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'Spamalot' at Bass Hall easily surpasses high expectations for comedy

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Special/Rachel Parker

FORT WORTH -- Self-consciousness has seldom been so funny. Read more

The Dirty Dozen entertainment guide: Feb. 9-15

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(Joan Marcus)

Stan Lee Presents Dallas Comic-Con: Real fans have known about this event and have had their tickets since before the most recent "Star Trek" film. But for those of you who are kinda-sorta fans but haven't had the courage to be seen with all the costume-wearing dorks (wh... Read more

Jubilee Theatre showcases a 'Fire' to shout about

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Buddy Myers

For as much as family gets blamed for our neuroses and other psychological issues, our relatives can use their powers for good. They can even be -- dare it be suggested -- positive influences. Read more

Main St. Fort Worth Arts Festival announces lineup

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(Star-Telegram/David Kent)

Not even gonna attempt to process all the info we got just a little while from the Main St. Fort Worth folks about this year's festival, which will be April 19-22. Let's just say it's a boatload of stuff plus a turkey leg. A few things from the release: Read more

Schola Cantorum sings of the spiritual and mystical

HURST -- One might assume from the title of the latest program of Schola Cantorum of Texas, "Love Bade Me Welcome," that it is about romantic love -- especially since Valentine's Day is just around the corner, and colorful butterflies form a heart on the printed cover. Read more

A dozen riffs on Sondheim

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Special to the Star-Telegram/Bob Haynes

Just when you thought that there wasn't anything new in piano recitals anymore, along comes Anthony de Mare and the Cliburn at the Modern concert series. The program he presented Saturday afternoon, in the intimate concert hall at the Modern Art Museum in Fort Worth, was a fascinating fusion of m... Read more

Review: 'Elliott Hundley: The Bacchae' at the Nasher

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Joshua White

DALLAS -- Euripides' last play was The Bacchae, a histrionic tale of Pentheus, the king of Thebes, that is full of Dionysian subterfuge, dismemberment, madness and all manner of murders -- filicide, patricide and regicide. It was first produced after Euripides' death a... Read more

Dirty dozen entertainment guide: Feb. 2-8

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Bass Hall

Kevin Smith: Live From Behind Featuring Jay and Silent Bob Get Old: In the '90s, Smith was the filmmaker speaking to Generation X. Now he feels like an elder statesman, so it's fitting that in this event, in which he'll answer questions a... Read more

Review: Funny 'Junie B. Jones' connected with kids

Review: Funny 'Junie B. Jones' connected with kids

Special to the Star-Telegram/Carol Rosegg via Bass Hall

Young and old enjoyed lively, fast-paced 'Junie B. Jones' musical at Bass Hall Sunday. Read more

Ibsen's last play a big leap forward for Pantagleize

FORT WORTH -- When We Dead Awaken was the last play by Henrik Ibsen. Besides moving away from the naturalism that contributed to his standing as a founder of modern theater, he returned to the symbolist drama of his early work with this one, working in some autobiography and the artist's i... Read more

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