Turtle Creek Chorale takes Pride on the road with its Pride as Big as Texas concert tour kicking off May 31 (Photo courtesy of Turtle Creek Chorale)
RICH LOPEZ | Staff writer
Rich@DallasVoice.com
As June arrives, the North Texas cultural landscape gets considerably more colorful as Pride Month takes over the spotlight. A number of stages in June will reflect the resilience and diversity of the LGBTQ+ community through all types of performances.
We already know North Texas is a premier arts destination, but we do love when our queer family gets a bit more spotlight.
This June, the DFW stage lineup highlights a broad spectrum of talent, from the Pride-focused collab between Uptown Players and Bruce Wood Dance Dallas to the laugh-out-loud funny Queer Factor shows at Dallas Comedy Club. These productions, along with many others featuring queer artists both in the spotlight and behind the curtain, are gonna showcase and celebrate every color of the rainbow in our community.
Turtle Creek Chorale: Pride as Big as Texas
TCC is getting a jump on Pride by presenting a North Texas tour. The four-stop concert series, stretching from May 31 to June 26, will feature hits from Texan artists like Willie Nelson, Beyoncé and Kacey Musgraves alongside compositions by Marques Garrett, Victor Johnson and others.
Performances include:
- Temple Emanu-El on May 31 at 4 p.m.
- Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center on June 1 at 7:30 p.m.
- First Presbyterian Church in Tyler on June 20 at 7:30 p.m., and
- Broadway Baptist Church in Fort Worth on June 26 at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets are available at TurtleCreekChorale.com.
Stage West: First Tuesday featuring Drag Bingo
This company’s First Tuesday series is an eclectic mix of classes, performances and, now, drag bingo. Get those daubers ready for a night of prizes and pizzazz at Stage West’s Drag Bingo hosted by Sapphire Davenport.
- 6 p.m. on June 2. StageWest.org/First -Tuesdays.
Queer Factor: Pride Edition!!!
Hosted by Stefan G, this is DFW’s premier queer variety show, featuring a fab cast of LGBTQ+ performers from across North Texas. Join in for an evening of stand-up, improv, burlesque, drag and, well, everything queer. This month, the QF crew serves up the Pride Edition to get into the spirit of June.
- 9 p.m.on June 4 at the Dallas Comedy Club. Dallas-ComedyClub.com/QueerFactor.=
Kitchen Dog Theater: Venus
Breakups are never fun, but in playwright Steve Yockey’s new play, it’s easy to romanticize all the good times and easier to forget about all the bad times. In this comedy, two women learn that true love isn’t the only thing that bonds two people together forever.
June 4-28. KitchenDogTheater.org
Pegasus Contemporary Ballet: Synergy 2026
This one-of-a-kind performance brings together acclaimed choreographers and some of the region’s most dynamic musicians to collaborate on brand-new works commissioned exclusively for this show. Dancers and musicians share the stage, igniting a fusion of artistry, creativity and entertainment. For one selection, queer-fronted collective Cure for Paranoia teams up with choreographers Brooke Wendle and Peter Chursin for a new piece set to the band’s latest release.
- June 5 and 6 at Moody Performance Hall. PegasusBallet.org.
Theatre Arlington: The Wiz
This smash musical infuses L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz with its own mix of rock, gospel and soul music. This timeless tale of Dorothy’s adventures through the Land of Oz is directed by Sasha Maya Ada and stars Zachary Willis as the Tin Man.
- June 5-21. TheatreArlington.org.
TITAS/Dance Unbound: Botanica by MOMIX
T/DU Executive Director Charles Santos brings back this crowd-pleasing company. A feast for the eyes, this dance and movement journey takes audiences through the rhythms of the seasons, the ever-changing shapes of life on Earth.
- 2 and 7:30 p.m. on June 6 at the Winspear. ATTPAC.org.
Stage West: Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Ghost Machine
Local actor Robbie San Juan joins the cast in this final installment of Stage West’s Sherlock Holmes trilogy. Sherlock Holmes has retired, trading mysteries for domestic bliss with Irene Adler, much to the dismay of Dr. Watson played by San Juan. Rivals Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison have arrived in London with their latest inventions only to have them stolen. That pulls the world’s greatest detective back into action, and at the center of it all is Professor Moriarty’s formidable daughter. You may have seen San Juan in Uptown Players’ Silver Foxes and Theatre Three’s The Seagull, and now he takes his talents to Fort Worth for this mysterious regional premiere.
- June 10-July 5. StageWest.org.
Lewisville Playhouse: Rent
Don’t think about the fact that Rent is 30 years old. Think instead about how the Jonathan Larson musical has held up over the last decades as a seminal piece of queer and youth culture in the time of AIDS. Based on the opera La Boheme, the rock musical still hits deep with emotion and excitement.
- June 11-28. LewisvillePlayhouse.org.
Bruce Wood Dance Dallas: IGNITE
Bringing its 16th season to a close, Bruce Wood Dance presents this production featuring Wood’s fiery tango, Jessica Lang’s haunting dreamscapes and a world premiere by BWDD Artistic DirectorJoy Bollinger showcasing multimedia environments by JM Rizzi and Courtney Ware.
- June 12-14 at Moody Performance Hall. BruceWoodDance.org.
Shakespeare Dallas: Alice in Wonderland
The casting direction of this production is sounding quite fabulous. Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum are played by real life married couple Logan (he/him) and Matty (they/them) Rafanelli. And David Helms takes on the role of Queen of Hearts. Pack a picnic, take the popping fans and celebrate this gender-bending journey.
- June 19-July 17 at Samuell-Grand Amphitheater. ShakespeareDallas.org.
Uptown Players + Bruce Wood Dance Dallas: Together
This collaboration blends dance and vocals with humor and heartfelt storytelling. Following the success of last year’s Imagine — the first time both companies teamed up — this all-new production explores the journey from isolation to connection through songs “We Belong,” “Stand By Me,” “We Are Family” and more. Together will honor and celebrate friendship, chosen family, resilience and the power of community.
- June 20-21 at the Kalita Humphreys Theater. UptownPlayers.org