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STAGE TUBE: Check Out Clips from Dallas Theatre Center's THE FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE
by Courtnie Mele - March 22, 2014
Dallas Theater Center is currently running the world premiere new musical The Fortress of Solitude, a co-production with The Public Theater in New York City. It began previews on March 7 and will continue to run through April 6. The Fortress of Solitude is based on the nationally best-selling novel of the same name by 2005 MacArthur Fellow Jonathan Lethem. The musical is conceived and directed by Daniel Aukin, with a book by Itamar Moses, and music and lyrics by Michael Friedman.
Rover Dramawerks to Hold Ribbon Cutting at New Location in Ruisseau Village, 3/27
by BWW News Desk - March 21, 2014
Rover Dramawerks has moved to a new location in Plano's Ruisseau Village, and is pleased to announce a ribbon cutting ceremony in conjunction with the Plano Chamber of Commerce and the North Texas Chamber of Commerce. The ceremony will take place on Thursday, March 27th at 4:30 pm at 221 W. Parker Road, Suite 580, Plano, TX 75023.
Broadway's Adam Pascal to Headline Dallas Theater Center's CENTERSTAGE 2014, 5/31
by BWW News Desk - March 21, 2014
Dallas Theater Center announced today that Broadway veteran Adam Pascal will headline Centerstage 2014 on Saturday, May 31. Chaired by Ann Hobson, with Underwriting Chair Pilar Henry and Honorary Chairs Kate and Dana Juett, Centerstage 2014 will take place at the Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre, which will be transformed for the evening.
Rover Dramawerks Presents SAME TIME, NEXT YEAR, Now thru 4/12
by BWW News Desk - March 20, 2014
Rover Dramawerks will present the classic romantic comedy Same Time, Next Year by Bernard Slade. This production is the first of two additional shows to their originally announced Fourteenth Season and will be performed at their new theatre venue in Plano, located in Ruisseau Village at 221 W. Parker Rd, Suite 580, at the northwest corner of Parker and 75. Performances are today, March 20 through April 12, with shows on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 8:00 p.m., with an additional matinee performance on Saturday, March 29 at 2:00 p.m.
SMU Meadows Theatre Professor Blake Hackler Receives Fulbright Scholars Grant
by BWW News Desk - March 19, 2014
Blake Hackler, assistant professor of theatre at SMU Meadows School of the Arts, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholars Grant to conduct teaching and research in Bulgaria. Hackler will be in residence at New Bulgarian University in the capital city of Sofia from January through June, 2015, where he will teach and direct theatre, focusing on physical acting techniques. He will also observe and work with the Sfumato Theatre Laboratory, an internationally recognized theatre based in Sofia that produces highly physical interpretations of classic plays.
Liz Mikel & More to Lead WaterTower's SPUNK, 4/11-5/4
by BWW News Desk - March 18, 2014
WaterTower Theatre Producing Artistic Director Terry Martin today announced the cast for Spunk running April 11 - May 4, 2014 on the Main Stage at the Addison Theatre Centre. Directed by Akin Babatunde, the cast features Liz Mikel (Blues Speak Woman), Tim Clifton (Guitar Man), and Joshua Bridgewater, Tiffany Denise Hobbs, Marcus Mauldin, and Calvin Roberts as The Folk.
Rover Dramawerks to Present SAME TIME, NEXT YEAR, 3/20-4/12
by BWW News Desk - March 18, 2014
Rover Dramawerks will present the classic romantic comedy Same Time, Next Year by Bernard Slade. This production is the first of two additional shows to their originally announced Fourteenth Season and will be performed at their new theatre venue in Plano, located in Ruisseau Village at 221 W. Parker Rd, Suite 580, at the northwest corner of Parker and 75. Performances are March 20 through April 12, with shows on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 8:00 p.m., with an additional matinee performance on Saturday, March 29 at 2:00 p.m.
Dallas Summer Musicals Welcomes THE WIZARD OF OZ, Now thru 3/30
by BWW News Desk - March 18, 2014
Dallas Summer Musicals is delighted to announce that the first North American tour of the new stage adaptation of THE WIZARD OF OZ will play today, March 18-30 at the Music Hall at Fair Park.
USITT Heads to Fort Worth for Cowboys, Culture, and Lots of Live Entertainment Technology, 3/26-29
by BWW News Desk - March 17, 2014
The United States Institute for Theatre Technology fills the Fort Worth Convention Center March 26-29, bringing some 5,000 live entertainment design and technology professionals and students to "the City of Cowboys and Culture."
Betty Buckley to Give Song Interpretation Workshop at The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth on 4/7
by BWW News Desk - March 17, 2014
Theatre Hall of Fame honoree and legendary Broadway star Betty Buckley will be offering a three month Spring Intensive Song Interpretation Workshop at The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth beginning April 7. The training will focus on preparations for Story Songs IV, two nights of concerts to be presented in June, starring participants in the workshop.
BOEING BOEING Opens This Week at Texas Repertory Theatre, 3/30-4/13
by BWW News Desk - March 16, 2014
The Texas Rep Theatre Co., Houston's Uptown Classic Theatre, continues a tradition of theatrical excellence in it's Ninth season with Marc Camoletti's hysterical farce comedy BOEING BOEING. Directed in a new production by Texas Repertory Artistic Director Steven Fenley and featuring a stellar cast of Houston's finest performers, BOEING BOEING will preview on March 20th, celebrate its Gala Opening on March 21st, and run 4 performances a week through April 13th.
Best of Loop 2014 Winners Revealed
by BWW News Desk - March 16, 2014
WaterTower Theatre Producing Artistic Director and Loop Executive Producer Terry Martin today announced the winners of the Best of Loop 2014 in the three categories: Best of Main Space, Best of Studio Theatre, and Best of Stone Cottage. Loop passholders only were eligible to vote in all three categories. The voting took place last night and today via an email ballot.
Second Thought Theatre Continues 10th Season with NOCTURNE, 4/2-26
by BWW News Desk - March 14, 2014
Second Thought Theatre continues its 10th anniversary season with the highly acclaimed play Nocturne by Adam Rapp. Miranda Parham makes her directorial debut with Nocturne, in which a former piano prodigy recounts the haunting incident that tore his family apart. Nocturne begins with previews on April 2 and runs through April 26 at Bryant Hall on the Kalita Humphreys Campus. Tickets to Nocturne are on sale now.
BWW Reviews: I LOVE LUCY LIVE ON STAGE Takes DFW Back in Time
by Sara Brown - March 13, 2014
'I Love Lucy' Live on Stage at Bass Hall now through March 16, 2014.
BWW Reviews: Core Theater's Cast of 12 ANGRY JURORS Speaks Out on Trials and the Legal System
by Buster Spiller - March 13, 2014
I recently had the opportunity to chat with the director and several cast members of '12 Angry Jurors' about the often volatile subject of jury trials in America and how effective they are as a tool of justice in determining the guilt or innocence of a defendant.
USITT 2014 Architecture & Theatre Student Design Competition Finalists to Showcase at Expo in Fort Worth, 3/29
by BWW News Desk - March 11, 2014
The finalists in the USITT 2014 Architecture & Theatre Student Design Competition sponsored by American Seating will present their designs for a college theatre at USITT's 2014 Annual Conference & Stage Expo in Fort Worth.
Uptown Players to Present PAGEANT: THE MUSICAl, 3/28-4/13
by BWW News Desk - March 11, 2014
Uptown Players continues its 2014 season with the return of an audience favorite, the farcical Off?Broadway hit, Pageant. With book and lyrics by Bill Russell and Frank Kelly and music by Albert Evans, what makes Pageant the musical so different from other beauty contests? Our girls have it all, plus a little "something extra!" The production runs March 28 through April 13, 2014, at the Kalita Humphreys Theater.
I LOVE LUCY LIVE ON STAGE Makes Texas Premiere at Bass Hall, Now thru 3/16
by BWW News Desk - March 11, 2014
Performing Arts Fort Worth will present the Texas premiere of I LOVE LUCY LIVE ON STAGE, the brand-new, nationally touring hit stage show adapted from the most beloved program in television history. The show runs today, March 11-16, 2014, at Bass Performance Hall.
Amphibian Stage Productions Adds National Theatre Live Screenings
by BWW News Desk - March 10, 2014
Amphibian Stage Productions today announced additional National Theatre Live screenings for 2014, presented in association with the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. Productions of King Lear, an encore screening of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and A Small Family Business, broadcast from London, will follow the previously announced screenings of Coriolanus and War Horse in the fifth season of this critically acclaimed series.
WaterTower Theatre's HONKY Begins Tonight as Part of 'Out of the Loop' Festival
by BWW News Desk - March 06, 2014
WaterTower Theatre presents Honky, WaterTower Theatre's entry for the 2014 Out of the Loop Fringe Festival, today, March 6-16, 2014 at the Addison Theatre and Conference Centre.
Amphibian Stage Productions & Modern Art to Screen CORIOLANUS with Tom Hiddleston, 3/12
by BWW News Desk - March 05, 2014
Amphibian Stage Productions (Kathleen Culebro, Artistic Director) in association with the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth (Marla Price, Director) announces National Theatre Live will broadcast the Donmar Warehouse's production of Coriolanus, Shakespeare's searing tragedy of political manipulation and revenge, Wednesday, March 12 at 2PM & 7PM, with Tom Hiddleston (The Avengers, War Horse (film), BBC's The Hollow Crown) in the title role and Mark Gatiss (Season's Greetings at the National Theatre, BBC's Sherlock) as Menenius, directed by the Donmar's Artistic Director Josie Rourke.
Dallas Summer Musicals to Welcome THE WIZARD OF OZ, 3/18-30
by BWW News Desk - March 04, 2014
Dallas Summer Musicals is delighted to announce that the first North American tour of the new stage adaptation of THE WIZARD OF OZ will play March 18-30 at the Music Hall at Fair Park. Official press opening night will be Wednesday, March 19 at 7:30 p.m.
WE WILL ROCK YOU Opens Tonight at Music Hall at Fair Park
by BWW News Desk - March 04, 2014
The worldwide smash hit 'rock theatrical,' Queen and Ben Elton's We Will Rock You, built around 24 of Queen's biggest hits, opens at the Music Hall at Fair Park tonight, March 4, 2014. We Will Rock You is produced by Queen Theatrical Productions, Tribeca Theatrical Productions, Phil McIntyre Entertainment and NETworks Presentations.
Antay Bilgutay Wins TeCo Theatrical Productions' 2014 New Play Competition with STRANGERS IN A CHAPEL
by BWW News Desk - March 03, 2014
Neither rain nor sleet or snow could stop TeCo Theatrical Productions, Inc. from crowning its grand prize winner of the 12th Annual New Play Competition last night. With 116 votes tallied over the two weekend festival, Antay Bilgutay walked away $1,000 richer for his one-act play Strangers In A Chapel.
Innovation Gallery & Stage to Showcase Cutting-Edge Entertainment Technology at USITT's 2014 Conference, 3/26-29
by BWW News Desk - February 27, 2014
Eleven cutting-edge entertainment technology companies will present their latest breakthroughs - from tiny gobos to compact audio monitors, to 3-D design software to LED tape - at USITT's Innovation Gallery & Stage, part of USITT's 2014 Annual Conference & Stage Expo March 26-29 in Fort Worth.

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