Jacob Rivera-Sanchez News

Theatre Wesleyan's 71st Annual Spring Musical, Little Shop of Horrors, will be presented for one weekend only this April. The production also marks director Joe Brown’s final Theatre Wesleyan musical.

A new online petition has launched to get Jasmine Amy Rogers and Boop! the Musical a performance slot at the Tony Awards. It kindly asks CBS to consider having her perform 'Something to Shout About,' with David Foster on the piano, on the broadcast.

Celebrating the 70th Annual Spring Musical, Theatre Wesleyan will present the award-winning musical PIPPIN for one weekend only from April 24-27, 2025.

Rebecca Lowrey will direct Theatre Wesleyan's production of NEXT TO NORMAL. The musical explores themes of mental health and family dynamics. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

See photos of the Grand Prairie Arts Council’s production of “Bonnie and Clyde: The Musical.”

Get ready for a riveting journey through the turbulent times of the Great Depression with the Grand Prairie Arts Council's production of 'Bonnie and Clyde: The Musical.'

The Grand Prairie Arts Council is presenting “The Producers,” with music and lyrics by Mel Brooks and Glen Kelly, book by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan, and direction by Mallory Roelke. The show runs June 21 - 30 at the Uptown Theater. Check out photos here!

Theatre Wesleyan has announced Dave Malloy’s Tony Award®-winning musical Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 as the 69th annual spring musical.

Production photos have been released of Theatre Wesleyan’s production of Intimate Apparel by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage. 

What makes a monster and what makes a man? This is the central theme of The Hunchback of Notre Dame, a sweeping, grand-scale musical from Disney Theatrical.

The Grand Prairie Arts Council is presenting THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME, written by Peter Parnell with music by Alan Menken, Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, and direction by Mallory Roelke. The show runs October 20 - 29, 2023, at the Uptown Theater. Check out photos from the production here!

Join the Grand Prairie Arts Council for their production of THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME at the Uptown Theater in Grand Prairie. Learn how to purchase tickets!

Sam and Leo, Leo and Sam – roomies and besties since college. Nothing can tear them apart—or can it?  Stage West presents the regional premiere of the buddy comedy I Wanna f**king Tear You Apart, by Morgan Gould, which begins a 4-week run on Thursday, June 15. 

The Grand Prairie Arts Council  will present IN THE HEIGHTS, with music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, book by Quira Alegría  Hudes, and co-direction by Lon Barrera and Jacob Rivera-Sanchez. The show runs June 17 - 26, 2022, at the Uptown Theater. Check out photos here!

The Grand Prairie Arts Council presents IN THE HEIGHTS, with music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, book by Quira Alegría Hudes, and co-direction by Lon Barrera and Jacob Rivera-Sanchez.

Monumental Theatre Company presents Songs For A New World. Available to stream on a device of your choosing July 2-31.

Theatre Wesleyan will present OH, WHAT A NIGHT! – a free outdoor concert featuring students singing songs from popular rock musicals – on the Kay Granger Mall lawn at Texas Wesleyan University (1201 Wesleyan Street, 76105) from April 23-25, 2021. The production will also be available to live stream.

Theatre Wesleyan will present a Senior BFA Project production of Bibliophilia, or The Orature Festival at the Thad Smotherman Theatre at Texas Wesleyan University (1205 Binkley Street, 76105) from March 12-14. This new original musical will also be available as a live stream.

Theatre Wesleyan will continue their 'Six Plays At Six Feet' semester of fall programming with a familiar story of six feet (under) distancing. Eurydice by Sarah Ruhl is directed by theatre department business manager Jacob Rivera-Sanchez and will be presented at the Thad Smotherman Theatre at Texas Wesleyan University (1205 Binkley Street, 76105).

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