| Event Name | Organization | Dates | City | | A Big Girl's Guide to LovePresented by DVA Productions at Pantagleize Theatre May 18-May 27, 2012 Sloane Davis is a big beautiful fish in a little pond. A well-educated, independent woman; successful by all standards...except in her love life. Navigating the dating scene is hard enough without dealing with "well-intentioned" friends, family, and even
strangers...and?battling her inner child. Will Sloane find the love that truly deserves her? This play is a step by step guide for women of all sizes on balancing family, career and Love. It's an original comedy that will leave you in... | DVA Productions | 05/18/12-
05/27/12 | Fort Worth |
A Christmas CarolPresented by Plaza Theatre Company at Plaza Theatre Company November 16-December 22, 2012 Back for its every-other-year production at PlazaCo, A Christmas Carol once again tells the story of the miserly Ebeneezer Scrooge and his journey to redemption at Christmastime through the appearance of Ghosts of his Past, Present and Future. Adorned with classic carols of the season throughout, A Christmas Carol is a tradition unmatched for the joy and pleasure it brings to every holiday season. | Plaza Theatre Company | 11/16/12-
12/22/12 | Cleburne |
| A Little Bit Country - A Little Bit Rock n' Roll | Grapevine Convention & Visitors Bureau | 05/25/12 | Grapevine |
A Midsummer Night's DreamPresented by Stolen Shakespeare Guild at Fort Worth Community Arts Center October 26-November 10, 2012 When two pairs of star-crossed lovers, a troop of inept amateur actors, a feuding pair of supernatural sprites and a love potion gone awry all come together in an enchanted moonlit forest, the result is an unequalled mixture of entertainment and enchantment.
Stolen Shakespeare Guild presents A Midsummer Night's Dream in the Sanders Theaterby. | Stolen Shakespeare Guild | 10/26/12-
11/10/12 | Fort Worth |
A Snow White ChristmasPresented by Artisan Center Theater at Artisan Center Theater November 17-December 22, 2012 In this new A Snow White Christmas children's play, Santa himself arrives on stage to tell everyone about a terrible problem: The Wicked Queen hates Christmas and is plotting against Snow White because she brings the lovely winter snow. Tricked into taking a bite of the poisoned apple, the lovely Snow White sleeps until Prince Charming awakens her with "love's first kiss". At last the snow falls and Christmas comes to the forest making for a very happy holiday ending! | Artisan Center Theater | 11/17/12-
12/22/12 | Hurst |
Alice in WonderlandPresented by Theatre Arlington at Theatre Arlington July 6-July 15, 2012 Based on the classic by Lewis Carroll, this charming story of the precocious Alice and her adventures through Wonderland include all of your favorite characters. Bring the entire family to meet the Mad Hatter, Cheshire Cat and the Queen of Hearts as this indelible tale is revisited on stage. | Theatre Arlington | 07/06/12-
07/15/12 | Arlington |
All My SonsPresented by Denton Community Theatre at Campus Theatre June 8-June 17, 2012 A powerful post-World War II drama that still resonates today. Based on a true story, Arthur Miller's play explores the relationship between a father and son, and the father's tragic flaw in quest to fulfill the American Dream. This poignant story also touches on the effect that a fallen soldier has on family and friends. | Denton Community Theatre | 06/08/12-
06/17/12 | Denton |
Around the World in 80 DaysPresented by Stage West at Stage West August 16-September 23, 2012 This zany adaptation of the Jules Verne novel chronicles what may have been the first "Great Race." Phileas Fogg has wagered his entire life savings that he can accomplish the feat of the title. He and his resourceful manservant, Passepartout, confront a series of misadvantures as the clock and the calendar press relentlessly on. | Stage West | 08/16/12-
09/23/12 | Fort Worth |
Arsenic and Old LacePresented by Plaza Theatre Company at Plaza Theatre Company September 14-October 6, 2012 This classic play is a farcical black comedy revolving around Mortimer Brewster, a drama critic who must deal with his crazy, homicidal family and local police in Brooklyn, NY, as he debates whether to go through with his recent promise to marry the woman he loves. His family includes two spinster aunts who have taken to murdering lonely old men by poisoning them with a glass of home-made elderberry wine laced with arsenic, strychnine, and "just a pinch" of cyanide; a brother who believes he is... | Plaza Theatre Company | 09/14/12-
10/06/12 | Cleburne |
Bill BellamyPresented by Improv Comedy Club - Arlington at Improv Comedy Club - Arlington August 10-August 12, 2012 Staying busy is not a problem for Bill Bellamy, who's flourishing career encompasses the worlds of feature film, television, comedy and more. Bellamy's most recent project to date was his role in Oliver Stone's highly lauded film Any Given Sunday. In 1999, Bill starred in the independent feature Love Stinks and in 1997 he landed his leading man debut in the hit comedy, Def Jam's How To Be A Player. | Improv Comedy Club - Arlington | 08/10/12-
08/12/12 | Arlington |
| Bill Engvall | Performing Arts Fort Worth | 09/23/12 | Fort Worth |
Billy SorrellsPresented by Improv Comedy Club - Arlington at Improv Comedy Club - Arlington May 23, 2012 Comedy has a new leading man! Billy Sorrels is not shy about admitting he's bringing sexy to stand-up. The Chattanooga, TN native believes in making the most of what God has given him in abundance. Armed with good looks, paralyzing charm and comic genius, he is definitely the triple threat the comedy industry has been begging for! Sorrell's journey through the stand-up scene hasn't been easy. | Improv Comedy Club - Arlington | 05/23/12 | Arlington |
Blue Man GroupPresented by Performing Arts Fort Worth at Bass Performance Hall June 26-July 1, 2012 Experience the phenomenon. Blue Man Group is best known for their wildly popular theatrical shows and concerts which combine comedy, music, and technology to produce a totally unique form of entertainment. | Performing Arts Fort Worth | 06/26/12-
07/01/12 | Fort Worth |
Broke-ologyPresented by Jubilee Theatre at Jubilee Theatre May 18-June 10, 2012 The King family is used to being broke, but when their father is diagnosed with at serious illness, sons Ennis and Malcolm must clearly decide where their loyalties lie. This powerful new play by a brilliant young writer brings new perspectives on the struggles of the next generation. | Jubilee Theatre | 05/18/12-
06/10/12 | Fort Worth |
Cathy Rigby is Peter PanPresented by Performing Arts Fort Worth at Bass Performance Hall March 26-March 31, 2013 Tony Award nominee Cathy Rigby takes flight in an all-new production of Peter Pan! Discover the magic all over again of this two-time Emmy-winning and two-time Tony-nominated production. The New York Times says, "Rigby still carries off the flights, fights and acrobatics that make Peter Pan audiences mesmerized." Peter Pan is filled with timeless magical moments and a captivating hook. The legend you thought you know, is now the adventure you never dreamed possible. | Performing Arts Fort Worth | 03/26/13-
03/31/13 | Fort Worth |
Charlotte's WebPresented by Artisan Center Theater at Artisan Center Theater May 5-May 26, 2012 All the enchanting characters are here in this beautiful, knowing play about friendship: Wilbur, the irresistible young pig who desperately wants to avoid the butcher; Fern, a girl who understands what animals say to each other; Templeton, the gluttonous rat; and, most of all, the extraordinary spider, Charlotte. Determined to save Wilbur, Charlotte begins her campaign with the "miracle" of her web in which she writes, "Some pig." It's the beginning of a victorious campaign which ultimately... | Artisan Center Theater | 05/05/12-
05/26/12 | Hurst |
CompanyPresented by Jubilee Theatre at Jubilee Theatre July 13-August 26, 2012 Company is a musical comedy about five married, once married, or soon to be married couples and their good friend, Robert, a young bachelor who has avoided long-term relationships. Eventually, Bobby learns that while relationships aren't perfect, they can be a beautiful and necessary part of "Being Alive." | Jubilee Theatre | 07/13/12-
08/26/12 | Fort Worth |
Crazy For YouPresented by Stolen Shakespeare Guild at Fort Worth Community Arts Center August 17-September 2, 2012 This is the story of Bobby Child, a well-to-do 1930's playboy, whose dream in life is to dance. And despite the serious efforts of his mother and soon-to-be-ex-fiancee, Bobby achieves his dream! Memorable Gershwin tunes include "I Can't Be Bothered Now", "Bidin' My Time", "I Got Rhythm", "Naughty Baby", "They Can't Take That Away from Me", "But Not for Me", "Nice Work if You Can Get It", "Embraceable You" and "Someone to Watch Over Me". It's a high energy comedy which includes mistaken... | Stolen Shakespeare Guild | 08/17/12-
09/02/12 | Fort Worth |
| Day in the District 2012 | Day in the District Collaboration | 09/22/12 | Fort Worth |
DeRay DavisPresented by Improv Comedy Club - Arlington at Improv Comedy Club - Arlington May 31-June 3, 2012 DeRay, a hustler from Chicago's South Side, who began his career in comedy clubs and was first noticed by Hollywood at Atlanta's Laffapalooza Festival. Shortly after moving to LA, Davis won the Comedy Central Laugh Riots Competition and was a standout on the Cedric the Entertainer Tour and at the Montreal Just for Laughs Festival. | Improv Comedy Club - Arlington | 05/31/12-
06/03/12 | Arlington |
Disney's Beauty And The Beast, JrPresented by Artisan Center Theater at Artisan Center Theater June 2-July 14, 2012 The brainy and beautiful Belle yearns to escape her provincial life?and her brute of a suitor, Gaston. However, Belle gets more adventurous than she wanted when she becomes a captive in the Beast's enchanted castle! Dancing flatware, menacing wolves, and singing furniture fill the stage with thrills in Disney's Beauty And The Beast Jr., a beloved fairy tale about very different people finding strength in one another and learning how to love. | Artisan Center Theater | 06/02/12-
07/14/12 | Hurst |
Disney's Winnie The Pooh KidsPresented by Artisan Center Theater at Artisan Center Theater August 25-October 6, 2012 Welcome to the Hundred Acre Wood, where Winnie the Pooh is once again in search of honey. Along the way, he meets his pals Tigger, Piglet, Rabbit and Owl, but soon discovers that Christopher Robin has been captured by the Backson! As they prepare for a rescue operation, the animals learn about teamwork, friendship, and sharing snacks! Based on the beloved characters of A.A. Milne and the Disney animated feature film, this show is the perfect pick for audiences ages 2-92! | Artisan Center Theater | 08/25/12-
10/06/12 | Hurst |
Dustin "Screech" DiamondPresented by Hyena's Comedy Nightclubs at Hyena's Comedy Nightclubs - Fort Worth May 25-May 26, 2012 Dustin Neil Diamond was named after singer Neil Diamond who he is related to on his father's side (he is not, however, related to Mike D of the Beastie Boys). He was born in San Jose, California, but he graduated from Zion High School in Anaheim. Diamond has kept busy after his long running and famous teenager sitcom, Saved By The Bell, finished its run. He has been featured on many shows, and he also participated in a celebrity boxing contest that was televised, as well as in... | Hyena's Comedy Nightclubs | 05/25/12-
05/26/12 | Fort Worth |
Fiction Presented by Amphibian Stage Productions at Fort Worth Community Arts Center September 13-September 30, 2012 Best-selling authors Michael and Linda Waterman treasure their honest marriage, until a harsh twist of fate compels them to read each other's diaries. Between the lines, stretching deep into the past, a secret liaison with a mysterious stranger surfaces, forever altering married life's delicate balance of fact and fiction.
Event Location: The Hardy and Betty Sanders Theater. | Amphibian Stage Productions | 09/13/12-
09/30/12 | Fort Worth |
| Flowers of Grace | | 06/30/12 | Fort Worth |
Forever PlaidPresented by Plaza Theatre Company at Plaza Theatre Company August 10-September 8, 2012 On their way to their first big concert, a singing quartet of young men - The Plaids - are killed in a car accident. Due to the alignment of space and time, The Plaids are able to return to Earth for one final concert. In between telling the stories of their lives, The Plaids perform some of the greatest hits from the 1950s including Three Coins in a Fountain, Shangri-La, Crazy 'bout Ya Baby and Love Is A Many Splendoured Thing. Once they've performed their one great... | Plaza Theatre Company | 08/10/12-
09/08/12 | Cleburne |
| Fort Worth Opera Ball | Fort Worth Opera | 09/15/12 | Fort Worth |
GhostwriterPresented by Circle Theatre at Circle Theatre October 11-November 10, 2012 When novelist Franklin Woolsey dies mid-sentence, his final novel continues to be written through his ever faithful secretary, Mayra. Attacked by skeptics, the press and Woolsey's jealous widow, Myra sets out to prove she is more than just an artful forger. Is she trying to steal Woolsey's legacy, or might she truly possess a gift the world can't understand? | Circle Theatre | 10/11/12-
11/10/12 | Fort Worth |
Girls from Girdleville Defend Men in BVD's from Bullies in BriefsPresented by Hip Pocket Theatre at Silver Creek Amphitheatre June 3-June 27, 2012 This will be the third time they've met the Girls from Girdleville. The first time they met them was back in 1994 during their 18th performance season at the Oak Acres Amphitheatre (Girls From Girdleville Greet Men In BVD's). The last time they saw them was in 2004, their 28th performance season, and the opening of the Silver Creek Amphitheatre. | Hip Pocket Theatre | 06/03/12-
06/27/12 | Fort Worth |
GodfreyPresented by Improv Comedy Club - Arlington at Improv Comedy Club - Arlington May 24-May 27, 2012 Godfrey is one of the hottest young comedians on the horizon. In fact, Ben Stiller cast him to play himself in Zoolander, a performance that has since achieved cult status. His more recent film roles in Johnson Family Vacation, MGM's Soul Plane, The Cook Out starring Queen Latifah, Phat Girlz starring Monique highlight his comedic range. | Improv Comedy Club - Arlington | 05/24/12-
05/27/12 | Arlington |
Good vs. Evil: An Evening with Anthony Bourdain and Eric RipertPresented by Performing Arts Fort Worth at Bass Performance Hall November 9, 2012 Notable crank and Travel Channel foodie Anthony Bourdain will spend the evening sharing candid, and often hysterical, insights with longtime friend and friendly rival, chef Eric Ripert. | Performing Arts Fort Worth | 11/09/12 | Fort Worth |
Guys and DollsPresented by Plaza Theatre Company at Plaza Theatre Company May 18-June 23, 2012 Desperate to find money to pay for his floating crap game, Nathan Detroit bets Sky Masterson a thousand dollars that Sky will not be able to take a local Salvation Army girl, Sarah Brown, to Cuba. While Sky eventually is able to convince Sarah to join him, Nathan battles with his fiancee of fourteen years, Adelaide. Sky ends up falling in love with Sarah and tries to reform his gambling ways betting all the members of the floating crap game that if he wins his roll of the dice, they will all... | Plaza Theatre Company | 05/18/12-
06/23/12 | Cleburne |
Guys and DollsPresented by Runway Theatre at Runway Theatre June 29-July 22, 2012 Set in Damon Runyon's mythical New York City, this oddball romantic comedy ? considered by many to be the perfect musical comedy ? soars with the spirit of Broadway as it introduces us to a cast of vivid characters who have become legends in the canon: Sarah Brown, the upright but uptight "mission doll," out to reform the evildoers of Times Square; Sky Masterson, the slick, high-rolling gambler who woos her on a bet and ends up falling in love; Adelaide, the chronically ill nightclub performer... | Runway Theatre | 06/29/12-
07/22/12 | Grapevine |
Hairspray Presented by Denton Community Theatre at Campus Theatre August 10-August 19, 2012 Music by Marc Shaiman, Lyrics by Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman, Book by Mark O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan, based on the 1988 John Waters film Hairspray. Director-Clay White.
Welcome to the '60's! Baltimore, bouffants, and big time musical fun! Plus-sized teen, Tracy Turnblad, dreams of being on the local dance show, but Tracy size and progressive views on racial integration make Tracy less than popular with upper management. Tracy does make the cut, however, and proves that when your... | Denton Community Theatre | 08/10/12-
08/19/12 | Denton |
Henson Alternative's Stuffed and Unstrung featuring The Miskreant PuppetsPresented by Performing Arts Fort Worth at Bass Performance Hall April 9, 2013 Stuffed and Unstrung is a live, uncensored show that lets loose the perilous and provocative elements of comedic improvisation on stage with a bunch of puppets. Produced by WestBeth Entertainment and Henson Alternative, Stuffed and Unstrung is created by award-winning director, producer, and writer Brian Henson and actor and improvisational guru Patrick Bristow and features The Jim Henson Company's renowned puppeteers.
This one-of-a-kind comedy made for grown-ups is a wild romp in... | Performing Arts Fort Worth | 04/09/13 | Fort Worth |
Hollywood ArmsPresented by Theatre Arlington at Theatre Arlington August 3-August 19, 2012 Based on Carol Burnett's memoir One More Time, this funny and moving story centers on three generations of women sharing heartbreak and laughter while living on welfare. Addressing such issues as alcoholism and a bruised childhood, Hamilton and Burnett take a humorous and tender look at shattered hopes and realized dreams. | Theatre Arlington | 08/03/12-
08/19/12 | Arlington |
Huggy LowdownPresented by Improv Comedy Club - Arlington at Improv Comedy Club - Arlington July 12-July 15, 2012 Huggy Lowdown is known for his hilarious appearances on the HBO Def Comedy Jam, The Jamie Foxx Special, P. Diddy's Bad Boys of Comedy, The Bernie Mac Special, The Whoopi Goldburg Special and for his rounds with the Kings of Comedy Tour. You can hear him every morning on the Tom Joyner Morning Show, sharing his special brand of comedy, celebrity gossip and entertainment news. | Improv Comedy Club - Arlington | 07/12/12-
07/15/12 | Arlington |
Imagination Movers Live!Presented by Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie at Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie September 28, 2012 It's a summer day in New Orleans, deep in the recesses of a cavernous building on the outskirts of town. Rooms are awash in bright blues, reds and yellows. Gears spin on the walls. A large, round, orange monster with bushy eyebrows hits his mark. Cameras roll. The cherry-top siren flashes: it's an idea emergency! That's the cue for the country's hottest new kid-pop band: the Imagination Movers. | Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie | 09/28/12 | Grand Prairie |
Improv Comedy Club - ArlingtonPresented by Improv Comedy Club - Arlington at Improv Comedy Club - Arlington July 26-July 29, 2012 Cast member of MAD TV. At the age of seventeen, Mr. Spears felt that public education had nothing more to offer him and left to pursue a career in stand-up comedy. Soon after, he appeared on Def Comedy Jam and Showtime at the Apollo while touring the country with his mix of Afrocentricness and "dead on" impressions. | Improv Comedy Club - Arlington | 07/26/12-
07/29/12 | Arlington |
John WitherspoonPresented by Improv Comedy Club - Arlington at Improv Comedy Club - Arlington December 29, 2011-November 18, 2012 What is so captivating about John Witherspoon is his ability to make the audience care about his characters and hang on to his every word. Witherspoon has starred in such movies like Little Nicky, Friday, Next Friday, The Ladies Man, and Booomerang. | Improv Comedy Club - Arlington | 12/29/11-
11/18/12 | Arlington |
Life In a Martial InstitutionPresented by Performing Arts Fort Worth at Bass Performance Hall June 26-June 30, 2013 Life In a Martial Institution is a darkly humorous and poignant autobiographical tale of lust, love, betrayal, and redemption or the tragicomedy of married life. Written and performed by James Braly (NPR, The Moth). "Never less than excellent" by The New York Times. | Performing Arts Fort Worth | 06/26/13-
06/30/13 | Fort Worth |
Life's Greatest HitsPresented by Move Newz at Fort Worth Community Arts Center June 16-June 17, 2012 Life's Greatest Hits presents life's most difficult and triumphant moments through eleven characters. Life is people we all know, like your next door neighbor who is a US soldier, the girl you sat by in English Literature, or the old man you see at the grocery store every week that can't wait to say hello! These characters will captivate the audience with each performance. The audience will enjoy feeling the excitement, rgret, fear and triumph these characters portray. Every character will... | Move Newz | 06/16/12-
06/17/12 | Fort Worth |
Loni LovePresented by Improv Comedy Club - Arlington at Improv Comedy Club - Arlington June 28-July 1, 2012 Variety and Comedy Central have both named her among their Top 10 Comics to Watch and Campus Activity magazine honored her as its Hot Comic for 2009. Love starred in her own half-hour special for Comedy Central in 2007 and has also been seen on the channel's Premium Blend, Weekends at the DL and Chocolate News. | Improv Comedy Club - Arlington | 06/28/12-
07/01/12 | Arlington |
Maria de Buenos Aires; A Tango OperitaPresented by Artes de la Rosa at Rose Marine Theater May 11-May 27, 2012 Part musical, part tango, part theatre, part ballet, part opera, Maria de Buenos Aires caters to all the senses, uniting expressive, live orchestral music, passionate rhythm of the tango and the surreal poetry by Horacio Ferrer, this tango operita is from the streets of Buenos Aires. | Artes de la Rosa | 05/11/12-
05/27/12 | Fort Worth |
MemphisPresented by Performing Arts Fort Worth at Bass Performance Hall February 12-February 17, 2013 From the underground dance clubs of 1950s Memphis, Tennessee, comes a hot new Broadway musical that bursts off the stage with explosive dancing, irresistible songs and a thrilling tale of fame and forbidden love. Inspired by actual events, Memphis is about a white radio DJ who wants to change the world and a black club singer who is ready for her big break. Come along on their incredible journey to the ends of the airwaves -- filled with laughter, soaring emotion and roof-raising rock 'n'... | Performing Arts Fort Worth | 02/12/13-
02/17/13 | Fort Worth |
Million Dollae QuartetPresented by Performing Arts Fort Worth at Bass Performance Hall March 5, 2013 Million Dollar Quartet is the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical inspired by the electrifying true story of the famed recording session that brought together rock 'n' roll icons Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins for the first and only time. | Performing Arts Fort Worth | 03/05/13 | Fort Worth |
Mistakes Were madePresented by Circle Theatre at Circle Theatre June 7-July 7, 2012 They've all had stressful days at the office, but none quite like what Off-Broadway producer Felix Artflex experience while trying to bring an epic play about the French Revolution to Broadway. This ambitious project forces him into hilarious attempts to juggle a demanding hollywood star and his agent, an uncompromising playwright, an uncommunicative ex-wife, and urgent bussiness problems involving a truck load of sheep in a war-torn country. | Circle Theatre | 06/07/12-
07/07/12 | Fort Worth |
Moby DickPresented by Hip Pocket Theatre at Silver Creek Amphitheatre July 6-July 29, 2012 This stage adaptation of the Melville work is by by Lake Simons. Music by John Dyer. The story of a whale and the desire of man to conquer it. A visual poem told through puppetry and physical story telling inspired by the text of Melville. | Hip Pocket Theatre | 07/06/12-
07/29/12 | Fort Worth |
National Theatre Live: FrankensteinPresented by Amphibian Stage Productions at Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth June 21, 2012 A new play by Nick Dear based on the novel by Mary Shelley, returns to the National Theatre Live series for encore screenings after its critically acclaimed run in 2011. Amphibian is proud to be the first to bring this historic performance to Fort Worth.
Frankenstein features the Olivier-Award-winning performances of Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller, who alternate the roles of Victor Frankenstein and the Creature in two electrifying broadcasts.
Amphibian is thrilled... | Amphibian Stage Productions | 06/21/12 | Fort Worth |
| Paradoxical Abduction on Silver Creek Top Secret/Eyes Only | Hip Pocket Theatre | 10/07/12-
10/30/12 | Fort Worth |
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