Events for April 7, 2024
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Lyric Stage Studio Space 1170 Quaker Street, DallasAn infamous tale, Sweeney Todd, an unjustly exiled barber, returns to nineteenth century London, seeking vengeance against the lecherous judge who framed him and ravaged his young wife. The road to revenge leads Todd to Mrs. Lovett, a resourceful proprietress of a failing pie shop, above which, he opens a new barber practice. Mrs. Lovett's…
Diosa
Latino Cultural Center 2600 Live Oak St., DallasWORLD PREMIERE Created in collaboration with Manifesto Poetico: International Laboratory of Theatre Research and Productions Featuring live music and physical theatre, Diosa explores a world that reflects our ancient feminine archetype, a return to co-existence with Mother Nature, and a future inspired by our collective Dream.
Perpetual Motion
Darius Milhaud ✦ Suite for clarinet, violin, piano Op. 157b (1936) Jonathan Cziner ✦ Ancient Voices (2022) for horn & harp Young Composers Competition Winners (2023) for violin, clarinet & piano Justin Dello Joio ✦ Due per Due (2007) for cello & piano Donald Grantham ✦ Love Songs Sweet & Sour (2022/23) premiere of chamber version for soprano, flute, clarinet, violin, cello & piano
Mis-Lead
Kalita Humphreys Theater 3636 Turtle Creek Blvd., DallasVerdigris Ensemble premiers its flagship music experience of the year, Mis-Lead, by nationally acclaimed composer Kirsten Soriano. In a stunningly sobering telling of West Dallas’ lead-infused past, Verdigris Ensemble narrates the true story of Dallas’s troubled history with lead-smelting factories and their effects on West Dallas neighborhoods. Collaborating with Keri Mitchell and Dallas Free Press,…