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Rooty Tooty Fresh New Judy!
Longtime fans know the name: Janelle Farias Sando. Or perhaps Janelle Lutz, as she was known back in her Uptown Players heyday. The wildly gifted entertainer brought Judy Garland to life for the first time in The Boy from Oz, End of the Rainbow and A Very Judy Christmas from 2014-2018, a few magical years of music. Sando has since […]
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Texas, Meet Your New Spritz
For the next few weeks you’ll find us in one of three places. Naked under an air vent with the temprature set to 69°. Chin deep in the shadiest part of our pool. (Also naked.) Or in an ice bath with the entire National Football Team of Spain, which may or may not have happened after their recent match in […]
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Lez Be Witches, Eh?
At an age when we no longer believe in Santa Claus and a surprise party might send us into cardiac arrest, it’s wonderful to still explore the unknown. This happened this week when we were pitched the Video On Demand release of Camp. It was billed as a “Queer Coming-of-Age Witch Horror Destined for Cult Status” in the subject line […]
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Sensational Sober Summer Sips
At home, we never see commercials because we upgrade to the premium, ad-free content on all our streaming services. Life’s too short. However, while we’re doing cardio at Equinox and 20 TVs broadcast nonstop within eye shot, we see a few commercials here and there and read about the product with closed captioning. A couple of weeks ago, one of […]
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That Little Smile
Most everyone has a favorite Christmas movie, and I am no exception. But Home Alone and Elf do not do it for me. For decades, we usher in the season with something less traditional but certainly full of more biting wit. The Lion in Winter is, at its heart, just another movie about the children coming home for Christmas, along with the next-door neighbor attending as well with his half-sister. Except in this case, Daddy is Henry II of England, Mother […]
SPCA Pet of the Week: Sophia Lulu is Proof That the Best Things Get Better With Time
Some dogs make an entrance. Sophia Lulu makes you exhale. At nearly 11 years old, this sweet Terrier/Pit Bull mix has traded puppy chaos for something even better: quiet companionship, unwavering loyalty, and the kind of love that asks for very little but gives back everything. Sophia Lulu has soulful eyes, a sugar-dusted muzzle, and a gentle presence that instantly […]
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Travel Tuesday: Christmas In July
Let’s get the bad news out of the way first: For the second year in a row, the delightful BenDeLaCreme and Jinkx Monsoon will be sashaying away from Texas. But there’s good news, of course! Just because they aren’t coming to the Lone Star State this year doesn’t mean you have to miss out on the merry mayhem of The […]
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Uptown Players Turns 25 with a Season Worth Standing Ovations
Twenty-five years of fearless, fabulous theatre: That’s definitely something worth celebrating! Uptown Players has announced its 2026–2027 Silver Anniversary Season, and the lineup feels like a love letter to everything the company has become: bold, funny, heartfelt and unapologetically LGBTQ+. Since 2001, they’ve been giving North Texas audiences stories that entertain, challenge and inspire. This milestone season is pulling out […]