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John Waters

  • Blogs

    January 30, 2012

    At Plano Children's Theatre, They've Shampooed All the Black Kids out of Hairspray

    You need two things when you do the musical Hairspray: a fat girl to play the lead character, Tracy Turnblad, and a bunch of African-American kids to play the African-American kids. There are about a dozen roles for young black performers in this show, plus one for a big black lady who closes out th ... More >>

  • Film

    July 9, 2009

    Brüno is Totally Gay for You

    You need two things when you do the musical Hairspray: a fat girl to play the lead character, Tracy Turnblad, and a bunch of African-American kids to play the African-American kids. There are about a dozen roles for young black performers in this show, plus one for a big black lady who closes out th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 5, 2008

    What You Lookin' At? Oh, I See -- the AFI Dallas Complete Lineup.

    You need two things when you do the musical Hairspray: a fat girl to play the lead character, Tracy Turnblad, and a bunch of African-American kids to play the African-American kids. There are about a dozen roles for young black performers in this show, plus one for a big black lady who closes out th ... More >>

  • Summer Guide

    May 24, 2007

    Flick It

    Your guide to summer's hottest films

  • Culture

    November 23, 2006

    Maim That Tune

    Sour notes (on purpose!) at Theatre Three; at DCT's Rabbit, the paw that refreshes

  • News

    May 30, 2002

    Trading Up?

    Rumor has it Blockbuster is buying out a local movie-rental fave

  • News

    April 26, 2001

    Reel People

    It's about the artists, not the stars at the 31st annual USA Film Festival

  • News

    June 24, 1999

    Edifice complex

    Michael Piazza wants his proposed $20 million cathedral to send a message to the world -- gays can go to heaven too

  • News

    April 15, 1999

    Letters

    Michael Piazza wants his proposed $20 million cathedral to send a message to the world -- gays can go to heaven too

  • Culture

    March 11, 1999

    A better mousetrap

    The wonderful worlds that Walt built are rendered at the Modern in Fort Worth

  • Culture

    May 14, 1998

    Road trip

    Houston lies at the widening crossroads of contemporary art

  • News

    March 26, 1998

    Will the clothes make the man?

    Dallas' Todd Oldham wants to take his colorful fashions from sassy to classy--and reap big-time profits. But MTV's fashion designer won't have it easy in his quest to transcend trend.

  • News

    February 12, 1998

    Bull--it's what's for dinner

    The cows aren't the only ones pumping out manure in windy Amarillo, where Oprah is giving the cattlemen a lesson in steer wrestling

  • Music

    September 11, 1997

    Let it bleed

    Fireworks goes back to the garage

  • Music

    June 19, 1997

    Roadshows

    Fireworks goes back to the garage

  • Music

    January 16, 1997

    Roadshows

    Fireworks goes back to the garage

  • Calendar

    August 22, 1996

    Events for the week

    Fireworks goes back to the garage

  • News

    August 15, 1996

    Not Ready for Prime time

    The Bobby Jack Pack Show lurks in the shadows of cable access, threatening its creator with low-rent success

  • Film

    December 7, 1995

    Kids these days

    The Doom Generation is a full-frontal assault on good taste

  • Film

    October 26, 1995

    The lost generation

    Kevin Smith's Mall Rats is a derivative retread of Clerks

  • Film

    April 27, 1995

    Sweet cesspool

    Filmmaker and scandal-monger Kenneth Anger might be the grandfather of America's tabloid culture

  • Film

    November 3, 1994

    Thanks for the mammaries

    Sexploitation pioneer Russ Meyer revels in the permissiveness he helped create

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