Friday 06.20
Saturday 06.21
Sunday 06.22
Chorale closes season with diva-licious concert
The Turtle Creek Chorale’s last concert of the season — and the lost one for departing artistic director Trey Jacobs — is a diva-licious evening honoring some of the finest female vocalists in the world — sadly, all who have left us. Divas Gone … But Not Forgotten features songs made popular by stars like Whitney Houston, Amy Winehouse, and Karen Carpenter, spanning genres from C&W (Tammy Wynette) to hard rock (bisexual Texan Janis Joplin, pictured).
DEETS:
City Performance Hall
2420 Flora St.
Friday–Saturday at 8 p.m.,
Sunday at 2:30 p.m.
TurtleCreek.org.
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Monday 06.23
T3 opens ‘By the Way, Meet Vera Stark’
The only shot a black actress in the 1930s had in Hollywood was stealing small scenes in big blockbusters. This satire by Pulitzer Prize-winner Lynn Nottage introduces us to Vera Stark, whose guile was as glorious as her talent. The regional premiere shows both the hilarity and the poignancy of an absurd moral and cultural climate.
DEETS:
Theatre 3
2800 Routh St., in the Quadrangle.
Opening night June 23.
Runs through July 13.
Theatre3Dallas.com.
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Wednesday 06.24
Thursday 06.25
Eddie Izzard play The Majestic
Anyone who has ever seen Eddie Izzard perform his standup act will not soon forget it, and it’s not just the cross-dressing (he doesn’t do that as much any more). The Brit’s razor wit and wickedly smart jokes will send you rolling in the aisles. He performs two shows in Dallas this week as part of a nationwide tour.
DEETS:
The Majestic Theater
1925 Elm St.
June 24–25. 8 pm.
EddieIzzard.com.
This article appeared in the Dallas Voice print edition June 20, 2014.
