Performing Arts

The entertainment industry is said to be a cruel den of vipers, where nepotism reigns. True, having a strong work ethic is crucial, and you will generally have to start from the bottom and take your neophyte status in stride, but there’s no required penance behind success. The only true…

Friday, August 30 SEO Summer Camp 1 p.m. Friday, Aug. 30 Joe Youngblood SEO & Digital Marketing Consulting $10 Influencers, bloggers and writers, rejoice! If you’ve ever wanted to learn how to improve search engine optimization for your brand’s website, SEO expert Joe Youngblood is hosting an inexpensive workshop to…

When was the last time you went to a comedy show? Better question: When was the last time you went to a comedy show where women were performing? It’s no secret that the comedy industry is male-dominated. But, without a doubt, women are a force to be reckoned with on…

Nestled away in the beating heart of Oak Cliff, Bishop Arts Theatre Center is building theater communities for groups of all ages, cultures, and theatrical backgrounds — including a weekly workshop for the elderly called Silver Stories. “Our Silver Stories Storytelling Circle was born out of a need to deepen…

Friday, August 23 Workout Dance Party on Good Morning Texas 8 a.m. Friday, Aug. 23 WFAA Studios at Victory Park Free If you’re reading this right as it’s going live, you may still have a chance to be on Good Morning Texas. WFAA will be hosting LaBlast Fitness and Louis…

Brittany Tomlinson’s TikTok video has been turned into Twitter’s latest meme. The Dallas native who works in banking said she uploaded her video reaction to drinking Kombucha on TikTok about two weeks ago, but was shocked when it started catching steam on Twitter. The 22-year-old says she’s been making videos…

Friday, August 16 Hip Hop and Happy Feet 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 16 Nasher Sculpture Center Free This weekend’s ’til Midnight at the Nasher event lets you enjoy an evening of hip-hop and spoken word poetry with performances by singers, rappers and poets like Paul Russell, Ruslan with a special appearance…

The art of drag is no longer exclusive to men. Drag is for everyone, including biological women. The tradition defining a drag queen as a man who dresses up in women’s clothes, typically for the purposes of entertainment, is changing rapidly in Dallas. And this change is perhaps unsurprising. After…

There are many issues facing teenagers today, from gun violence and immigration to bullying and sexual abuse. In its production series Transformation Project, Junior Players, a nonprofit North Texas theater organization, has been digging deep into these issues with some of the “most talented and well-deserving high school dancers” in…

It’s no secret that Deep Ellum has been changing dramatically just over the past five years. While some of the beloved long time neighborhood staples are closing shop, new bars and restaurants are popping up left and right, bringing hefty crowds from all walks of life to the neighborhood. The…

Monday, August 5 Museum of Memories One would imagine the newest pop-up art interactive museum to be some sort of Freudian imaginarium, but the Museum of Memories appeals to the nostalgia belonging to a specific age group: the millennial generation. Practically a BuzzFeed quiz come to life, with a photo…

Friday, July 26 Building The Future: Collin Creek Mall Redevelopment Kickoff 6 p.m. Friday, July 26 Collin Creek Mall Free Say goodbye to Plano’s longest-standing mall before it begins a $1 billion renovation project. Relive your awkward teenage years at an ’80s-themed party, eat some nostalgic courtyard food and get…

You might not know stand-up comedian and actor J.B. Smoove by name, but you should. After all, you’ve seen him on film and television screens, heard his voice on some of your favorite animated shows, and this Saturday at House of Blues, you can see him onstage. Maybe you know…

Dallas Comedy House is only a few weeks away from reopening its doors. The Deep Ellum comedy theater is opening its third — and ideally final — location on Aug. 16, at 3036 Elm St. And it will be bigger and better than ever. If the old rule of comedy…

A thin white line snakes across the floor of Kitchen Dog Theater’s stage before a backdrop of lackluster red wooden pallets, joined by sections of chain-link fence. Then the chanting begins. “Build the wall!” cast members bellow. ”Build the Wall!” It was opening weekend for Crossing the Line, a documentary-style…

For 35 years, theater visionary Katherine Owens created expressive art in a basement in Deep Ellum, taking audiences to far away places and fairy tale lands created by legendary playwrights such as Samuel Beckett and David Rabe. As co-founder and co-director of the Undermain Theatre troupe, Owens established North Texas…

The classic soap opera Dallas is getting another reboot, this time in the form of a live stage show, happening at 2:30 p.m on Saturday July 20. Dallas: The Remix will run at Fretz Park Library in the Black Box Theater. Grounding the over-the-top characters with the equally dramatic real…

For a few days only, the Addison Improv will be trading in mixed drinks for chocolate milk, as they host a camp teaching children everything from card tricks to one-liners. Two entertainment camps will be held this summer, one July 15-18 and the other July 29-Aug. 1. Each feature two…

When J.K. Rowling first put pen to paper on what would become Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, (later published as and the Sorcerer’s Stone in the U.S.) back in 1990, perhaps she had visions that the books would become a transcendent print and box office franchise. Maybe she even dared…

The Try Guys have tried a lot of insane things in their highly popular Buzzfeed and YouTube series, such as simulating pregnancy pains, wearing crop tops for an entire day and eating the entire Panda Express menu. Those moments in their long history of viral video infamy pale in comparison…

A survey from last year by the Metro Dallas Homeless Alliance found that homelessness in North Texas had increased by 9 percent within the course of a year. About 4,140 homeless people live in Dallas and Collin counties, a large portion of which is made up of kids. While many…