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Lindsey Wilson

Theater nerd, margarita enthusiast, aspiring DIY diva, dog nut, bibliophile and champion eater of chips and salsa, Lindsey has written about theater for Playbill, D Magazine, newspapers (remember those?), travel guides and various other media outlets. She is a member of the American Theater Critics Association, has a master’s in arts journalism from Syracuse University and a soft spot for overblown ’80s musicals.

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Actor Spotlight

How Tom Hanks inspired Dallas' Michael Federico to become an actor

By Lindsey Wilson

Michael Federico has spent his years in Dallas making a name for himself not only onstage, but also off. A company member at Kitchen Dog Theater, Federico also wrote the ...


Drinking Diaries

Tours feel more party than perfunctory at Lewisville's Witherspoon Distillery

By Lindsey Wilson

Before starting the tour at Witherspoon Distillery in Lewisville, you are asked three questions: 1) "How old are you?" 2) "Would you like a cocktail?" 3) "Do you play giant ...


Actor Spotlight

Secret opera singer Lulu Ward talks Tennessee Williams and Dallas' best Chinese food

By Lindsey Wilson

When we asked Lulu Ward for a list of her previous Dallas-Fort Worth theater credits, what we received easily tops 30 productions. From Echo Theatre to Contemporary Theatre of Dallas ...


Actor Spotlight

Dallas actress Janelle Lutz exposes her farm-girl past and intense love for TV

By Lindsey Wilson

She just won a DFW Theater Critics Forum Award for her stunning portrayal of Judy Garland in Uptown Players’ The Boy From Oz, but Janelle Lutz has been turning in ...


Dallas Breakout Star

Former Dallas actress and breakout star jumps from Emmy nod to The Mindy Project

By Lindsey Wilson

Actress and Second Thought Theatre executive ensemble member Allison Tolman, who recently received an Emmy nomination for her work on FX's Fargo, has announced that she will be joining ...


Sue Ellen Still Likes the Sauce

Sue Ellen ponders a new cocktail on midseason premiere of TNT's Dallas

By Lindsey Wilson

While Elaine Liner is in Scotland for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, I'm taking up her recapping mantle until she returns. Take a swig of after shave, kids, and let ...


Actor Spotlight

DFW actor John S. Davies reveals penchant for cheap wine and guitars

By Lindsey Wilson

In Bruce Graham’s exploration of late-life loneliness, Stella & Lou, it takes a zesty woman to shake up one man’s staid existence. That man is portrayed by John S ...


Broadway Y'all

Texas native brings Broadway to Big D in unprecedented acting classes

By Lindsey Wilson

Houston native Tyce Green is bringing Broadway to Dallas in a big way. His Straight From New York master classes invite award-winning musical theater actors to dispense industry wisdom and ...


Actor Spotlight

DFW actor Major Attaway has a love-hate relationship with high kicks

By Lindsey Wilson

You may not see Major Attaway onstage at Jubilee Theatre's Little Shop of Horrors, but you'll definitely hear him. Attaway is the voice of Audrey II, the carnivorous ...


Actor Spotlight

Dallas actress Lee Jamison has hometown pride and secret obsessions

By Lindsey Wilson

Issues of race and fame are hilariously satirized and smartly examined in By the Way, Meet Vera Stark, a play by Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage. Yolonda Williams stars as ...


Summer Theater Picks

10 sizzling summer DFW theater productions, from barbecue to Shakespeare

By Lindsey Wilson

Even though it's only the beginning of June, we are already feeling the summer heat — onstage, that is. Luckily for Dallas-Fort Worth theater-goers, there are some pretty hot shows ...


Actor Spotlight

Dallas monologist John Michael has passion for craft beer and Vampire Weekend

By Lindsey Wilson

The 2014 Dallas Solo Fest, which runs May 15-18 and May 22-25 at the Margo Jones Theatre in Fair Park, may be a new addition to the DFW theater scene ...


Dallas Actress Wows Broadway

Dallas actress sings onstage with Broadway's Idina Menzel and nails it

By Lindsey Wilson

When Sarah Elizabeth Smith took the microphone following a performance of Broadway's If/Then on Saturday night, it's hard to tell who was more surprised: Smith, whose family ...


Actor Spotlight

Getting naked onstage doesn't scare Dallas actor Drew Wall — but clowns do

By Lindsey Wilson

Take one look at Drew Wall's resume, and it's easy to see why we named him one of Dallas' best actors. Not only has he graced nearly every ...


Music Man

Meet the prolific, in-demand Dallas songwriter you've never heard of

By Lindsey Wilson

It's one week before the staged reading of his show A Taste of Beauty, and songwriter Adam C. Wright only has five minutes to talk. Tonight he is accompanying ...


Drinking Diaries

Saint Ann Restaurant & Bar beckons Dallas drinkers during patio season

By Lindsey Wilson

Well hello, Saint Ann. We've met before, but only informally. You were on our list of best patios last year, and your sibling restaurant, Mercat, has received some glowing ...


Actor Spotlight

Dallas actor Akron Watson channels '70s funk for Fortress of Solitude

By Lindsey Wilson

Even if you've never read The Fortress of Solitude, the title might sound familiar. Dallas Theater Center is adapting the popular coming-of-age novel into a stage musical (which Time ...


Air Sexy Times

New York Times critics' pick Love & Air Sex shows its Dallas roots at Texas Theatre

By Lindsey Wilson

Ever heard of air sexing? No? If you don't know what it is, don't worry — there's a movie about it. And Texas had a lot to do ...


Fly Girls

Behind the flying — er, swimming — magic of Disney's The Little Mermaid

By Lindsey Wilson

It's surprisingly warm inside Centennial Hall at Fair Park, but that may be because I am wearing two pairs of pants. This is not because it is frigid outside ...


Actor Spotlight

Dessert-loving Lizzy Greene is no ordinary child actor

By Lindsey Wilson

Ten-year-old Lizzy Greene is no stranger to the spotlight. As part of Fun House Theatre and Film's core talent base, she has appeared in several of the company's ...


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