The art of drag is no longer exclusive to men. Drag is for everyone, including biological women. The tradition defining a drag queen as a man who dresses up in women’s clothes, typically for the purposes of entertainment, is changing rapidly in Dallas. And this change is perhaps unsurprising. After…
There are many issues facing teenagers today, from gun violence and immigration to bullying and sexual abuse. In its production series Transformation Project, Junior Players, a nonprofit North Texas theater organization, has been digging deep into these issues with some of the “most talented and well-deserving high school dancers” in…
It’s no secret that Deep Ellum has been changing dramatically just over the past five years. While some of the beloved long time neighborhood staples are closing shop, new bars and restaurants are popping up left and right, bringing hefty crowds from all walks of life to the neighborhood. The…
Monday, August 5 Museum of Memories One would imagine the newest pop-up art interactive museum to be some sort of Freudian imaginarium, but the Museum of Memories appeals to the nostalgia belonging to a specific age group: the millennial generation. Practically a BuzzFeed quiz come to life, with a photo…
Friday, July 26 Building The Future: Collin Creek Mall Redevelopment Kickoff 6 p.m. Friday, July 26 Collin Creek Mall Free Say goodbye to Plano’s longest-standing mall before it begins a $1 billion renovation project. Relive your awkward teenage years at an ’80s-themed party, eat some nostalgic courtyard food and get…
You might not know stand-up comedian and actor J.B. Smoove by name, but you should. After all, you’ve seen him on film and television screens, heard his voice on some of your favorite animated shows, and this Saturday at House of Blues, you can see him onstage. Maybe you know…
Dallas Comedy House is only a few weeks away from reopening its doors. The Deep Ellum comedy theater is opening its third — and ideally final — location on Aug. 16, at 3036 Elm St. And it will be bigger and better than ever. If the old rule of comedy…
A thin white line snakes across the floor of Kitchen Dog Theater’s stage before a backdrop of lackluster red wooden pallets, joined by sections of chain-link fence. Then the chanting begins. “Build the wall!” cast members bellow. ”Build the Wall!” It was opening weekend for Crossing the Line, a documentary-style…
For 35 years, theater visionary Katherine Owens created expressive art in a basement in Deep Ellum, taking audiences to far away places and fairy tale lands created by legendary playwrights such as Samuel Beckett and David Rabe. As co-founder and co-director of the Undermain Theatre troupe, Owens established North Texas…
The classic soap opera Dallas is getting another reboot, this time in the form of a live stage show, happening at 2:30 p.m on Saturday July 20. Dallas: The Remix will run at Fretz Park Library in the Black Box Theater. Grounding the over-the-top characters with the equally dramatic real…
For a few days only, the Addison Improv will be trading in mixed drinks for chocolate milk, as they host a camp teaching children everything from card tricks to one-liners. Two entertainment camps will be held this summer, one July 15-18 and the other July 29-Aug. 1. Each feature two…
When J.K. Rowling first put pen to paper on what would become Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, (later published as and the Sorcerer’s Stone in the U.S.) back in 1990, perhaps she had visions that the books would become a transcendent print and box office franchise. Maybe she even dared…
The Try Guys have tried a lot of insane things in their highly popular Buzzfeed and YouTube series, such as simulating pregnancy pains, wearing crop tops for an entire day and eating the entire Panda Express menu. Those moments in their long history of viral video infamy pale in comparison…
A survey from last year by the Metro Dallas Homeless Alliance found that homelessness in North Texas had increased by 9 percent within the course of a year. About 4,140 homeless people live in Dallas and Collin counties, a large portion of which is made up of kids. While many…
The Doors’ “People Are Strange” has played its final notes at Dallas comedy clubs. DFW comedians and fans of stand-up mourn the loss of Dallas comedian Bob Strange, who died June 8, at the age of 70. You knew if “People Are Strange” started playing in a darkened showroom, Strange…
Sex, jealousy and infidelity are on full display in Frisco. A Little Night Music, a musical by Stephen Sondheim, is running from July 29, through August 1, at Theatre Frisco. Set in Sweden at the dawn of the 1900s, the musical explores the romantic entanglements of old lovers and new,…
You truly can find anything among the weekend chaos in Deep Ellum. On Main Street, you can watch an acrobatic performer suspended from the ceiling, inviting you in through a street-facing front window of a club called The Nines. These artists are known as aerialists, and they perform suspended in…
It’s the end of an era as Backdoor Comedy Club says goodbye to its DoubleTree location. This past weekend featured Backdoor’s last shows in the Hilton Dallas on Central Expressway, as the hotel is expanding its bar area and pushing the comedy club out. Linda Stogner, co-owner of Backdoor, says…
The slapstick comedy The Play That Goes Wrong does exactly what it says in the title. So what happens when something actually goes wrong? The cast and audience attending the final performance of The Play That Goes Wrong’s national tour this month found out when an alarm went off during the…
Dissecting Clyde Valentin’s mind is much like looking at a city’s map. There are divisions and crossroads and, mostly, the bridges that he wants to cross. He builds by day, charts unmapped territory, and finds ways to see the city of Dallas through an unfiltered lens. His most steadfast effort…
It’s summertime in Dallas, so that means while everyone else in the country pulls out their bathing suits, “DFWians” tunnel into the cool earth to escape the scorched surface. While the temperature may start to rise outside, it’s always dark, cool and almost tomb-like in a comedy club showroom. North…
During last week’s episode of America’s Got Talent, judge Simon Cowell gave The Emerald Belles a standing ovation after their audition. Melissa Page, the instructor for Carroll Senior High School’s drill team, says the reality talent show reached out to her and her team about auditioning after one of their routines…
