Alex Bentley

Two big 21st century rock bands, Papa Roach and Rise Against, will team up for the upcoming Rise of the Roach Tour, which will include a stop at Frost Bank Center on Saturday, March 22, 2025.

Papa Roach and Rise Against will play at American Airlines Center on March 23, 2025. Photo by Bryson Roatch

John David Washington in The Piano Lesson. Photo by David Lee/Netflix

Zoe Saldaña and Karla Sofía Gascón in Emilia Pérez. Photo courtesy of Netflix

Zoe Saldaña and Karla Sofía Gascón in Emilia Pérez. Photo courtesy of Netflix

Musicals have been used as a medium to convey all sorts of different stories, from the Old West, to cats, to one of the Founding Fathers. But it takes a certain kind of imagination to think that a cartel boss making a gender transition as she quits the drug business is a prime candidate for an original movie musical, as is done in Emilia Pérez.

Leon Bridges will play at Dickies Arena on November 15. Photo by Jack Bool Magnolia at the Modern will screen The Cowboy and the Queen seven times, November 15-17. Photo courtesy of The Cowboy and the Queen

Plenty of big comedians make their way through the Dallas area, but this weekend will be a tad unusual, with five notable comedy events taking place over two days. Other choices include the start of more holiday events, a conversation with a brash pundit, a symphony concert, a new local theater production, a concert from a longtime producer, a dance production, and a huge outdoor art event.

Kieran Culkin and Jesse Eisenberg in A Real Pain. Photo courtesy of Searchlight Pictures

Musicals have been used as a medium to convey all sorts of different stories, from the Old West, to cats, to one of the Founding Fathers. But it takes a certain kind of imagination to think that a cartel boss making a gender transition as she quits the drug business is a prime candidate for an original movie musical, as is done in Emilia Pérez.