AUSTIN
Penfold Theatre
Penfold Theatre presents Vincent, adapted into a one-person show by Leonard Nimoy from a play by Phillip Stevens, June 5-21. Vincent is the story of Vincent van Gogh, told from the perspective of his brother Theo. “Correspondence between Vincent and Theo reveals the struggles of a self-doubting artist whose romantic and creative endeavors are misunderstood.”
Texas Performing Arts/ Broadway in Austin
Texas Performing Arts/ Broadway in Austin presents The Wiz, May 12 – 17 at Bass Concert Hall. The revival of this Tony Award-winning, family friendly musical includes direction by Schele Williams, choreography by JaQuel Knight and additional material by Tony-nominated and Emmy-nominated writer Amber Ruffin.
DALLAS/FORT WORTH
TITAS
TITAS/DANCE UNBOUND presents GALLIM in their Texas debut in SAMA, May 29 – 30 at Moody Performance Hall. “GALLIM’s SAMA is a powerhouse of a performance: bold, physical, and absolutely astonishing,” says executive and artistic director Charles Santos. “It’s got this tribal energy, with dancers on stilts, others grounded barefoot, all moving through a world where the body becomes something more, something beyond.”
DALLAS THEATER CENTER
Dallas Theatre Center presents the world premiere of Jonathan Norton’s Malcolm X and Redd Foxx Washing Dishes at Jimmy’s Chicken Shack in Harlem, directed by Dexter Singleton and produced by TheatreSquared, City Theatre Company, Virginia Stage Company and Dallas Theater Center, May 8 – June 7 at the Studio Theater, Dee & Charles Wyly Theatre “In the sweltering summer of 1943, two young men, Little & Foxy forge an unlikely bond over leftover fried chicken and dirty dishwasher.”
Circle Theatre
Circle Theatre presents the regional premiere of by Alanis Morissette and Diablo Cody’s Jagged Little Pill, directed by Cherish Love, June 25–July 18. This Grammy and Tony Award-winning musical is inspired by Alanis Morissette’s iconic album, and weaves “together the lives of a seemingly perfect suburban family as they confront buried trauma, addiction, identity, and the struggle for authenticity.”
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The ensemble of The Wiz in Emerald City in the North American Tour. Photo by Jeremy Daniel.
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Jonathan Norton, Dallas Theater Center Interim Artistic Director and Resident Playwright. Photo courtesy of DTC.
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Gallim in SAMA. Photo by Dan Chen.
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Houston Ballet Principals Karina González and Connor Walsh with former Principal Ian Casady in Stanton Welch’s Tapestry. Photo by Amitava Sarkar (2012). Courtesy of Houston Ballet.
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Ballets Jazz Montréal dancers Benjamin Mitchel and Kennedy Kraeling in Dance Me: The Music of Leonard Cohen. Photo by Marc Montplaisir.
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Agarita Ensemble; Photo by Josh Huskin.
HOUSTON
Houston Ballet
Houston Ballet ends its season with something for everyone starting with An Evening with the Stars, which includes a world premiere by Australian choreographer Alice Topp, Stanton Welch’s Tapestry and the company premiere of Jerome Robbins’s masterpiece Dances at a Gathering, May 28-June 7 at Wortham Center. Stanton Welch’s reimagined version of one of ballet’s most iconic works, Giselle, concludes the season, June 11-21 at Wortham Center.
Performing Arts Houston
Performing Arts Houston presents Ballets Jazz Montréal in Dance Me: The Music of Leonard Cohen, June 12-13 at Jones Hall. Choreographed by three internationally known artists, Andonis Foniadakis, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa and Ihsan Rustem, the ballet brings the great Canadian poet/songwriter’s work to motion.
SAN ANTONIO
Agarita Ensemble
The San Antonio music ensemble Agarita teams up with Nilgun Derman of Niche Clothing Co for a show featuring music through the ages, with original clothing designs fitted to the program, June 27 at Stable Hall at the Pearl.
San Pedro Playhouse
The San Pedro Playhouse presents the cherished southern classic, Steel Magnolias by Robert Harling, May 7-June 7 at Classic Theatre. “We are so excited to continue the powerful momentum of our HERstory season, Steel Magnolias continues our celebration of women’s voices with a story so many know and love,” says Rick Sanchez, Vice President of Artistic Programming. “A true fan favorite, this play captures the humor, heartache, and strength found in family and friendships. The Classic Theatre space will give audiences an opportunity to experience these iconic characters we love, up close, where every laugh and every tear feels shared.”
—NANCY WOZNY
