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

Jenna Bush Hager's appearance in Dallas, scheduled for October 4 at Winspear Opera House, has been changed into a virtual event on September 8.

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As concerns regarding the spread of the coronavirus and government restrictions on group gatherings continue, more event cancellations, postponements, and reschedulings 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.

Even though new in-person and virtual events are on the uptick, you may want to check with the presenting organization or venue regarding the status of any particular event to be sure you're up to speed.

Dallas

America: This concert, scheduled for September 19 at Annette Strauss Square, has been postponed to an undetermined date.
Austin Street Center presents Humble Beginnings Luncheon: This charity event featuring a performance by Leslie Odom, Jr., scheduled for September 25 at Omni Dallas Hotel, has been transformed into a online-only event. It will still feature Odom in a virtual appearance.
B. Moore Dance: The dance company, which was scheduled to perform July 16-18 at Hamon Hall, has been rescheduled for September 25 at Annette Strauss Square with a different performance, ROOTED: Envisage Dance Installations.
Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden presents Cool Thursdays Concert Series: The annual concert series, which had previously canceled the spring portion, has now also canceled the fall portion, which was to have run September 1-November 5.
Dallas Guitar Festival: The annual festival celebrating everything guitar, originally scheduled in May at Dallas Market Hall and then rescheduled twice, most recently to September 25-27, has been pushed again to its normal annual weekend, April 30-May 2, 2021.
Dallas Symphony Orchestra: The symphony's annual gala, scheduled for September 12 at Meyerson Symphony Center, has been canceled.
David Foster: This concert, originally scheduled for May 14 at Majestic Theatre and then rescheduled for January 16, 2021, has now been canceled.
EarthXGlobalGala: This event, scheduled for September 26 at The Statler Hotel, has been transitioned into a virtual event, now scheduled for October 22.
Flamenco Fever: This concert from Ida Y Vuelta Flamenco, originally scheduled for April 23-25 at Wyly Theatre, has been rescheduled for September 11 and possibly September 12 at Annette Strauss Square.
Jenna Bush Hager: The appearance by the author/TV personality, scheduled for April 25 at Winspear Opera House and then rescheduled for October 4, has been transitioned into a virtual event that will now take place on September 8.
Middleditch & Schwartz: This improv comedy show starring Thomas Middleditch and Ben Schwartz, scheduled for September 18 at Majestic Theatre, has been postponed to an undetermined date.
Theatre Three: The theater company's production of The Rocky Horror Show, scheduled for October 1-November 1, has been canceled. It has been replaced with the virtual show, It Came from Theatre Three, running October 19-November 1. The production of The Bippy Bobby Boo Show, scheduled for October 15-31, has been changed into a virtual show, running October 23-November 3.
Todd Snider: This concert, originally scheduled for May 1 at The Kessler and then rescheduled for September 22, has been postponed to an undetermined date.
Turtle Creek Conservancy presents Day at the Races: This fundraiser tied to the airing of the Kentucky Derby, scheduled for September 5 at Arlington Hall at Turtle Creek Park, has been transitioned into a virtual event.
Uptown Players: The theater company's bonus production of Del Shores' A Very Sordid Wedding, originally scheduled for August 21-30 and then changed into a one-night-only performance on September 7, has been postponed again to an undetermined date.
West Dallas Community School 25th Gala: This fundraiser, scheduled for September 10 at Belo Mansion & Pavilion, has been rescheduled for April 8, 2021.
Wilkinson Center presents The Spirit of Taos: This fundraiser, scheduled for September 19 at Belo Mansion & Pavilion, has been canceled.

Fort Worth

AIDS Outreach Center presents Evening of Hope: This fundraiser, scheduled for September 12 at Ridglea Country Club, has been transitioned into a virtual event.
Billy Bob's Texas: Even as the concert venue is building up its schedule again, rescheduling concerts like Roger Creager (originally July 17, now October 16), it has postponed the concert by Justin Moore on September 26 to an undetermined date. The Texas Country Music Awards have also been rescheduled from September 20 to November 15.
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation presents Great Strides: This fundraising event, scheduled for September 13 at Panther Island Pavilion, has been transitioned into a virtual event.
Goodguys 28th Summit Racing Lone Star Nationals: This car event, scheduled for September 25-27 at Texas Motor Speedway, has been canceled. It will return in 2021.
Helen Hong: The appearance by comedian at Hyena's Fort Worth, scheduled for October 1-3, has been canceled.
KISS: This concert, scheduled for October 2 at Dickies Arena, has been rescheduled for October 1, 2021.
National Theatre Live: The screenings of Present Laughter, originally scheduled for June 10 and 13 at The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, have been rescheduled for September 2 and 5. The screenings of Jack Absolute Flies Again, scheduled for September 30 and October 3, have been canceled.
St. Jude Walk/Run to End Childhood Cancer: This fundraising event, scheduled for September 19 at Panther Island Pavilion, has been transitioned into a virtual event.

Addison

Natasha Leggero and Moshe Kasher: The joint show by the married comedians, scheduled for October 1-3 at Improv Addison, has been canceled.

Arlington

The Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts: The music venue has transitioned all concerts through October 2 from in-person events to virtual ones. The Styx concert on October 10 is still scheduled to take place in person for now.

Irving

Mainstage Irving-Las Colinas: The theater company's production of Inherit the Wind, originally scheduled March 20-April 4 and then postponed to September 4-13, has now been canceled.
Parkway Drive: This concert, scheduled for September 17 at The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory, has been rescheduled for September 29, 2021.

Richardson

Anomaly: The Magic of Robby Bennett and Other Curiosities: This magic show, scheduled for September 18 at Eisemann Center for the Performing Arts, has been canceled.

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Movie review

Over-the-top The Bride! makes other Frankenstein movies seem subtle

Photo by Niko Tavernise

Christian Bale and Jessie Buckley in The Bride!.

The story of Dr. Frankenstein and his monster is now over 200 years old, with Mary Shelley’s book having been adapted or referenced in close to 500 films. Less common is the character of The Bride of Frankenstein, which existed in the original text but has more often than not been excised in adaptations. Writer/director Maggie Gyllenhaal has tried to rectify that by giving the character a big showcase in her new film, The Bride!.

Gyllenhaal has reimagined the story as one in which a woman named Ida (Jessie Buckley) becomes possessed by the spirit of Shelley (also Buckley). At the same time, the already-existing Frankenstein’s monster (Christian Bale) approaches Dr. Euphronius (Annette Bening), who specializes in reanimation, with the request to make him a wife. When Ida falls to her death in an “accident” involving her boyfriend (John Magaro), the ideal corpse becomes available.

After Ida’s resurrection, she and the monster become restless being studied by Dr. Euphronius and decide to break out to experience the world. The world, naturally, is not exactly welcoming to them, and soon the couple are on the run for causing mayhem, including a few murders. In hot pursuit are detective Jake Wiles (Peter Sarsgaard) and his assistant, Myrna Mallow (Penélope Cruz), as well as other authorities.

It’s clear that Gyllenhaal wanted to merge the Frankenstein story with Bonnie & Clyde, especially since she sets the film in the mid-1930s. And that wouldn’t have been a bad idea if having the monster and The Bride going on a crime spree was truly the focus of the movie. But most of the time there’s less intentionality in their misdeeds and more confusion, leading to a muddled plot with no clear direction or end goal in mind.

One of the biggest problems is that Gyllenhaal starts the energy of the film at an 11, giving her and everyone else nowhere to go but down. She dabbles in multiple different tones, at times going the straight drama route and other times making what seems like full-on camp. At one point, she even has the monster and the Bride in a dance sequence set to “Puttin’ on the Ritz,” which would be hilarious as an homage to Young Frankenstein if the film weren’t so disjointed.

Most baffling of all is what Gyllenhaal wants from The Bride character. She morphs multiple times over the course of the film, from close to unintelligible at the beginning to rough-and-tumble at the end. There are hints at the lack of control she has over her autonomy, including Shelley’s possession of her and the monster lying to her about her past, but any commentary that Gyllenhaal might be trying to make gets lost amid the oddity of the film as a whole.

Both Buckley and Bale are all-in for their performances, which definitely fall in the “love it or hate it” dichotomy. Each scene is pitched so high that there’s little nuance to either of them, and neither is on par with their previous Oscar-caliber roles. The high-powered supporting cast of Bening, Sarsgaard, Cruz, and Jake Gyllenhaal is watchable based on previous roles, but none of them elevate this particular movie.

Whatever intentions Maggie Gyllenhaal had in making The Bride! are only halfway legible in a film that can never find its tonal footing. There has rarely been subtlety in movies featuring Frankenstein’s monster and related characters, but this one makes all the others seem like stuffy dramas in comparison.

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The Bride! is now playing in theaters.

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