September 9th, 2014
On the fence about seeing NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT? Check out our list of the Top 5 Reasons to see the show! Top 5 Reasons to see NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT Comedy – Lots of Laughs Get ready to laugh! From slap-stick comedy to very clever dialogue, the most… Read more »
September 8th, 2014
Original Post: Monday, September 8, 2014 at 11:30am Updated Post: Wednesday, September 10, 2014 at 12:55pm Hello DSM fans! This is your go to post for all things NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT! Check out our inside look into the show with behind the scenes footage! Also, check out the great interviews with… Read more »
August 26th, 2014
NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT, BROADWAY’S GERSHWIN-INSPIRED MUSICAL COMEDY, LAUNCHES NATIONAL TOUR IN NORTH TEXAS! NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT, the award-winning musical comedy that played Broadway from 2012-2013, will launch its national tour in North Texas next month. The tour kicks off at the Music Hall at Fair Park September… Read more »
April 18th, 2014
Originally posted on April 18, 2014 at 9:04am Updated on April 25, 2014 at 5:20pm Hello DSM fans! This is your go to post for all things EVITA THE MUSICAL! Check out our inside look into the show with behind the scenes footage! Also, check out the great interviews with the cast, reviews from the… Read more »
April 17th, 2014
Been wondering the timeline of the events in EVITA? Check it out below! Eva Duarte was born May 17, 1919, in Los Toldos, a small village 150 miles west of Buenos Aires. Youngest of five illegitimate children, her parents never married. Her father died in 1926 and the family moved to Junin, where she met… Read more »
April 16th, 2014
Earlier this week, I did a blog post about the lady herself, Eva Peron! (Missed it? Click here!) Now I wanted to share a little history about some of the other real-life characters in EVITA, on stage now thru April 27th at the Music Hall at Fair Park! JUAN PERÓN Ambitious military figure who is… Read more »
April 16th, 2014
The benefits of reviving a show on Broadway is that it can be reinvented and refreshed as if it is a new story being told. Of course, with EVITA, this is not only a musical that has had it’s place in history, but it is one that is full and rich with real-life history. Here… Read more »
April 15th, 2014
The classic and iconic musical EVITA is on stage now thru April 27th! Are you coming to see the show? Great! Here are some historical facts for you to take a look at before you come and see the show. I love how this show is so rich in history! EVITA and ARGENTINE HISTORY BUENOS… Read more »
April 14th, 2014
Spiritual Leader of the Nation: Eva ‘Evita’ Perón of Argentina Officially María Eva Duarte de Perón, known as Eva Perón and affectionately nicknamed Evita, this pivotal Argentinian figure not only won her nation’s heart in her short lifetime, but also had a major impact on the country’s politics. With the revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s… Read more »
April 10th, 2014
NATIONAL TOUR OF TIM RICE’S AND ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER’S EVITA IS COMING TO DALLAS SUMMER MUSICALS FOR A LIMITED ENGAGEMENT APRIL 15-27 AT THE MUSIC HALL AT FAIR PARK Dallas, TX…Experience the passion and seduction in this elegant masterpiece, Tony Award®-winning musical EVITA. Dallas Summer Musicals presents EVITA April 15-27, 2014 at the Music Hall… Read more »
March 24th, 2014
Originally posted on March 24, 2014 at 10:03am Updated post on April 2, 2014 at 11:15am Hello DSM fans and fellow Ozians! This is your go to post for all things THE WIZARD OF OZ! Check out our inside look into the show with behind the scenes footage! Also, check out the great interviews with… Read more »
March 11th, 2014
Originally posted on 3/11/14 at 4:05pm Updated on 3/14/14 at 1:05pm Hello DSM and WE WILL ROCK YOU fans! This is your go to post for all things WE WILL ROCK YOU! Check out our inside look into the show with behind the scenes footage! Also, check out the great interviews with the cast, reviews… Read more »
March 6th, 2014
We Will Rock You’s creators talk about the show By Jeff Lunden Long before We Will Rock You, the rock theatrical featuring the songs of the super group Queen, became an enormous hit in London and throughout the world, it was simply an idea tossed out by an Academy Award-winning actor. More than a dozen… Read more »
March 5th, 2014
The Continuing Evolution of We Will Rock You By Ben Elton Way back in the year 2000, I got the chance to write the book for a musical based around Queens greatest hits. Queen had a terrific sense of humour and also quite a futuristic vibe (Flash! Ah ah!). Also, a kind of legendary feel,… Read more »
March 3rd, 2014
Presented by Dallas Summer Musicals Music Hall at Fair Park March 18-30, 2014 Dallas, TX….Dallas Summer Musicals is delighted to announce that the first North American tour of the new stage adaptation of THE WIZARD OF OZ will play March 18-30 at the Music Hall at Fair Park. Single tickets are priced from $20-$90, on… Read more »
February 24th, 2014
BOHEMIANS, REJOICE! QUEEN AND BEN ELTON’S WE WILL ROCK YOU RECEIVED AN UPGRADE FOR NORTH AMERICAN TOUR WITH MORE LAUGHS, MORE TECHNOLOGY, AND MORE QUEEN SONGS TO LOVE… COMING TO DALLAS SUMMER MUSICALS MARCH 4-16 AT THE MUSIC HALL AT FAIR PARK DALLAS, TEXAS…The worldwide smash hit ‘rock theatrical,’ Queen and Ben Elton’s We… Read more »
February 21st, 2014
Originally posted on 2/21/14 at 8:30am Updated post on 2/28/14 at 9:45am Hello DSM and The Little Mermaid fans! This is your go to post for all things The Little Mermaid! Check out our inside look into the show with behind the scenes footage! Also, check out the great interviews with the cast, reviews from… Read more »
February 3rd, 2014
DALLAS BUSINESS EXECUTIVE AND CIVIC LEADER RICK ROGERS NAMED CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DALLAS SUMMER MUSICALS Dallas, TX… Dallas Summer Musicals, Inc., (DSM), the largest producer of live theatrical entertainment in the Southwest, has named Richard L. (Rick) Rogers, a banking executive and civic leader, Chairman of the DSM Board of Directors for 2014. … Read more »
February 2nd, 2014
This post has been updated on 2-6-14 at 10:00am. Dallas, TX…Based on the Disney animated film and hit Broadway musical, Disney’s THE LITTLE MERMAID is making its North Texas debut at the Music Hall at Fair Park, produced by Michael A. Jenkins and Dallas Summer Musicals. The new production features a revamped script, additional songs,… Read more »
January 15th, 2014
An Interview with Paul Kieve, Ghost The Musical’s Illusionist After seeing Ghost The Musical on Broadway, the renowned illusionist David Copperfield tweeted, “It’s rare for me to experience wonder, but my friend Paul Kieve gave me that experience for an illusion he created.” Copperfield also thanked Kieve, telling him it was a long time since… Read more »