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    The Room Where It Happens

    Audiences find Hamilton and friends in Dallas Summer Musicals' new season

    Lindsey Wilson
    Jan 16, 2018 | 2:45 pm

    Just as it did last year with Hamilton, Dallas Summer Musicals announced its upcoming season with a tantalizing teaser for a big-name musical — one that patrons will have to wait until next season to see.

    The Tony-winning smash Dear Evan Hansen has been revealed as the headliner for DSM's 2019-20 season, and subscribers will get first crack at tickets if they renew now. Though the actual dates and times of the Pasek and Paul musical — which centers around a socially anxious high-schooler who fabricates a friendship with a classmate who commits suicide — have not been announced yet, the complete 2018-19 season is set.

    "We are so proud to partner with Dallas Summer Musicals for what is sure to be a record-breaking season at the Music Hall at Fair Park," says Lauren Reid, COO of the John Gore Organization (parent company of DSM booking partner Broadway Across America). "This season will be one that will be talked about for years to come."

    Much of that chatter revolves around Hamilton, which will take over the Music Hall at Fair Park for a healthy run from April 2-May 5, 2019. Lin-Manuel Miranda's game-changer of a musical is still selling out Broadway and has spawned sit-down productions in London and Chicago, along with the national tour. Based on Ron Chernow's biography of Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, the musical blends hip-hop, jazz, blues, rap, R&B, and traditional Broadway style to tell the story of an immigrant from the West Indies who helped build America.

    But the 2018-19 season actually begins December 29, 2018, with Broadway stalwart The Phantom of the Opera. Matthew Bourne and Cameron Mackintosh's new North American tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical has a new scenic design, new choreography, and new staging, along with lots of special effects (yes, the famous chandelier is still there). The cast and orchestra total 52 people, making the show one of the largest productions now on tour. It plays through January 6, 2019.

    Next up is Anastasia, based on the 1997 animated film and the 1956 cinematic classic. The book by playwright Terrence McNally and a lush new score by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens changes the story of the missing Romanov princess slightly, removing the villainous Rasputin and replacing the historical figure with a ruthless Soviet officer. Audiences are transported from the twilight of the Russian Empire to the euphoria of Paris in the 1920s as a young woman sets out to discover the mystery of her past. It runs February 19-March 3, 2019.

    Following Hamilton is the new Broadway revival of Miss Saigon, playing May 14-26, 2019. The epic story of a young Vietnamese woman who connects with an American G.I. during the Vietnam War features stunning spectacle, a cast of 42, and a hit-packed score from the creators of Les Misérables.

    Disney's Aladdin was another major get for DSM, and now its dates have also been revealed: June 6-23, 2019. The Broadway smash turns up the dazzle to tell of poor Aladdin and his chance encounter with a magical genie who grants him three life-changing wishes. The theatrical event calls on breathtaking stagecraft and plenty of comedy to bring audiences to Agrabah — flying carpet optional.

    Bette Midler just departed the Broadway production of Hello, Dolly! (with Bernadette Peters taking over her spotlight), so don't expect to see the Divine Miss M traversing the nation on tour. But from July 17-28, 2019, you can expect to see why this revival recently won multiple Tony Awards in the hands of director Jerry Zaks and choreographer Warren Carlyle. The bold and enchanting Dolly Gallagher Levi is a widow, matchmaker, and professional meddler, who decides that the next match she needs to make is for herself. She weaves a web of romantic complications for her newest client, the cantankerous "half-a-millionaire" Horace Vandergelder, his two clerks, a pretty hat maker, all to the tune of such Broadway classics as "Before the Parade Passes By," "It Only Takes a Moment," "Put on Your Sunday Clothes," and, of course, the title number.

    The sun rises on Bartlett Sher's revival of Fiddler on the Roof fromAugust 7-18, 2019. The Tony-winning director brings a fresh and authentic vision to this beloved theatrical masterpiece, which was written by Joseph Stein, Jerry Bock, and Sheldon Harnick. Acclaimed Israeli choreographer Hofesh Shechter has provided new movement and dance, based on the original staging by Jerome Robbins, to introduce a new generation to the show's family, faith, and tradition.

    There are two season add-on productions as well: Elf the Musical and The Book of Mormon. The first kicks off the holiday season November 27-December 2, 2018, and the second stops in for a quick, one-week run January 29-February 3, 2019.

    Subscribers who renew or purchase a new subscription will have first access to purchase tickets for these add-on shows, and will have the chance to secure their seats to Dear Evan Hansen next season. Seven-show subscription packages for Dallas Summer Musicals start at $204, and can be obtained online at dallassummermusicals.org, by phone at 1-866-276-4884, or in person at the Music Hall at Fair Park box office.

    The animated movie-turned-stage musical Anastasia is in the lineup.

    Lila Coogan in the national tour of Anastasia
      
    Photo by Matthew Murphy
    The animated movie-turned-stage musical Anastasia is in the lineup.
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    The Jimmy Awards

    Dallas talent secures back-to-back big wins at national theater awards

    Lindsey Wilson
    Jun 26, 2025 | 1:09 pm
    Fabiola Caraballo Quijada and Chris Hayes
    Photo by Rebecca J Michelson
    2025 winners Fabiola Caraballo Quijada and Chris Hayes.

    For the second year in a row, a Dallas high school student has taken home the top honor at the National High School Musical Theatre Awards, aka the Jimmy Awards.

    Tyler Legacy High School's Fabiola Caraballo Quijada, who last year placed in the top four, won Best Performance by an Actress with an already viral solo performance of "Astonishing" from the musical Little Women. This was Quijada’s third straight year performing and competing at the Jimmy Awards.

    Last year, Damson Chola Jr. of Cleburne High School received the 2024 Jimmy Award for Best Performance by an Actor. This year, that honor went to Chris Hayes of Las Vegas Academy of the Arts. Braedon Carlton, from Cleburne High School, joined Quijada in competing for this year's Jimmy Awards.

    Quijada will receive a $25,000 scholarship and plans on attending Texas State University in San Marcos this fall.

    “It feels amazing to have been able to achieve a dream of mine three years in the making,” says Quijada. “I am so grateful for all the people who believed in me and helped me get this far, including those at Broadway Dallas who have taught me to challenge and believe in myself. I am blessed to have been given the opportunity to speak up for what means to me on the podium, and I hope I can continue to inspire stories of strength in artists like me on and offstage.”

    Hosted by Josh Groban and presented by The Broadway League Foundation, the Jimmy Awards took place June 23 at the Minskoff Theatre on Broadway. Quijada and Carlton were among over 100 selected participants from 55 regional awards programs across the country who spent 10 days in New York City in rehearsals and private coaching sessions at The Juilliard School in preparation for their performance on Broadway.

    To get to the Jimmy Awards, both Quijada and Carlton first competed in the 14th annual Broadway Dallas High School Musical Theatre Awards, which took place on May 17 at the Music Hall at Fair Park.

    “Our nonprofit arts organization’s programs continue to grow in terms of the number of students and community members served as well as the individual impact we have on each of their lives,” says Allison Bret, director of education and community partnerships at Broadway Dallas. “Fabiola and Braedon’s success is a national recognition that Broadway Dallas’ commitment to increased access and inclusion for more students and schools at a local level is a worthwhile investment in the future of the art here and wherever these talented young students’ careers take them.”

    Fabiola Caraballo Quijada and Chris Hayes Jimmy Awards2025 winners Fabiola Caraballo Quijada and Chris Hayes.Photo by Rebecca J Michelson

    Over its 16 years, the Jimmy Awards have turned out a long roster of successful alumni. A few of the big names include pop star and actress Renee Rapp (winner, 2018); movie star Andrew Barth Feldman (winner, 2018); two-time Tony nominee Eva Noblezada (finalist, 2013); and a pair of 2025 Tony Award nominees for Best Actress in a musical, Jasmine Amy Rogers (finalist, 2017) and Julia Knitel (nominee, 2009).

    Registration for the next year's Broadway Dallas High School Musical Theatre Awards is not open yet, but typically begins in August.

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