Dallas Summer Musicals will go full capacity with ‘Wicked’ in August, ending pandemic shutdown
The company has picked a crowd-pleaser to end a hiatus that’s lasted more than a year.
The Music Hall at Fair Park is shown empty in February. Dallas Summer Musicals plans to reopen at full capacity with Wicked in August, ending a shutdown that s lasted more than a year.(Juan Figueroa / Staff photographer)
10:12 AM on May 21, 2021 CDT
The Texas Rangers made national news by opening their new ballpark at full capacity for the 2021 home opener. And now, Dallas Summer Musicals is recording its own first on the arts front, by unveiling at full capacity the first Broadway show to go on tour anywhere in the country since the pandemic began.
WWE to Return to Live Touring in July
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WWE is getting back on the road.
The sports entertainment company announced Friday that it will return to its live touring schedule this summer, with a 25 city tour schedule set to run from July through Labor Day.
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The tour will kick off with three shows in Texas: a taping of “SmackDown” on July 16 at the Toyota Center in Houston; the “Money in the Bank” pay-per-view at the Dickies Arena in Fort Worth on July 18; and finally a taping of “Monday Night Raw” at the American Airlines Center in Dallas on July 19. Tickets for the three events will go on sale May 26 at 11 am ET. Additional tour dates will be announced at a later date.
WWE announces return to the road in July
May 21, 2021
WWE issued the following press release on Friday to announce a 25-city tour.
STAMFORD, Conn., May 21, 2021 – WWE
® (NYSE: WWE) will return to live event touring with a 25-city schedule through Labor Day. The tour will debut this July in Texas with a trio of shows:
Friday, July 16:
Sunday, July 18:
Monday, July 19:
Raw – American Airlines Center in Dallas
Tickets for the live events in Houston, Fort Worth and Dallas go on sale this Wednesday, May 26 at 11 am ET.
Additional tour stops and on-sale dates will be announced in the coming weeks.
Powell’s POV: WWE joins AEW, MLW, and ROH in bringing fans back in July. ThunderDome was a great addition for the company, but it’s great that its days are numbered.