
Randy Stewart
Fine Arts ProducerRandy Stewart joined the full-time KSMU staff in June 1978 after working part-time as a student announcer/producer for two years. His job has evolved from Music Director in the early days to encompassing production of a wide range of arts-related programming and features for KSMU, including the online and Friday morning Arts News. Stewart assists volunteer producers John Darkhorse (Route 66 Blues Express), Lee Worman (The Gold Ring), and Emily Higgins (The Mulberry Tree) with the production of their programs. He's also become the de facto "Voice of KSMU" in recent years due to the many hours per day he’s heard doing local station breaks. Stewart’s record of service on behalf of the Springfield arts community earned him the Springfield Regional Arts Council's Ozzie Award in 2006.
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Queen City Chorale, founded in 2021 by Kenny Kabak, will perform their holiday concert Sunday, December 10 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Springfield.
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Ken Ludwig's faithful stage adaptation of the Robert Louis Stevenson classic features pirates, lots of fight scenes — and in Jeffrey Mindock's production, even a music score!
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The stage musical version of the hit 1980 movie comedy concludes this semester's productions by Missouri State's Theatre and Dance department.
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This local celebration of creativity and craftsmanship takes place at the Springfield Art Museum during the December First Friday Art Walk.
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The stage musical adaptation of the popular 2003 Will Farrell film takes the Landers Theatre stage for three weekends.
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First performed here in 2015, Michael Ching's popular one-act opera makes a second appearance Saturday, November 4 — with much help and encouragement from the composer himself.
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It's a Halloween-themed evening by the local civic orchestra — both a ticketed concert and a sensory-friendly free show.
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Michael Spyres is an international opera star and artistic director of Ozarks Lyric Opera. He joins Arts News as Beethoven's only opera, "Fidelio," is set to premiere in Springfield on October 20.
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Can a typical middle-class Black American family provide a "perfect" birthday party for the family matriarch? Jackie Sibblies Drury's award-winning comedy answers that question — and more.
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SCT and Springfield Chamber Chorus will collaborate on two performances of Craig Hella Johnson's work to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Matthew Shepard's death.