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The latest event cancellations in Dallas-Fort Worth due to coronavirus concerns

The national tour of Come From Away at the Music Hall at Fair Park has been rescheduled for January 5-17, 2021.

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As concerns regarding the spread of the coronavirus and government restrictions on group gatherings continue, more event cancellations and postponements are being announced every day in Dallas-Fort Worth. In an effort to keep you as up-to-date as possible, we'll compile a list of different announcements every week.

Note: Given the pace at which things are happening during these times, cancellations are coming at a rapid clip. To be sure you're up to speed, you may want to check with the presenting organization or venue regarding the status of any particular event.

Dallas

Dallas Summer Musicals presents Come From Away: The national tour of this production had barely started its original run of March 10-22 at the Music Hall at Fair Park when it was shut down. It has been rescheduled for January 5-17, 2021.
Bert Kreischer: The appearance by the comedian, scheduled for The Theatre at Grand Prairie on April 24, has been rescheduled for September 25.
BFD 2020: This hard rock music event featuring Disturbed and others at Dos Equis Pavilion, scheduled for May 24, has been canceled.
Cody Ko & Noel Miller: Tiny Meat Gang – Global Domination: The appearance by the YouTube/podcast duo, scheduled for April 18 at The Theatre at Grand Prairie, has been rescheduled for October 20.
DMA Arts & Letters Live: The remaining events in the spring series have either been canceled or postponed with the possibility of rescheduling. Erik Larson, originally scheduled for March 30, has been rescheduled for September 10. David Sedaris, scheduled for May 11, has been rescheduled for October 30.
Dallas Children's Theater: The theater company has canceled three productions: The Last Stop on Market Street (scheduled March 21-April 5), Balloonacy (scheduled April 18-May 3), and The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (scheduled May 2-23). Their final production of the season, Miss Nelson Has a Field Day (scheduled June 20-28), is still scheduled for now.
Dallas Pride Weekend: The annual celebration of the LGBTQ+ community, scheduled for June 6 and 7 at Fair Park, has been rescheduled for July 25 and 26.
Dallas Symphony Orchestra presents Chris Botti: The appearance by trumpeter Botti, originally scheduled for March 13-15 at Meyerson Symphony Center, has been rescheduled for July 10-12.
The Fabulously Funny Comedy Festival: Featuring performances by Mike Epps, Kountry Wayne, Jess Hilarious, and Haha Davis, this event scheduled for June 12 at The Theatre at Grand Prairie has been rescheduled for February 14, 2021.
JMBLYA: The music festival, which also has stops in Austin and Houston, was scheduled to take place at Fair Park on May 1. It has been postponed to an undetermined date in fall 2020.
Justin Bieber: The concert by the pop superstar, scheduled for June 28 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, has been postponed to an undetermined date in the future.
Kesha: The concert by the pop star, scheduled for April 25 at The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory in Irving, has been postponed to an undetermined date in the future.
The Who: The concert by the classic rockers, scheduled for April 27 at American Airlines Center, has been postponed to an undetermined date in fall 2020.

Fort Worth

Casa Mañana: The theater company has rescheduled two Children's Theatre productions. Matilda the Musical, originally scheduled to run March 20-April 5, has been rescheduled for July 17-26. Shrek the Musical, scheduled for April 17-May 10, has been rescheduled for August 7-16.
Fort Worth Chorale presents Masterworks Concert: The music group's final concert of the 2019-2020 season, scheduled for April 24, has been postponed to an undetermined date in the fall.
James Taylor and Jackson Browne: The concert by the two legendary singers on May 16 at Dickies Arena has been postponed to an undetermined date.
Patty Griffin and Mavis Staples: The co-headlining concert, scheduled for May 9 at Ridglea Theater, has been rescheduled for October 24.

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Movie Review

Podcaster lets creepy noises get under her skin in Undertone

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Nina Kiri in Undertone.

While the horror genre is still capable of producing some innovative filmmaking, most of the output tends to fall back on jump scares and other tropes to deliver their terror. So when a film like the new Undertone tries something different, it should be applauded for the effort, even if it’s not as successful in its execution.

Evy (Nina Kiri) is a podcaster who co-hosts a show called Undertone, which focuses on paranormal videos and sounds they find on the internet. Her co-host, Justin (Adam DiMarco), lives in London, so - for kind of contrived reasons - in order to make the time difference between them work, Evy records at around 3 am her time. Evy - who lives at home with her bedridden, dying mother - is the skeptic of the two, consistently debunking clips that Justin presents to her.

Her doubts are tested when Justin brings in a series of 10 audio clips that purport to be about a boyfriend recording his girlfriend as she talks in her sleep. The audio begins in a lighthearted manner and quickly turns creepy and then sinister as unexplained things start happening. Evy senses that what she’s hearing is bleeding into her own world, especially when inexplicable actions take place in her mother’s bedroom.

Written and directed by first-time feature filmmaker Ian Tuason, the film is effective early on when it introduces the story concept. Making great use of sound design, Tuason essentially puts the audience inside Evy’s head, where every little sound is heightened. Setting the podcast sessions in the middle of the night ups the anxiety level for both her and the audience.

However, as the film goes along it gets a little tedious watching Evy listen to the audio, even as Tuason attempts to keep the film dynamic by moving the camera around her. The premise of the story - progressively going through 10 clips - and Tuason’s framing of shots that focus as much on the background as they do on Evy seem to promise more interesting results than actually transpire.

What ultimately holds the film down more than anything is its lack of different viewpoints. The only other person who’s actually seen is Evy’s mother, who is unable to speak. Evy speaks to Justin, another friend, and a doctor over the course of the story, and while each broadens our understanding of Evy somewhat, none of them make her a truly three-dimensional person. Getting a little more information about her history might have helped the story work better.

Kiri does her level best to vary her acting in the various podcast scenes, and even when they start to get repetitive, she remains compelling and watchable. It’s difficult to judge the other actors based on audio alone, but knowing that DiMarco also starred in season 2 of The White Lotus helps to visualize him and his acting style.

Undertone does well in creating a spine-chilling mood, but it needed something beyond that to become a truly great horror movie. Tuason shows some promise as a filmmaker, especially in the way he uses the camera to create tension, but a more complete story will serve him better the next time around.

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