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Photo by Michael Lamont High-energy dancing, acrobatics and tumbling fill the Dallas Summer Musicals’ stage as “Bring it On: The Musical” swoops down through Feb. 26.
THEATER REVIEW 'Bring It On: The Musical' scores a touchdown
Tuesday night, the Music Hall at Fair Park’s stage was transformed into a football stadium and high school alternately when “Bring it On: The Musical” blasted onstage to an unusually cheerful audience, Valentine’s Day aside. And it was “bring on the Red Bull” as there were surely empties throughout the wings. With visually explosive dance moves, toe-touches, back tucks, front hurdlers, vaults, lifts, pikes and pyramids, the talented cast crea...
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Photos by Karen Almond. Cast members are convincing as ranch hands in “Giant” at the Wyly Theater through Feb. 19.
THEATER REVIEW: Timeless themes make 'Giant' compelling, layered
If you are going into the Dallas Theater Center’s production of “Giant” expecting a Texas-sized version of Oklahoma, complete with Busby Berkleyesque, whole cast dance extravaganzas and catchy “can’t-get-it-out-of-my-head” songs, you may be disappointed. Though technically correct, the word “musical” seems to be a bit of a misnomer in this case; DTC’s “Giant” is an opera based on Edna Ferber’s 1952 novel by the same name. Librettist Sybille ...
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Photo by Karen Almond Shown here, left to right standing: Timylle Adams (Anna Marie), Nebyat Teferra (Kayla), Alex Mutti (Stephanie), Eliza Palter (Sutton), sitting: Zoe Kerr (Abby).
Shhh! DCT has a ‘Secret’
“I’m going to tell you a secret - and I don’t want you to tell. The secret is about me – about my life – how it will never be the same again.” The character Abby speaks these words in an honest, unflinching and timely look at the destructive world of teen girl bullying. This dynamic play by Dallas Children’s Theater’s award-winning resident playwright, Linda Daugherty, is sweeping the country and has even been produced as far as Canada, Ge...
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Street magician David Blaine.
Illusionist brings underwater wonder to Winspear stage
The beautiful Winspear Opera House is majestic and modern, but upon entering the auditorium on Jan. 12, 2012, all eyes in the audience were drawn to a small, plexi- glass box filled with water in the center of an otherwise bare stage. In the clear cube sat a man – famed street magician, endurance artist, illusionist, and escapologist David Blaine – in a suit at a café table, complete with a wine bottle, glass and fruit plate. On the back wal...
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Leah Spillman (Hannah) and Michael Federico (David).
Kitchen Dog to present world premier of ‘Collapse’
Inspired by the 2007 Minneapolis bridge collapse, KDT Artistic Company Member Allison Moore’s new play, Collapse,” bares all in a sidesplitting but heartfelt story about picking up the pieces and moving on when our lives fall apart. As Hannah tries to hold her perfect life together amidst being laid off and fearing infertility, her husband David calls in sick to work for days on end and waters the plants with beer. When Hannah’s flakey sister ...
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Photo of Hannah McCue and Jackson Vickery courtesy of Gigi Ekstrom
‘Bly’ sets Lakehill record
Lakehill Preparatory School’s Upper School Musical Theater students opened their performance of Brenda Bly on Nov. 18 to a full house, setting a record with more than 200 guests in attendance on Friday night. The ultimate 1950s “Who Done It?” took audiences on a nostalgic journey back to a time of rock and roll, space discovery and great hope for the future. But trouble is brewing at the Whitney Ellis Private School for Girls. Only days away...
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Burks brings holiday classic to Children’s Theater
Enjoy Tchaikovsky’s holiday masterpiece brought to life with dazzling puppetry! Kathy Burks Theatre of Puppetry Arts brings their unique and acclaimed staging to DCT’s intimate Studio Theater for the first time. “The Nutcracker” plays through Dec. 22 at DCT’s Rosewood Center for Family Arts. In the spirit of laughter, wonder and great joy, Kathy Burks Theatre of Puppetry Arts’ “Nutcracker” is a sumptuous creation and a delicious holiday treat...
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Allie Donnelly (Olivia) and Christina Vela (Beatriz) appear in Kitchen Dog Theater s production of "26 Miles."
‘26 Miles’ comes to Dallas for premier
Kitchen Dog Theater’s 21st season of theater continues with “26 Miles,” by Quiara Alegría Hudes. Eight years after a Cuban mother loses custody of her Jewish daughter, she is given a second chance. At 4:30 in the morning, she kidnaps the sick teenage girl and the two drive west in search of a remedy and their divergent American dreams. KDT Co-Artistic Director Tina Parker directs this beautiful play in its Regional Premiere. A great cast has b...
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DCT teen academy presents cult favorite ‘Dead’
“Yeah, they’re dead.  They’re all messed up.” They’re dead… they’re teens... and they’re hungry…. Radiation from a fallen satellite transforms the dead into flesh-eating zombies, and no one is safe. It’s the 1968 black and white, B-movie horror classic brought to life (figuratively speaking) on stage for a terrifying theatrical event performed by and geared toward young adults.  Dallas Children’s Theater’s Academy presents an all ...
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