In the small dance room at Green Space Arts Collective in Denton, fully wooded and mirrored for optimal practice, a group of women gathers to practice a routine based off the popular anime Love Live. They all stare intently in the clear glass to hit the right steps and make…
It’s not an act. When comedian Lewis Black is screaming into a microphone on a stage or thrusting his pointer fingers at the camera to punctuate his rage during one of his editorials on Comedy Central’s The Daily Show, it’s not something he picked up from his years in theater…
Kitchen Dog Theater, now in its 27th year, recently premiered Pompeii, a musical comedy about the ill-fated citizens of the eponymous ancient city in the final days before the eruption of Vesuvius. The doomed residents of Pompeii serve as stand-ins for all of humanity going about their day-to-day lives just…
After more than seven years at the helm, Keith Cerny resigned his position as CEO/general director of the Dallas Opera in December. Six months later, the Dallas Opera announced its choice to replace him. Ian Derrer is the new CEO and general director of the Dallas Opera, the eighth in…
When Jeff Colangelo and Katy Tye, the co-founders of Prism Movement Theatre, were fellow students at Southern Methodist University, they had the idea to create an unspoken theater that focused on movement. Almost six years and many performances later, the duo is sharing their experience and unique approach to theater…
Bread is an entertaining and gripping play about the secrets family members keep from one another. It explores the differing perspectives held by people who share much in common. And, it serves as a historical document recounting the heritage of a city. The world premiere of Bread, a politically charged play…
Comedian Maria Bamford may be brilliant at playing with comedic concepts and characters and finding new ways to elevate her art, but she says she doesn’t have goals beyond doing comedy. “The goal is to just keep doing it,” she says. “I don’t have any higher aspirations except to make…
For the last nine years, Dallas Comedy House has provided Deep Ellum with its only entertainment venue dedicated solely to comedy, but the planning for a 10-year anniversary party might be cut short. The new landlord, Black Market Investments LLC, notified its tenant it needs to vacant the property by…
The Trials of Sam Houston, by playwright Aaron Loeb, centers on the 1832 trial of Sam Houston after Houston attacked a congressman on the streets of Washington, D.C., with a cane. The two-act play will premiere Friday at the Dallas Theater Center. The theater commissioned the play, directed by Kevin Moriarty,…
In the Dallas Opera’s production of Don Giovanni, there are moments when the women appear flattered by Giovanni’s compliments and advances. After all, Giovanni is a rich, powerful man; the lyrics of one aria ask “How can a nobleman be guilty of such a crime?” But every sexual encounter devolves…
When you watch the Trailer Park Boys live, you’re not always sure if you’re in reality. The cult comedy creations of Ricky, Julian and Bubbles, who have run on Canadian TV and Netflix for 12 seasons, are always in character, even in press interviews. This is the third time we’ve…
Raising children can feel like the world’s most thankless and demanding job, especially if you’re new at it. You cater to the whims of a demanding human being who can’t take care of his or her basic needs and is immune to reason, logic and the construct of a speakable…
Comedian Margaret Cho has never been afraid to tackle tough subjects. So naturally, her new Fresh Off the Bloat tour covers subjects like the #MeToo movement, the rise of Trumpism and Asian-American representation in entertainment, including her controversial ABC sitcom All-American Girl. The challenge has changed, though. Thanks to social…
When Anthony Anderson went home from school, nobody could help him with his homework because no one in his family could read music. The youngest of seven kids, Anderson was the only one in the house whose homework included sight-reading music sheets and studying German and Italian. Now 19, Anderson…
Over the next three days, a select group of aspiring DFW comedians will achieve their dreams of being on Comedy Central. Superstar comedian Kevin Hart will bring his Comedy Central show, Hart of the City, to the DFW area, and he’s looking for stand-up comedians to feature. The Arlington Improv…
Fixer Upper aired its last episode Tuesday night on HGTV, and everyone was sad. People love TV shows about couples renovating homes together, and when they are denied the privilege of watching them, they become really sad. But there is no need to be sad. Chip and Joanna Gaines, the…
Dallas Summer Musicals, for many years as the sole provider of Broadway entertainment in the city, has been presenting live theater in Fair Park since 1941. Then in 2009, the AT&T Performing Arts Center — another organization vying for the same productions and the same audience — opened. Its inaugural season included…
Grant Redmond didn’t bother to put on clothes when his partner, Cody Tidmore, told him their comedy short had been nominated for a Webby. “I woke up to Cody yelling at me from his room that we got in,” Redmond says. “I jumped out of bed and ran across the…
#The Count refers to the fact that only 22 percent of plays performed in regional theaters are written by women, and only 3 percent are written by women of color. Down for #The Count is a one-act play festival going on through April 15 at the Bishop Arts Theatre Center…
Dallas music and performing arts festival Soluna returns next month for its fourth year with the theme “Shadow and Light.” The Dallas Symphony Orchestra’s three-week celebration of music and art is May 6-28 in various locations throughout Dallas. Professional skater and multimedia artist Jennifer Wester will present the world premiere…
And don’t expect to see a lot of water or lion tamers in a pool, either.
In 2010, a small building in Deep Ellum known as Dallas Comedy House hosted the first Dallas Comedy Festival. This week, DCH, now one of the neighborhoods’ longest-running establishments, is welcoming performers from all over the country for its ninth year of the festival, which is expanding to two locations…
