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    Theater Critic Picks

    These are the 10 can't-miss shows in Dallas-Fort Worth theater for May

    Lindsey Wilson
    May 3, 2019 | 3:47 pm

    The spirit of spring can't be contained, as May's theatrical offerings venture outside and off the stage with several immersive, non-traditional works that make the audience part of the show.

     

    Here are the 10 shows to see — and experience — in order by start date:

     

     Babette's Feast
     Amphibian Stage Productions, May 3-26
    Based on Isak Dinesen's short story (made famous by the 1987 Academy Award-winning film), this new stage adaptation by Rose Courtney tells the story of Babette, a French refugee, who finds asylum in a pious Norwegian village. With boundless generosity, she throws a lavish feast that becomes an agent of transformative grace, healing a fractured community.

     

     City Dionysia
     Giant Entertainment, May 9-11
    Grab your gladiator sandals and Grecian garb for this fancy-dress outdoor arts and music festival celebrating the sensual and the divine within us all. Featuring dance, music, performance art, vendors, performers, and arts and crafts in honor of the birth of Theatre and its patron god, Dionysus, spectators will be guided through various activities including mask making, choral chanting, and movement that will culminate into part of the storytelling of Euripides' The Bacchae.

     

     Miss Saigon
     Dallas Summer Musicals, May 14-26
    A young Vietnamese woman named Kim meets an American G.I. during the Vietnam War in this epic musical from the creators of Les Miserables. This national tour production features a stunning spectacle, a cast of 42, and a soaring score that includes Broadway hits like "Last Night of the World," "The Movie in My Mind," and "The Heat is On in Saigon."

     

     The Real James Bond Was Dominican
     Bishop Arts Theatre Co., May 17-19
    This is a true story about Porfirio Rubirosa, Ian Fleming's inspiration for Bond, and how this discovery set off a whole tragi-comic journey for a young Dominican actor-to-be in Queens.

     

     The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical
     AT&T Performing Arts Center, May 21-26
    In this adaptation of the best-selling Disney-Hyperion novel by Rick Riordan, the Greek gods are real and they're ruining Percy Jackson's life. As a son of Poseidon, Percy has newly discovered powers he can't control, monsters on his trail, and is on an epic quest to find Zeus' lightning bolt to prevent a war between the gods.

     

     Cruel Intentions: The '90s Musical
     AT&T Performing Arts Center, May 22-26
    Featuring throwback hits by artists like Boyz II Men, Christina Aguilera, REM, *NSYNC, and Britney Spears, this stage adaptation of the cult film pulls its audience into the manipulative world of Manhattan's most dangerous liaisons: Sebastian Valmont and Kathryn Merteuil. Seduced by revenge and fueled by passion, the two diabolically charming step-siblings place a bet on whether or not Sebastian can deflower their incoming headmaster's daughter, Annette Hargrove.

     

     Split Second
     Jubilee Theatre, May 24-June 23
    This stimulating drama by Dennis McIntyre explores the story of a respected African-American police officer who arrests a white man on suspicion of attempted car theft. The suspect taunts the officer with racist insults and verbal attacks until, in the grip of uncontrollable rage, the officer loses his cool and guns down his handcuffed antagonist. There are no witnesses; the cop can probably get away with it. Does he turn himself in or does he cover himself?

     

     Anastasia
     Broadway at the Bass, May 28-June 2
    Journey to the past with this stage adaptation that boasts a score by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens and a book by Terrence McNally. Years after the Russian royal family is executed, a young woman surfaces with knowledge only a princess would have.

     

     Holmes and Watson
     Stage West, May 30-June 30
    Three years after the mysterious death of beloved master sleuth Sherlock Holmes, his loyal assistant Dr. John H. Watson is summoned to a remote asylum on a rocky island to investigate three inmates who all claim to be the late detective Holmes. In this riveting and stirring new puzzler by Jeffrey Hatcher, the trusty Watson is drawn into a web of intrigue, suspicion, murder, and surprise that finally reveals what really happened that fateful day between Sherlock Holmes and his nemesis, Professor Moriarty.

     

     Ghost Quartet
     Imprint Theatreworks, May 31-June 15
    From the creator of the recent Broadway musical sensation Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 comes a fully immersive song cycle about love, death, and whiskey. Four friends drink and tell interwoven narratives spanning seven centuries, following Rose Red and Pearl White, who repeatedly cross paths, sometimes as strangers, sometimes as sisters, sometimes as lovers, sometimes as mother and daughter, in an experience that questions love and defines forgiveness and regret.

     

    Babette's Feast at Amphibian Stage Productions is based on the popular film.

    Amphibian Stage Productions presents Babette's Feast
      
    Photo by Evan Michael Woods
    Babette's Feast at Amphibian Stage Productions is based on the popular film.
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    From Wilde to 'The Wiz': 8 unmissable July shows in North Texas

    Lindsey Wilson
    Jul 2, 2025 | 10:18 am
    Second Thought Theatre presents Your Wife’s Dead Body
    Photo courtesy of Second Thought Theatre
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    Your instinct during the summer might be to hide out in an air-conditioned theater, and there are plenty of options to do exactly this month. But we would be remiss if we didn't remind you about a North Texas tradition: Shakespeare under the stars. Pack a picnic, bring a blanket, and watch The Bard (and this year Oscar Wilde) at Samuell-Grand Amphitheater with Shakespeare Dallas. Both shows opened in June, but continue through most of July.

    Here are eight shows local shows, listed in order of start date:

    The Importance of Being Earnest
    Shakespeare Dallas, through July 18
    This witty romantic comedy by Oscar Wilde, first performed in 1895, tells the story of two men who assume the identities of a fictional man named Ernest. This leads them to each fall in love and encounter an assortment of comical problems along the way.

    Othello
    Shakespeare Dallas, through July 20
    In this Shakespearean tragedy, Othello is at the peak of his powers: not only Venice's greatest general but also husband to the noble and beautiful Desdemona. But he does not know that in passing over his servant Iago for promotion, he has created a deadly but brilliant enemy. This production is set in an alternate-history version of the 1990s in which the Venetian empire is the predominant political, military, and economic power.

    King Kirby
    American Chronicle Theatre Co., July 4-12
    This is the story of Jack "King of Comics" Kirby. The play follows him from the tough Jewish ghetto of Hell’s Kitchen in New York, to the harrowing battlefields of Normandy during WWII, to tense Senate hearings in the 1950s. Watch as he creates some of the most iconic heroes in pop culture: Captain America, Thor, the Fantastic Four, the X-Men, Iron Man, the New Gods, and countless others.

    Your Wife’s Dead Body
    Second Thought Theatre, July 9-26
    Written by Second Though Theatre artistic associate Jenny Ledel in her playwriting premiere, the play takes place in the near future, as Jane takes advantage of a new AI technology that would extend her lifespan ... even if she's not around to see it for herself.

    The Wiz
    Broadway at the Bass, July 15-20
    This all-new production of the groundbreaking, Tony Award-winning musical returns “home” in an all-new pre-Broadway tour, the first one in 40 years. The groundbreaking twist on The Wizard of Oz changed the face of Broadway, from its iconic score packed with soul, gospel, rock, and finger-snapping '70s funk to its stirring tale of Dorothy’s journey to find her place in a contemporary world.

    Noises Off
    Mainstage Irving-Las Colinas, July 18-August 2
    This play-within-a-play captures a touring theater troupe’s production of Nothing On in three stages: dress rehearsal, the opening performance, and a performance towards the end of a debilitating run. Playwright Michael Frayn gives a window into the inner workings of theatre behind-the-scenes, progressing from flubbed lines and missed cues in the dress rehearsal to mounting friction between cast members in the final performance.

    Everybody's Talking About Jamie
    Uptown Players, July 18-August 3
    Inspired by true events, this musical tells the inspiring story of Jamie New, a 16-year-old boy from Sheffield who dreams of becoming a drag queen. His loving mom showers him with endless support but it's not all rainbows for Jamie as his deadbeat dad and some ignorant school kids attempt to rain on his sensational aspirations.

    Shucked
    Broadway at the Bass, July 29-August 3
    This Tony Award-winning musical comedy features a book by Tony Award winner Robert Horn, a score by the Grammy Award-winning songwriting team of Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally, and direction by Tony Award winner Jack O’Brien. The corn-fed, corn-bred American musical is sure to satisfy an appetite for great musical theater.

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