Steve Walker

Arts Reporter

Since 1998, Steve Walker has contributed stories and interviews about theater, visual arts, and music as an arts reporter at KCUR. He's also one Up to Date's regular trio of critics who discuss the latest in art, independent and documentary films playing on area screens.

In addition, Walker has taught creative writing and film criticism classes at the Kansas City Art Institute and currently teaches at the University of Kansas. His writing has appeared nationally in The Sondheim Review, The Advocate and Theater Week, and locally in The Kansas City Star, The Kansas City Business Journal, Ingram's, The Pitch and Review.

Kansas City Rep Brings 'Pippin' Into The 21st Century

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Kansas City cast members (in front, l to r): Katie Kalakura and Katie Gilchrist with Tony nominee Mary Testa and Claybourne Elder in KC Rep's "Pippin."

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Cast of Kansas City Rep's "Pippin" rock out the Spencer Theatre.

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Claybourne Elder (in white t-shirt) as "Pippin" at KC Rep.

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Wallace Smith in the "Pippin" role that made Ben Vereen famous.

By Steve Walker

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The journey of a young prince is the subject of the musical Pippin, which opens the Kansas City Repertory Theatre's 48th season this week.

6:25 pm

Fri September 14, 2012

Up To Date's Indie, Foreign & Documentary Critics' 'Three To See'

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Virginie Ledoyen in Farewell, My Queen

By Danie Alexander and Steve Walker and Cynthia Haines

Looking for a great independent, foreign, or documentary film to see the weekend of September 14-16, 2012? Up to Date's critics share their three favorite showing on area screens.

9:52 am

Fri September 7, 2012

Up To Date's Indie, Foreign & Documentary Critics' 'Three To See'

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Quvenzhane Wallis as Hushpuppy and Dwight Henry as Wink in Beasts of the Southern Wild

By Stephen Steigman and Steve Walker and Cynthia Haines

Looking for a great independent, foreign, or documentary film to see the weekend of September 7-9, 2012? Up to Date's critics share their three favorite showing on area screens.

5:00 am

Thu September 6, 2012

Coterie Theatre's Sex Ed Goes On Stage And To School

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Medical student Holly Allen and actor Nick Leyden in a scene from the Dramatic Health Education Project.

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Dramatic Health Education Project features actors and medical students like Philip Hansen.

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Actors Noah Whitmore, Will Amato and Tyler Eisenreich from The Coterie's "Spring Awakening"

By Steve Walker

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One in four Americans who test positive for HIV at present is 20 years old or younger.

4:45 pm

Sat September 1, 2012

'Celeste And Jesse Forever': Love Among The Ruins

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Rashida Jones and Andy Samberg as the befuddled title characters of "Celeste and Jesse Forever"

By Steve Walker

Relationships blossom and thrive or they fizzle and die. But writers Will McCormack and Rashida Jones - who also stars as the female half of Celeste and Jesse Forever - have another take on it.

11:15 am

Fri August 31, 2012

Up to Date's Indie, Foreign, and Documentary Critics' "Three to See"

Still from The Queen of Versailles

By Steve Walker and Cynthia Haines and Greta Wendelin

Looking for a great independent, foreign, or documentary film to see this weekend? Check out Up to Date's critics' "Three to See" - their favorite features showing on area screens.

12:51 pm

Fri August 24, 2012

Up to Date's Indie, Foreign, and Documentary Critics' "Three to See"

Still from Ruby Sparks

By Steve Kraske, Danie Alexander and Steve Walker and Greta Wendelin and Cynthia Haines

Looking for a great independent, foreign, or documentary film to see the weekend of August 24-26, 2012? Up to Date's critics share their three favorite showing on area screens.

Cynthia Haines: Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry, Queen of Versailles, Ruby Sparks

Steve Walker: Moonrise Kingdom, Queen of Versailles, Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry, Ruby Sparks

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5:00 am

Fri August 24, 2012

Living Lush & Ludicrously With 'The Queen Of Versailles'

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Jackie Siegel and her brood in "The Queen of Versailles."

By Steve Walker

There have been several informative documentaries about the United States' ongoing economic woes - for instance 2010's Oscar-winning The Inside Job.

5:44 am

Thu August 23, 2012

2012 Charlotte Street Fellows Inspired To Collaborate

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Performing Artist Award Fellows Patrick Conway and Heidi Van

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Patrick Conway

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Conway (left) with Gamelan Genta Kasturi at UMKC

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2012 Generative Performing Artist Fellow Patrick Conway

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Charlotte Street Generative Artist Award Fellow Heidi Van

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Heidi Van in "Lucette," a window play at The Fishtank

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"Bump," featuring Heidi Van as Brindsay Kardilton

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David Wayne Reed, Heidi Van and Bess Wallerstein in "White Nose Christmas" at The Fishtank.

By Steve Walker

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Since 2008, the Charlotte Street Foundation has recognized creative Kansas Citians who, within their various genres, consistently produce original and innovative work that often falls outside the mainstream.

10:38 am

Fri August 17, 2012

Up To Date's Indie, Foreign, and Documentary Critics' "Three to See"

By Stephen Steigman and Steve Walker and Cynthia Haines

Looking for a great independent, foreign, or documentary film to see the weekend of August 17-19? Up to Date's critics share their three favorite showing on area screens.

1:42 pm

Fri August 10, 2012

Kansas City Actors Theatre's 'The Mousetrap' A Killer Show

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Gary Neal Johnson as Major Metcalf in "The Mousetrap."

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A distressed Natalie Liccardello in :"The Mousetrap."

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The usual gathering of suspects in Agatha Christie's "The Mousetrap."

In London's West End, "The Mousetrap" is celebrating its 60th anniversary.

By Steve Walker

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When Kansas City Actors Theatre started fishing for a theme for the launch of its eighth season, the founders first picked one play, then tailored a similar one around that.

11:30 am

Fri August 10, 2012

Up To Date's Indie, Foreign, and Documentary Critics' 'Three To See'

By Stephen Steigman and Steve Walker and Cynthia Haines

Looking for a great independent, foreign, or documentary film to see the weekend of August 10-12, 2012? Up to Date's critics share their three favorite showing on area screens.

9:13 am

Fri August 10, 2012

Kansas City Actors Theatre's 'The Mousetrap' A Killer Show

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Gary Neal Johnson as Major Metcalf in "The Mousetrap."

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A distressed Natalie Liccardello in :"The Mousetrap."

Credit Brian Paulette

The usual gathering of suspects in Agatha Christie's "The Mousetrap."

In London's West End, "The Mousetrap" is celebrating its 60th anniversary.

By Steve Walker

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When Kansas City Actors Theatre started fishing for a theme for the launch of its eighth season, the founders first picked one play, then tailored a similar one around that.

3:00 pm

Thu August 9, 2012

The Choreography Of Adultery Informs 'Take This Waltz'

Luke Kirby and Michelle Williams find themselves awhirl in "Take This Waltz"

By Steve Walker

The human capacity for being in love with more than one person at a time is at the heart of writer-director Sarah Polley’s Take This Waltz, starring Michelle Williams as a woman so inflicted – and, naturally, conflicted.

10:25 am

Fri July 27, 2012

Up To Date's Film Critics' 'Three To See'

By Stephen Steigman and Steve Walker and Cynthia Haines and Robert Butler

Looking for a great independent, foreign, or documentary film to see the weekend of July 27-29, 2012? Up to Date's critics share their three favorite showing on area screens.

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