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Golden Girls-themed show sashays to Dallas on smash nationwide tour

Golden Girls: The Laughs Continue will be at Wyly Theatre, January 30-February 4.

Photo courtesy of Murray & Peter Present

After a successful run across the country in 2023, the theater production Golden Girls: The Laughs Continue will expand to 40 more cities in 2024, including a stop at Wyly Theatre in Dallas, January 30-February 4.

The production is making its first visit to Dallas after traveling to 14 cities throughout 2023. Dallas will be the second stop on the tour in 2024, following the opening show in Houston, January 23-27.

The show, put on by Murray & Peter Present, brings Miami’s sassiest seniors to the stage for one more hurrah. Sophia is out on bail after being busted by the DEA for running a drug ring for retirees. Blanche and Rose have founded CreakN, a thriving sex app for seniors. And Dorothy is trying to hold it all together with help from a new (much) younger sex-crazed lover.

Written by Robert Leleux, the show features an all-male cast, including Ryan Bernier as Dorothy, Vince Kelley as Blanche, Adam Graber as Rose, Christopher Kamm as Sophia, and Jason Bowen as Stanley/Burt.

Tickets for the production, which will have eight performances, will go on sale at ATTPAC.org on Friday, October 13. Ticket prices start at $40; a special VIP photo experience add-on includes photos with the actors on the Golden Girls set after the show.

Golden Girls: The Laughs Continue 2024 dates

Jan 23 - 27: Houston, Texas, Hobby Center for the Performing Arts
Jan 30 - 4: Dallas, Texas, Wyly Theatre
Feb 6 - 25: Chicago, Illinois, Broadway Playhouse
Feb 27: Madison, Wisconsin, Overture Center for the Arts
Feb 28: Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Paramount Theatre
Feb 29: Peoria, Illinois, Peoria Civic Center Theater
Mar 1 - 2: Columbus, Ohio, Southern Theatre
Mar 3: South Bend, Indiana, Morris Performing Arts Center
Mar 5: East Lansing, Michigan, Wharton Center for Performing Arts
Mar 6: Akron, Ohio, E.J. Thomas Hall at the University of Akron
Mar 7: Toledo, Ohio, Stranahan Theater
Mar 8: Cincinnati, Ohio, Aronoff Center
Mar 9: Erie, Pennsylvania, Warner Theatre
Mar 10: Lexington, Kentucky, Lexington Opera House
Mar 12: St Louis, Missouri, Stifel Theatre
Mar 13: Huntsville, Alabama, VBC Mark C. Smith Concert Hall
Mar 14: Birmingham, Alabama, BJCC Concert Hall
Mar 15: New Orleans, Louisiana, Saenger Theatre
Mar 16: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, River Center Theatre for Performing Arts
Mar 17: Jackson, Mississippi, Thalia Mara Hall
Mar 19: Pensacola, Florida, Saenger Theatre
Mar 20: Fort Myers, Florida, Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall at FSW
Mar 23 - 24: Tampa, Florida, Straz Center for the Performing Arts
Mar 26: Louisville, Kentucky, Brown Theatre
Mar 27: Atlanta, Georgia, Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre
Mar 28: Memphis, TennesseeOrpheum Theatre
Mar 29: Kansas City, Missouri, Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
Mar 30: Bowling Green, Kentucky, SkyPAC
Apr 1: Charlotte, North Carolina, Belk Theater
Apr 2: Spartanburg, South Carolina, Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium
Apr 3: Durham, North Carolina, Durham Performing Arts Center
Apr 4: Roanoke, Virginia, Berglund Performing Arts Theatre
Apr 5: Knoxville, Tennessee, Knoxville Civic Auditorium
Apr 7: Dayton, Ohio, Schuster Center
Apr 9: Richmond, Virginia, Dominion Energy Center
Apr 10: Syracuse, New York, Landmark Theatre
Apr 11: Concord, New Hampshire, Capitol Center for the Arts
Apr 12: Hartford, Connecticut, The Bushnell
Apr 13: Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts
Apr 14: Providence, Rhode Island,Veterans Memorial Auditorium

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Turn Cancer Upside Down

Figure skating legend Scott Hamilton brings holiday ice show to DFW

Scott Hamilton & Friends Benefiting The Scott Hamilton CARES Foundation

Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images

Scott Hamilton will emcee the ice show.

Scott Hamilton, the 1984 Olympic gold medal-winning figure skater known for his signature backflip, is coming to Dallas-Fort Worth for a holiday ice show and "Frozen 5K" fundraising mega-event.

The fundraiser portion ties into Hamilton's public battle with testicular cancer in the 1990s, which led him to found the Scott Hamilton CARES Foundation in 2014. The nonprofit's mission is to fund innovative, patient-centered, targeted treatments that fight cancer while preserving quality of life.

One of its fundraising events is the Sk8 to Elimin8 Cancer ice shows, which bring Hamilton and other world-class athletes to rinks around the country.

NYTEX Sports Centre in North Richland Hills is hosting a holiday version on Saturday, December 20 at 7 pm, where Hamilton will emcee and Olympians Mariah Bell, Ashley Cain, and Polina Edmunds will perform.

Tickets range from $32.75 to $79, with proceeds benefiting UT Southwestern Medical Center in addition to the Scott Hamilton CARES Foundation.

Mariah Bell, figure skating, Olympian Figure skater Mariah Bell. Getty Images

"This isn’t just an ice show - it’s a celebration of hope, resilience, and community," the city of North Richland Hills says in a Facebook post. "Expect breathtaking performances, holiday cheer, and the chance to see world-class athletes light up the ice, all while supporting a cause that will touch so many."

If you'd like to get out on the ice yourself, you can register for the Frozen 5K on December 21 and skate 35 laps to honor and remember those impacted by cancer. The $35 registration fee includes a T-shirt, or you can donate extra to receive other Sk8 to Elimin8 Cancer swag.

DFW-only fundraising incentives include an autographed program ($500), a VIP meet-and-greet plus autographed program ($1,000), or the chance to perform at the holiday ice show (top fundraisers only — see more info here). Better start stretching.

It's the perfect time for Hamilton to bring his ice show to North Texas. Ice rinks are a huge holiday trend for 2025, with kids of all ages gliding and spinning on special pop-up rinks from Grapevine to Garland to the all-new CultureMap City Rink in downtown Dallas.

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