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Stage Notes Calendar
Opening this week:
Onstage in Bedford: The 39 Steps, today-Oct. 12.
DSO Pops: Troupe Verigo: Cirque Noir, Friday-Sunday.
Community of Rowlett Players (CORP): Sleepy Hollow, Friday-Oct. 5.
Jubilee Theatre: I Got The Last Laugh. Friday-Oct. 19, pictured.
Acafest: A Capella Concert, 6 p.m. Saturday at the Rose Room.
UT Dallas Choirs: Collage Concert, 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Crow Museum of Asian Art at UT Dallas.
Cara Mía Theatre: 6th annual Latinidades Festival, Saturday-Oct. 12 at the Latino Cultural Center.
FWSO Chamber Series: Brahms, Ravel and Poulenc, 3 p.m. Sunday at Kimbell Art Museum.
Sammons Jazz: The Jazz Connection, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.
The Cliburn: 2025 Cliburn Gold Medalist, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and Oct. 2 at Kimbell Art Museum.
Onstage now:
Arts Mission Oak Cliff: Hair, through Saturday..
Echo Theatre: El Rey del Pollo, through Saturday at the Bath House Cultural Center.
Pocket Sandwich Theatre: The 39 Steps, through Saturday.
Rover Dramawerks: Double Cut, through Saturday.
Broadway at the Bass: Life of Pi, through Sunday.
Hip Pocket Theatre: Heartbreak House, through Sunday.
Stolen Shakespeare Guild: A Murder Is Announced, through Sunday.
Theatre Arlington: You Can’t Take it with You, through Sunday.
Theatre Denton: Carrie the Musical, through Sunday.
Verdigris Ensemble: Re:Transmit-Betty’s Notebook, through Sunday at the Eisemann Center.
Rockwall Community Playhouse: Dial M for Murder, through Oct. 5.
Theatre Three: The Niceties, through Oct. 12 in Theatre Too.
Shakespeare Dallas: The Taming of the Shrew, through Oct. 19 at Samuell-Grand Park, pictured.
Drag performer and author Bob The Drag Queen will debut on Broadway in Moulin Rouge!
Producers of the Tony-winning Best Musical Moulin Rouge! The Musical announced last week that drag superstar, comedian, actor and New York Times Best-Selling author Bob The Drag Queen will make his Broadway debut as “Harold Zidler” on Jan. 27 for an eight-week limited engagement through March 22 at Broadway’s Al Hirschfeld Theatre
“Being on Broadway has always been a dream of mine. I moved to NYC almost 17 years ago to pursue it. Some roads take a while,” BTDQ said in the announcement.
Wayne Brady is currently in the role through Nov. 9 with Robert Petkoff, who currently plays Zidler on tour, joining the cast after Brady and just before Bob. Plan your NYC trip and snag tickets to see BTDQ take on the role.
Amphibian announces cast and crew for its season’s chilling closer
The cast of Amphiian Stage’s The Birds. (Courtesy photo)
Based on Daphne du Maurier’s short story (the inspiration for Hitchcock’s famous film), Amphibian Stage will present The Birds brings a harrowing, suspenseful look at human nature in the face of societal collapse. This stage adaptation will be directed by Amphibian Stage’s Artistic Director, Jay Duffer (The Handless King, The Visit, Spaceman, and Marie Antoinette). Along with Duffer, the company announced its full cast and creative team.
Designers include Hope Cox (costume), David Lanza (sound), Kaitlin Hatton (props), Jeff Stanfield (scenic/set) and Roma Flowers (lighting). The creative team also cinludes Hailey Green as Stage Manager and Joseph Tully as Directing Apprentice.
The Birds cast includes Sarah Gay as Diance, Monica Jones as Julia, Philip Maxwell as Nat and Greg Holt as Tierney.
The show opens Oct. 15 just in time for the Halloween season and runs through Nov. 8.
Second Chance Players reveals its cast for The Laramie Project
Last month, SCP announced its newest production as The Laramie Project set for November. This will also mark the play’s 25th anniversary production. Based on the aftermath of Matthew Shepard’s murder in 1998 in Laramie, Wisconsin, the production was written by Moisés Kaufman and members of the Tectonic Theater Project based on interviews with residents about the attack and killing of the young gay man.
The company states this theater piece aligns with its mission “to create an inclusive, transformative theater space where individuals in recovery, LGBTQ+ community
members, and those impacted by trauma can heal, grow, and inspire through the power of storytelling and performance.” Second Chance Players is a DFW theater group dedicated to
providing a creative outlet for individuals in recovery and marginalized communities.
“The Laramie Project is exactly the kind of meaningful theater that Second Chance Players was founded to produce,” Founder and Artistic Director Bill Shea said in a press release. “This play gives voice to real people grappling with profound questions about hatred, acceptance, and community responsibility. It’s a story that needs to be told, especially in our current social climate.”
Earlier this month, SCP announced the cast of The Laramie Project who play multiple roles. Starring in the production will be Martin Antonio Guerra, Benjamin McElroy, Winta Berhane, Corinne Christopher, Josh Bloyd, Bailey Watson, Sydney Lefkof and Shake Hardwick.
The show will run Nov. 6-22. Ticket sales have not yet opened.
–Rich Lopez
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