Today in the roundup: Film incentives survive in Texas, a music venue closes in Frisco and local theater bits.

Today in the roundup: An actor on his struggles, local music bits and a couple of significant area theater debuts.

In March, I sat down with Broadway dancer and native Texan Kurt Froman to talk Billy Elliot, which opens Wednesday at the AT&T Performing Arts Center. In an empty Winspear Opera House with a crew building a set behind us, we talked dancer-to-dancer about the ins-and-outs of our career choice in a place more comfortable than both of our homes – a stage.

Follow The Big Deal all the way to Dallas Children’s Theater, with a family four pack of tickets to see The Pied Piper’s Magic.

Today in the roundup: The Girls from Girdleville are back, David McCullough talks Paris and testing the 10,000 hours of practice theory.

Today in the roundup: Talking race at the Undermain, rekindled love at WaterTower and Alex Ross on the DSO.

Already looking for something to do this weekend? One option is Gaytino!, which plays Friday and Saturday night at the Latino Cultural Center in Dallas.

Today in the roundup: Cliburn CEO quits, questions over City Performance Hall and big thumbs up for the Kessler.

Today in the roundup: More piano in Fort Worth, summer Shakespeare inside and Genghis Khan conquers Irving.

We choose winners on Friday for this week’s Big Deals – tickets to see Billy Elliot at the Performing Arts Center AND tickets to a screening of Happiness Is…presented by Lone Star Film Society and the Fort Worth Modern.