Lords of the ring
Our homegrown circus, Lone Star Circus, returns with Cirque Banquiste!, featuring local and international talent. Opens 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 27, and runs through Jan. 1 at Rosewood Center for Family Arts, 5938 Skillman St., Dallas. $25-$46. 214-740-0051; www.lonestarcircus.com
Spoof goofs
The long-running jab at musicals Forbidden Broadway comes to Dallas, opening 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 27, and running through Dec. 30 at the AT&T Performing Arts Center's Wyly Theatre, 2403 Flora St., Dallas. $40-$45. 214-880-0202; www.attpac.org
-- Mark Lowry, Special to the Star-Telegram
