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High Schools From Across Texas Celebrated As Winners Were Announced At The 8th Annual Dallas Summer Musicals
by BWW News Desk - May 10, 2019
High school students, parents, friends, arts advocates, celebrities and city officials from all over Texas celebrated as winners and scholarship recipients were announced on Thursday, May 9, at the 8th Annual Dallas Summer Musicals High School Musical Theatre Awards (DSM HSMTA).
JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT to Open at Artisan Center Theater
by BWW News Desk - May 10, 2019
JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT opens at Artisan Center Theater on Friday, May 24, 2019 and runs through Saturday, June 29, 2019. The 196 seat theater-in-the-round is located at 444 East Pipeline Road in Hurst.
VIDEO: Get A First Look At THE WIZARD OF OZ at Casa Manana
by BWW News Desk - May 09, 2019
Casa Mañana Theatre presents The Wizard of Oz, sponsored by Frank Kent Cadillac as part of the 2018-2019 Children's Theatre season. Check out video of the production below!
Photo Flash: XANADU at MainStage Irving Las Colinas
by BWW News Desk - May 09, 2019
Break out those leg warmers and roller skates, because Xanadu is ready to roll into town. The hit-musical-based-on-the-flop-film is an electrifying tale of endless fun that will keep audiences in stitches while the original legendary, chart-topping tunes lift them out of their seats. Xanadu is produced by MainStage Irving-Las Colinas and runs May 10 through May 25 in the Dupree Theatre at Irving Arts Center (3333 N. MacArthur Blvd., Irving TX). Tickets are on sale at www.tickets.irvingartscenter.com/online.
BWW Review: ORDINARY DAYS at Lakeside Community Theatre
by Kathleen Anwar - May 07, 2019
The stories of four individuals in New York City loosely intertwine to give us a narrative about finding purpose and making authentic connections amid everyday routine. The couple Claire and Jason struggle through a rough patch in their relationship, while Deb and Warren strike up the most unlikely of friendships in the city that never sleeps.
OLD JEWS TELLING JOKES Brings Laughs to The Eisemann Center
by BWW News Desk - May 07, 2019
Philip Roger Roy and Playhouse Productions, Inc. have announced a limited engagement of the off Broadway hit Old Jews Telling Jokes at the Charles W. Eisemann Center for Performing Arts and Corporate Presentations Bank of America Theatre. The visiting production is set to open on Thursday, July 11, at 2pm and the engagement will continue through Sunday, July 28.
DSM High School Musical Theatre Awards To Recognize Top Talent From North Texas
by BWW News Desk - May 06, 2019
More than 300 area high school students will perform on the main stage of the Music Hall at Fair Park on Thursday, May 9 as part of the 2019 Dallas Summer Musicals High School Musical Theatre Awards (HSMTA).  Winners will be named in 18 categories that recognize artistic and educational achievements of North Texas students and their high school programs.
SLEEPING BEAUTY DREAMS Announces 2019 U.S. Tour Dates
by BWW News Desk - May 06, 2019
After a successful World Premiere in Miami and New York in December 2018, Sleeping Beauty Dreams announces its 2019 U.S. tour dates and cities. The technological feat - brought to life by the production company Magic Reality Group - is a contemporary dance and art experience using innovative technology, which explores the age-old fable of Sleeping Beauty and for the first time, reveals what Princess Aurora dreamt about during her 100-year slumber.
BWW Review: REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES at Dallas Theatre Center
by Kathleen Anwar - May 06, 2019
Dallas Theatre Center's Real Women Have Curves is indeed about female empowerment and the immigrant experience- but more importantly, it's about sisterhood. It's about the way women interact with each other, talk about themselves, tear each other down and build each other up again.
Photo Flash: Outcry Youth Theatre Presents THE OLD MAN AND THE OLD MOON
by BWW News Desk - May 06, 2019
Outcry Youth Theatre will present The Old Man and the Old Moon, with book, music, and lyrics by PigPen Theatre Company. This new play with music is directed by Outcry Theatre Artistic Director Becca Johnson-Spinos and will perform at the Addison Theatre Centre's Studio Theatre from May 17-26.
Photo Flash: ORDINARY DAYS at Lakeside Community Theatre
by BWW News Desk - May 04, 2019
From one of musical theatre's most exciting new composers comes ORDINARY DAYS, a refreshingly honest and funny musical about making real connections in the city that never sleeps (but probably should at some point.) ORDINARY DAYS tells the story of four young New Yorkers whose lives intersect as they search for fulfillment, happiness, love, and cabs. Lakeside Community Theatre presents the title now through May 18. Tickets and more information can be found at www.lctthecolony.com.
Winners Announced For The 2019 Dallas Opera Guild Vocal Competition
by BWW News Desk - May 04, 2019
An elite group of twenty of the most talented young opera singers in the country competed this week for prestige and cash prizes in the 31st Annual Dallas Opera Guild Vocal Competition. At the conclusion of this evening's exciting Finals Round, hosted by Miss America 2019 Nia Franklin, the winners were announced from the stage of the Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House at the AT&T Performing Arts Center in Dallas:
Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Opens Plano Summer Musicals
by BWW News Desk - May 03, 2019
North Texas Performing Arts Repertory Theatre opens its Plano Summer Musicals series with the Disney musical 'Beauty and the Beast' June 20-July 7 at the Willow Bend Center of the Arts. Step into the enchanted world of Broadway's modern classic, Disney's Beauty and the Beast, an international sensation that played a remarkable 13-year run on Broadway and has been produced in 37 countries worldwide.
Broadway Revival Of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF Comes To Dallas
by BWW News Desk - May 03, 2019
Dallas Summer Musicals presents the Dallas engagement of the Tony Award-nominated Broadway revival of Fiddler on the Roof at the historic Music Hall at Fair Park from Aug. 7 to Aug. 18.  The tour will launch October 17, 2018 in Syracuse, New York at Landmark Theatre.
Dallas Children's Theater Colors The World With Kindness In 2019-2020 Season
by BWW News Desk - May 03, 2019
In Dallas Children's Theater's (DCT) 2019-2020 season of amazing plays, the theme of kindness will vividly come to life in every production.
XANADU Rolls Into Irving Arts Center May 10
by BWW News Desk - May 02, 2019
Break out those leg warmers and roller skates, because Xanadu is ready to roll into town. The hit-musical-based-on-the-flop-film is an electrifying tale of endless fun that will keep audiences in stitches while the original legendary, chart-topping tunes lift them out of their seats. Xanadu is produced by MainStage Irving-Las Colinas and runs May 10 through May 25 in the Dupree Theatre at Irving Arts Center (3333 N. MacArthur Blvd., Irving TX). Tickets range from $20-$25 and are on sale at www.tickets.irvingartscenter.com/online. Tickets are also available by phone at 972.252.2787 and in person at the Irving Arts Center Box Office.
HAMILTON'S #EduHam Program Comes to Dallas
by BWW News Desk - May 02, 2019
The innovative educational program that debuted at HAMILTON on Broadway continues in Dallas on Thursday, May 2 when over 3,200 students and teachers from 56 high schools attend matinee performance of the musical at the Music Hall in Fair Park.
BWW Review: OFFICE HOUR at Fort Worth's CIRCLE THEATRE
by Kathleen Anwar - May 02, 2019
A troubled student and fearful educators in a time of school shootings- this is what sets the stage for Office Hour, a drama by Julia Cho.
BWW Review: REMEMBER RUDY Strives for Significance at Ochre House Theater
by Zac Thriffiley - May 01, 2019
A delight in watching celebrities behave badly drives most of the audience's interest in the new musical REMEMBER RUDY, directed by Carla Parker and running at the Ochre House Theater through May 11.
James Hayden Rodriguez of THE LIGHTNING THIEF at Winspear Opera House
by Jared West - May 01, 2019
This afternoon, I had the opportunity to speak with James Hayden Rodriguez, who is currently playing Luke/Ares in the national tour of THE LIGHTNING THIEF, based on the Rick Riordan novel of the same title. I reached him in beautiful, breezy Eugene, Oregon, where the weather was great and he was enjoying some time before his show this evening.
The Firehouse Theatre Presents OSWALD, Starring Tony LePage
by BWW News Desk - April 30, 2019
The Firehouse Theatre today announces the cast of its new developmental musical, OSWALD, which runs May 3-5, 2019 at The Firehouse Theatre in Farmers Branch, Texas. The all-star cast includes three Equity actors from New York City for the special three-day presentation: Tina Stafford, who will play Marina Oswald-Porter, will be joined by two Broadway veterans, Justin Mortelliti, and Tony LePage, one of the show's writers, who will play out two possible versions of Lee Harvey Oswald's story simultaneously.
JMBLYA Partners With Music Forward Foundation To Provide Free Music Education Workshop And Tickets To Dallas-area Students From Underserved Communities
by BWW News Desk - April 30, 2019
JMBLYA announced a partnership with the Music Forward Foundation to provide an 'All Access' educational workshop with top music industry leaders and ticket incentives for students from underserved communities in the Dallas-Fort Worth area during the May music festival.
BRIGHT STAR Comes To The Firehouse Theatre Next Month
by BWW News Desk - April 29, 2019
The Firehouse Theatre is proud to present the regional premiere of Bright Star May 23 - June 9, 2019. Inspired by real events of the 1940s, Bright Star tells a tale of love and redemption told through a Grammy-nominated bluegrass score. Written by Texans Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, Bright Star premiered on Broadway in 2016. Local favorite Lucy Shea will return to Dallas from Chicago to star as Alice Murphy in Bright Star. Tyler Jeffrey Adams directs.
THEY'RE PLAYING OUR SONG Announced At Theatre Arlington
by BWW News Desk - April 29, 2019
In 1984, young actor, B.J. Cleveland was thrilled to be cast in his very first show at Theatre Arlington as one of the Voices of Vernon Gersch in Neil Simon's They're Playing Our Song. Now, 35 years later and with a more than a few shows under his belt, Cleveland is proud to return to the TA stage in the same musical, but this time he is taking the lead. This funny, romantic musical comedy with music by Marvin Hamlisch and lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager opens in downtown Arlington on Friday, May 3rd.
Cast And Creative Announced For GHOST QUARTET at IMPRINT Theatreworks
by BWW News Desk - April 29, 2019
IMPRINT Theatreworks has announced the cast & creative teams for Dave Malloy's gorgeous and haunting song cycle, GHOST QUARTET, opening May 31st at The Bath House Cultural center.

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