Big Tops
Operas by Richard Strauss aren’t staged that often, not because they’re unpopular but because they’re expensive: enormous casts, huge orchestras, lavish scenery and costumes,...
FWSO My!
As the administrative honchos of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra and the musicians’ union continued their behind-the-scenes contract negotiations last week, the orchestra itself...
Exploring New Terrain
Stage West’s current show, Nell Benjamin’s British period comedy The Explorers Club, marks an important milestone in the venerable Fort Worth company’s 35-year history....
Memories Are Made of This
Circle Theatre closes its season with a world premiere, and it’s always worth noting when one of our local theater troupes is privileged enough...
Hard-Earned
Judging by last Sunday's matinee at Theatre Arlington, the arc of the universe bends not just toward justice but also toward farce. What else...
Playthings No More
Two major Nutcrackers come our way each December, in addition to the countless studio versions that dot the landscape.
Beginning earlier this month, Texas...
Fly By Night
Not long after he took over Texas Ballet Theater five years ago, director Ben Stevenson produced Dracula.
The main difference between then and now is...
Van Cliburn (1934-2013)
Fort Worth took a double whammy last week with the passing of Van Cliburn, the iconic pianist for whom the Cliburn International Piano Competition...
Dash It, ‘Jeeves’!
In 1957, the prolific author and playwright P.G. Wodehouse said, “I go in for what is known in the trade as ‘light writing,’ and...
Review: “The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs”
There’s no doubt that The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs, playwright Mike Daisey’s theatrical monologue currently staged by Amphibian Productions through May...
