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Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's musical that meshes and revisits several well-known fairy tales.

ICT Mainstage's Theatre on the Edge series presents the play that first put Martin McDonagh on the map. Directed by Scott Nixon, and featuring Brenda Galgan, Maureen Whisman, Nathan Autrey and Chase Burnett.

Musical re-telling of Aristophanes' play about women who withhold sex until their men stop making war. Now set in Bollywood musical style, and the conflict is a game of cricket in British colonial India.

It's All About Me

Presented by Greater Lewisville Community Theatre

CLOSING THIS WEEK ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5

$13-$15

8pm Friday & Saturday; 2pm Sunday

Wendy Lee Tedmon conceived and directs this fundraiser show. It's an original musical revue, featuring the vocal talents of a small group of voices performing new arrangements of the music of Broadway, including our favorite standards and the hot new sounds of contemporary theater.

Bloody good mystery with the famous sleuth created by Arthur Conan Doyle. The first show of the Theatre Three season is a spectacle of the bloody curse sprung from nefarious thievery that takes us into an opium den in London’s Limehouse district, across a dark and foggy Thames and, of course, into the fabled Baker Street detective’s study and even into the cunning mind of Sherlock Holmes himself. Previews Aug. 5-8, opens Aug. 9.

Isobel Lomax and Dolly Biddle are two rival cable-access cooking show hostesses who have hated each other for 25 years, ever since Stephen's father Larry Biddle dated one and married the other. After an unpleasant confrontation puts them together in front of a live audience, the network decides to give them their own cooking show called "The Kitchen Witches." Dolly's long-suffering TV producer son tries to keep them on track, but it proves to be a losing battle. The insults are flung harder than the food! Dolly's long-suffering TV-producer son Stephen tries to keep them on track, but as long as Dolly's dressing room is one inch closer to the set than Isobel's, it's a losing battle, and the show becomes a rating smash as Dolly and Isobel top both Martha Stewart and Jerry Springer!What ensues are insults and food fights and a secret from their past revealed. You become the studio audience in this dysfunctional cooking show.

Two productions, one from the summer camp and the other a teen production, based on the Lewis Carroll story.

This enchanting story is set in a great house in Cornwall which has been inherited by young Philip Ashley on the death of his uncle and surrogate father.

His uncle had gone to Rome, married a young Italian widow of short acquaintance and then died under mysterious circumstances. The widow, “cousin” Rachel, comes to visit Philip and her charm and grace soon wins her friends and the ardent devotion of Philip himself. As his attraction for the alluring Rachel increases, Philip’s health declines, confirming to him the fear that Rachel is actually poisoning him. The mounting tension leads to the famous twist ending which leaves nagging doubts as to where guilt and evil should fairly be assigned.

Contemporary Theatre of Dallas presents the world premiere of a comedy/drama from Ed Graczyk, author of Come Back To The 5 & Dime Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean. This charming story takes place outside the West Texas city of McCarthy in the aging Blue Moon Dance Hall and is a mosaic of a day in the lives of some of its eclectic regulars and passers through.  With a storm gaining strength on the horizon, a myriad of idiosyncratic events are taking place inside the “Moon” including the wedding of two regulars on the dance floor where they first found each other, the longing for Dallas, Elvis, and the face of Jesus in a water stain on the ceiling. Directed by Cheryl Denson. Cast features: Shane Beeson, Nye Cooper, Jenae Yerger-Glanton, Sue Loncar, Don Long, Cindee Mayfield, Kevin Moore, Nancy Sherrard, Lee Jamison Wadley and Carolyn Wickwire.

In 1722, six of the era's finest musicians compete to become lead organist at the biggest church in Leipzig. Previews Aug 19, 20 and 21 (matinee), opens Aug 21 evening.

Musical based on the stories of Sea Bees on a sparsely inhabited island in WW II. Great tunes.

This is an hilarious comedy written by Paul Slade Smith and to be directed by Rodney Dobbs. Two inexperienced police officers have set up a “sting” to capture an embezzler. Do things run smoothly? Of course not! Enter the Mayor, the accountant, the Head of Security, the Mayor’s wife and a mysterious Scotsman and complications abound. Will the embezzled money be recovered? Can the cops manage to capture the crooks? Unnecessary Farce is a tight, well-written play and one of the funniest, laugh-out-loud adult comedies you’ve seen in a long time.

Area premiere of Patrick Barlow's hilarious adaptation of the Alfred Hitchcock film, using only four actors playing nearly 100 roles. Previews Aug. 26 & 27, opens Aug. 28.

 

Leaving Iowa is a heartwarming story of Don, a successful writer who returns to his childhood hometown for a baptism and winds up taking a journey to find a final resting place for his father's ashes. It is an endearing story that will keep you laughing the whole way through and make you thankful for those most important around you. It was written by Spike Manton & Tim Clue and it premiered at the Purple Rose Theatre Company on January 22, 2004, in Chelsea, Michigan and was directed by Anthony Caselli.

Oscar Wilde's notorious play, Salome, is re-imagined as a strange circus wherein the Ringmaster, Herod, lusts for his spoiled stepdaughter, the aerialist, Salome. The ominous, blasphemous and erotic elements of Wilde's original script remain intact in this circus setting, presented as a world of abusive power, gluttonous excess and sexual desire.

An off-Broadway sensation, this is an exciting new cabaret styled theatre piece. Lyricist Campbell collaborated with 18 abaret composers to create sung narratives of the passions, pitfalls and puzzles of modern romantic relationships. The result is an intimate behind-the-scenes exploration of what it means to have a heart filled with meanings the mind still tries to grasp. Simple, powerful and unforgettable, the singers are supported by piano and cello. Previews Sept. 3-5, opens Sept. 6.

 

YOU play the role of cruel fate in a romantic comedy for cynics of all ages! When a dysfunctional couple can't make simple decisions, like ordering red or white wine, the audience votes and the show takes off in wildly different directions. Soup or salad? A slap or a kiss? Life or death? YOU DECIDE! With multiple storylines and endings, plus ever-changing scene options, you can't see it all if you only see it once! A "create your own adventure" story for grown-ups..

MOMIX defies categorization as easily as its dancers defy gravity. Mesmerizing, magical and imaginative, MOMIX spellbinds audiences across the globe. Since debuting MOMIX’s newest creation Botanica in Italy last winter, it has played to packed houses and rave reviews around the world. Botanica, like other MOMIX creations, creates a magical and ethereal world. MOMIX dancer-illusionists conjure a world of surrealistic images using light, shadow, props, humor and the human body.

This show is the standard by which all others are measured. Based on Shaw’s play Pygmalion, with book, music and lyrics by Lerner and Loewe, My Fair Lady is triumphant. With Wouldn’t It Be Loverly?, With a Little Bit of Luck, The Rain in Spain, I Could Have Danced All Night, On the Street Where You Live, Get Me to the Church on Time and I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face it’s no wonder everyone—not just Henry Higgins—falls in love with Eliza Doolittle. Performed with a 35-piece orchestra.

Kitchen Dog Theater kicks off its 20th season of theater with Betrayal by Harold Pinter. When her marriage breaks up, Emma asks to meet with her former lover—her husband's close friend, Jerry. Their reflection on their seven-year affair sparks the revelation of a different kind of betrayal. Told in reverse chronology, Pinter exquisitely exposes the little lies and casual evasions that underpin our most intimate relationships in this 20th century masterwork.

You’ll see why this was the Bard’s most popular play during his lifetime. Raucous comedy and large-scale battlefield action punctuate the moving drama of a prodigal son who must learn to become a man and a king. With England torn by a civil war, the ailing King Henry is desperately fighting rebel armies. Meanwhile, his heir, Prince Hal, is partying with the London lowlifes, including (give him a cheer!) Shakespeare’s most beloved comic character, the drunken, obese knight, Sir John Falstaff—brought to life by the inimitable Randy Moore, the only actor who, over five decades, has been directed in productions by every one of Dallas Theater Center’s artistic directors.

 

A new group of TCU alumni debuts with Neil LaBute's 2008 play that deals with issues of appearance, and relationships.

The beloved R&H classic with nuns, Nazis and a singing governess.

Matthew Posey's debuts his play about writer William S. Burroughs. Previews Sept. 8-10, opens Sept. 11.

This musical romp through the joys and sorrows of being a child is hilarious. Children give lessons in such subjects as how to beg for a dog, how to torture your sister, how to act after being sent to your room and how to laugh hysterically. The pace is fast, the tone subversive and the recognition instant. By the end of the night, far more than one lesson will be taught to the audience – all lessons by children eager to impart the valuable lessons they’ve learned to help them deal with the new world they’re discovering.

Three Hotels presents the story of an American businessman and his wife who have risked everything to further his career abroad with a multinational corporation. Once idealistic young members of the Peace Corps, Mr. and Mrs. Hoyle now find themselves betraying the principals of their youth in the service of capitalism. When success is on the line, where do idealism, morality, and family fit in, and what is this couple willing to sacrifice? In this emotionally charged piece, three decisive moments bring Hoyle and his wife face to face with the price of ambition. Staged reading.

The renowned Blue Man Group premieres a new show as the opening of the ATTPAC's second season of Lexus Broadway Series.

A murder mystery that has—guess what?—a murder, suspects and some twists.

September 16 - October 3
817-472-0032

A dramatic musical tribute to Sean McCarthy, one of Ireland’s most loved songwriters.

September 17 - 26
972-563-8991

Season opener for this community theater company in Kaufman County. The Pulitzer-winning masterpiece has been hailed by critics as the great American tragedy. It’s the powerful story of the last days of Willy Loman, the iconic salesman, riding on
a smile and a shoeshine and desperately chasing the American Dream.

A classic comey of manners set in late Victorian England. When Jack, also known as Ernest, reveals his double life to his aristocratic best friend, Algernon, Algernon reveals his similar duplicity to avoid social obligations. Add in the young ladies that the young men wish to marry, their chaperones and the foibles and hypocrisy of society it all adds up to Oscar Wilde's most enduringly popular play.

The musical based on the 1998 film about out-of-work steelworks who put on a strip show. It opens Theatre Arlington's 34th season.

Classroom comedy about unruly children. When a terrifying substitute teacher, Miss Swamp, appears, the kids of Room 207 launch a search for beloved Miss Nelson.

Shakespeare Dallas follows up its summer season with The Two Gentlemen of Verona, directed by Raphael Parry. The show runs at Samuell-Grand Park first, and then transfers to Addison Circle Park. Here's the schedule:

• Previews Sept. 22-23 at Samuell-Grand Park.
• Opens Sept. 24, runs through Oct. 2
• Runs Oct. 6-17 at Addison Circle Park

The Grand Prairie Arts Council presents the musical based on the beloved Louisa May Alcott novel.

Ryan Roach and Chris Robinson return to all the lovable characters of Tuna, Texas, that they did so well in 2009.

Level Ground Arts performs an adaptation of the creepy 1962 film, set in post-Katrina New Orleans.

DVA Productions presents an original show, in which Sheran Goodspeed Keyton plays a woman on her final tour as a singer, and remembering her past. Also featuring Tyrone King.

Terry Martin directs and plays the Stage Manager in WaterTower's opening show of the 2010-'11 season, a revival of Thornton Wilder's Pultizer Prize-winning masterpiece. Previews 8pm Sept. 24 & 25, and 7:30pm Sept. 26, opens Sept. 27 (Monday, the new opening night for WaterTower). 

The musical based on the much-loved Dreamworks film.

A famed musicologist becomes obsessed with knowing why, in his last years, Beethoven wrote a series of variations on simple waltz tune. The play unfolds in a variation format.

 

Touching story set in the Deep South, with an African-American man accused of raping a white woman. His trial brings a family closer together.

Edward Albee’s - TWO ON THE AISLE: The American Dream and The Sandbox are both plays from the early part of the playwright’s canon. Albee’s hall of mirrors and absurd games and wicked humor are at full tilt. In The Sandbox, written in 1959, Albee introduces one of America’s most dysfunctional families, a grasping materialistic married couple who stages a perverse seaside idyll destined to end in the demise of the wife’s aged mother. In The American Dream, written in 1960, Albee continues the story of The Sandbox’s Mommy and Daddy. In it, Albee explores the hollowness of the American dream, as well as the fallacy of the ideal American family. Both plays are startling tales that rock middle-class ethics to their complacent foundations.