Review by Monique Thompson From the Tony Award®-winning creators of the Broadway classic Ragtime, this dazzling show transports us from the twilight of the Russian Empire to the euphoria of Paris in the 1920s, as a brave young woman sets out to discover the mystery of...
Review by Lauryn Angel The Phantom of the Opera made its debut thirty years ago, and though I’ve been a fan of the musical almost that long, I had not seen it on stage until its stop at Dallas Summer Musicals for the 2018-2019 season. And it knocked my socks off! This...
Review by Monique Thompson The #1 longest running American musical in Broadway history, Chicago, has touched down at the Winspear Opera House in the AT&T Performing Arts Center in Dallas. If you’re unfamiliar with the plot, Chicago is set in Chicago, IL in the late...
Review by Lauryn Angel The 2003 Jack Black vehicle School of Rock seems like an odd choice for Andrew Lloyd Webber to turn into a musical, but in many ways, it also seems like an obvious choice. The movie is fun, full of music, and has a great message for both kids...
Review by Lauryn Angel LeakyCon wasn’t the only place to spot Harry Potter fans over the past weekend. Actors Joseph Maudsley and James Percy brought Potted Potter – a parody that promises all seven books in 70 minutes – to Dallas’s Wyly Theater. James, a...
Review by Lauryn Angel Love Never Dies is a sequel to Andew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera that picks up the story ten years after the events in the Paris opera house. The Phantom (Bronson Norris Murphy) has taken up residence on Coney Island, with Madame...
Review by Lauryn Angel The stage of the Winspear Opera House was transformed into the streets of Baltimore on Saturday night, as Tracy Turnblad (Michelle Dowdy) and “the nicest kids in town” brought the Broadway musical Hairspray to Dallas. It’s 1962, and Tracy and...
Review by Lauryn Angel If you are a fan of musical theater or of Disney’s The Lion King and you have not yet seen the musical, you need to get to the Music Hall at Fair Park during its four-week run. It is quite simply the most flawless musical I have ever seen....
Review by Lauryn Angel Anticipation was high on the evening of Tuesday, June 12 for the opening of Bright Star, a musical written by native Texans Steve Martin and Edie Brickell. Unfortunately, the performance did not quite meet expectations. That’s not to say that...
Set against the backdrop of 19th-century France, Les Misérables tells an enthralling story of broken dreams and unrequited love, passion, sacrifice and redemption – a timeless testament to the survival of the human spirit. Featuring the thrilling score and beloved...