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Surveying our ecletic arts scene, from the galleries to the stage.

Casa puts a fresh shine on classic 'Rudolph'

Now we've got a Christmas show. Read more

Cirque Dreams offers feats for the eye

FORT WORTH -- The circus is in town. And while it doesn't have lions or tigers or bears, it does have plenty of "oh, my!" Read more

New Christmas albums mix old and new

We may be sitting down to Thanksgiving turkey today, but it's already beginning to sound a lot like Christmas. Read more

'Dirty Dancing' actress Jennifer Grey wins 'Dancing With the Stars'

LOS ANGELES -- Actress Jennifer Grey, best known for her starring role in the 1987 movie Dirty Dancing, won the latest season of Dancing With the Stars despite neck and back injuries and a voting bloc for contestant Bristol Palin. Read more

Review: Roger Waters builds a masterful 'Wall' in Dallas

To see video from last night's show, click here. Read more

Ballet Frontier of Texas is eager to play in big leagues

There's something about snow on stage that, oddly enough, warms up a room. It's one of the reasons the perennial holiday ballet, The Nutcracker, is so magical. That, and the miles of tulle, lovable characters and Tchaikovsky's unforgettable music. Read more

Jubileee Theatre hires new director

FORT WORTH -- A new artistic director is set to take the stage at the Jubilee Theatre. Read more

'Trinity River Plays' full of promise but in need of polish

DALLAS -- With The Trinity River Plays, Golden Globe-winning actress and playwright Regina Taylor has planted poetic seeds in fertile ground. Namely, the Dallas Theater Center, where the trilogy of one-act plays is having its world premiere. Read more

Larger-than-life Al Pacino not enough for some at Dallas forum

DALLAS -- There were two types of Al Pacino fans in attendance for the Brinker International Forum series Tuesday night at Winspear Opera House. Read more

The Dirty Dozen: Usher, stilt dancers and the first 'Nutcracker' sighting

Usher, Louis C.K. and African-style stilt-dancers top this week’s entertainment guide. Read more

Follow 'The Instructions' closely for a rewarding read

Well before the spine has been first cracked, The Instructions is one intimidating book. Read more

An uplifting evening with the African Children's Choir

FORT WORTH -- They lifted their voices -- and our hearts. Read more

Amon Carter Museum names new director

The Amon Carter Museum of American Art announced Wednesday the appointment of a new director, Dr. Andrew J. Walker, currently assistant director for curatorial affairs and curator of American art at the Saint Louis Art Museum. Read more

'Spring Awakening' handles tough themes superbly and with great music

FORT WORTH -- This may be the only musical where parents should be required to have the permission of their children to attend. Read more

A rare Roth misfire

Beginning with 2006's Everyman, the 77-year-old novelist Philip Roth has become preoccupied with a brand of fiction he terms "short novels": swift, straightforward novellas, easily read in one sitting, that seem designed to illustrate a deeply cynical worldview. At lea... Read more

A high-flying musical triumph

FORT WORTH -- When the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra announced that it would present a concert called Cirque de la Symphonie, it was puzzlement. How were they going to have the high-flying acts on the stage of Bass Hall and with the orchestra sharing the space? Read more

Exhibit showcases two generations of artistic Fort Worth women

Sunday is Ann Ekstrom's 57th birthday. It was probably inevitable that a story about the Fort Worth artist would appear on a date that had some family significance, even though it wasn't planned that way. Ekstrom's life and career are so tightly bound to those of her mother that separation of the... Read more

Circuses coming to town at Bass Hall

FORT WORTH -- If you look at the Bass Hall schedule for November, you might think that the ballet, opera and symphony have been replaced as resident companies -- by circus performers. Read more

At Stage West, 'The Miser' pays dividends

You can think of any number of ways Stage West might have offered a “contemporary” take on Moliere’s The Miser, a comedy about greed so all-consuming it threatens to destroy everything in ... Read more

Stephen King reminds us why he's the horror master

In 1922, the opening novella of the terrific new Stephen King collection, Full Dark, No Stars, the horror author gives us rats and more rats. Rats that lurk behind boxes in the attic, and rats that creep in and out of the storm pipes; rats t... Read more

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