Sondheim “Putting It Together” at WaterTower

Posted on 26 Jan 2013 at 6:01am

WaterTower Theatre in Addison presents “Putting It Together,” a musical revue by Stephen Sondheim and directed by Terry Martin. DEETS: WaterTower Theatre at the Addison Theatre Centre, 15650 Addison Road, Addison. Saturday at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Sunday at 2 p.m. Buy tickets here.

“Plaza Suite” at Contemporary Theatre

Posted on 25 Jan 2013 at 6:39am

Contemporary Theatre of Dallas begins its eleventh season with Neil Simon’s Plaza Suite. Hilarity abounds in this portrait of three couples successively occupying a suite at the Plaza Hotel in New York City. DEETS: Contemporary Theatre, 5601 Sears St., 7:30 p.m. Buy tickets here.

“Pleasures and Palaces” opens at Lyric Stage

Posted on 24 Jan 2013 at 6:27am

This Frank Loesser musical closed in Detroit in 1965 before making it to Broadway. Originally directed by Bob Fosse, it hasn’t been seen or heard since. Lyric Stage presents the first production of Pleasures and Palaces featuring a 40-piece acoustic orchestra. DEETS: Lyric Stage at Irving Arts Center, Carpenter Performance Hall, 3333 North MacArthur Blvd., [...]

“Behanding in Spokane” at the Kalita Humphreys

Posted on 23 Jan 2013 at 6:32am

Second Thought Theater presents Behanding in Spokane. Carmichael needs a hand. Toby and Marilyn have one to sell and the young couple is just dysfunctional enough to make the deal. Add a curious and persistent hotel clerk to the mix and the whole thing is bound to go up in flames. In this edgy-and bloody-play, Academy Award-winning [...]

Ed Ruscha at Amon Carter Museum

Posted on 22 Jan 2013 at 6:33am

Known for his images featuring single words suspended in space, Los Angeles-based artist Ed Ruscha has experimented with a diverse range of media and styles throughout his career. Invited to work at the Tamarind Lithography Workshop in 1969, as he began to gain notoriety for his Pop Art approach, Ruscha embraced lithography as a means [...]

Watch the inauguration

Posted on 21 Jan 2013 at 6:00am

Last minute substitution brings in pastor who performs same-sex weddings, dumping guy who bashes LGBT community. Gay poet Richard Blanco will read a poem he wrote for the Inauguration. Members of the Oak Lawn Band will march as part of the Lesbian and Gay Band Association band in the Inaugural parade. Lots of reasons to [...]

HRC presents HER at Sue Ellen’s

Posted on 20 Jan 2013 at 6:27am

Join HRC DFW for an afternoon celebrating women! Show your southern style at Sue Ellen’s where there’s something for everyone! Dance, bid on a date with a fantastic Bachelorette in our auction, watch a fantastic burlesque performance, compete in the trivia competition, or just mix and mingle. Jenna Skyy and Cassie Nova will serve as [...]

Uptown Players presents “Broadway Our Way”

Posted on 19 Jan 2013 at 6:00am

Now in its 11th year, Uptown Players’ fundraiser, Broadway Our Way, lightheartedly pits the men against the women to determine who the true Divas of the Dallas stage really are. The evening features selections from your favorite Broadway shows both past and present, done with an Uptown Players twist! This years cast includes: Mikey Abrams, [...]

The Joffrey Ballet at the Winspear

Posted on 18 Jan 2013 at 3:01pm

Titas presents the Joffrey Ballet. The Chicago-based dance company performs Age of Innocence, After the Rain and Le Sacre du Printemps [The Rite of Spring]. DEETS: Winspear Opera House, 2403 Flora St. Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. Buy tickets here.

Outragreous Oral: “How Dallas Survived the Plague” at S4

Posted on 17 Jan 2013 at 6:38am

Join The Dallas Way for a very special Outrageous Oral: “How Dallas Survived the Plague.” The 80s and early 90s in Dallas were marked with momentous change in the gay and lesbian community, particularly with the arrival of AIDS. Come hear William Waybourn and Sherry Jacobson tell stories from the trenches of the AIDS battle [...]