Arts and Culture Texas magazine

Obsessed with Intrigue: Dangerous Obsession at Theatre Britain

SCOT C. HART·February 22, 2016

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.

Theater

A Universal Story

Jennifer Smart·February 22, 2016

Kitchen Dog Theater's "I'm Gonna Pray For You So Hard"

Dallas/Ft Worth Features Reviews Theater

Privilege & Unnamed Anxiety at Work in Straight White Men at Stages

Tarra Gaines·February 19, 2016

Four straight, white men walk into a rumpus room somewhere in suburban America. This isn’t the beginning of a dumb joke but the setting and most of the plot of Young Jean Lee’s Straight White Men, through March 6, making its regional debut at Stages Repertory Theatre.

Theater

Free & Fabulous: Fusebox Festival Promotes Idea Exchange Across Disciplines and Borders

Claire Christine Spera·February 18, 2016

If you can dream it, you can do it: This seems to be the unofficial mantra behind Austin’s Fusebox Festival, which this year will boast more than 60 performances, workshops and talks put on by some 30 local, national and international artists, all for free for the general public.

Austin Dance Theater Visual Art

Taking the Lid off Tidy Packages: Next Iteration Theater Company’s First Production Promises Risk and Reward

Layla Al-Bedawi·February 18, 2016

In a place that can feel very top-down, they are trying to build something from the ground up. Their first production, the world premiere of Lisa Omlie’s The Baby, runs March 10-19 at the MATCH.

Houston Theater

Long Day’s Journey into Night

Jennifer Smart·February 17, 2016

Eugene O'Neill on stage at Undermain Theatre

Dallas/Ft Worth Features Reviews Theater

Performania: Small Scaling the Arts

Nancy Wozny·February 10, 2016

here's something about do-ablity that is making me a more eager watcher these days. Perhaps I suffer from a mild case of sustainability syndrome. Maybe it's my Buffalo upbringing or being raised by depression era parents that puts me in the “doing more with less” mood.

Dance Music Performania Theater

The ACTX Top Ten: February 2016

Jennifer Smart·February 8, 2016

Our top ten picks for arts + culture events in Texas for February 2016.

Dance Music Theater Top Ten Visual Art

Timeless & Universal: Dallas Theater Center’s Romeo and Juliet

SCOT C. HART·February 4, 2016

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.

Dallas/Ft Worth Theater

A Winter for Ibsen: Classical Theatre’s A Doll’s House

Nancy Wozny·February 4, 2016

Houston's Classical Theatre Company returns to Ibsen this winter with their production of A Doll's House, directed by Classical Theatre's artistic director John Johnson, through Feb. 21 at Chelsea Market location.

Houston Theater

Circle Theatre’s Clever Little Lies holds true to form

SCOT C. HART·February 3, 2016

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.

Dallas/Ft Worth Reviews Theater

If/Then Can’t Have It Both Ways

SCOT C. HART·February 2, 2016

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.

Reviews Theater

Visual Art

Gallery Row: A Seasonal Spotlight on Six Texas Galleries

A Sprawling History: Tavares Strachan at the Blanton

Storytime: Meow Wolf Leans into the Narrative in their immersive adventures

Gallery Row

Gallery Row: A Seasonal Spotlight on Six Texas Galleries

Gallery Row: A Seasonal Spotlight on Six Texas Galleries

Gallery Row: A Seasonal Spotlight on Six Texas Galleries

Dance

Women First: Texas Ballet Theater Highlights Six Outstanding Female Choreographers

The Hills are Alive with a Pair of Mickle Mahers, Noises Off, Die Hard, Tharp, Cinderella’s Rats and so much more: The 2024 Season Wrap up

Revealing Repertoire: Houston Ballet’s Triple Bill Tells a Company’s Story

Music

The Hills are Alive with a Pair of Mickle Mahers, Noises Off, Die Hard, Tharp, Cinderella’s Rats and so much more: The 2024 Season Wrap up

TX Studio: Héctor Guzmán Conducts a Life

Spreading the Classical Music Word: San Antonio’s Agarita Thinks Beyond the Concert Hall

Theater

The Hills are Alive with a Pair of Mickle Mahers, Noises Off, Die Hard, Tharp, Cinderella’s Rats and so much more: The 2024 Season Wrap up

Building a Community: D. Wambui Richardson Invites Audiences to Become Part of Jubilee Theatre’s Family

Born to Lead: Circle Theatre’s New Artistic Director Ashley H. White Isn’t Afraid to Shake Things Up

Theater

Obsessed with Intrigue: Dangerous Obsession at Theatre Britain

A Universal Story

Privilege & Unnamed Anxiety at Work in Straight White Men at Stages

Free & Fabulous: Fusebox Festival Promotes Idea Exchange Across Disciplines and Borders

Taking the Lid off Tidy Packages: Next Iteration Theater Company’s First Production Promises Risk and Reward

Long Day’s Journey into Night

Performania: Small Scaling the Arts

The ACTX Top Ten: February 2016

Timeless & Universal: Dallas Theater Center’s Romeo and Juliet

A Winter for Ibsen: Classical Theatre’s A Doll’s House

Circle Theatre’s Clever Little Lies holds true to form

If/Then Can’t Have It Both Ways