Check out all of the new shows and exhibitions happening across Dallas-Fort Worth. But before you see everything that’s new, check out the totally tubular Back to the Future: The Musical. Which is based on the beloved ’80s movie. Plus more happening in the performing arts, museum and gallery spaces from March 27 and April 2.
PERFORMING ARTS
(LAST CHANCE) ALL’S FAIR IN LOVE AND THEATRE The world premiere of a new play that is a play within a play. It follows director Leah Harris dealing with multiple issues 48 hours before showtime.
Continues through March 28 at Cox Playhouse, Plano. roverdramawerks.com.
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(LAST CHANCE) A CASE FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD What kind of love do we leave behind? This play answers the question when the main characters, Keith and Ryan, navigate a mortgage loan application.
Continues through March 29 at Stage West Theatre, Fort Worth. stagewest.org.
(LAST CHANCE) BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE MUSICAL Based on the iconic ’80s movie, follow Marty McFly as he transports back in time to 1955 and races against time to go back to the future.
Continues through March 29 at the Bass Performance Hall, Fort Worth. basshall.com.
(LAST CHANCE) RUMORS A fancy dinner party turns into a cover-up of an accident involving a shotgun and an earlobe. A series of gags, twists and zingers follows in order to keep up the cover-up.
Continues through March 29 at the Garland Civic Theatre, Garland. garlandcivic.org.
(NEW) SOME LIKE IT HOT A hilarious musical comedy set during the Prohibition era, follows two musicians who go on the run after they witness a mob hit.
March 31 through April 12 at Music Hall at Fair Park, Dallas. broadwaydallas.org.
(NEW) MADAM QUEEN A historical drama that follows one of the wealthiest Black women of her era, surviving in turn-of-the century New York. The play explores themes of race, power, identity and the cost of claiming space in a world determined to deny it.
April 2 through 19 at Soul Rep Theatre Company, Dallas. soulrep.org.
(NEW) DID YOU EAT? An autobiographical journey through love’s many forms that tells the story of family, survival and the Korean-American experience.
March 25 through April 12 at Amphibian Stage, Fort Worth. amphibianstage.com.
PURE GLITTER A vibrant and heartfelt comedy that celebrates the messy and glittering bonds of chosen family.
Continues through March 29 at the Kalita Humphreys Theater, Dallas. uptownplayers.org.
GOODNIGHT OSCAR A play that explores the nexus of humor and heartbreak during an unforgettable late-night talk show interview in 1958.
Continues through April 12 at WaterTower Theatre, Addison. watertowertheatre.org.
SAW THE MUSICAL: THE UNAUTHORIZED PARODY OF SAW The cult classic 2004 horror movie has been turned into a bloody parody musical that features an unlikely love story.
Continues through April 12 at Theatre Three, Dallas. sawthemusical.com.
(COMING SOON) LATE NITE CATECHISM Attend this interactive show that is full of laughs, glow-in-the-dark rosaries and other surprises.
April 9 through 12 at McDavid Studio, Fort Worth. basshall.com.
MUSEUMS
(LAST CHANCE) “EMMANUEL GILLESPIE: JOY” Dallas artist Emmanuel Gillespie showcases the achievements of people of color throughout history and their important role in shaping the arts in North Texas and the U.S through his art.
Continues through March 28 at the ArtCentre of Plano, Plano. artcentreofplano.org.
(LAST CHANCE)“YEAR OF THE HORSE: THE ART OF MEL AUBERTY” A Lunar New Year exhibition that showcases the bold horse paintings by artist Mel Auberty.
Continues through March 28 at Gallery One Two Three, Dallas. artgallery123.com.
(LAST CHANCE)“PROTECTING CULTURAL MEMORY: A COMMITMENT TO THE CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THE ART AND ARCHIVES HELD IN THE AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM, DALLAS” The installation features selected works from the “Fire” exhibition by Gregory Warmack. The artwork was created from recycled objects and found materials from nature that he turned into large-scale sculptures reflecting his life experiences.
Continues through March at the African American Museum, Dallas. aamdallas.org.
(LAST CHANCE)“RE/FRAMED” The exhibit features artworks sharing the theme of blue. The works will be rotated throughout the galleries, allowing visitors to view them through a different lens.
Continues through March at the Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth. cartermuseum.org.
(NEW) “WALT DISNEY STUDIOS AND WORLD WAR II” The traveling exhibition explores how Walt Disney Studios contributed to the Allies’ war effort during World War II.
Continues through Sept. 10 at The Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum, Dallas. dhhrm.org.
“RAY ALBAREZ: ALL-CITY DREAMS” An immersive graffiti experience by local Dallas artist Ray Albarez. The exhibition reimagines graffiti as a dynamic cultural force and blends two and three-dimensional works.
Continues through April 10 at the Latino Cultural Center, Dallas. lcc.dallasculture.org.
“RAUSCHENBERG SCULPTURE” The three-dimensional works of artist Robert Rauschenberg will be on display in honor of the artist’s 100th birthday.
Continues through April 26 at the Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas. nashersculpturecenter.org.
“CONSTELLATIONS: CONTEMPORARY JEWELRY” There will be more than 350 pieces of contemporary jewelry of all shapes and designs on display.
Continues through May 3 at the Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas. dma.org.
“NEW HORIZONS: THE WESTERN LANDSCAPE” An exhibition that includes paintings and sculptures by 14 artists depicts their contemporary interpretations of the American West.
Continues through May 24 at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth. cartermuseum.org.
“BESSIE COLEMAN” Celebrate the life and legacy of Elizabeth “Bessie” Coleman, the first American woman to hold an international pilot’s license.
Continues through May at the Frontiers of Flight Museum, Dallas. flightmuseum.com.
BEHIND THE MUSIC ’90S Journey back in time and see what the music scene in Deep Ellum was like in the 1990s.
Continues through June 2026 at the Deep Ellum Community Center, Dallas. deepellumfoundation.com.
“RAIMUNDO DE MADRAZO” Renowned Spanish genre painter and portraitist Raimundo de Madrazo’s paintings of people will be on display.
Continues through June 21 at the Meadows Museum, Dallas. meadowsmuseumdallas.org.
“ECHOES OF THE EARTH” The exhibition features ceramics made of clay and soft sedimentary rock by contemporary artist Echo Morgan.
Continues through June 28 at the Crow Museum at the University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson. crowmuseum.org.
“MOUNTAIN JADE WITH LAM TUNG PANG” An immersive exhibition features the works of Lam Tung Pang, which include brush-and-ink paintings and Chinese woodblock prints depicting nature and mountains.
Continues through June 28 at the Crow Museum at the University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson. crowmuseum.org.
“THE HOLY SEPULCHER: TREASURES FROM THE TERRA SANCTA MUSEUM, JERUSALEM” The exhibition showcases more than 60 objects made of silver, gold, enamel and precious jewels from several European monarchs and rulers to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem.
Continues through June 28 at the Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth. kimbellart.org.
“BLACK PHOTOJOURNALISM” Learn about the groundbreaking work of more than 60 photographers working across the United States from 1945 to the mid-1980s. The exhibition will feature over 250 photographs.
Continues through July 5 at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth. cartermuseum.org.
“CHASING VICTORY: AN INDYCAR EXHIBITION” A special exhibition that features rare cars and artifacts from almost a century of Indy car history.
Continues through July 12 at the Arlington Museum of Art, Arlington. arlingtonmuseum.org.
“ROY LICHTENSTEIN IN THE STUDIO” This collaboration between the Dallas Museum of Art and the Nasher Sculpture Center features a number of prints, drawings, maquettes and sculptures by Roy Lichtenstein.
Continues through July 15 at the Dallas Museum of Art and through Aug. 16 at the Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas. nashersculpturecenter.org and dma.org.
“GROUNDBREAKERS: POST-WAR JAPAN AND KOREA FROM THE DMA COLLECTION” Admire this showcase of artists who experimented with materials, space and performance in Japan and Korea after the 1950s.
Continues through July 26 at the Crow Museum of Asian Art at the University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson. crowmuseum.org.
“PAPER KNIFE: OBJECTS OF BEAUTY IN EARLY MODERN JAPAN” An exhibition that showcases the male elite and samurai class during early modern Japan.
Continues through Aug. 29 at the Crow Museum, Dallas. crowmuseum.org.
“PAPER TECHNOLOGIES: ITALIAN PRINTS AND DRAWINGS” An exhibition that dives into the complex world of early modern Italian prints, drawings and the artist’s afterlife between 1500 and 1750.
Continues through Sept. 20 at the Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas. dma.org.
“FIRE AND EARTH: EARLY CHINESE POTTERY FROM THE MACLEAN COLLECTION” A showcase of 45 ancient Chinese pottery vessels, the exhibition traces how pottery evolved from the Neolithic period to the Han Dynasty.
Continues through Sept. 27 at the Crow Museum, Dallas. crowmuseum.org.
“RASHID JOHNSON: A POEM FOR DEEP THINKERS” Multidisciplinary artist Rashid Johnson’s largest exhibition showcases 90 works, including his paintings, sculptures, film, black soap painting and spray-painted text pieces.
Continues through Sept. 27 at The Modern, Fort Worth. themodern.org.
“GEORGIA O’KEEFFE AND THE CARTER” The installation explores the early stages of Georgia O’Keeffe’s life in Texas and her connection to the founder of the Amon Carter Museum of American Art.
Continues through September 2027 at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth. cartermuseum.org.
(COMING SOON) “ON ASSIGNMENT: DALLAS TIMES HERALD 1963″ An immersive exhibition that places visitors inside the Dallas Times Herald newsroom during the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
April 29 through March 28, 2027 at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza, Dallas. jfk.org.