Soaring Music and Real Characters: Fun Home at AT&T
The foundation of Fun Home is not merriment as the title might suggest.
SCOT C. HART
Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time electrifies on stage
A large dead dog lies motionless on stage, a garden fork skewered into it’s side. That’s the sight theatergoers see immediately upon taking their seats to witness the first national tour of the wonderfully strange and heartfelt The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, now playing at the AT&T Performing Arts Center in Dallas—through Jan 22—before moving south to Houston's Hobby Center Jan. 24-29.
Meditation on Murder: Murder For Two at Stage West
Murder for Two, a not-so-usual murder mystery musical comedy at Stage West Theatre in Fort Worth through Dec. 18 asks a lot of its actors.
Who the Dickens is Scrooge?: A Christmas Carol at Dallas Theater Center
Productions of the A Christmas Carol have decorated the stages of local theaters for decades. Dallas is no exception, with the Dallas Theater Center now presenting their 38th production of the tale through Dec. 28 at the Wyly Theatre.
WOWZA: Funnyman at Circle Theatre Scratches Below Comedy’s Surface
The title, Funnyman, is a little misleading. Sure, this tightly-structured work by Philadelphia playwright Bruce Graham has its chortles, but at heart it’s a story about the seriousness of comedy, and those who create it.
Ann Flashes Back to Another Feisty Politician
Dorothy Ann Willis Richards’ had a personality about the size of the state she governed.
Celebrating Women’s Voices at Bishop Arts Theatre Center
At this time of year, Dallas' Bishop Arts Theatre Center hosts a new playwright competition, with short one-acts from mostly local writers filling the stage.
Obsessed with Intrigue: Dangerous Obsession at Theatre Britain
Dangerous Obsession is a difficult play to review without revealing too much of its twists and turns. Penned by British playwright N J Crisp, the taut three-character thriller is ably produced at Theatre Britain in Plano through the end of the month.
Timeless & Universal: Dallas Theater Center’s Romeo and Juliet
Joel Ferrell, Associate Artistic Director at Dallas Theater Center, is at the helm of a new, modernized production of the ultimate classic love story, William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. The show runs Feb. 5-28 at the Kalita Humphreys Theater.
Circle Theatre’s Clever Little Lies holds true to form
And while the New York production may have been a stroll down memory lane, the current regional premier of Clever Little Lies at Circle Theatre in Fort Worth (through Mar. 5), must stand on its own merits with an all-local cast. Happily, it’s no lie to say the locals carry no shame.
If/Then Can’t Have It Both Ways
If/Then is a new touring musical aptly titled for it has two dueling personalities. It can be clever/confusing, bright/dark, fun/maudlin, sincere/fake.
Take the trip to Clarkston
In Clarkston, now playing an extended premier run at Dallas Theater Center through Jan 31, playwright Samuel D. Hunter uses familiar holiday themes of loneliness and redemption to gift us an endearing story filled with plenty of good spirits but also hurt, heartache and an interpretive ending.