Up & Coming Theater
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Allen Contemporary Theatre: Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville, May 3-19; Disaster! The Musical, June 28-July 14; Breakneck Comedy of Errors, August 16-September 1; Vanya & Sonia & Masha & Spike, October 4-20; My Favorite Year, November 20-December 5, allencontemporarytheatre.net
Amphibian Stage: Marie and Rosetta, April 5-28; Sparkfest, June 13-26 (focus on AAPI—the Asian American Pacific Islander community); The Handless King, July 26-August 18; The Amazing, Fabulous, and Spectacular Untruths of Juan Garcia, (October 11 – November 3). Watch for National Theatre Live and other film performances at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. amphibianstage.com
Art Centre Theatre (Plano): Escape to Margaritaville, May 31-June 16; Bat Boy: The Musical, August 2-18, artcentretheatre.com
Artisan Center Theater: Souvenir: A Fantasia on the Life of Florence Foster Jenkins, April 12-May 4; Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story, June 7-29; Smoke on the Mountain, August 2-24, artisanct.com
Arts Mission Oak Cliff: Something Wicked from Altar’d Playhouse (premiering Fall TBA) artsmissionoc.org
ATTPAC: Shrek the Musical, July 18-20, attpac.org
Auriga Stage Productions: Hamlet, (performances Fri-Sun) April 5-28 (Dallas area), May10-19 (Fort Worth); see website for details, aurigaproductions
Bass Performance Hall (Performing Arts Fort Worth): Chicago the Musical, May 10-12, basshall.com
Belle Sauvage: bellesauvage.us
Bishop Arts Theatre Center (BATC): Fannie: The Music and Life of Fannie Lou Hamer, May 2-19; Jet Fuel, August 8-28, bishopartstheatre.org
Blue Firebox Theater Company (Denton) bluefireboxtheatercompany.com
Broadway Dallas: Hamilton, May 8-June 9; Hairspray, June 18-30; Funny Girl, August 6-18, broadwaydallas.org
Cara Mia Theatre: caramiatheatre.org
Casa Manana: Grease, June 1-9; Pippin, August 2-4 (apprentice production), casamanana.org (CM also hosts cabaret-style evenings: https://casamanana.org/events_category/cabaret/ )
CenterStage Theatre Works: cstheatreworks.com
Circle Theatre: Hundred Days, June 6-July 6 (musical); Imposter! Hypocrite! Tartuffe! (by Ashley H. White, based on Moliere’s play), August 1-24, circletheatre.com
The Classics Theatre Project: Oleanna, May 5-June 17; True West, July 8-August 24; Hamlet, Late Fall 2024, theclassicstheatreproject.com
The Core Theatre (Richardson): Our Town, May 3-19 thecoretheatre.org
Dallas Children’s Theater: C.S. Lewis’ THE MAGICIAN’S NEPHEW, April 27-May 25, dct.org
Dallas Theater Center: Dial M for Murder, April 5-28 (Wyly); Fannie: The Music and Life of Fannie Lou Hamer (see Bishop Arts Theatre Center), May 2-19, dallastheatercenter.org
Echo Theatre: Beyond the Yellow Wallpaper by Ann Timmons, May 10-25; the secret keepers by Erin Malone Turner, September 13-28, echotheatre.org
Eisemann Center for Performing Arts: eisemanncenter.com
Fair Assembly: fairassembly.com
Family Music Theatre: familymusictheatre.com
FIT (Festival of Independent Theaters) returns this summer, hosted by Theatre Three from August 1-17, 2024. theatre3dallas.com/fit-festival
The Firehouse Theatre: Footloose, May 16-June 2; Aladdin, June 20-July 7; Jimmy Buffet’s Escape to Margaritaville, August 8-25; A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder, October 17-November 1; Holiday Family Musical (TBA), December 5-22, thefirehousetheatre.com
The Fleetwood Project (Mansfield): Holiday Inn, July 5-14, fleetwoodproject.org
Flexible Grey Theatre Company: flexiblegrey
Fort Worth Fringe: Festival: (coming later in 2024) texastheatres.org/fringe/
Garland Civic Theatre: You Can’t Take It With You (directed by Joey Folsom), April 26-May 12, garlandcivic.org
Garland Summer Musicals: Singin’ in the Rain, July 19-28; Crazy for You, July 19-28; garlandsummermusicals.org
Granbury Theatre Company: granburytheatrecompany.org
Grand Prairie Arts Council: The Producers: A Mel Brooks Musical, June 21-30; Finding Nemo, Jr., July 26-27; Prairie Fest Film Showcase, August 31; Bonnie & Clyde, September 13-22; Nuncrackers, November 15-24; Newsies, The Broadway Musical, December 6-15, artsgp.org
Hip Pocket Theatre: hippocket.org
The Hopeful Theatre Project: hopefultheatreproject.com
Jubilee Theatre: The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin, March 29-May 5; Thoughts of a Colored Man, May 31-June 30; Sister Act, August 15-18, jubileetheatre.org
Kitchen Dog Theater: kitchendogtheater.org
Lakeside Community Theatre (The Colony): Alice by Heart, April 12-May 4; The Lieutenant of Inishmore, June 7-22; Rent, August 2-24; Lend Me a Chainsaw, October 4-25 (world premiere); Ashes of Aquitaine, December 6-21, lctthecolony.com
Lewisville Playhouse: Native Gardens, April 12-28; Little Shop of Horrors, June 14-July 7, lewisvilleplayhouse.org
Lyric Stage: Guys and Dolls, May 9-12 (Majestic), lyricstage.org
Mainstage Irving-Las Colinas: Grand Hotel the Musical, May 3-18; The Children’s Hour, September 30-October 5, mainstageirving.com
Mainstage Classic Theatre (Mansfield): Fiddler On the Roof (June); Godspell (July), mainstageclassictheatre.org
McKinney Repertory Theatre: Beer for Breakfast, April 12-28; Catch Me If You Can, May 3-4 and 10-11, mckinneyrep.org
Mesquite Arts Theatre: mesquiteartscenter.org
mixtamotus: mixtamotus.com
NTPA Repertory Theatre (Plano): The Producers, April 19-28; Anastasia, June 14-23, ntparep.org
Ochre House Theater: Patti & Theo (written and directed by Matt Posey), May 1-19, https://www.ochrehousetheater.org/
One + One Players: https://bathhouse.dallasculture.org/
Onstage in Bedford: Bright Ideas, June 7-16; Ann, August 9-18; Always, Patsy Cline, September 27-October 6, onstageinbedford.com
Our Productions Theatre Company (Lewisville): ourproductionstheatreco.org
Outcry Theatre: youth theater productions A Midsummer Night’s Dream, April 25-28, Oliver! June 27-30, https://www.outcrytheatre.com/
Parker County Theatre Company (Aledo): These Shining Lives, May 24-25, parkercountytheatre.com
Pegasus Theatre: https://pegasustheatre.org
Plague Mask Players: plaguemaskplayers.org
Plaza Theatre (Cleburne): Fiddler on the Roof, April 12-May 11; Anastasia the Musical, May 17-June 8; plazatheatre.com
Pocket Sandwich Theatre: Sherlock Holmes the Melodrama, March 29-May 11; Four Weddings and an Elvis, May 17-June 22, pocketsandwich.com
Prism Movement Theater: prismmovementtheater.org
Repertory Company Theatre (Richardson): https://www.rcttheatre.com/
Resolute Theatre Project: The Way He Looks At You (Summer), resolutetheatreproject.org
Richardson Theatre Centre: Lost in Yonkers, May 17-June 2; Lewis Black’s One Slight Hitch, July 12-28, richardsontheatrecentre
Rockwall Community Playhouse: Tuesdays With Morrie, May 10-26; Gentlemen’s Guide to Love and Murder, September 20-October 6, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, November 22-December 8, rockwallcommunityplayhouse.org
Rover Dramawerks (Plano): Tons of Money, May 30-June 15, roverdramawerks.com
Runway Theatre (Grapevine): Four Old Broads, June 7-23, runwaytheatre.com
SceneShop: artsfifthavenue.org
Second Star Theatre Co.: secondstartheatre.org
Second Thought Theatre: Wink by Jen Silverman, June 25-July 13; Hang by Debbie Tucker Green, October 19-November 2, secondthoughttheatre.com
Shakespeare Dallas: The Odyssey (by Mary Zimmerman), June 12-July 19; Twelfth Night, June 19-July 21; Julius Caesar, September 11-October 13, shakespearedallas.org
Shakespeare Everywhere: shakespeareeverywhere.com
Soul Rep Theatre: soulrep.org
Stage West: Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Elusive Ear, June 6-23; The Importance of Being Earnest, Sepember 5-22, stagewest.org
Stolen Shakespeare Guild: Guys and Dolls, April 19-May 5, https://www.stolenshakespeareguild.org
Sundown Collaborative Theatre (Denton): sundowntheatre.org
Sweet Apple Productions: sweetappleproductions.com
Teatro Dallas: La Gran Tirana (with Aguijón Theater, Chicago), May 10-19; teatrodallas.org
Theatre Arlington: Steel Magnolias, May 3-19, 2024; Visiting Mr. Green, September 13-29, theatrearlington.org
Theatre Coppell: Big Fish, June 7-23; Greater Tuna, July 26-August 11; The Diary of Anne Frank, September 20-October 6; A Christmas Carol, December 6-22, theatrecoppell.com
Theatre Denton: Crimes of the Heart, June 7-16, theatredenton.com
Theatre Frisco: Six Degrees of Separation, May 3-19; She Loves Me, July 26-August 11; Noises Off, November 8-24, theatrefrisco.com
Theatre Off the Square (Weatherford): Kong’s Night Out, April 26-May 12, http://www.theatreoffthesquare.org
Theatre Rocks! (Ennis): theatrerocks.com
Theatre Three: The Seagull (adapted by Blake Hackler), April 4-28; Pirates of Penzance, June 13-July 14, theatre3dallas.com
Undermain Theatre: The Persians (Aeschylus), May 2-26, https://www.undermain.org
Upright Theatre Company (Euless): The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), April 5-27; Bonnie & Clyde (musical), May17-June 15; Sister Act, August 23-September 22; uprighttheatre.org
Uptown Players: Broadway Our Way, May 5, uptownplayers.org
Urban Arts Center: urbanartsonline.com
WaterTower Theatre: Satchmo at the Waldorf, April 17-28; Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella, May 3-12, https://www.watertowertheatre.org/
Links to NTX Music Groups…
American Baroque Opera Company: baroqueopera.org
Blue Candlelight Music Series: bluecandlelight.org
Chamber Music Society of Fort Worth: cmsfw.org
Cliburn Concerts, Competitions: cliburn.org
Dallas Bach Society: dallasbach.org
Dallas Chamber Music Society: dallaschambermusic.org
Dallas Chamber Symphony: dcsymphony.org
The Dallas Opera: dallasopera.org
Dallas Symphony Orchestra: dallassymphony.org
Dallas Winds: dallaswinds.org
Emerge Coalition Inc.: emergeci.org
Fine Arts Chamber Players: fineartschamberplayers.org
Fort Worth Opera: fwopera.org
Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra: fwsymphony.org
Lone Star Wind Orchestra: lswo.com
Orchestra of New Spain: info@orchestraofnewspain.org
Orpheus Chamber Singers: orpheuschambersingers.org
Plano Symphony Orchestra, planosymphony.org
Richardson Symphony Orchestra, richardsonsymphony
Links to NTX Dance Groups…
Agora Artists: agoraartists.com
Avant Chamber Ballet: avantchamberballet.org
B. Moore Dance: bmooredance.org
Ballet Folklorico (Anita N. Martinez): anmbf.org
Bruce Wood Dance: brucewooddance.org
Dallas Black Dance Theatre (DBDT): dbdt.com
The DASH Ensemble (NYC and Dallas): thedashensemble.org
Indique Dance Company (classical Indian): check out the Indique Facebook page…
Modern Art Museum, Fort Worth: themodern.org (check the Modern’s listings for dance events)
Tejas Dance (Indian regional): for info, check Facebook page or contact: tejasdancedfw@gmail.com
Texas Ballet Theater: texasballettheater.org (performances in Dallas and Fort Worth)
TITAS/Dance Unbound: titas.org (brings national and international dance companies to North TX)
6 o’Clock Dance Theatre: 6oclockdancetheatre.com
Very Good Dance Theatre: verygooddt.com