Screenwriter Rex McGee wrote the book here, with music by Grammy Award nominee Steve Dorff. film starring George Strait, this stage adaptation tells the story of Rusty, a country music superstar who cancels his overblown concert tour in order to find himself and - of course - the love he left behind. Pure Country Lyric Stage, June 9-18 Based on the 1992 Warner Bros. Five women play nine characters, shooting from Earth to space and beyond, as a team of female astronauts sets out to join an all-male crew and populate the galaxy's newest homestead. It addresses racism and racial identity between generations, as a young black man deals with all the recent killings of men like him and can't seem to connect with his mother and grandfather about them.īrides of the Moon Echo Theatre, June 9-17 For LGBT Pride Month, Echo Theatre went camp with a play by satirists the Five Lesbian Brothers: Maureen Angelos, Babs Davy, Dominique Dibbell, Peg Healey, and Lisa Kron. So the company is bringing it back, this time at the Dupree Theatre in the Irving Arts Center and with original DFW star Linda Leonard once again inhabiting the tough-as-nails politician.īr’er Cotton Kitchen Dog Theater, June 9-July 1 As part of its 19th annual New Works Festival, KDT is participating in the rolling world premiere of Tearrance Arvelle Chisholm's searing and timely play.
Expect issues of class, privilege, entitlement, and taste from one of the most prominent Latina playwrights in today's theatrical landscape.Īnn Stage West, June 9-July 8 Holland Taylor’s one-woman play portrays Texas governor Ann Richards, and Stage West had a sold-out hit when it first staged the funny and poignant show last year.
It also stars two Cara Mía company members, real-life married couple Stephanie Cleghorn Jasso and Ivan Jasso, playing a husband and wife who move in next door to Lois Sonnier Hart and John S. Native Gardens WaterTower Theatre, June 2-24 The regional premiere of Karen Zacarías’ play is directed by Cara Mía Theatre Co.'s artistic director, David Lozano. Here are the 13 shows to see, in order by start date: Among these picks are some big-deal premieres, a few big-name national tours, and the return of a critically acclaimed one-woman show about a strong, influential, real-life heroine. June only has 30 days and there are 13 can't-miss plays and musicals, so by that math you'd better get out and see a show already.
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