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Stage Notes: Dallas’ Cedric Neal nabs an Olivier nomination, ‘Dear Brutus’ review

Stage Notes is a weekly aggregate post about theater, classical music and stage news, events, reviews and other relevant information. Stage Notes Calendar Opening this week: Broadway at the Center: Annie, March 14-17 at the Winspear.  TITAS/DANCE UNBOUND: Parsons Dance Company, March 15 and 16 at Moody Performance Hall.  Dallas Symphony Orchestra: A Night at the Movies – Music of John Williams, March 15-17 at the Meyerson.  Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra: Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto and...

Kierra Johnson responds to Nex Benedict suicide ruling

Kierra Johnson, executive director of the National LGBTQ Task Force, this morning (Thursday, March 15) issued the following statement in response to yesterday's reports that the Oklahoma State Medical Examiner has ruled Nex Benedict's death a suicide by overdose:

Review: Uptown Players’ ‘Fire and Air’ is a bumpy but sumptuous drama

Uptown Players opted for a different venue to present the Terrence McNally regional premiere of Fire and Air. The play probably would have fared just as well at the Kalita Humphreys Theater, but the Sixth Floor Studio at the Wyly Theatre was adding an intimate touch to the show along with its simple but effective set. Directed by Cheryl Denson, the space let Fire and Air bloom even when McNally’s story seemed bumpy at times.  The show centered on Sergei played to astonishing effect by...

Closing the ruthlessness gap

We must defend our progress or lose it It’s all coming at us too fast — just as the tech pioneers intended. Journalist Kara Swisher writes in her terrific memoir Burn Book that tech innovators two and three decades ago were not big on safety tools. “They needed to anticipate consequences more. Or at all,” she says. Instead, their ethos was expressed on early Facebook office posters: “Move fast and break things.” Judging by the current state of social media, they succeeded. Like many people, I...

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Primary wins for the community

Colin Allred Allred, Johnson win primaries outright, Valdez advances to runoff TAMMYE NASH | Managing Editor nash@dallasvoice.com The presidential primaries in Texas went as expected, with President Joe Biden and Donald Trump easily claiming victories in the Democratic and Republican races, respectively. Biden claimed 85 percent of the vote in a field of eight candidates, while Trump won 80 percent in a field of nine candidates. Republican Primary results in Texas and other Super Tuesday...

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Stage Notes: Dallas’ Cedric Neal nabs an Olivier nomination, ‘Dear Brutus’ review

Stage Notes is a weekly aggregate post about theater, classical music and stage news, events, reviews and other relevant information. Stage Notes Calendar Opening this week: Broadway at the Center: Annie, March 14-17 at the Winspear.  TITAS/DANCE UNBOUND: Parsons Dance Company, March 15 and 16 at Moody Performance Hall.  Dallas Symphony Orchestra: A Night at the Movies – Music of John Williams, March 15-17 at the Meyerson.  Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra: Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto and...

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