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New-to-Dallas app unlocks on-demand theater tickets at a discount

Arts and culture? There's an app for that.

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There's so much culture happening in Dallas-Fort Worth that choosing what you want to see might sometimes feel a little overwhelming — especially if you have to plan weeks in advance. And if you're on a budget, it can be hard to keep track of who's offering what ticket discounts, and when.

Enter TodayTix, the app and website that puts discounted and full-price tickets at your fingertips. Arts aficionados in New York, London, Chicago, and beyond have been using TodayTix to discover the best their city has to offer, and now Dallasites and Houstonians can too.

Just check the app to see what's playing that day, or up to 30 days in advance, and score tickets at the best prices to the city's most sought-after performances.

The biggest arts institutions in Dallas have all signed on, so you can expect to snag deals for shows at AT&T Performing Arts Center, Dallas Theater Center, Casa Mañana, WaterTower Theatre, The Dinner Detective, Circle Theatre, Stage West, Theatre Three, Uptown Players, Turtle Creek Chorale, Kitchen Dog Theater, and Bishop Arts Theatre Center.

More into classical? Get your fix with Dallas Opera, The Cliburn, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Dallas Chamber Symphony, and New Texas Symphony Orchestra. Dance-lovers can catch the latest from Texas Ballet Theater, Avant Chamber Ballet, Dark Circles Contemporary Dance, and TITAS Presents.

TodayTix is also revolutionizing the process of day-of rush tickets, and you can see how simple the process is here with Dallas Theater Center's The Trials of Sam Houston.

Here's how it works: Rather than having to go to the Kalita Humphreys Theater lobby and wait in a rush line before the show, you can access exclusive $20 rush tickets from anywhere, right on the TodayTix app. To get the best price, just "unlock" the rush access by sharing a post about the show on social media. From there, you can get first-come, first-served rush tickets each day there is a performance, beginning April 20 at 9 am.

The masterminds behind TodayTix are two life-long friends and Broadway producers, who launched the app in New York City in 2013. Since then, the service has amassed partnerships with more than 800 theater institutions globally. It operates in the world's most iconic theater markets, and that now includes Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston.

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On The Move

Pegasus Theatre brings Living Black & White shows to new home in Addison

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Beginning October 2025, Pegasus Theatre will have a new home. The Dallas company known for its trademarked Living Black & White shows is taking up residence for its 40th season at The Addison Performing Arts Centre.

"The Addison Performing Arts Centre and Pegasus Theatre have reached a co-production agreement which will allow Pegasus to produce in all three venues at The Addison: the Terry Martin Main Stage, Studio Theatre, and Stone Cottage," writes Pegasus' production manager Leslie Patrick. "We can’t wait for our audience to feel the benefits of the stability of this arrangement for a feeling we have not really been able to recreate since we closed our original space on Main Street in Deep Ellum in 2002."

Pegasus Theatre was founded in 1985 by Kurt Kleinmann, who also writes the majority of the nonprofit company's original plays and serves as artistic director. His wife, Barbara Weinberger, joined the company in 1986 and is currently its executive director.

Many of these 1930s and '40s-set comedic mysteries follow the bumbling detective/wannabe actor Harry Hunsacker, his "good friend and paid-by-the-hour assistant Nigel Grouse," and the dogged Lt. Foster. Kleinmann portrayed Hunsacker until 2016, when understudy Scott Nixon took over the role full-time. Ben Bryant and Chad Cline regularly appear as Nigel and Lt. Foster.

The productions' trade-secret makeup, special lighting, meticulous costuming, and detailed set creation, combined with stylized acting, creates the illusion that audiences are watching a black-and-white movie brought to life. The signature Lady in Red appears during curtain call to further illustrate the jaw-dropping illusion.

"We are excited to bring our Living Black & White shows with Harry Hunsacker to the Main Stage, including, in time, the return of our New Year’s Eve Celebration show," continues Patrick. "The goal is to bring upwards of 75 performance days a year across all The Addison Performing Arts Centre’s venues, including our RadioVizion shows, a return of our new play festival, and a mix of comedic works."

Until recently, Pegasus Theatre performed at the Eisemann Center in Richardson and the Bath House Cultural Center near White Rock Lake.

In 2024, the Town of Addison unveiled a plan to reorganize the programming at The Addison Performing Arts Center, formerly known as the Addison Conference and Theatre Centre.

This plan included reducing space occupied by longtime tenant WaterTower Theatre and encouraging more "lit nights" from a variety of organizations. Manager Nichole Belford was hired earlier this year to steer the changes.

Pegasus Theatre also hints at a kick-off event to be held October 4 at The Addison, with details to be announced.

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