If you bet on Dallas Theater Center to be the first DFW theater to secure the rights to Waitress, go claim your celebratory slice of pie.

The Sara Bareilles musical, which was a hit on Broadway from 2016-2021, joins an eclectic lineup that includes vampires, cowboys, a Biblical fashion icon, and a co-production with Fort Worth's Stage West.

“Our 2024-25 season will surprise and delight North Texas audiences all season long,” says executive director Kevin Moriarty. “Filled with musicals, comedies, and heartwarming dramas, this is a season with something for everyone. In our increasingly isolated world, theater provides a rare opportunity for people of all backgrounds and experiences to come together in-person to experience the variety and depth of the human experience, often surprising us with how much we have in common as fellow travelers through the journey of life. I’m eager to welcome everyone in Dallas to join us throughout the season to be surprised and moved by the many shared emotions that live theater can inspire.”

The upcoming season will also be the debut of the newest Diane and Hal Brierley Resident Acting Company member, Esteban Vilchez. His previous DTC credits include A Christmas Carol, Native Gardens, and Into the Woods.

First up is Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors, a fang-tastic comedy filled with anything-goes pop culture references, written by Gordon Greenberg and Steve Rosen.

When you take Bram Stoker’s legendary story and put it in a blender with Mel Brooks, Monty Python, and The 39 Steps you’ll get a contemporary, fast-paced, and irreverent production. When her sister Mina falls ill with a mysterious disease of the blood, Lucy Westfeldt and her fiancé, Jonathan Harker, enlist the help of famed vampire hunter Doctor Jean Van Helsing. Their hunt for the elusive and seductive Count Dracula abounds with clever wordplay and quick-change antics. Brierley Resident Acting Company member Blake Hackler directs with Tiffany Solano as assistant director. It runs October 11-November 3, 2024, in the Kalita Humphreys Theater.

One of the greatest Westerns of all time finds new life on the stage in Shane, based on the classic novel by Jack Schaefer.

Acclaimed playwright Karen Zacarías brings an exciting, fresh perspective to an extraordinary American genre that follows Shane, a mysterious ex-gunfighter and a man with a dangerous past. Yet, the Starrett family finds kinship with him and Shane helps protect their Wyoming farm. Their story sheds new light on the allure, mythos and values of the Wild West — a chapter in history that still has many tales to tell. It runs January 31-February 23, 2025, in the Kalita Humphreys Theater.

The Dallas premiere of Primary Trust, in association with Stage West, is a touching story of new beginnings, old friends, and finding the courage to see the world for the first time.

The award-winning drama by Eboni Booth follows Kenneth, who lives in a small town in upstate New York. For 15 years his life has been the same: by day, he works at a bookstore, in the evening, he drinks Mai Tais with his friend Bert. When the bookstore shuts down, Kenneth is forced out of his comfort zone to face a world he has long avoided — with transformative and heart-warming results. Directed by Sasha May Ada, it runs February 27-March 16, 2025, in Bryant Hall at the Kalita Humphreys Theater.

Serving satisfaction, one slice at a time is Waitress, produced in collaboration with Lyric Theatre in Oklahoma City, and featuring music and lyrics by Grammy Award winner Sara Bareilles.

In the beloved musical, Jenna, a waitress and expert pie-maker, is stuck in a small town and a loveless marriage. Faced with an unexpected pregnancy, Jenna fears she may have to abandon the dream of opening her own pie shop, until a baking contest in a nearby county and the town's handsome new doctor offer her a tempting recipe for happiness. It runs March 29-April 27, 2025, in the Potter Rose Performance Hall at the Wyly Theatre.

Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, the classic Broadway musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice that's based on the Bible’s Book of Genesis, tells the journey of Joseph, son of Jacob, his twelve brothers. and his coat of many colors.

Filled with catchy songs and dances, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is one of the most enduring shows of all time (DTC last produced it in 2012). It runs June 13-July 20, 2025, in the Potter Rose Performance Hall at the Wyly Theatre.

As a holiday add-on, A Christmas Carol returns to the Wyly Theatre in a delightfully reimagined take of Charles Dickens’ enduring classic.

Written by Dickens and adapted by Moriarty, three spirits have come to visit the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge and take him on a fantastic journey through Christmases past, present, and future that annually delights audiences across North Texas. Brimming with joyful songs, magical spirits, and holiday cheer, Dallas Theater Center’s A Christmas Carol features Brierley Resident Acting Company members Alex Organ as director and Christina Austin Lopez as associate choreographer. It runs November 29-December 28, 2024, in the Potter Rose Performance Hall at the Wyly Theatre.

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