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Theater reviews: A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Talk Radio

The production sometimes feels more like High School Musical than Elizabethan, but that’s Moriarty.

Friday, Nov. 6, 2009

Theater review: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Dallas Theater Center's production is filled with love unrequited, mistaken, exaggerated, and conquered all in a fantastical, fairy-laden evening of color and song.

Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009

Theatre off the Square in Weatherford to present Curse of the Werewolf

Curse of the Werewolf is an entertaining and funny whodunit.

Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009

UNT Dance and Theatre brings Van Gogh to life with Vincent in Brixton

The play is based on the early life of Vincent Van Gogh.

Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009

Kids and family events in Dallas-Fort Worth, November 5-11

Even though the slate of events is a little sparser than usual, there are still a few fun things worth getting out of the house for.

Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009

Theater review: Premiere!

Moments where characters deliver monologues to the audience are the highlights of the play.

Monday, Nov. 2, 2009

Theater review: Talk Radio

I give great credit to these actors who portrayed various genders, ages and nationalities of callers to the talk show.

Monday, Nov. 2, 2009

Pressure building for debut of A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Wyly Theatre

Cedric Neal blesses the stage of the Wyly Theatre with an edgy take on Shakespeare’s funny valentine.

Friday, Oct. 30, 2009

Circle Theatre to present world premiere of A Lone Star Christmas Carol

"We thought audiences might appreciate a modern and colloquial 'translation' of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol."

Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009

Theater review: The Hallelujah Girls

Act, Too, under the auspices of Unity Church of Dallas, has assembled an enjoyable show in The Hallelujah Girls.

Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009

Theater review part deux: Rabbit Hole

Rabbit Hole is an exquisite, reflective play on holding back, holding on, and doing whatever you can to avoid the incomprehensibly awful truth.

Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009

Theater review: The Butler Did It

The show won't win any awards, but it's still a lot of fun to watch.

Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009

Nine north Texas businesses honored for positively affecting community and economy

Among them was the new AT&T Performing Arts Center, which received the "community catalyst" award.

Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009

Dr. Paul Baker, founder of Dallas Theater Center, dies at 98

Dr. Baker was also the founding principal of the Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts.

Monday, Oct. 26, 2009

Theater review: Rabbit Hole

Emotions are raw and real and, wisely, director Cynthia Hestand does not go for a happily ever after ending.

Monday, Oct. 26, 2009

Casa Mañana to present Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Noted Broadway actor Norm Lewis will appear as Sweeney Todd.

Monday, Oct. 26, 2009

Plano Community Theatre to present Little Women in Concert

The performance will be on December 19 at 9:30 a.m. at the Plano Children's Theatre.

Monday, Oct. 26, 2009

Theater Review: Master Harold and the Boys

For us, the audience, we are changed by this story, and we'll have much to think about as our dance goes on.

Friday, Oct. 23, 2009

Kids and family events in Dallas-Fort Worth, October 22-28

Only a little over a week to go until Halloween, so there are plenty of spooky events going on.

Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009

Theater review: Theatre of Death

Open-minded and adventurous souls should grab a seat and take a ride at Mark-Brian Sonna's masterful Theatre of Death.

Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009

Dallas Children’s Theater hosts educational symposium focusing on creative process and learning differences

Event are on October 23, 2009; December 4 and 5, 2009; and April 23 and 24, 2010.

Monday, Oct. 19, 2009

Theater review: Running in the Red

With colorful, authentic period costumes and a talented cast, this show plays like a comic book come to life.

Monday, Oct. 19, 2009

ICT Mainstage in Irving to present Don’t Dress for Dinner

Don’t Dress for Dinner is writer Marc Camoletti's sequel to Boeing, Boeing.

Monday, Oct. 19, 2009

Theater review: Evil Dead: The Musical

EDTM cheerfully goes way past the top, never missing an opportunity for a gag, a song, a ridiculous dance, or a chance to baptize the audience in sticky icky gore.

Monday, Oct. 19, 2009

Theater reviews: The Road to Qatar, Breathe, and My Sister in This House

Qatar makes the Middle East funny, Breathe gasps along, and Sister shocks.

Friday, Oct. 16, 2009

Theater review: The Road to Qatar

For Lyric Stage, The Road to Qatar leads to fun, frivolity, and the freedom to laugh out loud.

Friday, Oct. 16, 2009

The Von Trapp children, ancestors from The Sound of Music characters, to sing with Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra

How cute is that?

Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009

Theater review: Breathe

Breathe seems to draw its sparkle and energy from a spring of brimming humanity and tireless optimism.

Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009

Theater reviews: Grey Gardens and My Sister in This House

Both plays have a degree of female experience as it has too long been perceived: hysterical, confined, freakish, and in the end, inverted.

Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009

Mary Poppins workshop delights kids at Majestic Theatre

They learned how to spell supercalifragilisticexpialidocious and then dance while singing it. We can't even do that.

Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009

Dallas’ Paul J. Williams debuts new “homo-neurotic” comedy Oct. 25

Call it "Paul in the Family" -- he’s gay, funny and popping up everywhere.

Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009

Theater review: Chicago

The festive, sexy, hip rolling, and grinding, and slip-sliding movements made possible by the sparkly but danceable costumes, give a delightful evening of entertainment from the windy city.

Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009

Theater review: My Sister in This House

This may be a story about retribution and unbridled fury, but it's also about subsisting in the throes of unremitting pain.

Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009

Theater review: Ruthless! the Musical

Because of the limited run, I urge you to go see the show. It is a treat to see some of our biggest local "stars" all on stage at the same time.

Monday, Oct. 12, 2009

Theater review: Nunsense

The performers were encouraged to interact with the audience in a familiar, ministerial sort of way, and it never hurts to deliver these affable pokes to the ribs.

Monday, Oct. 12, 2009

Theater review: Harvey

Director Peter Ray chose to focus on the comedic aspects of the script to full tilt and maximized the talent and abilities of everyone on the stage.

Monday, Oct. 12, 2009

Video and photos: Music Theatre of Denton to present Chicago

This show is different from the 2002 movie because each song has vaudeville acts within it.

Friday, Oct. 9, 2009

Theater review part deux: Grey Gardens

I’m always amazed at the scale and grandeur of the sets at this small local theater.

Friday, Oct. 9, 2009

Rover Dramawerks to open 10th season with Premiere!

Martha Nelly Wasserman, Dale Wasserman’s widow, will be joining Rover Dramawerks for performances during the second weekend of the run.

Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009

Theater review: Grey Gardens

Diana Sheehan, as the mother (and later, her daughter) is breathtaking in her mastery of this Herculean task.

Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009


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