Rich Lopez

Dallas Theater Center, ATTPAC announce merger plans to strengthen the future of performing arts

RICH LOPEZ | Staff writerRich@DallasVoice.com This weekend marks a big milestone for the Asian Film Festival of Dallas (AFFD). Opening today, the festival will celebrate a quarter century of celebrating and supporting Asian and Asian-American filmmakers while sharing the rich diversity of Asian cultures through cinema. Over the past 25 years, AFFD has presented more […]

In Friday’s paper, David Taffet wrote about the Oak Lawn Library and the initiative to paint its steps in Pride colors as a bookend to the Cedar Springs Strip. The project was in response to the removal of the rainbow crosswalks. The painting began earlier in the week and culminated into a dedication ceremony on […]

The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth will screen Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World July 10–12.

The Human League — Susan Ann Sulley, Joanne Catherall and Philip Oakey — are joined by Soft Cell and Alison Moyet for The Generations Tour, coming to Texas Trust CU Theatre June 16 RICH LOPEZ | Staff writerRich@DallasVoice.com For some queer folks of a certain age, the 1980s were a turning point in music. Synth […]

Bruce Wood Dance Dallas dancers Elliott Ludovic and Cole Vernon are featured in bothBruce Wood Dance’s season closer Ignite and in the Bruce Wood Dance/Uptown Players collaboration Together RICH LOPEZ | Staff writerRich@DallasVoice.com Bruce Wood Dance Dallas close as its 16th season this weekend with Ignite, a show fusing the company’s signature style across three […]

Cure for Paranoia frontman Cameron McCloud was inspired by the fusion of the Synergy experience (Courtesy photo) RICH LOPEZ | Staff writerRich@DallasVoice.com For its signature annual show, Pegasus Contemporary Ballet (PCB) closes its season this weekend with Synergy 2026. Now in its fourth year, Synergy is a night of original pieces paired with live music […]

With a 20-course tasting menu and an immersive, multi-room design, Punk Noir bucks the conventions of fine dining. Led by James Beard Award–winning Chef RJ Cooper, Punk Noir merges high end cuisine within is design-forward environment. The concept is owned by Dallas natives John McKeel and his sons, Cole and Clay McKeel. “Punk Noir is […]

According to its socials, Fort Worth’s Circle Theatre had a massive hit on its hand with its latest production of Rent. Sold out shows, positive reviews (including ours) and even accompanying programming that benefited LGBTQ+ organizations. Sounds like good times, right? On the contrary. In a letter today from Circle’s board, the theater announced it […]

Author Jonathan Norton, left, wrote Malcolm X and Redd Foxx Washing Dishes at Jimmy’s Chicken Shack in Harlem, and Dexter Singleton, right, directs the production now on stage at Dallas Theater Center. The show stars Trey Smith-Mills, second from left, as Redd Foxx and Edwin Green as Malcolm X. (Photo courtesy of Dallas Theater Center) […]