Month: October 2017

‘Young Frankenstein’ coming to KCKCC

by Kelly Rogge, KCKCC

A Mel Brooks classic is heading to the Kansas City Kansas Community College stage this week.

“Young Frankenstein” follows the story of Frederick Von Frankenstein, who has inherited his grandfather’s estate in Transylvania. The question remains – will the young Frankenstein follow in the family business and create his own monster? The musical is based on the Mel Brooks 1974 film of the same name, written by both Brooks and Gene Wilder. It is being presented at KCKCC through special arrangement with Music Theatre International.

“Young Frankenstein” is at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 12, 13 and 14. There is also a matinee performance at 2:30 p.m. Oct. 15. All performances are in the KCKCC Performing Arts Center, 7250 State Ave.

Tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for senior citizens and non-KCKCC students. All KCKCC students, staff and faculty are admitted free with valid identification.

“We have a great group of talented young actors this year,” said Charles Leader, director of the production. “Frederick and Igor are both played by freshmen. Add to that faculty members Dagney Velazquez, as Frau Blucher (playing her own violin), and Sheldon Guenther as the Hermit, and you have a surefire hit.”

The cast includes – Sheridan Smith, Dr. Frederick Frankenstein; Gary Enrique Bradley-Lopez, the Monster; Caleb Chipman, Igor; Nicole Brunetti, Inga; DeKara Ashley, Elizabeth Benning; Dagney Velazquez, Frau Blucher; Oscar Alvarez-Alonso, Inspector Hans Kemp;Sheldon Guenther, the Hermit; Jamel Toliver, Dr. Victor Von Frankenstein and Michael LeDesma, Ziggy.

For reservations and information about “Young Frankenstein,” call 913-288-7106.

Injury accident reported on I-70

An injury-accident was reported about 12:05 a.m. Oct. 8 on eastbound I-70, near 10th Street.

According to the Kansas Turnpike Authority trooper’s report, a driver lost control of a Saturn Ion and hit the barrier wall. The vehicle then slid across eastbound traffic and hit the eastbound retaining wall.

The driver, a 17-year-old Kansas City, Kansas, woman, was injured and taken to a hospital, according to the trooper’s report.

Blue Devils eye fourth soccer win in row in home finale Tuesday

by Alan Hoskins, KCKCC

Kansas City Kansas Community College’s men’s soccer team will try to extend its winning streak to four in a row Tuesday when the Blue Devils are host to Coffeyville at 7:30 p.m.

It’s the final regular season home game for the Blue Devils, who are coming off a 3-2 overtime win over Cowley College and a 3-1 victory over Allen County. Coffeyville nipped KCKCC 1-0 in the first meeting of the two teams at Coffeyville.

The 3-2 overtime win over Cowley vaulted the Blue Devils (5-3) past the Tigers (4-3-1) into second place in the Jayhawk Conference and kept their chances alive of overtaking first place Neosho County (5-0-1).

KCKCC will close out regular season play next Tuesday at Johnson County while Neosho still has three games left.

Sophomore Guilherme Grave’s unassisted goal four minutes into overtime provided the Blue Devils the win over Cowley.

Trailing 1-0 just 17 minutes into the game, sophomore Brajan Huyke pulled the Blue Devils even with an assist from freshman Hector Valles six minutes later.

KCKCC then went ahead two minutes before halftime on a goal by Piper freshman Jackson Jones on a pass from Harmon sophomore Giovanni Calderon. The Blue Devils stayed in front only to have Cowley tie it on a goal at the 78-minute mark.

KCKCC never trailed in the 3-1 win over Allen County. Huyke put the Blue Devils in front just 16 minutes into the game on a pass from Grave and then Giovanni Calderon made it 2-0 three minutes before halftime on an assist from his twin brother, Jesse Calderon.

Allen County closed to 2-1 early in the second half but Fernando Garella clinched the win in the waning minutes on a Giovanni Calderon assist.