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Jeff West – Former 6th Floor Director, Former DTC Manager – Has Died

He served with three artistic directors at the Dallas Theater Center: Adrian Hall, Ken Bryant and Richard Hamburger. And for one year, he more or less ran the theater.

Surprise! Victory Park Officially Declared ‘No Fun’

Who knew?

The Score So Far for ‘Billy Lynn’

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What can one say about a book review that concludes a great bonus in this particular novel is that the Bears beat the Cowboys? Well, so far, it’s in a tiny, minority. Ben Fountain’s novel, Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk continues to rack up the accolades.

DTC Adds, Loses Acting Company Members

We knew Cedric Neal had gone to Broadway, and Abby Siegworth had only a 2-year appointment. But Matthew Gray leaving??! Well, there are two new appointments to offset that sting.

Soprano Ava Pine on the Brink

The Texas-born soprano is starring in Fort Worth Opera’s Lysistrata. She just finished Dallas Opera’s Magic Flute. Next stop: Europe.

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Architecture Critic Slams Museum Tower

Architecture critic Paul Goldberger on the Nasher’s slow-roasting by Museum Tower: “The Nasher was there first, it didn’t create the problem, and it is suffering from it.” Why, in heaven’s name, he asks, should it be asked to help remedy the problem?

Review: ‘American Idiot’ at the Winspear Opera House

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Unlike Spring Awakening, American Idiot was built for big houses like the Winspear. The Broadway musical packs a visual wallop to match Green Day’s pop-punk thunder. Trouble is, wallop and thunder is mostly all we get.

Review: The Undermain’s Happy, Happy ‘Birthday Party’

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We’ve come to accept so much of what Harold Pinter pioneered in The Birthday Party. From Monty Python to David Mamet, we’ve found his menace, his puzzles, his great, off-the-wall humor. It takes the Undermain and director Patrick Kelly to find the old-fashioned, theatrical delight.

Fort Worth Opera’s New Season – and Its Next Season

Categorized Under: Culture, Fort Worth Arts, General, Local Events, Music 1 Comment

Because Fort Worth Opera presents its shows in rotation, it has to scramble between Bass Hall and Scott Theatre. That’s going to change. What isn’t changing is its commitment to newer, more adventuresome operas.

Remember that New ‘Advanced Auto-tune’ We Told You About?

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The one that would permit you to perfect your vocals – live? Or harmonize with yourself as you sing? Well, it’s here.

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