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| June 26 to July 6, 2008 |
Theatre Brookhaven goes the full distance for humor with "The Full Monty" from Thursday, June 26, 2008 to Sunday, July 6, 2008 with performance on June 26 to 28 and July 3 and 5 at 8 p.m., and June 29 and July 5 and 6 at 2:30 p.m. in the School of the Arts Performance Hall in Building C, Brookhaven College, 3939 Valley View Lane, Farmers Branch. |
This adaptation of the 1997 hit movie tells the story of six fellows who decide to change their fortunes after losing their jobs by putting on a 'regular-Joe' strip show. The men each have to face their fears to gain self-confidence and self-respect as they get ready to face the audience. The play is to be considered rated R due to language and partial nudity. Tickets: $15 general admission, $10 students and seniors. For information: 972-860-4118 |
| July 6, 9, and 12, 2008 |
The Living Opera presents their 2008 Season featuring Gregory Sullivan Isaacs's HENRY FAUST on Sunday, July 6, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. and Wednesday, July 9 and Saturday, July 12, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. at the Eiseman Center, 2351 Performance Drive, Richardson. |
This epic solo work by composer-in-residence Gregory Sullivan Isaacs was honored with a Pulitzer Prize nomination recognizing its innovation and ambition as a three act opera written for one character and piano. Based entirely on words of the stage play, this dramatic re-imaging of Goethe drama is a tour de force. Tickets: $25, $35, and $50; discounts for seniors and students. For information: 972-744-4650 or www.eisemanncenter.com |
| July 10, 11, and 12, 2008 |
The Living Opera presents their 2008 Season featuring Gilbert & Sullivan's H.M.S. PINAFORE on Thursday, July 10, and Friday, July 11, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. and Saturday, July 12, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. at the Eiseman Center, 2351 Performance Drive, Richardson. |
By the overwhelming demand of our audiences following last season's smash hit, Pirates of Penzance, TLO will present Gilbert and Sullivan's perennial favorite sea faring story of a captain's daughter in love with a lowly sailor. The usual G&S tomfollery ensues complete with mixed up babies and dark secrets. Excellent for families and children of all ages! Tickets: $25, $35, and $50; discounts for seniors and students. For information: 972-744-4650 or www.eisemanncenter.com |
| July 9 to 12, 2008 |
The Fort Worth Theatre is pleased to present JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, directed by Emily Cherry from Wednesday, July 9 through Saturday, July 12, 2008 every evening at 7:30 p.m. and on Saturday at 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at the Scott Theatre, 1300 Gendy Street, Fort Worth. |
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR is written by famed lyricist Tim Rice and composer Andrew Lloyd Webber. This ground-breaking "rock opera", changed the face of musical theater when it debuted on Broadway in 1971. Telling the story of the last seven days in the life of Jesus. “Jesus Christ Superstar”, once considered avant garde and controversial for its time, is now a musical theatre classic with many memorable songs. Tickets: $20 adults, $18 seniors and students. For information: 817-921-5300 or fortworththeatre.com |
| July 13, 2008 |
Northside Baptist Church presents one of the funniest and fastest-growing stand-up comedians performing today - DARREN MARLER - on Sunday, July 13, 2008 at 6:00 p.m. at 2000 Denton Drive, Carrollton. |
Marlar is bringing his unique brand of stand up comedy to Carrollton. Marlar’s comedy is quick, clever, and relatable. He’s been called “One of Milwaukee’s finest stand-up comedians.” Marlar, originally from Kansas City, takes his audience through his own life growing up as a redhead, complete with super heroes, spending time at the beach, warning labels, marriage, more! With his contagious humor, unique insight and quick wit, Marlar may soon become a big name in comedy. Admission is free. For information: www.nsbcc.org or 972-242-1582
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| July 2 to 13, 2008 |
Dallas Summer Musicals is proud to announce a new touring stage version of HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL is coming to Dallas from Wednesday, July 2, 2008 through Sunday, July 13, 2008 on Tuesdays through Fridays at 8:00 p.m. and on Saturdays and Sundays at 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. with an additional matinee on Thursday, July 3, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. at the Music Hall at Fair Park, Dallas.
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Disney’s HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL is a contemporary musical comedy about a popular high school basketball star and a shy, academically gifted newcomer who discover they share a secret passion for singing. When they sign up together to audition for the lead roles in the school musical, it threatens East High's rigid social order and sends their peers into an uproar. Tickets: $18.50 to $78.50. For information: 214-691-7200 or www.dallassummermusicals.org |
| July 2 to 13, 2008 |
Dallas Summer Musicals presents Disney’s HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL from Wednesday, July 2 to Sunday, July 13, 2008 on Tuesdays through Sundays at 8:00 p.m., Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2:00 p.m., at the Music Hall at Fair Park, Dallas. |
With a plot described as a modern retelling of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, it’s the story of two high school students from rival cliques: Troy Bolton, captain of the basketball team, and Gabriella Montez, a shy transfer student who excels in math and science. Together, they try out for the lead parts in their high school musical, and, as a result, divide the school. Troy and Gabriella resist peer pressure and rivalry, inspiring others along the way not to "stick with the status quo." Tickets: $11 to $71. For information: 214-691-7200 or www.dallassummermusicals.org |
| July 19, 2008 |
Texas Woman¹s University School of the Arts presents the GALA DANCE AND MUSIC PERFORMANCE for the "The Latino Dance and Music Festival" on Saturday, July 19, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. in the Margo Jones Performance Hall, TWU Campus, Denton. |
Elisa de la Rosa, a former assistant director of the TWU DanceWorks company, will choreograph the world premiere of a new work by composer and guest artist Ernesto Garcia de Leon at the July 19 gala. Tickets: $8 adults, $4 seniors and students. For information: www.twu.edu/lifelong, www.twu.edu/lifelong, or 940-898-3721 |
| July 15 to 19, 2008 |
Texas Woman¹s University School of the Arts presents "The Latino Dance and Music Festival" featuring guest artist, Maestra Silvia Lozano, artistic director and choreographer for the world-acclaimed Folklorico Ballet of Mexico from Tuesday, July 15, 2008 to Saturday, July 19, 2008 on the Texas Woman's University campus, Denton. |
The Latino Dance and Music Festival includes five days of classes, workshops, concerts, lectures and a Gran Competencia featuring works by festival participants selected for the gala performance. The dance festival is open to students ages 12 and up, teachers, performers and members of folkloric dance ensembles. The dance festival also features Eluza Santos, associate professor of dance at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro, and choreographer Elisa de la Rosa, who teaches dance at the Alex W. Spence Middle Learning Center & Talented and Gifted Academy in Dallas. Registation: $225 through June 23; after that date $275. For information: www.twu.edu/lifelong, www.twu.edu/lifelong, or 940-898-3721 |
| June 20 to July 20, 2008 |
THE DALLAS CHILDREN’S THEATER invites you to the Broadway sensation, A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD from Friday, June 20, 2008 to Sunday, July 20, 2008 on Fridays at 7:30 p.m., Saturdays at 1:30 p.m. and on Sundays at 1:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. in the Baker Theater at the Rosewood Center for Family Arts, 5938 Skillman Street, Dallas. |
In this Tony Award-nominated adaptation of Arnold Lobel’s classic stories, cheery Frog and grumpy Toad leap awake just in time for blossoming, bird-chirping spring. With hilarious and tender songs set to snazzy jazzy music, this musical comedy gloriously suggests that having a very best friend for flying kites, racing sleds and baking cookies is as good as it gets. Dallas veteran theatrical director, designer and actress Cheryl Denson brings her award winning talents to DCT as guest director. Tickets: $14 to $23 general admission, discounts for seniors and students. For information: 214-740-0051 or www.dct.org |
| June 19 to 21 and June 25 to July 25, 2008 |
Shakespeare Dallas presents SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK featuring "All's Well That Ends Well" on Thursday, June 19, Friday, June 20, Saturday, June 21, 2008 and continuing from Wednesday, June 25 through Friday, July 25, 2008 on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays at 8:15 p.m. at Samuell-Grand Amphitheatre, 1500 Tenison Parkway, Dallas. |
Helena is a humble physician's daughter who is given Bertram's hand in marriage after she cures the gravely ill King of France. Bertram refuses the arrangement but the passionate Helena won't take no for an answer. All's Well That Ends Well tells the story of how Helena struggles to win Bertram's love in this romantic tale of desire and honor. Tickets: $10 adults and $7 seniors/students on Fridays and Saturdays; $10 donation requested on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays; and free for children 12 and under. For information: www.shakespearedallas.com or 214-559-2778 |
| June 13 to 15, 22 to July 26, 2008 |
Shakespeare Dallas presents SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK featuring "Othello" on Friday, June 13, Saturday, June 14, Sunday, June 14 and continuing from Sunday, June 22 through Saturday, July 26, 2008 on Sundays, Tuesdays, and Saturdays at 8:15 p.m. at Samuell-Grand Amphitheatre, 1500 Tenison Parkway, Dallas. |
Othello tells the story of when the noble Othello's love and devout wife Desdemona's purity succumb to the sinister Iago's machinations. For the elaborate setting of Carnivale to the barren isle of Cyprus, Shakespeare's powerful drama of uncontrolled human emotion captivates audiences with jealousy, treachery, murder,and love. Tickets: $10 adults and $7 seniors/students on Fridays and Saturdays; $10 donation requested on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays; and free for children 12 and under. For information: www.shakespearedallas.com or 214-559-2778 |
| July 10 to 27, 2008 |
Amphibian Stage Productions continues their 2008 season with GUTENBERG THE MUSICAL by Doug Simon and Bud Davenport from Thursday, July 10, 2008 to Sunday, July 27, 2008 at 8:00 p.m. on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays and at 2:00 p.m. on Sundays at the Hardy & Betty Sanders Theatre, Fort Worth Community Arts Center, 1309 Montgomery, Fort Worth. |
"Gutenberg the Musical" by Doug Simon and Bud Davenport. In this two-man musical spoof, a pair of aspiring playwrights perform a backers’ audition for their new project: A big, splashy musical about printing press inventor Johann Gutenberg. Tickets: $26 adult, $21 senior and student. For information: www.amphibianproductions.org or 817-923-3102 |
| June 26 to July 27, 2008 |
Stage West will have you laughing out loud with the funniest farce very written NOISES OFF from Thursday, June 26 to Sunday, July 27, 2008 on Thursdays at 7:30 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 p.m., and Sundays at 3:00 p.m. at 821 W. Vickery, Fort Worth.
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This will be Stage West’s first production of the famous backstage comedy which chronicles the misadventures—on stage and behind the scenes—of a theatrical troupe on tour. “Spectacularly funny...A festival of delirium” writes the New York Times. Tickets: $24 to $28 adults, $18 to $24 seniors and students. For information: www.stagewest.org or 817-784-9378 |
| July 29 to August 3, 2008 |
Shakespeare Dallas presents SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK with the Junior Players featuring "A Midsummer Night's Dream" from Tuesday, July 29 to Sunday, August 3, 2008 on Tuesdays through Sundays at 8:15 p.m. at Samuell-Grand Amphitheatre, 1500 Tenison Parkway, Dallas |
Junior Players and Shakespeare Dallas continue their 19 year partnerhship through the Discover Shakespeare program that culminates with a version of "A Midsummer Night's Dream." Tickets: $10 adults and $7 seniors/students on Fridays and Saturdays; $10 donation requested on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays; and free for children 12 and under. For information: 214-526-4076 or www.juniorplayers.org |
| July 25 to August 16, 2008 |
Dallas Summer Musicals presents the 2006 Tony® Award Winner for Best Musical JERSEY BOYS from Friday, July 25 to Saturday, August 16, 2008 on Tuesdays through Sundays at 8:00 p.m., Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2:00 p.m., at the Music Hall at Fair Park, Dallas. |
JERSEY BOYS is the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons: Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi. This is the story of how a group of blue-collar boys from the wrong side of the tracks became one of the biggest American pop music sensations of all time. They wrote their own songs, invented their own sounds and sold 175 million records worldwide - all before they were thirty. Tickets: $11 to $71. For information: 214-691-7200 or www.dallassummermusicals.org |
| August 8 through 17, 2008 |
The Denton Community Theatre presents the foot-stompin' musicale LIL' ABNER on Fridays, August 8 and 15, 2008 at 7:30 p.m., Saturdays, August 9 and 16, 2008 at 7:30 p.m., and Sundays, August 10 and 17, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. at the historic Campus Theatre, 214 W. Hickory Street, Denton. |
A fun-filled, foot-stompin' musical taken directly from the comics, It's pure entertainment; a side-splitting extravaganza for all. The show is laced with gentle satire, rib-tickling humor, and a host of brash, catchy tunes. Tickets: $17 adults, $15 seniors, $10 students/children. For information: www.campustheatre.com, www.dentoncommunitytheatre.com or 940-382-1915
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| August 21 to September 7, 2008 |
Stage West presents the magical play of actors and puppets in THE LONG CHRISTMAS RIDE HOME from Thursday, August 21 to Sunday, September 7, 2008 on Thursdays at 7:30 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 p.m., and Sundays at 3:00 p.m. at 821 W. Vickery, Fort Worth. |
Past, present and future collide on a snowy Christmas Eve for a troubled family of five. In this brilliantly theatrical play, the children (and some of the other characters) are portrayed by life-size puppets. “It’s enough to make even die-hard agnostics believe in the mystical powers of drama” writes the New York Times. Tickets: $24 to $28 adults, $18 to $24 seniors and students. For information: www.stagewest.org or 817-784-9378 |
| September 30 to October 19, 2008 |
Dallas Summer Musicals presents the 2008 State Fair Musical that was nominated for 11 Tony® Awards including Best Musical THE COLOR PURPLE from Tuesday, September 30 to Sunday, October 19, 2008 on Tuesdays through Sundays at 8:00 p.m., Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2:00 p.m., at the Music Hall at Fair Park, Dallas. |
THE COLOR PURPLE is based on the classic Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Alice Walker and the film by Steven Spielberg. The unforgettable and inspiring story of a woman named Celie who finds the strength to triumph over adversity and discover her unique voice in the world, THE COLOR PURPLE has a joyous Grammy® nominated score featuring gospel, jazz, pop and the blues. Tickets: $11 to $71. For information: 214-691-7200 or www.dallassummermusicals.org |
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