Ahefty number of theatrical productions will grace the stages of North Texas throughout the rest of this year, but these following selections shine with an extra dose of rainbow and Pride — or they at least just seem like a grand night out.
These are not just fabulous, campy, or queer-adjacent must-sees; they might even inspire you to audition. See our full online calendar in Stage Notes every Thursday on DallasVoice.com.
— Rich Lopez
August
AUDITION for Second Chance Players: The Laramie Project, Aug. 27 and 29 at Center 12.
Stage West: Fat Ham, Aug. 28-Sept. 14.
Theatre Arlington — Club Cabaret: Gary Williams, 8 p.m. Aug. 29.
FWSO Pops: Windborne’s The Music of Queen, Aug. 29 and 30.
Garland Civic Theatre: Always…Patsy Cline, Aug. 29-Sept. 14.
Theatre Arlington —Club Cabaret: Micah Green, 8 p.m. Aug. 30.
September
Dallas Symphony Orchestra: Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix in Concert, Sept. 4-7.
FWSO Symphonic Series —Opening Weekend: Brahms Fourth and Grieg’s Piano Concerto, Sept. 5-7 at Bass Hall.
Theatre Off the Square: Something Rotten, Sept. 5-21.
Broadway Dallas: The Wiz, Sept. 9-21.
Echo Theatre: El Rey del Pollo, Sept. 11-27 at the Bath House Cultural Center
TITAS/Dance Unbound: Evidence by Ronald K. Brown, Sept. 12 at the Winspear.
Theatre Denton: Carrie the Musical, Sept. 12-28.
ATTPAC Presents: Lea Salonga: Stage, Screen and Everything in Between, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 14 at the Winspear.
Turtle Creek Chorale: Groundless Ground with the Women’s Chorus of Dallas, Sept. 17 at the Meyerson.
FWSO: Symphonic Stories: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland Suite with Bruce Wood Dance Dallas Sept. 19-21 at Bass Hall.
Texas Ballet Theater: Peter Pan, Sept. 19-21 at the Winspear.
Grand Prairie Arts Council: Rent, Sept. 19-23 at Uptown Theater.
Turtle Creek Chorale: Rhapsody Gala with David Foster and Katherine McPhee, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 20 at The Statler.
Broadway at the Bass: Life of Pi, Sept. 23-28.
The Cliburn: Charles Yang and Peter Dugan, 8 p.m. Sept. 24 at Tannahill’s Tavern and Music Hall.
DSO Pops: Troupe Verigo: Cirque Noir, Sept. 26-28.
UT Dallas Choirs: Collage Concert, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 27 at Crow Museum of Asian Art at UT Dallas.
October
The Cliburn: 2025 Cliburn Gold Medalist, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 1 and 2 at Kimbell Art Museum.
Lewisville Playhouse: Young Frankenstein, Oct. 2-19.
Texas Ballet Theater: Peter Pan, Oct. 3-5 at Bass Hall.
Pocket Sandwich Theatre: The Phantom of the Opera, Oct. 3-Nov. 15.
Allen Contemporary Theatre: Dracula: A Comedy of Errors, Oct. 3-19.
Upright Theatre Company: Young Frankenstein, Oct. 3-Nov. 2.
Theatre Arlington: Stars at Night Gala, 6 p.m. Oct. 4 at UTA’s Bluebonnet Ballroom.
WaterTower Theatre: Broadway by North Texas, Oct. 7-19.
Lyric Stage: The Rocky Horror Show, Oct. 10-26.
Repertory Company Theatre: The Wedding Singer, Oct. 10-26.
Hip Pocket Theatre: Frankenstein, Oct. 10-Nov. 2.
Richardson Theatre Centre: Let’s Murder Marsha, Oct. 10-Nov 2.
Irving Symphony Orchestra: One Enchanted Evening, Oct. 11.
Dallas Symphony Orchestra: Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, Oct. 16-18.
Second Chance Players: The Laramie Project, Oct. 16-26 at
The Firehouse Theatre: Young Frankenstein, Oct. 16-Nov. 2.
Stage West: Ride the Cyclone, Oct. 16-Nov. 2.
The Dallas Opera: Carmen, Oct. 17-25.
Grand Prairie Arts Council: The Marvelous Wonderettes, Oct. 17-26 at Uptown Theater.
Theatre Off the Square: Alice by Heart, Oct. 17-Nov. 2.
Amphibian Stage: The Birds, Oct. 17-Nov. 9.
Broadway at the Bass: The Addams Family, Oct. 24-26.
Dallas Symphony Orchestra: Dolly Parton’s Threads: My Songs in Symphony, Oct. 24-26.
NTPA Repertory: The Rocky Horror Show, Oct. 24-Nov. 2.
Theatre Arlington — Club Cabaret: Creepy Cabaret, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 31.
TITAS/Dance Unbound: Gravite by Ballet Preljocaj, Oct. 31-Nov. 1 at Moody Performance Hall.
November
FWSO Special: Jurassic Park in Concert, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 1 at Will Rogers Auditorium.
Casa Manana: West Side Story, Nov. 1-9.
FWSO Pops: REWIND: Music of the ’80s, Nov. 7 and 8.
Theatre Arlington: Play Reading Club: Latin History for Morons, Nov. 7 and 8.
TITAS/Dance Unbound: Anne Plamondon Dance, Nov. 7 and 8 at Moody Performance Hall.
The Dallas Opera: Dialogues of the Carmelites, Nov 7-15.
Irving Symphony Orchestra: A Jazzy Affair, Nov. 8.
MainStage ILC: The Cat and the Canary, Nov. 7-22.
The Cliburn: Sybarites String Quartet, 8 p.m. Nov. 11 at Tannahill’s Tavern and Music Hall.
DSO: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 11.
Broadway at the Bass: & Juliet, Nov. 12-16.
DSO: Pops Through Time: Iconic Scores & Classic Hits, Nov. 14-16.
Theatre Arlington — Club Cabaret: Brett Warner, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 15.
Repertory Company Theatre: The Great Gatsby, Nov. 28-30.
Texas Ballet Theater: The Nutcracker, Nov. 28-Dec. 7 at the Winspear.
December
Stage West: All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914, Dec. 3-21.
The Firehouse Theatre: Holiday Inn, Dec. 4-21.
Broadway at the Bass: A Christmas Story: The Musical, Dec. 5-7.
Garland Civic Theatre: A Tuna Christmas, Dec. 5-14.
Uptown Players: Star of Wonder, Dec. 5-14.
Allen Contemporary Theatre: The 25th Annual Putnam Spelling Bee, Dec. 5-21.
Lewisville Playhouse: Christmas Belles, Dec. 5-21.
Lyric Stage: Forever Plaid: Plaid Tidings, Dec. 5-21.
Theatre Coppell: Fruitcakes, Dec. 5-21.
UT Dallas Chamber Singers: [__] Mirage, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 6 at Crow Museum of Asian Art at UT Dallas.
Theatre Denton: Sound of Music, Dec. 11-21.
DSO Pops: Christmas Pops, Dec. 12-21.
Texas Ballet Theater: The Nutcracker, Dec. 12-28 at Bass Hall.
FWSO Special: Elf in Concert, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 13 at Will Rogers Auditorium.
TITAS/Dance Unbound: Birdy by Hung Dance, Dec. 13 at the Winspear.
DSO Chamber: Brassy Christmas, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 16.
ATTPAC Presents: Leslie Odom Jr., Dec. 20 at The Winspear Opera House.
DSO: New Year’s Eve, 7:30 p.. Dec. 31.