Look no further for a reason to break free from the monotony. The latest production from Dead White Zombies, blahblah, takes audiences through the lives of a young Dallas couple as they struggle with the humdrum toils of life set against the backdrop of the metroplex. But after taking a…
One of the most compelling elements of a great ghost story is a character’s guilty conscience, leading the audience to question whether it is a ghost or regrets doing the haunting. Playwright Naomi Iizuka’s Language of Angels, a kind of ghost story set in working-class North Carolina where a girl…
Life may be a cabaret, old chum, but Cabaret onstage is not Cabaret the 1972 Bob Fosse movie. The sprawling, super-sized Cabaret that just opened at the Dallas Theater Center downtown is its own animal, an irresistibly sexy beast, even when it’s indulging in wretched excess and heavy-handed messages. Get…
In the geometry of a love triangle, the three sides are rarely equal. Somebody has to be the hypotenuse, loving the wrong person, giving too much or too little. Red Light Winter, the steamy three-character play by Adam Rapp that just opened a scorching-good production at Addison’s Second Thought Theatre,…
The iconic image of Major T.J. “King” Kong riding a plummeting H-bomb like a rodeo star has ingrained itself within American film culture, but how much does Slim Pickens’ portrayal really relate to the history of Oak Cliff? Terry Southern, screenwriter for Stanley Kubrick’s 1964 film Dr. Strangelove or: How…
You may already be living life by the three Rs — reduce, reuse and recycle — but that doesn’t mean there aren’t a few new and improved ways to live greener. The Green Living Family Festival invites families to learn eco-friendly tips from green vendors and enjoy live entertainment, while…
Grab a creative date, because the third annual Spring Bash, an arts and crafts extravaganza, is taking a fresh approach with an all-American homecoming/prom theme. The fair boasts a wide range of handmade goodies from jewelry to home decor to apparel and art, and features 60 different hand-selected artists. The…
Surely, considering the glowing reviews, Dallasites are pumped about the upcoming stop of the Violent Torpedo of Truth Tour starring America’s new favorite crazy person. However, if an evening of delusional ranting is not your cup of tea and you would rather spend your precious dollars, time and brain cells…
If you’re like us and can’t get enough of cute dogs and doggy photos, Frisco Arts is hosting a free event featuring local photographer Fran Reisner, signing copies of her new book The Dogs of Central Park. The book features portraits of some of New York City’s finest canines –…
Come Friday morning, something like a billion adoring fans will be parked in front of their television sets/computers/digitally-enabled phones for a glimpse of a fairy tale wedding. The effortlessly glamorous Kate Middleton will unite with the ruddy Prince William as legions of ladies the world over hoist their Official Kate…
Frankly, considering the spotty history of our city’s governmental affairs, it’s a miracle anyone actually wants to be mayor of Dallas — at times it seems like volunteering to helm the Titanic, only you get to make bets with other mayors whenever our sports teams make their respective finals and…
A disclaimer: At the recent Dallas International Film Festival, I saw 27 movies in nine days. Most were great, a select few were awesome, and a couple I should have skipped for a meal of non-concession stand snacks, but, exhausting as it was, I would do it all again because…
While East Coast and West Coast rappers battled, sometimes figuratively, in the ’90s, both sides paid little attention to a rising threat for hip-hop dominance: the South. From 2 Live Crew’s obscenity trial to the Geto Boys showing how good it feels to be a gangsta to OutKast’s “Hey Ya!”…
You know how sometimes you want to laugh and sometimes you want to cry? This is one of those laugh-y times. (If you want to cry, go watch Beaches or pluck a nose hair.) Improv and sketch ensemble FrankenMatt are coming to town. Wait a second, isn’t ensemble just a…
“This one perfect moment.” “That soul-crushing mistress.” “Our forever night.” These and other understated definitions are obsessively applied to a certain dreaded/anticipated ritual throughout Prom, a timely pop product set in a suburban high school during the last weeks before summer break and destined for the immortality of Vitamin C’s…
When critics start to compare your first published novel to To Kill a Mockingbird, you know you’ve earned your spot among the literary elite. Kathryn Stockett’s The Help is a national hit with book clubs, and soon Emma Stone and Sissy Spacek will grace the big screen in the movie…
With the atrocities more than 60 years behind them, the generation of Holocaust survivors is rapidly diminishing. But just because the stories will stop being told in the first person doesn’t mean that they will stop being told. That’s a good thing. Sharing stories leads to awareness. Each year, the…
Wanna make your special someone feel particularly special this weekend? Here’s the plan: Step 1: Get a babysitter. This step can be skipped if a) you do not have children, or b) you are cheap and like to guilt your mom into watching your kids. Step 2: Buy some booze…
Craig Ferguson’s comedy routines might begin with the conversational tone you’ll hear from some comics, but they rapidly transform into a hasty barrage of humor spat out in his distinct Scottish accent. The Emmy-nominated Late, Late Show host brings the manic tone of his evening monologues to Bass Hall. His…
Since hosting its first exhibit in 2002, Magnolia Gallery—the unorthodox gallery located upstairs and in the bar inside the Magnolia Theatre in the West Village—has been entertaining and inspiring movie-goers with a new show spotlighting local talent each month. Through May 27, Magnolia Gallery’s Nicole Cullum Horn and Scott Horn…
Imagine gathering every failed relationship and prospect of unrequited love under one roof for a weekend getaway. Sounds like a great way to spend a vacation, doesn’t it? In Neil Simon’s Proposals, nine guests of the Hide Family reunion will unexpectedly come face to face with their exes, futures and…
Thanks to that green-skinned Wicked Witch, The Wizard of Oz is a good kind of scary. Now there’s a chance to take in a live-action stage version of the famed 1939 Baum-tastic classic with Casa Manana’s production. This version comes complete with all the singing and dancing, little people talking…
