Kansas City Symphony: Justin Freer - Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban In Concert

Kansas City Symphony: Justin Freer - Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban In Concert at Helzberg Hall - Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts

Sirius Black is on the run, Dementors circle the castle, and Buckbeak takes flight. The third Harry Potter film turned darker, stranger and more magical than its predecessors. Now the Kansas City Symphony brings that adventure to Helzberg Hall, pairing the film on screen with John Williams' score played live.

The mystery gives returning fans something more than a parade of magical creatures. Harry has questions to confront, and Sirius Black's place in the story keeps the adventure personal. You can enjoy knowing a favorite film well and still welcome the chance to get caught up in its suspense again.

Hermione and Ron give the darker material the connection of familiar friendships. For someone who grew attached to this trio, an outing built around their third adventure has an appeal beyond any one confrontation. It is time with characters you care about, in a story that lets danger and wonder share the same world.

Buckbeak, a Patronus and the time-turner add their own imaginative pull. The variety is part of what makes this film worth returning to: a creature to admire, a mystery to follow and magic that changes how the adventure unfolds. Williams' music gives those elements a concert dimension without replacing the movie you came to enjoy.

Get tickets for January 31 and make a Kansas City afternoon of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.