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

The annual Fan Expo Dallas, which had been rescheduled for June 12-14, has now been canceled.

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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

AT&T Performing Arts Center presents Vets of SNL: This comedy event featuring Jon Lovitz, Chris Kattan, Tim Meadows, and Finesse Mitchell, scheduled for June 20, has been rescheduled for June 19, 2021.
Attorneys Serving the Community Luncheon: This fundraising event featuring soccer star Abby Wambach, scheduled for June 12 at Omni Dallas, has been canceled.
Bishop Arts Theatre Center 2020 Speaker Series: Don Nguyen: This event, scheduled for June 8 at Bishop Arts Theatre Center, has been canceled. It was in conjunction with Dallas Theater Center's production of The Supreme Leader, which was postponed last week.
The Black Crowes: This concert, scheduled for June 19 at Dos Equis Pavilion, has been postponed to an undetermined date.
Chicago with Rick Springfield: This concert, scheduled for June 27 at Dos Equis Pavilion, has been postponed to an undetermined date.
Dallas Summer Musicals: The stop of the national tour of Escape to Margaritaville, scheduled for July 28-August 9 at the Music Hall at Fair Park, has been canceled.
Dallas Symphony Orchestra: The symphony has canceled all events through June 30, including Great American Movie Music, scheduled June 12-14, and Coco: Movie in Concert, scheduled June 19-21.
Fan Expo Dallas: The TV/movie celebrity event, originally scheduled to take place March 27-29 at Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center and then postponed to June 19-21, has been canceled. The event will return May 14-16, 2021.
Hasan Minhaj: The appearance by the comedian, originally April 23 at Winspear Opera House and then rescheduled for June 7, has been postponed to an undetermined date.
Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Evening: This concert, scheduled for June 4 at Annette Strauss Square, has been postponed to an undetermined date.
Lennon Stella: This concert, scheduled for June 17 at House of Blues Dallas, has been postponed to an undetermined date.
Neil deGrasse Tyson: The appearance by the astronomer, scheduled for June 22 at Winspear Opera House, has been postponed to an undetermined date.
The Oddities & Curiosities Expo: This event, scheduled for June 27 at Centennial Hall, has been canceled.
Rebelution: This concert, scheduled for June 6 at South Side Ballroom, has been postponed to an undetermined date.
Russ: This concert, originally scheduled for May 16 at The Bomb Factory, has been rescheduled for May 13, 2021.
Santana and Earth, Wind & Fire: This concert, scheduled for July 3 at Dos Equis Pavilion, has been postponed to an undetermined date.
Tanya Tucker: The country legend, who had previously rescheduled her original March 26 concert at The Kessler to August 27, has now postponed all dates through the end of August to undetermined dates.
Taste of Oak Cliff: The annual foodie event, scheduled for June 13 at the Dallas Zoo, has been postponed to an undetermined date in spring 2021.

Fort Worth

Broadway at the Bass: The stop of the national tour of Escape to Margaritaville, scheduled for August 11-16 at Bass Performance Hall, has been rescheduled for April 6-11, 2021.
The Cliburn: The classical music organization has shortened its upcoming season. Originally scheduled to begin in October, it will instead begin in January 2021.
Hall & Oates: This concert, scheduled for June 17 at Dickies Arena, has been been postponed to an undetermined date.
Jewel Charity Ball: The charity has canceled the 2021 edition of their annual fundraising event. The 2020 edition was held on February 29 at Dickies Arena.
Jubilee Theatre: The theater company has postponed their production of How I Got Over, rescheduled for May 29-June 28 from its original dates in March and April, to undetermined dates.
Tarrant Actors Regional Theatre: The theater company has ceased operations due to the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic. It had previously canceled its summer production of The Wild Party.

Allen

Market Street Allen USA: The annual patriotic festival, scheduled for June 29 at Celebration Park, has been canceled.

Garland

CNCO: This concert, which had been postponed from its June 13 date at Curtis Culwell Center, has been fully canceled. All tickets will be refunded. The band plans to tour again in 2021.
Garland Summer Musicals: The theater group has postponed its 2020 summer season, including productions of Grease and The Drowsy Chaperone, to 2021.

Irving

Ricardo Montaner: This concert, scheduled for June 6 at The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory, has been postponed to an undetermined date.

Lewisville

Kelly Willis and Jamie Lin Wilson Song Swap: This concert, scheduled for June 28 at MCL Grand Theater, has been rescheduled for August 9.

McKinney

McKinney St. Patrick's Day Festival: This event, which had been rescheduled for June 6, has been canceled. It will be held again next March.

Plano

Plano Brunch Fest: The festival/5K, originally April 23 and then rescheduled for June 7, has been canceled. It will return in 2021.

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Movie Review

The life of an actor is far from rosy in dramedy Misty Green

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Rosalind Eleazar in Misty Green.

For every well-known/successful actor in Hollywood, there are thousands of others whose lives are more tenuous as they struggle to find work. The new film Misty Green is about one such actor who, after a period in the limelight, now finds herself on the outskirts of the industry, just hoping to find her way back in.

Misty (Rosalind Eleazar) won an Emmy for a 2000s-era TV show that still gets her recognition, but not much work. Still living in the apartment of a recently-deceased man with whom she was having an affair, Misty spends her days sleeping in and her nights getting blitzed on alcohol and drugs. She seems to be heading nowhere fast until a few things coincide to break up her routine.

The man’s wife (Amy Landecker) shows up and tells her she has seven days to vacate the apartment; Misty’s brother, Jay (Daniel Kaluuya) — who is bipolar — arrives after being kicked out of his facility for non-payment; and Jordan (Chris Rock), a former colleague with whom she had a falling-out, reappears in her life, offering a possible chance to rehabilitate her image.

Written and directed by Rock (his first feature since 2014’s Top Five), the film is a funny and excruciating look at how the entertainment industry might actually work. Misty is her own worst enemy thanks to late nights fraternizing with unsavory characters like Zach (Adam Driver), who deals in drugs and women in equal measure, but her frustration proves warranted when her agent, Randy (Topher Grace), and casting directors like Rhonda (Tracie Thoms) hardly give her the time of day.

Misty tries her best to stay positive, but when jobs like singing in a bar are the best she can do, the mountain seems insurmountable. Rock does an effective job of demonstrating the elements that are within and without Misty’s control that affect her ability to regain her position in the industry. The chip on her shoulder is almost as big as the bias some have against her, and other negative circumstances don’t help matters much.

There are many small touches that Rock and his crew put in the film to give it an air of authenticity. Filming in Los Angeles (a rarity these days), Rock uses both subtle and overt shots of homeless people in the city, suggesting that the line between the haves and have-nots is a fine one, especially with Misty on the verge of not having a place to live. He also has cameos from a few of his funny friends, including a bit of meta-casting of Anthony Anderson (who has faded a bit after starring in Black-ish) in a bit part as a cop.

Eleazar, a British actor best known for appearing on the Apple TV show Slow Horses, is a magnetic presence as Misty. The character herself is somewhat cringey in her decision-making, and Eleazar sells every bit of her righteous indignation and self-defeating actions. The supporting cast is great across the board, including Rock, Driver, Kaluuya, Thoms, Grace, Anna Kendrick, and Rich Sommer.

Misty Green makes you rage against the Hollywood machine, laugh at the various ways different people deal with its maddening quirks, and hide behind your fingers as Misty chooses options that don’t help, either voluntarily or because her back is against the wall. It’s a powerhouse of acting that gives a unique angle on the inner workings of Hollywood, one that ironically might be competing for awards at year’s end.

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Misty Green is now playing in theaters.

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