may/june 2018
Arts in Action
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My Fair Lady
Garland Summer Musicals
◆ June 15-24 ◆ Granville Arts Center Garland Summer Musicals opens its sensational 2018 season with the Broadway and Film Classic My Fair Lady. Lerner and Loewe’s smash hit features a modern twist on George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion, as Eliza Doolittle takes speech lessons from Professor Henry Higgins in hopes that she will someday pass as a lady. Frequently called “the perfect musical,” My Fair Lady has stood the test of time as one of Broadway’s most beloved musicals, a true classic of the genre. Tickets: $27-33 at GarlandArtsBoxOffice.com, 972-205-2790 or in-person at the Granville Arts Center Box Office, open Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.4 p.m. and two hours before each performance. Show times: Fridays and Saturdays, June 15-23, 8 p.m.; Sundays, June 17 and June 24 at 2:30 p.m.
Garland Symphony Orchestra with Alex McDonald
◆ May 11, 8 p.m. ◆ Granville Arts Center The Garland Symphony Orchestra closes its Vienna: City of Music! Season with an amazing concert. Pianist Alex McDonald performs Brahms' Piano Concerto No. 2 in Bb Major. Since his orchestral debut at age 11, pianist Alex McDonald has soloed with the Orquesta Sinfónica del Estado de Mexico, the Louisiana Philharmonic, the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, and the Utah Symphony Orchestra, among others. Alex McDonald is currently on faculty at Texas Woman’s University, having previously taught at Richland College as well as at the Juilliard School. Tickets: $17.50-37.50 at 972-205-2790, GarlandArtsBoxOffice.com, or at the Granville Arts Center Box Office.
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Granville Arts Cente Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., and tw 300 N. Fifth Street, D
BROWNLEE AUDITORIUM 300 N. FIFTH STREET 5 11 12 12 13 18 26
CK Studios Spring Recital 1 p.m. Garland Symphony 8 p.m. Party Like Gatsby 2:30 p.m. Party Like Gatsby 6 p.m. Beauty and the Beast 2 p.m. Dancing through the... 6:30 p.m. Como Mexico No hay Dos 7 p.m.
SMALL THEATRE 300 N. FIFTH STREET 18-20
Lone Star Circus
PLAZA THEATRE 521 W. STATE STREET 7 10 11 12 18 21 25
GHS Theatre Showcase 7 p.m. Disney's The Lion King 7 p.m. Disney's The Lion King 7 p.m. Day and Night (Opposites) 2 p.m. FREE Movie Royal Wedding 7 p.m. Children's Passport to...7 p.m.
Garland Summer Musicals Tickets Now On Sale!
Como Mexico No hay Dos
Children's Passport to Wonder
Sunday Dinner
◆ May 21, 7 p.m. ◆ Plaza Theatre
◆ June 2, 2:30 p.m. ◆ Plaza Theatre The Dupont and St. Clair family have come together, and all hell breaks loose when family secrets come to light. Join this hilarious family for Sunday Dinner. Tickets: General Admission, $35 at www.kzfrazierdrama.com.
◆ Granville Arts Center Featuring a full orchestra and musical theatre's most beloved songs, Garland Summer Musicals presents Lerner and Loewe's My Fair Lady and Cole Porter's song-and-dance sensation Kiss Me Kate. My Fair Lady: June 15-24 Kiss Me Kate: July 20-29 Tickets: $27-33 at 972-205-2790 and GarlandArtsBoxOffice.com.
Mexico 2000 Ballet Folklorico
◆ May 26, 7 p.m. ◆ Granville Arts Center Journey through Mexico´s culture, as more than 100 dancers with original costumes are displayed in a spectacular setting, an atmosphere of light and color showing dances of different cultural regions throughout Mexico. Tickets: General Admission, $12-15 at www.Mexico2000.net or 214-384-2537. All tickets $20.00 at the door.
millermuller ballet 7:30 p.m.
Party Like Gatsby!
Studio C Dance Arts Center May 12, 2:30 p.m. & 6 p.m. Granville Arts Center
Dancing through the Decades May 18, 6:30 p.m. Granville Arts Center
Garland Host Lions Club
Exciting magician/entertainer David Hira leads children and families on a trip around the world to see fun and amazing magic and entertainment from across the globe! Tickets: $12 at the door or by calling 972432-8982.
Beauty and the Beast Belinda's School of Ballet
Faith Artists' FREE Exhibit, May 1-31 Granville Arts Center Gallery Space
◆ May 13, 2 p.m. ◆ Granville Arts Center Belinda’s School of Ballet presents Beauty and the Beast, a ballet and musical theatre production with amazing costumes! Tickets: FREE and open to the public after parents of students have been seated. For more information, call 972-345-1560.
KZFrazier Drama
Day & Night (Opposites) Tish Rogers
◆ May 12, 2 p.m. ◆ Plaza Theatre Tish Rogers presents Day & Night (Opposites), a piano and vocal performance by Tish and her students, with music composed entirely by Tish. For more information visit, www.TishDreams.com.
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er Box Office Hours: wo hours prior to select performances. Downtown Garland.
BROWNLEE AUDITORIUM 300 N. FIFTH STREET 15 16 17 22 23 24
Bye Bye Birdie Presented by CORP
◆ June 21-24 ◆ Plaza Theatre When rock-and-roll superstar Conrad Birdie gets drafted into the US army, a plan is hatched for a farewell performance on The Ed Sullivan Show, which they hope will help sell Birdie’s new song One Last Kiss. Tickets: $18 at 972-205-2790 and GarlandArtsBoxOffice.com. Tickets will also be available at the door.
Children of Eden Dallas Young Artists
◆ June 28-July 1 ◆ Granville Arts Center
The Dallas Young Artists Summer Camp culminates in performances of Children of Eden. The camp provides excellent instruction in acting, vocal production, movement as well as set design, make-up, playwriting, and audition skills. Tickets: $14 at 972-205-2790, GarlandArtsBoxOffice.com, or in-person at the Granville Arts Center Box Office.
2018 GISD High School Senior Art Competition Winners
My Fair Lady 8 p.m. My Fair Lady 8 p.m. My Fair Lady 2:30 p.m. My Fair Lady 8 p.m. My Fair Lady 8 p.m. My Fair Lady 2:30 p.m.
SMALL THEATRE 300 N. FIFTH STREET 28 29 30 30
Children of Eden 7 p.m. Children of Eden 7 p.m. Children of Eden 2 p.m. Children of Eden 7 p.m.
PLAZA THEATRE 521 W. STATE STREET 2 9 16 16 17 17 21 22 23 23 24 28 29 30 30
Sunday Dinner 2:30 p.m. He Still Gets What He Wants 2 p.m. Into the Woods 3 p.m. Into the Woods 7 p.m. Into the Woods 1:30 p.m. Into the Woods, Jr. 7 p.m. Bye Bye Birdie 8 p.m. Bye Bye Birdie 8 p.m. Bye Bye Birdie 2 p.m. Bye Bye Birdie 8 p.m. Bye Bye Birdie 2 p.m. Into the Woods, Jr. 7 p.m. Into the Woods 7 p.m. Disney's Alice in Wonderland, Jr. 2 p.m. Disney's Alice in Wonderland, Jr. 7 p.m.
The Garland Cultural Arts Commission, Inc. announced the winners of the 2018 GISD High School Art Competition. Cash awards totaling $3,900 were given to First, Second, Third, and Fourth Place winners during a reception on March 21st at the Granville Arts Center. The 2018 GISD Visual Arts Show was directed by David Sanders, Coordinator of Visual and Performing Arts for GISD. The judge for this year's competition was professional mosaic artist Shug Jones. (Front row, left to right: Zuleyma Juarez, Anabel Medellen, Esmeralda Pineda, Kaleb Simpson, Jennifer Huerta, Jacque Patino, Clara Truax, Chloe Lewis, Hanna Mateo, Aira Naval. Back row, left to right: Ladiva Pickron, Humberto Cruces, Daniel Becirevic, Bianca Espinoza, Jolene Mollenkamp, Joshua Hopkins, McKenna Lookaby, Debani Cossio, Courtney Hutnh, Eri Reeves)
FREE Movie Royal Wedding May 18, 7 p.m. Plaza Theatre
Mark Mullino's FREE Exhibit, June 5-July Granville Arts Center Gallery Space Into the Woods Disney's Alice in Wonderland, Jr.
Breitling Youth Theater
Breitling Youth Theater
◆ June 16-17, June 29 ◆ Plaza Theatre A baker and his wife journey to break a witch's curse that has prevented them from having a child. Tickets: $9-11 at ActingForChildren.org or at the door. *Show dates/times subject to change.
◆ June 30, 2 p.m. & 7 p.m. ◆ Plaza Theatre Disney’s Alice in Wonderland, Jr. is a fastpaced take on the classic tale presented by Breitling Youth Theater. Tickets: $9-11 at ActingForChildren.org or at the door. *Show date/time subject to change.
Mark Mullino's FREE Exhibit, June 5-July 31
Granville Arts Center Gallery Space
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My Fair Lady Garland Summer Musicals June 15-24
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Arts in Action is available online at GarlandArts.com Published by Granville Arts Center Editor: Cheyenne Schweitzer, arts@garlandtx.gov
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