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    Theater Critic Picks

    These are the 12 can't-miss shows in Dallas-Fort Worth theater for December

    Lindsey Wilson
    Dec 3, 2018 | 1:46 pm

    It's perfect: 12 shows for the holiday month of December, though not all (thankfully, some might say) have a festive feel to them. There are new works and old favorites, regional premieres and returning stars, and even a hell-sprite to balance out the elves.

    Here are the 12 shows to see, in order by start date:

    A Very Judy Christmas
    Uptown Players, December 1-16
    This world premiere written and directed by B.J. Cleveland pays tribute to the 1960s TV holiday specials, with Janelle Lutz returning as Judy Garland. Share the holiday with Judy and some celebrity friends, including Ethel Merman and Liza Minnelli, along with some of Garland's signature songs and holiday classics performed by a number of surprise special guests.

    Fetch Clay, Make Man
    Dallas Theater Center, December 5-January 13
    Loosely inspired by the real-life friendship of Muhammad Ali and Stepin Fetchit, this new script from DTC playwright-in-residence Will Power brings these two iconic figures together to shape their legacies against the backdrop of the Civil Rights Movement.

    The Santaland Diaries
    Casa Mañana, December 6-22
    David Sedaris' sardonic look back at his time as a Macy's Christmas elf brings some naughty to the holiday season. Zak Reynolds stars as Crumpet, the grumpiest elf in New York City, as he navigates the absurd and hilarious trials and tribulations of a middle-aged elf dealing with cynical Santas, greedy children, and their harried parents.

    Black Nativity
    Bishop Arts Theatre Center, December 6-23
    This retelling of the nativity story by Langston Hughes is returning for its 15th anniversary production. Spoken word, song, music, dance, and theater combine to create a one-of-a-kind Christmas pageant.

    Jacob Marley's Christmas Carol
    Stage West, December 6-23
    Tom Mula's behind-the-scenes look at Charles Dickens' much-loved story returns to Stage West starring Emily Scott Banks. This piece takes audiences along for Marley's amazing and hilarious journey to the Mouth of Hell — and beyond. With the questionable aid of a hell-sprite called The Bogle, Marley concocts a desperate plan to save Scrooge (and himself).

    Solstice: A New Holiday
    Theatre Three, December 6-30
    Stuart and Paulette are back in Dallas for the holidays, decking the Theatre Three halls with more than just boughs of holly. This reworked piece reunites playwright Jonathan Norton with composer Cherish Robinson and adds contributions from Janielle Kastner.

    A Christmas Story, The Musical
    AT&T Performing Arts Center, December 12-16
    Set in 1940s Indiana, a young and bespectacled Ralphie Parker schemes his way toward the holiday gift of his dreams, an official Red Ryder Carbine-Action 200-Shot Range Model Air Rifle. An infamous leg lamp, outrageous pink bunny pajamas, a maniacal department store Santa, and a triple-dog-dare to lick a freezing flagpole are just a few of the distractions that stand between Ralphie and his Christmas wish.

    Chicago
    AT&T Performing Arts Center, December 18-23
    There's never been a better time to experience this razzle-dazzle smash, the longest-running American musical in Broadway history. Come along, babe, for a universal tale of fame, fortune, and all that jazz with one show-stopping song after another and the most astonishing dancing you've ever seen.

    The Phantom of the Opera
    Dallas Summer Musicals, December 19-January 6
    Cameron Mackintosh's spectacular new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's classic is part of a brand-new North American tour, with aa huge cast and orchestra of 52 people.

    A Bronx Tale
    AT&T Performing Arts Center, December 27-January 6
    Broadway's hit crowd-pleaser based on the one-man-show by Chazz Palminteri takes you to the stoops of the Bronx in the 1960s, where a young man is caught between the father he loves and the mob boss he'd love to be.

    Everybody
    Stage West, December 27-January 27
    In this modern, comedic, and heartfelt riff on the iconic medieval morality play, fate decides the roles by lottery each night, so — as is true in life — Everybody could be anybody. And in the end, playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins asks, when it's your time to go what will you leave behind and what will you take with you?

    Clowning Around With Murder!
    Pegasus Theatre, December 29-January 20
    The latest Living Black & White takes place in 1935 at the Fripson Clown College, where someone has murdered the founder and head professor. Harry Hunsacker, world famous detective and aspiring actor, along with his paid by the hour assistant, Nigel Grouse, meet a variety of clowns, clues, and a copper in disguise on the trail of a murderer.

    Zak Reynolds stars in The Santaland Diaries at Casa Mañana.

    Casa Manana presents Santaland Diaries
    Photo by Chip Tompkins
    Zak Reynolds stars in The Santaland Diaries at Casa Mañana.
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    Dance of all Kinds

    New TITAS/Dance Unbound season brings international debuts to Dallas

    Alex Bentley
    Apr 20, 2026 | 12:15 pm
    Hervé Koubi dance company
    Photo by Sharen Bradford
    The 2026-2027 TITAS/Dance Unbound season will include 10 performances, including French company Hervé Koubi.

    The 2026-2027 TITAS/Dance Unbound season will once again have an international feel, featuring nine companies from four different countries that will include four Dallas debuts.

    Now entering its fifth decade, TITAS strives to showcase diverse, exciting, and unexpected dance work from around the world.

    According to a release, the 10-performance season will kick off with a co-production from Broadway at the Center's recently-announced season, Dance Me - The Music of Leonard Cohen from Ballets Jazz Montréal.

    Developed with the personal blessing of singer/songwriter Leonard Cohen, Dance Me is a translation of a legend’s soul into physical form. Through movement, they capture the mood and essence that made Cohen such an icon.

    There will be three performances on September 18 and 19, 2026 at Moody Performance Hall.

    November brings the return of Pilobolus, last seen in Dallas in a 2023 outdoor performance at Nasher Sculpture Center.

    This visit, taking place on November 6 and 7, 2026 at Moody Performance Hall, will be with Trips, featuring a journey through gravity-defying feats, explosive athleticism, physical poetry, and sly humor.

    Alonzo King Lines Ballet pays an encore visit to Dallas on December 19, 2026 at Winspear Opera House.

    Choreographer King infuses classical ballet with new expressive potential, and draws on a diverse set of deeply rooted traditions and cultural collaborations to create something fresh, powerful, and unforgettable.

    Making its Dallas debut will be Step Afrika!, coming to Moody Performance Hall on January 15 and 16, 2027.

    Stepping started in the early 1900s on historically black college campuses, and Step Afrika! has drawn on that tradition in their jaw-dropping, creative, and joyful performances.

    Next up will be Alan Lake Factori(e), presented as part of the TITAS/Unfiltered series on February 5 and 6, 2027 at Moody Performance Hall.

    The Canadian company will perform Orpheus, in which choreographer Lake, explores the redemptive power of art through an immersive world where image, movement, light, and physical materials all come together.

    The TITAS/Unfiltered series features bold, progressive work that challenges expectations, enthralls audiences, and sparks conversation.

    Another company making its Dallas debut will be Argentina's Social Tango Project, performing at Moody Performance Hall on February 26 and 27, 2027.

    With 10 dancers, five musicians, and the meaningful participation of local tango communities in every city they visit, Social Tango celebrates not just the beauty and complexity of tango, but the heart and spirit behind it.

    The French company Hervé Koubi will present What the Day Owes to the Night on March 27, 2027 at Winspear Opera House.

    Koubi’s signature work blends capoeira, martial arts, urban dance, and contemporary movement into something entirely its own, featuring 12 male dancers flipping, flying, and seemingly defying gravity - and expectations - at every turn.

    The U.S.-based Yue Yin Dance Company will makes its Texas debut on April 2 and 3, 2027 at Moody Performance Hall.

    Founder Yue Yin uses a movement vocabulary she calls the "FOCO Technique," a contemporary dance language rooted in Chinese classical and folk traditions and shaped by the layered influences of the immigrant experience.

    Wrapping up the season will be the Dallas debut of Philadanco! on May 8, 2027 at Winspear Opera House.

    Founded in 1970 by Joan Myers Brown, The Philadelphia Dance Company - aka Philadanco! - is celebrated for its creativity and fresh ideas, bringing people together through dance.

    Additionally, TITAS/Dance Unbound will put on their annual Command Performance on April 24, 2027 at Winspear Opera House.

    The special event features artists from leading companies and commissioned works created specifically for this gala performance by some of the world’s leading choreographers.

    Throughout the season, TITAS will make direct-access learning available to the public through pre- and post-performance Q&As, master classes, lecture/demonstrations, student matinees and Big Barre outdoor dance classes.

    Season subscriptions, which range from $213-$760, are on sale now and can be purchased by phone at 214-880-0202 and online at attpac.org/titas.

    Subscribers receive special perks, including a 20 percent discount on single tickets, free ticket insurance, discounted parking rates, and seat assurance all season long.

    Single tickets for TITAS/Dance Unbound, ranging from $14-$140 at Winspear Opera House and $30-$80 at Moody Performance Hall, will go on sale on a TBD date in summer 2026.

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