Manuel Mendoza

The sprawling North Texas theater scene extends beyond Dallas and Fort Worth into the suburbs. Two suburban groups, Plano’s Rover Dramawerks and MainStage Irving-Las Colinas, are opening the new year with farces by prolific British playwrights that are ma... See more

North Texas has become a training hub for tap dancers, thanks in part to RIFF Dallas, an annual gathering now in its 12th year. Short for Rhythm in Fusion Festival, it attracts a couple of hundred students from across North America, ranging from beginners... See more

Junior Players is technically performing the teen edition of the hit Broadway musical Hadestown , which offers the option to cut scenes and songs that could be considered inappropriate for a youth production, including references to alcohol, drugs and sex... See more

For David Lindsay-Abaire, the best part of writing the book and lyrics to the musical stage version of the animated film Shrek was collaborating with composer Jeanine Tesori. So much so that he wanted to work on another project with Tesori but away from t... See more

Near the end of the first act of Beauty and the Beast , a hungry Belle wanders into her captor’s kitchen and is treated to the production number “Be Our Guest.” Projections highlight the enchanted castle’s opulent qualities, frequently morphing into dazzl... See more