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These are the 13 can't-miss shows in Dallas-Fort Worth theater for March

Lindsey Wilson
Mar 3, 2017 | 2:54 pm

It's a baker's dozen of culture this month, with March focused on introducing the new and welcoming back the beloved. From brand-new companies to world-premiere plays to the return of everyone's favorite theatrical drinking game, there's so much on the boards that we couldn't even include it all here. Keep an eye on our calendar to make sure you don't miss a thing.

Here are the 13 shows to see, in order by start date:

Passing Strange
Theatre Three, March 2-26
It's out of the box for T3, but in a very good way. This hard-to-pin-down musical by singer-songwriter Stew and Heidi Rodewald follows a protagonist called the Youth who drifts through experiences while trying out several different styles of music, all the while searching for "the real." He's shaped by being black, American, and middle class, but rebels against society and his mother. Acclaimed director Vickie Washington describes it as "a rock and roll concert + coming of age story + travelogue."

The Tempest
Public Works Dallas/Dallas Theater Center, March 3-5
Dallas Theater Center holds the honor of being the first outside of New York City to put the Public Works initiative into practice, and it all culminates with this 90-minute musical version of Shakespeare's shipwreck play performed by a cast of about 200 — only five of whom are professional actors. The Wyly Theatre will also be populated by local arts groups, civic leaders (hey, Mayor Mike Rawlings!), and performers such as singer-rapper Sam Lao. Even better: Tickets are free.

West Side Story
Casa Mañana, March 4-12
There's no one in DFW who's more qualified to re-create Jerome Robbins' iconic fight-dance choreography than Jeremy Dumont, who learned it from a Robbins disciple and then spent years globe-trotting with various touring productions. So when you're watching the Jets and Sharks fight their turf war through jetés and chaînés, know that it's about as close to experiencing the original as you can get onstage in 2017.

Yemaya's Belly
Cara Mía Theatre Co., March 4-19
The Pulitzer Prize-winning Quiara Alegría Hudes is addressing immigration with whimsy and brutal honesty — something that Cara Mía regularly relies upon to get its own points across. The play, which is led by the company's original artistic director Marisela Barrera, follows a boy through his epic journey from a Latin American island to the U.S., land of materialism.

Dr. Bobaganush
Ochre House Theater, March 8-25
If you're thinking, "Wait, didn't this show already run in January?," you're sort of right. Ochre House opened the new work right before writer, director, and star Matthew Posey was assaulted in Deep Ellum, forcing the company to cancel all remaining performances. But being the amazing trooper that he is, Posey has come back from being shot twice in the face to reopen the show. He joins eight other actors in a biting musical satire about fascism, supported by seven of the area's best musicians. It sounds weird and engaging and wonderfully Ochre House.

Deer
Stage West, March 11-April 9
Aaron Mark's dark comedy is getting its world premiere under the direction of Garret Storms, which sounds like a recipe for something great. Described as "a little bit Coen brothers," the story follows a long-married couple who are on their way to a relaxing retreat when they accidentally hit a deer with their car. What they do next reveals things they never saw coming.

Waiting for Lefty
Upstart Productions, March 17-April 1
Though they disappeared for a while, this exciting group is back with Clifford Odets' 1935 play about unions and labor strikes. Performing in ASH Studios and directed by David Meglino, the production is comprised of seven vignettes that happen within the framework of taxi drivers deciding whether or not they should strike.

White Rabbit Red Rabbit
Amphibian Productions, March 22-26
There's a note that theaters are required to include about Nassim Soleimanpour's mysterious play, stating that it is not explicitly political. And other than the fact that a different actor will perform the Iranian playwright's work each night of its run, without having seen the script beforehand, that's about all that can be said about the "theater entertainment meets social experiment," which has been performed over 1,000 times and translated into 20 languages since its 2011 premiere.

Master Class
Brick Road Theatre, March 23-26
It's bold to program a show about a famous opera diva in only your second full season of operation, but the relatively young Brick Road hasn't ever shied away from a challenge. It also snagged Diana Sheehan to portray the infamous soprano Maria Callas and former WaterTower Theatre artistic director Terry Martin to helm the production.

This Is Our Youth
The Basement, March 23-25
They grow up so fast. A handful of young actors whom you might recognize from their work at Fun House Theatre and Film have branched out and formed their own company — and they're all under 20 years old. Even better is that 16-year-old Kennedy Waterman is directing the first show, an early work from (now Academy Award-winning) writer Kenneth Lonergan that will be staged without a realistic set and for no more than 30-person audiences at a time in the Stone Cottage Theatre at Addison Conference and Theatre Center.

It Shoulda Been You
Uptown Players, March 24-April 9
Though it didn't win any major awards during its run on Broadway in 2015, this musical about a wedding where literally nothing goes according to plan did endear itself to audiences. It also has a high drama quotient and characters making emotionally deep decisions, which are two things Uptown Players does very, very well.

Parade
WaterTower Theatre, March 25

WTT first staged this haunting musical a decade ago and is now bringing it back as a one-night-only benefit concert. Composed by Jason Robert Brown and written by Alfred Uhry, it's based on the real murder of a young girl and the accusations against and trial of her Jewish employer that caused a 1900s Georgia town to deliver vigilante justice. Director Kelsey Leigh Ervi and music director Scott A. Eckert lead a starry cast.

The Merry Wives of Windsor
Shakespeare in the Bar, March 27 and April 3
Raise a glass, because reports of the death of Shakespeare in the Bar have been greatly exaggerated. The under-rehearsed and over-imbibed troupe has re-formed for two performances of Shakespeare's comedy, which seems an excellent choice considering the lead character is the often-soused Falstaff. The first show is at the Ginger Man's Dallas location and the second is the familiar stomping grounds of the Wild Detectives' backyard in the Bishop Arts District. Tickets are already on sale and tend to go fast, but there will be a pre-show raffle and 50 tickets held back for first-come first-served sales beginning at 5 pm on the day of the show.

Casa Manana's West Side Story is using Jerome Robbins' original choreography.

Casa Ma\u00f1ana presents West Side Story
Photo by Chip Tompkins
Casa Manana's West Side Story is using Jerome Robbins' original choreography.
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'Rosaline' updates 'Romeo and Juliet' in clever and modern ways

Alex Bentley
Oct 28, 2022 | 1:15 pm
Kaitlyn Dever and Kyle Allen in Rosaline
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Kaitlyn Dever and Kyle Allen in Rosaline

Arguably Shakespeare’s most popular play, Romeo and Juliet has been adapted for film innumerable times, from direct adaptations of the work to those inspired by it such as West Side Story, Romeo Must Die, and Warm Bodies. One of the more successful versions was Shakespeare in Love, which told the fictional story of the play being written while Shakespeare himself was experiencing a star-crossed love affair.

The new Hulu film Rosaline has a similar tone to that comedic drama, lovingly poking fun at the 400-year-old play while still mostly adhering to its plot. In this case, the story – taking place in the traditional timeline – is told from the perspective of Rosaline (Kaitlyn Dever), a woman referred to but never seen in the play on whom Romeo has an unrequited crush. Here, Rosaline and Romeo (Kyle Allen) are seen in the midst of a secret relationship.

Rosaline’s father, Adrian (Bradley Whitford), is looking to set up an arranged marriage for her with Dario (Sean Teale). Their initial meeting keeps Rosaline from a planned rendezvous with Romeo at a masquerade party, and Romeo instead meets and immediately falls for Juliet (Isabela Merced), Rosaline’s younger cousin. Determined to get him back, Rosaline does everything in her power to keep the two of them apart.

Directed by Karen Maine (Yes, God, Yes, Obvious Child) and adapted by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber from Rebecca Serle’s book When You Were Mine, the film is a hilarious delight from beginning to end, using the well-known story for a series of jokes that almost always land. The film starts off with Romeo speaking in the typical Shakespearean language, but quickly shifts to “normal” speech after Rosaline questions why Romeo is speaking that way.

Kaitlyn Dever and Kyle Allen in Rosaline

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Kaitlyn Dever and Kyle Allen in Rosaline

Similar examinations of questionable decision-making stemming from Shakespeare’s story dot the landscape as the film parallels that plot. Rosaline is portrayed as someone who is stubbornly out-of-step with how a young woman should act in her day and age, and her butting up against the expectations of her elders and others around her provides much of the charm of the film.

It’s this mixture of the conventional and the modern that keeps the film moving. Everyone dresses as you would in a normal Shakespeare adaptation, but acts and speaks in a fun hybrid manner. The filmmakers throw in occasional pop music to keep things light, sometimes having that music interact with the story in clever ways.

They also have fun changing a variety of other characters to fit the jovial mood. The nurse (Minnie Driver), a minor character in the play, is expanded a bit. She now serves Rosaline instead of Juliet, showing her dedication and exasperation in a variety of ways. Count Paris (Spencer Stevenson) is now Rosaline’s gay best friend, a role that threatens to be a stereotype until the character gets a few choice lines in the second half of the film.

Dever, who’s been on a roll in both TV and movies in recent years, plays Rosaline almost perfectly. Even when the character is behaving badly, her performance keeps her likable. Teale, an under-the radar actor, makes for an appealing alternate romantic lead and could use this to expand his career. Romeo and Juliet are made into kind of goofy and naïve characters, respectively, and Allen (who looks like a young Heath Ledger) and Merced do a great job in exuding those qualities.

The world of Shakespeare can often be impenetrable for the uninitiated, and films like Rosaline are an effective way to keep the stories alive while still appealing to a younger audience. No matter whether you know Romeo and Juliet by heart or have only a passing knowledge of the text, the film makes for a highly enjoyable viewing experience.

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Rosaline is now streaming exclusively on Hulu.

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Shania Twain rides into DFW to reclaim her throne on upcoming world tour

Alex Bentley
Oct 28, 2022 | 11:34 am
Shania Twain
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Shania Twain will play at Dos Equis Pavilion on July 21, 2023 as part of her Queen of Me Tour.

Country music star Shania Twain is embarking on an expansive world tour dubbed the Queen of Me Tour, which will come to Dos Equis Pavilion in Dallas on July 21, 2023.

The North Texas date is the second-to-last of 44 North American concerts currently scheduled on the tour before Twain heads to Europe for five final shows. In addition to DFW, she will also play in Houston on July 22.

This is Twain's first tour in nearly five years; she last played in Dallas in June 2018. She'll be joined on the tour by a variety of well-known current female stars; Arlington native Mickey Guyton will be her special guest in both Dallas and Houston.

The tour was announced in conjunction with the news of the upcoming release of her new album, also called Queen of Me, due out on February 3, 2023. Her first album since 2017, it is also the first with her new record label, Republic Nashville.

The sales of that album will add to her record of being the best-selling female artist in country music history, a record she's achieved despite releasing only five albums in her 30-year career.

Twain has remained a star all these years thanks to three massive albums - 1995's The Woman in Me, 1997's Come On Over, and 2002's Up! - each of which sold over 11 million copies in the U.S. alone. She also has seven No. 1 hits and eight more top 10 hits from those three albums.

Tickets for the tour will go on sale starting 10 am Friday, November 4 at LiveNation.com. Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning 10 am Tuesday, November 1 until 10 pm Thursday, November 3 through the Citi Entertainment program.

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Best Fort Worth restaurants for Thanksgiving 2022 dining-in or to-go

Teresa Gubbins
Oct 28, 2022 | 9:59 am
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Why cook on Thanksgiving when you can gobble out?

One minute it's January. The next minute, we're thinking about the holidays. It's never too soon to start dreaming about pumpkin pie, mashed potatoes, and stuffing fragrant with sage and thyme.

While the pandemic continues to slowly fade, it has left behind one legacy: more to-go options. So this list of Fort Worth-area restaurants and their 2022 Thanksgiving offerings includes a mix of dine-in and to-go options. As long as it's Thanksgiving-related, it's on this list. (Or will be, since this list will welcome additions right up until the holiday.)

Here's where to get Thanksgiving 2022 in Fort Worth:

B&B Butchers and Restaurant. 3-course meal plus amuse bouche and choices from butternut squash soup, mixed green salad with apples & candied pecans, prime rib with Yorkshire pudding, turkey with cornbread-sausage stuffing, and family-style sides including Brussels sprouts, cranberry sauce, yams, and corn souffle, plus choice of pumpkin, pecan, or apple crumble pie, plus complimentary hot apple cider and pumpkin cookies. 10 am-9 pm. $90, or $35 for 11 & under. 817-737-5212.

Blue Mesa. Signature brunch is dressed up for Thanksgiving with Latin-roasted turkey marinated in a 13-spice rub, cranberry-jalapeño relish, Southwest stuffing, mashed and sweet potatoes, green beans, cinnamon roasted butternut squash, and a variety of pies, in addition to the traditional street taco bar, omelet station, waffles, brisket, red chile salmon, mimosas, coffee, tea, orange juice, and soft drinks. 9 am-4 pm. $30, or $10 for 12 and under. Family meal to go is $175, serves 6. Pick up November 22-23. Addison 972-934-0165, Fort Worth 817-332-6372, Plano 214-387-4407.

Capital Grille. Thanksgiving plate featues turkey with brioche stuffing, French green beans with marcona almonds, and cranberry-pear chutney, plus mashed potatoes for the table. $47 or $17 for 12 and under. 11 am-8 pm. Full dinner menu also available. 817-348-9200.

Cru. 3-course dinner includes Amuse of Butternut Squash & Burrata Bruschetta plus options such as Lobster & Saffron Risotto, Pumpkin Ricotta Ravioli, Turkey Breast, Pumpkin Cheesecake and Chocolate Molten Cake. 12-9 pm. $52. At all four locations: West Village Dallas, Shops at Legacy Plano, Watters Creek Allen, and Shops at Clearfork Fort Worth.

Del Frisco's Grille. 3-course meal includes butternut squash bisque with maple mascarpone cream & toasted pumpkin seeds, turkey with mashed potatoes, gravy, green beans, & cranberry sauce, and choice of pumpkin or pecan pie. 11 am-8 pm. 817-887-9900.

Eddie V’s. Traditional favorites include turkey, gravy, brioche sage stuffing, whipped potatoes, butternut squash, cranberry chutney, and French green beans with sundried tomatoes. $47 or $17 for 12 and under. Full menu also available. 11 am-8 pm.

Golden Corral. Endless buffet with more than 100 items including turkey, glazed ham, beef roast, mashed potatoes & gravy, stuffing, cranberry sauce, plus steak, pork, seafood, shrimp pot roast, fried chicken, meatloaf, mac & cheese, and salads. 11 am-4 pm.

LAW at the Four Seasons Resort at Las Colinas. Brunch with crab Benedict, pepper soffritto atop shrimp & cheddar cheese grits, seared salmon, turkey, NY strip paired with vegan stuffing, gravy, sautéed forest mushrooms, spiced cranberry chutney, soup du jour, antipasto, farmer’s omelet, cheese & charcuterie, tartare, ceviche, sushi, oysters. Holiday Pie Bar with pumpkin, apple streusel, cherry berry, and chocolate banana cream pie; waffles with dulce de leche, chocolate fudge, fruit, or candied almonds; spiced apple cider, hot chocolate, and candy station; and churro ice cream sandwiches. $130, or $50 for 12 and under. 11 am-3 pm. Dinner a la carte from 5-10 pm with a traditional Thanksgiving plate. 972-717-2420.

Magdalena’s. Upscale Mexican caterer is doing to-go Thanksgiving dinner kits ($160, serves four) with a Latin twist. Includes Acorn Squash Soup with Spanish Chorizo & Crispy Maple Brussels; Turkey Roulade filled with Chestnut Stuffing and Jalapeño-Cranberry Compote; Apple Pecan Molé Pie; and more. Order online November 21.

Omni Fort Worth Hotel. Festive brunch on second level with turkey, pineapple-clove-studded ham, smoked brisket, banana leaf wrapped fish, salads including poached pear & Bibb lettuce, ancient graints & trout, winter harvest, ceviche, lemon shrimp, pastrami salmon on melba toast, cheese & charcuterie, chive-scrambled eggs, Belgian waffles, chicken-leek-bacon tourtiere pies, lobster fennel bisque, bread pudding, flambee'd fruit & ice cream, pies, tarts, pumpkin cheesecake, chai tea latte tres leches, pistachio ricotta cake, Snickers cupcakes. $74 or $44 for 12 and under. 11 am- 3 pm. 817-350-4072.

Panther City BBQ. No turkeys this year due to limited market availability, but they're still offering whole briskets, racks of ribs, or spiral hams to-go for Thanksgiving ($45-$165). Order online, under the Merchandise tab. Pickups are from 9-10 am only, Thanksgiving morning.

Taste Community Restaurant. Turkey brunch is entirely pay-what-you-can. Must RSVP, to avoid wasting food and ensure they have enough for everyone. 9 am-2 pm. 817-759-9045.

Truluck's. Three-course feast with turkey, sides, and dessert. 11 am-8 pm. $59, or $25 for 12 and under. Uptown 214-220-2401, Southlake 817-912-0500.

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Stephanie Allmon Merry contributed to this story.

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