John Leguizamo, by all scientific standards, is only one man but you suspect otherwise during his stage shows. Is he channeling dark magic? Is he demolishing the laws of physics by existing in multiplicity? How the hell does that guy become so many characters so quickly? “That’s the thing about…
Instead of traveling to New Orleans for Fat Tuesday — we won’t mention that time you got arrested on Bourbon Street — enjoy the Dallas festivities. Oak Cliff Mardi Gras Celebration kicks off its third year with three featured events. Dash for the Beads is a 5K run suitable for…
Don’t let presentation names like “Not So Creepy Critters,” “Herping Adventures” and “Glades Herps” throw you off. This is not some kind of conference for people who like to look on the bright side of unsafe sex. In fact, caution is strongly encouraged, as Pete Mimikos will give a “Venomous…
The Black-Jew Dialogues is a hysterical look at racial prejudice throughout the ages. Yes, hysterical. Yes, racial prejudice. But before you send flaming hateballs my way, let’s just see what this thing is all about, shall we? Ron Jones and Larry Jay Tish (that’s not the funny part) “spent three…
Like to play the ponies? Think you can sing? Then put your mouth where your money is a take a real gamble — singing the national anthem at Lone Star Park. The horse track is inviting soloists, duos, groups, choirs and instrumentalists to try out for a chance to perform…
In a day when a Kardashian is deemed multifaceted for having her own perfume, while allowing cameras to follow her to lunch, it’s especially impressive to gaze upon the resume of someone who’s multitalented. The UK’s beautiful advocate for environmental care, Roz Savage, is multiremarkable. After leaving her corporate job,…
Spoiler alert: The lovers die, but not before singing a whole bunch. Other people die too. Also singing. And thus we arrive at the moral of Tristan and Isolde: Singing will kill you. Listening to singing, though, is probably safe, so live dangerously and check out the Richard Wagner opera…
There’s something magical about watching an artist in the process of creation. And I don’t mean magical in the way that the vitamin guy at Whole Foods meant the other day when he said that probiotics would “work magic” on my child. That ain’t magic. I mean it like Harry…
Here’s a question people rarely think about when they wake up in the morning: Would the world be better with or without Charles Manson and the Order of the Rainbow? Through March 10, that’s exactly what audiences of the Ochre House will be mulling over. Matthew Posey and his cast…
(Clip from Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best) The Dallas Film Society announced the first 15 entries to be officially accepted into this year’s Dallas International Film Festival, which occurs from April 12 to the 22.While many so far are documentaries, a few feel-goods have weaseled their way in, and so…
It may never win a Tony but Bring It On: The Musical deserves a solid gold spirit stick for mixing the dynamic moves of those cheerleading competitions on ESPN with the happy-peppy singing and dancing by the kids on Glee. The national tour of the show, only loosely based on…
Holy crap. You better go ahead and sew your liver an apology sling right now, because Saturday is going to be a major rager. GayBingo has had Dallas by the weave for ten glorious years, so we know how packed the Rose Room will be when the hard partying Mardi…
Polish up your Jordans, because Texas Theatre takes you back to 1989, Brooklyn tonight when it screens Do The Right Thing on 35 mm. Escape the Wednesday rut and cruise over to Oak Cliff where the Spike Lee Joint takes you back to that boombox era, when Public Enemy made…
Ladies, did this morning start like every other: wake up, stare at underwear, realize that they are not sparkly enough, hang head in shame? Well, then get yourself over to the intimate apparel section of Neiman Marcus at NorthPark today between 10 a.m. and 9 p.m. because they want to…
Brought to you by the same folks who generated Toddlers in Tiaras, the new AMC reality show White Collar Brawlers is coming to Dallas searching for would-be stars. The webisode-turned-series follows three pairs of co-workers who, fed-up with the drudgery of office life, trade in their staplers and paychecks for…
Ever want to hold up a love (or hate) note to that car crammed up next to you in traffic? Or geekily tell the girl sitting next to you at the bar that you think she’s cute? A new e-book by local artist and photographer Danny Hurley (full disclosure, he’s…
Some singles view Valentine’s Day as an enemy to rail against, as though the calendar day itself is just waiting to sucker punch them. These are your friends who want to go somewhere very Valentine’s-y and start some trouble, like make fun of the couples who are also, awkwardly attempting…
You know Mindy Kaling as Kelly Kapoor on six seasons of the NBC comedy The Office. But did you also know that Kaling won a whole bunch of awards portraying Ben Affleck? She did, co-starring with Brenda Withers off-Broadway in the play the two women wrote, the comedy Matt &…
One Man Lord of the Rings, miming class, sketch comedy and so many plays that you’ll have to bring an airplane pillow for your tush, Out of the Loop Fringe Fest promises to pack beaucoups of non-traditional theater into its ten-day run from March 1 through the 11th. I know…
For the hopeless romantics…
I should have popped an Adderall before walking into the Web Gallery yesterday in Waxahachie. I was there for one goal: to see the new group exhibition by Jad Fair, David Fair, Tim Kerr, Will Johnson and Dan Phillips. I had braced myself for that. What I wasn’t prepared for…
It’s the decadence and grandeur of the opera that makes you want to leap on stage and really belt one out. The problem with this otherwise pitch-perfect plan is that few humans have the vocal prowess to tackle Verdi, Mozart and Puccini. Odds are, you don’t either and that’s okay…
