Friday Who knew? In the ’50s and ’60s, companies such as General Electric, Ford and Xerox were producing industrial musicals for their clients and employees featuring performers who would become stars — Chita Rivera, Bob Fosse, Florence Henderson. The documentary film, Bathtubs Over Broadway, revealing the history of these productions,…
In 2011, Dallas radio DJ Kitti Jones met singer R. Kelly at a concert after-party. She was 33 at the time. Kelly was about 44 and on his Love Letter Tour. In a six-part docuseries, Surviving R. Kelly, that airs Jan. 3 on Lifetime, Jones details her relationship with Kelly…
Not only was Dallas the last stop on Taylor Swift’s Reputation Stadium Tour, it also served as the location of her highly anticipated Netflix concert special out today. Shot completely in Dallas, Swift tells the audience during her Netflix special that her October date was the 30th show she played…
Friday Take your worried mind off those looming Christmas credit card bills with a little help from the Mesquite Championship Rodeo Winter Classic. After all, how bad could those bills be compared with the challenge faced by bull riders, barrel racers, bronc-busters and bareback riders competing at Mesquite Arena, 1818…
Friday You would think Santa Claus would be a bit crunched for time two days before Christmas Eve, but the jolly old elf has made time to lead a few horseback trail rides at Southfork Ranch, home of the prime-time oil opera Dallas’ Ewing family. Apparently reindeer-driven sleighs aren’t Old…
Wednesday If your idea of the holidays is about a baby Jesus and a virgin Mary and also some old fat man dressed in red, maybe it’s time to explore outside your world views. The Interfaith Council of the Thanks-Giving Foundation is here to help with its 2018 Winter Festival…
Friday Thanks to a lonely toy’s wish being granted by a genie, his fellow playthings are coming to life and wreaking vengeance upon their oppressors. The monstrous Krampus is leading an evil army of elves against the rogue toys. And, should you choose to visit a haunted attraction rather than,…
Wednesday We wonder. If one were to poll a random group of American twentysomethings, how many could give a knowledgeable account of the birth of Jesus, the flight into Egypt and other details of the Nativity? And how many, do you think, could tell the entire plot of A Christmas…
Dee Simmons doesn’t really give a rip. Or a dog’s rip. Or a flip. Or a rat’s ass. Dee Simmons is the larger-than-life, all-knowing and all-giving woman of Dallas society, and she isn’t concerned about what anyone thinks of her. It’s a Friday afternoon when Simmons’ housekeeper opens the front…
It was a great year for the arts in Dallas. Well, actually, if you look at the numbers, it was a great year for TV about Dallas. Yeah, stories about art gallery openings and operas didn’t rake in the big numbers, but TV (and bud sex) did! Yay for art…
What is there to say about Taylor Swift that hasn’t been said before? She’s the princess of pop, the queen of open letters to streaming services, the goddess of breakup and beef songs. There’s nothing she can’t or won’t do at this point. But even with all she’s accomplished, it…
Please don’t click off this article because you think you are too good for reality TV. You turn nose up at the thought of Dallas women mouthing off at one another. And you think it’s sad some desperate Dallas woman went on TV to get married. Please. You’re not too…
Friday The Dallas Black Dance Theatre, 2700 Ann Williams Way, presents an event that’s part holiday party, part gift: their Black on Black production at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 7, and Saturday, Dec. 8, operates as an exciting talent showcase while serving up seasonal merriment. The 21-and-up soiree kicks…
Wednesday If you’re looking to smarten up your holiday music listening ears, try a night at the Dallas Symphony Orchestra when Grammy Award-winning jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis plays. He’ll do classic Christmas songs, like “O Christmas Tree,” “Jingle Bells” and others. Sip some wine while taking it all in. The…
Wow, last night was something. Something. We assume. We’re writing this at 12:47 p.m. Tuesday, just hours before the Dallas Observer Music Awards ceremony at Canton Hall, but we’re going to go ahead and assume it was something. Good or bad. Hopefully good and a lot of fun. (Editor’s note:…
Plenty of people in baseball have written a book. There’s Jim Bouton’s Ball Four, Josh Lewin’s You Never Forget Your First — hell, even actress Alyssa Milano has written a book about baseball. Eric Nadel, the radio announcer and voice of the Texas Rangers, has written three books, but his…
Friday If there’s a work of music that better expresses the wistful and melancholy nostalgia that the holidays can bring than the Vince Guaraldi Trio’s soundtrack for the 1965 CBS television special A Charlie Brown Christmas, I haven’t heard it. It perfectly captures the way you feel about poor Charlie…
On last week’s episode of The Real Housewives of Dallas, when it was said that LeeAnne Locken threatened to clone Brandi Redmond’s phone, many of the women were left confused. Turns out, phone cloning dates back to car phones when you could get physically close enough to a phone and…
Wednesday Grammy Award winner Michael W. Smith and Season 6 American Idol finalist Melinda Doolittle are coming to the Majestic Theatre, 1925 Elm St., to perform a night of Christmas songs. According to YouTube, the pair have been singing Christmas songs together since around 2008, and this year, they’ll continue…
Courtney Ann was nearing 1 million followers on her Instagram account @texasthighs when it was suddenly shut down. The fitness — and, well, ass — Instagram model and influencer, who is a Fort Worth mother, has had the account for more than two years. She says that while it has…
Hello. Today is Cyber Monday, which for everyone older than 98, that means the websites on the worldwide web typically offer discounts for online shoppers. We want to be cool and hip like Amazon and Target.com and other websites, so we are offering a super special deal for DOMAs tickets…
Friday For parents with hearts cold and dead after one too many princess movies, maybe a production of Disney on Ice: Frozen isn’t high up on your to-do list. But you’d be surprised at the power of a couple of ice princesses to melt your heart (and loosen your wallet)…
