initially wants him to be one of her many lovers, until she learns that he is a homosexual, albeit a celibate one. Among their other friends are his students, the poor Fritz Wendel, who wants to be a gigolo to live a comfortable life, and the straight-laced and beautiful Natalia Landauer, a Jewish heiress. Fritz initially sees Natalia as his money ticket, but eventually falls for her. However Natalia is suspect of his motives and cannot overcome their religious differences. Also into Sally and Brian's life comes the wealthy Baron Maximilian von Heune, who has the same outlook on life as Sally, but who has the money to support it. Max is willing to lavish his new friends with gifts and his favors. Around them all is the Nazi uprising, to which they seem to pay little attention or care. But they ultimately learn that life in all its good and particularly bad continues to happen to them and around them.

  $8.00

• The Prohibition Stir Up

  Day & Date: Sat Jun 27, 2020 | Time: 7:30PM. Doors at 7:00 p.m.

  $45.00

• Top Hat

  Day & Date: Mon Jul 6, 2020 | Time: 7:00PM. Film Series, Concessions & Bar Service Available. Showman Jerry Travers is working for producer Horace Hardwick in London. Jerry demonstrates his new dance steps late one night in Horace's hotel, much to the annoyance of sleeping Dale Tremont below. She goes upstairs to complain and the two are immediately attracted to each other. Complications arise when Dale mistakes Jerry for Horace.

  $8.00

• The Long Long Trailer

  Day & Date: Mon Aug 3, 2020 | Time: 7:00PM. Film Series, Concessions & Bar Service Available. Nicky and Tacy are going to be married. Nicky wants to save up money for a house, but Tacy dreams of starting off with their own home on wheels--a trailer. After the two are hitched, they hitch up their trailer and begin their honeymoon. The humor comes from several disastrous adventures the couple has while traveling including Tracy's awkward attempt to cook dinner in a moving trailer, and a cliffhanging ride through the mountains that nearly destroys their marriage.

  $8.00

• I Want to Live

  Day & Date: Mon Sep 7, 2020 | Time: 7:00PM. Film Series, Concessions & Bar Service Available. This film tells the riveting true story of brazen bad girl Barbara Graham (Susan Hayward, in an Academy Award-winning performance), a perpetural offender who tries to go straight but is sent to death row after being implicated in a murder. When Journalist Ed Montgomery (Simon Oakland), whose initial newspaper articles on Barbara's crime played up her recklessness, become convinced that she may be innocent, he begins a desperate campaign to save her from the gas chamber.

  $8.00

• Sunset Boulevard

  Day & Date: Mon Nov 2, 2020 | Time: 7:00PM. Film Series, Concessions & Bar Service Available. In Hollywood of the 50's, the obscure screenplay writer Joe Gillis is not able to sell his work to the studios, is full of debts and is thinking in returning to his hometown to work in an office. While trying to escape from his creditors, he has a flat tire and parks his car in a decadent mansion in Sunset Boulevard. He meets the owner and former silent-movie star Norma Desmond, who lives alone with her butler and driver Max Von Mayerling. Norma is demented and believes she will return to the cinema industry, and is protected and isolated from the world by Max, who was her director and husband in the past and still loves her. Norma proposes Joe to move to the mansion and help her in writing a screenplay for her comeback to the cinema, and the small-time writer becomes her lover and gigolo. When Joe falls in love for the young aspirant writer Betty Schaefer, Norma becomes jealous and completely insane and her madness leads to a tragic end.

  $8.00

• National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

  Day & Date: Mon Dec 7, 2020 | Time: 7:00PM. Film Series, Concessions & Bar Service Available. Clark Wilhelm Griswold had some disastrous vacations at both Wallyworld and in Europe. Now he wants to compensate for this by having a special "Griswold Family Christmas", and after months of careful planning he invites both of his parents, both of his wife, Ellen's parents even his uncle Louis and his senile aunt Bethany. However, what Clark does not realize that his no-manner cousin-in law Eddie was coming over in his new trailer. Clark even prepares his house for Christmas with over 20,000 lights and a tree that does not even fit in the living room. As Christmas eve comes, Clark will soon realize that a series of unfortunate events will start to unravel for him, as the Christmas Turkey would burst and have no meat, his aunt's cat would chew on the lights and his uncle Louis will burn up his tree, and he will even soon discover that his boss have cut the Christmas bonus to give him a month in the jelly club, can Clark keep it together and understand the true meaning of Christmas?

  $8.00