As my editor, Jerry Bokamper, recently commented in a meeting, You can fake writing about a lot of things, but you can’t fake writing about classical music. Witness this mangled calendar listing for a Dallas Symphony concert in “Patron,” one … Continue reading
7,000 for Dallas Opera “Figaro” in Klyde Warren Park
That’s the park’s official estimate of the crowd for last Friday’s live simulcast of the Dallas Opera’s “Marriage of Figaro.” According to Tara Green, the park’s president, this was the second-largest crowd recorded in its history. Performances of the opera … Continue reading
Half-price for Hobbits (& anyone who dresses up) on Halloween at ‘Fellowship’
It’s half-price for Hobbits and anyone who dresses up for Halloween at Fellowship!, the very funny musical parody of the first book of The Lord of the Rings I reviewed at Circle Theatre. Be sure to tell the box office that … Continue reading
Gideon’s Feet/Mama’s Party fundraiser for D-FW actor Zak Reynolds Sunday
Busy young actor Zak Reynolds, a onetime Kids Who Care kid who went from starring in Dogfight at WaterTower Theatre, to charming Rapunzel at Dallas Children’s Theater, is undergoing treatment for Alopecia Areata, which is the random loss of hair. To help … Continue reading
Judith Light named ambassador of Kids’ Night on Broadway, free kids’ tix to Aladdin, Wicked & more available starting Wednesday
Now that Judith Light’s dastardly scheming on TNT’s Dallas is done (bring it back, bring it back!), the two-time Tony Award and two-time Emmy Award-winner has turned from the dark to the Light side (couldn’t resist). Light was named national … Continue reading
Nancy Churnin’s top five Halloween theater picks & Halloween hairdo
Halloween is one of my favorite holidays, so naturally I had to focus my five picks on shows doing something special on this ghoulish night. The Shear Madness cast from Theatre Three stopped by and told me my hair wasn’t … Continue reading
Texas Book Festival: Hits, misses and who was most popular?
Shortly before departing from the Texas Book Festival, I caught up with Lois Kim, the festival’s executive director, Charley Carroll, the Barnes & Noble community relations manager on site, and a hoarse Steph Opitz, the festival’s literary director. All seemed exhausted … Continue reading
Fourth of July Creek author Smith Henderson in conversation with Chris Vognar Tuesday at Barnes & Noble
Smith Henderson’s Fourth of July Creek is one of the year’s best debut novels, the story of a hard-drinking social worker and his bond with an end-times mountain man in ‘80s Montana. Henderson, a graduate of the Michener Center for … Continue reading
Texas Book Festival: What’s selling?
At the end of Saturday’s events, I checked in with the always-helpful Charley Carroll of the Barnes and Noble-Arboretum, which handles book sales for the Texas Book Festival. She was quite pleased with the way things were going. “Today was … Continue reading
Texas Book Festival: A master class with Bret Anthony Johnston and Cristina Henriquez
As often happens at The Texas Book Festival, my favorite session of the day came from a place I did not expect. I knew that Cristina Henriquez (The Book of Unknown Americans) and Bret Anthony Johnston (Remember Me Like This) … Continue reading