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Stage West’s ‘Stones in His Pockets’ is a compelling showcase for its two stars

Stones in His Pockets

Buddy Myers

Plays with two or just a few actors playing multiple roles as the primary device are nothing new, but they seem to have become a specialty for Stage West, which is bringing back — “by popular request” — Marie Jones’ Olivier Award-winning S... Read more

Fort Worth Symphony shines in season finale

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Special to the Star-Telegram

This weekend ends the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra’s 100th-anniversary season, but there was nothing like Auld Lang Syne in Bass Hall on Friday night. Instead the orchestra presented a high-energy program that was more like a celebration than a farewell. Read more

Artes de la Rosa's 'In the Heights' showcases strong performances

In the Heights

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Life in the barrio has a tuneful and exuberant sheen in Artes de la Rosa’s well-staged production of the Tony-winning show, In the Heights, which opened Friday at the Rose Marine Theater. Read more

Cliburn confidential: Tomoki Sakata

The 19-year-old’s musical past goes back to when he was about 18 months old. Read more

Artes de la Rosa’s ‘In the Heights’ showcases strong performances

Life in the barrio has a tuneful and exuberant sheen in Artes de la Rosa’s well-staged production of the Tony-winning show In the Heights, which opened Friday at the Rose Marine Theater. Read more

Fort Worth artist wins $50,000 Hunting Arts Prize

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Marshall Harris

As is the case with all art, it’s best to experience Marshall Harris’ firsthand. You can see all of it on his website, marshallharrisstudios.com, and photos of some of it accompany this story. But the reproductions do... Read more

Patsy Cline tribute show undone by uneven sound

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The volume needed to be turned up on singer Jenny Thurman Read more

Two Cliburn competitors withdraw, two more named to field

South Korean pianist Yekwon Sunwoo was not among the 30 young musicians selected in March for the 14th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, but he was told to be ready. As the first alternate, the 24-year-old Juilliard student would be asked to come to Fort Worth if any competitor droppe... Read more

Dirty Dozen entertainment guide: May 10-16

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Final days of the Opera fest, Smashing Pumpkins, Homegrown music, Priscilla: the musical, and much more. Read more

DTC's 'Fly by Night' gets to the essence of humanity

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Karen Almond

The concept that everything we know of life in our galaxy (and beyond) is essentially born from stardust, and therefore we are all connected on a cosmic level, is a theme that rarely feels trite. It’s almost too poetic for that ─ and it reaches poetic heights in the new musical Fly by ... Read more

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