You don't get surround sound, but you do get staff in costumes to match the show bringing your food to you and a fun evening that couldn't happen anywhere else.
Downtown Wichita Falls has really undergone a transformation over the last few years and I’m thinking there’s a lot more to come. One of the brand new attractions downtown is the addition of Stage 2 to the Wichita Theatre Performing Arts Centre.
When you're kicking off your 105th season of entertaining Wichita Falls where do you start? How about a cast of 8 - 12 year old kids performing Disney's classic Mulan Jr.?
"A Midsummer Night's Dream" and "Disney's Sleeping Beauty" both premiere at the Wichita Theatre this weekend. Amanda Jackson and Marvin Bailey dropped by to give us the inside scoop.
Nunsense begins when the Little Sisters of Hoboken discover that their cook, Sister Julia, Child of God, has accidentally poisoned 52 of the sisters, and those remaining are in dire need of funds for the burials.
"Annie Get Your Gun" opened this weekend at the Wichita Theatre and promises to be a great show for the whole family. Laura Williams (Annie Oakley) and Kyle Coker (Charlie) came up the Lonestar studios the afternoon of opening night to tell us a little bit about the show and even some behind the scenes adventures during tech week. (Does a wig and feathered headdress "popping off" constitute a wardrobe malfunction?)
If you remember the '80s, you'll love the latest production at the Wichita Theatre, Footloose The Musical!
Justin Partridge and Billy Brasfield came up to our studios to talk about the story line, the dancing, the music. They even manage to dish a little bit of dirt about the show's director, Abbie James. But it's pretty nice dirt ...
Luis Rivera, one of the percussionists in the cast tells us that the show is a combination of Stomp, the Blue Man Group, Blast and Cirque du Soleil with a world class light show, unique hand-crafted instruments and more.
Thoroughly Modern Millie is the Wichita Theatre's first Youth Showcase Spectacular and debuts this evening. The cast of 13 to 20 year olds features Amanda Jackson, Bryson Peterson, Alexandria Skinner, Braxton White, Audrey Rose, Patricia Biera, Jordan Thornton and more.
Amanda Jackson (a.k.a. Millie) was kind enough to drop by our studios the other day and tell us about the show.
"Once upon a time ..."
We've all been delighted to hear those words as children, and many of us have gone on to read those words to children ourselves, but Fairy Tales are more than just cute stories, they're laced with underlying messages to teach life's lessons.
It was a nearly full house as the cast of 101 Dalmatians, Kids took to the stage Saturday at the Wichita Theatre.
I know, the movie has been around for a long time and there have been countless productions of the show over the years, but this was actually my first time to see the show...