Review by Martha Heimberg The title of Jonathan Norton’s latest play — Malcolm X and Redd Foxx Washing Dishes at Jimmy’s Chicken Shack in Harlem — tells you pretty much […]
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Don’t Miss ‘Fat Ham’ At Kalita Humphreys Theater Through Feb. 8
James Ijames’ Fat Ham, a 2022 Broadway hit comedy, is making its regional premiere in Dallas at the Kalita Humphreys Theater, featuring a cast of powerful performers and a story of a young queer Black man trying to find joy in the chaos of his family’s backyard barbecue.
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Karen Zacarias’ “Shane” Reimagines the American West with a Black Cowboy at Its Center
Karen ZacarÃas’ play Shane at the Kalita Humphreys Theater in Dallas tells the story of a Black cowboy and his journey, exploring the complexities of masculinity, violence, and justice, while also challenging the Western genre.
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Dallas Theater Center Announces 40th Annual Gala Celebration
The Dallas Theater Center is celebrating 40 years of the Centerstage gala event and 65 years of the Dallas Theater Center organization with a cabaret-jazz-inspired evening featuring award-winning Broadway star André De Shields and honorary chairs T.D. & Mrs. Serita Jakes and Helen & Frank Risch.
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I Am Delivered’t: A tale of love & struggle in the Black church
Review by Martha Heimberg Late in Jonathan Norton’s I Am Delivered’t, in its world premiere production at Dallas Theater Center’s Kalita Humphreys Theater, one young gay man tells another about […]
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Dallas Theater Center’s camped-up Rocky Horror Show is stupidly funny!
Review by Martha Heimberg Talk about twist n shout. Saturday night’s audience, at Dallas Theater Center’s perfectly posh production of The Rocky Horror Show were dancing in the lobby of […]
