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City Council Pauses Funding for Dallas Black Dance Theatre After Mass Layoffs of Unionizing Dancers

By Vanessa QuilantanOctober 24, 2024

The council puts a $248,435 grant on hold pending investigation of union-busting allegations.

Hazards features a cast of performers affected by displacement.

From War Zones to the Stage: Hazards Brings Stories of Resilience to Dallas

By Carly May GravleyOctober 1, 2024

The show will have its world-premiere run in Dallas, Oct. 11-13.

Rowdy ‘Bingo Raves’ Coming to Dallas and Plano

By Carly May GravleySeptember 27, 2024

Bingo Loco is putting a wild spin on the nursing home staple with booze, music and mountains of confetti.

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Texas Ballet Theater’s Cinderella Builds on a Magical Tradition

By Carly May GravleySeptember 9, 2024

The renowned North Texas ballet company brings generations of experience and a fresh perspective to a timeless classic.

Breaking Down the Union-Busting Allegations at Dallas Black Dance Theatre

Breaking Down the Union-Busting Allegations at Dallas Black Dance Theatre

By Vanessa QuilantanAugust 19, 2024

Following labor-organizing efforts, Dallas Black Dance Theatre fired its entire main company in one fell swoop. The company points to an inappropriate video.

The famed Texas Theatre in Dallas.

The Texas Theatre’s ‘Awkward Dance’ Prom To Precede 10 Things I Hate About You

By Carly May GravleyJuly 30, 2024

The Texas Theatre box office queen Vianca Vega’s annual birthday screening will be teamed with the ’90s teen prom of everyone’s dreams.

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Like a Rock Star, Comedian Sebastian Maniscalco To Take the Stage at AAC

By Adam DavidsonJuly 25, 2024

Dallas is one of the comedian’s favorite cities because “They let loose and laugh at the absurdities of life,” he says.

Dallas Public Library Hosts a Bridgerton Ball

By Samantha ThornfeltJuly 15, 2024

J. Erik Jonsson Central Library welcomed Dallas’ finest lords and ladies to an evening ball inspired by the hit Bridgerton series.

Davy Rothbart Brings Found Letters Collection to Dallas

By Jef RounerJuly 11, 2024

Before Tom Hanks was sharing found items on IG, Found was doing it better with notes and letters.

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Bridgerton Comes to Life at the Dallas Public Library’s July Ball

By Samantha ThornfeltJuly 2, 2024

Cottagecore and Regency-era enthusiasts: Prepare your dance card because Dallas is having a Bridgerton Ball.

Tara Szybillo leads a dance

Former Mavericks Dancer Tara Szybillo Aims To Make Women Feel Safe and Sexy

By Ryann GordonMay 14, 2024

All skill levels are welcome at her DRIP dance classes. No one has to be perfect.

Legendary '90s comedian Martin Lawrence will headline the stand-up stage for the first time since 2016.

Martin Lawrence’s First Headline Tour in 8 Years Coming to Dallas This Fall

By Samantha ThornfeltMay 9, 2024

The legendary comedian, aka just “Martin,” is headed to Dallas.

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Kathy Griffin

Kathy Griffin Will Distill Personal Tragedy Into Universal Comedy at the Majestic Theatre

By Kendall MorganApril 13, 2024

The comedian is a living example of how comedy equals tragedy plus time.

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Cocina Flamenca Live Festival Brings Spanish Food and Dance to Dallas

By Alex GonzalezApril 12, 2024

For the inaugural edition of the festival, attendees can immerse themselves in Spanish culture at the Latino Cultural Center in Dallas.

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Alexandra Light Introduces Ode, a New Dance Piece Set to Music by Fever Ray

By Alex GonzalezApril 11, 2024

The North Texas choreographer employs the work of a modern experimental music master to create a production that is accessible to all in Fort Worth.

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Margaret Cho, comedian and LGBTQ icon, is bringing her outspoken act to Dallas.

For Margaret Cho, Joy Is Still a Top Priority

By Alex GonzalezApril 8, 2024

Margaret Cho may not love Texas politics, but she loves the people. She’ll appear in Dallas on April 12.

Chicago Gives Dallas the Ol’ Razzle Dazzle at Winspear Opera House

By Carly May GravleyApril 5, 2024

The classic Broadway musical is playing through April 6 at the Winspear Opera House.

Stomping Ground Comedy's bespoke AI, AImee, will lead the theater's latest improv show, Whose Mind is it Anyway?.

Artificial Intelligence Takes on Dallas Comedy in New Improv Show

By Samantha ThornfeltMarch 15, 2024

Meet AImee, the AI bot taking the stage in Stomping Ground Comedy Theater’s new show.

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A black-and-white headshot photo of Scottish actor Alan Cumming, who is bringing his quirky showmanship to Dallas' Moody Performance Hall.

Alan Cumming To Bring His Irreverent Array of Songs and Storytelling to Moody Performance Hall

By Kendall MorganMarch 5, 2024

Your favorite character actor is a main-character showman. And he’s bringing his pizzazz to Dallas.

Justin Collette and the company of Beetlejuice:The Musical, now playing The Music Hall at Fair Park.

Beetlejuice: The Musical Is a Hilarious and Lively ‘Show About Death’

By Carly May GravleyFebruary 26, 2024

The musical adaptation of the classic Tim Burton film made its North Texas debut at The Music Hall at Fair Park.

Dallas poet Kendall Brown mugs for the camera.

Poet Kendall Brown Is Having a 30th Birthday Party for His Beard, and You’re Invited

By Simon PruittFebruary 19, 2024

“I said to myself, ‘I am going to grow a beard, I’m gonna power through the itching phase,'” recalls Kendall Brown. “I ceremonially took my razor and shaving cream and threw them underneath the counter and closed the door.” It was 1994. Brown was 29 years old, fresh off multiple…

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Uptown Review burlesque dancers pose with their newest star: Juicy Jan, making her debut at Dallas' The Nines at age 69.

69-Year-Old Juicy Jan Will Make Her Burlesque Debut in Deep Ellum

By Samantha ThornfeltFebruary 14, 2024

At 69, Juicy Jan proves it’s never too late to chase your dreams, even if your dream is to be a burlesque dancer.

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