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
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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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