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The Aardvark takes a break from local bands to host the Pretty Things Peepshow tonight. This burlesque and sideshow includes live music, whip cracking, contortionism, sword swallowing, walking on broken glass, and other vintage entertainment. The show is at 10pm at
THU ▪ 5
A multimedia pageant of live music, dance, and theater, Shen Yun probably bears the same relationship to Chinese culture as Riverdance did to Irish culture, but it’s sure to keep you entertained and perhaps even dazzled during its two performances at Bass Hall. The shows are 8pm Wed-Thu at
FRI ▪ 6
The bad news is that Nick Cannon’s gig at House of Blues in September was canceled. The good news is that the actor and standup/improv comic is here this weekend at The Improv in
SAT ▪ 7
Early August means it’s time for SceneShop’s annual mini-festival of short plays. This year’s theme for the selections is the transition to adulthood, so the festival includes Nicholas Irion’s dramatic monologue about a woman involved in a radical medical experiment and Ryan Dowler’s playlet about a man haunted by another man who resembles his ex-boyfriend. The shows run Aug 7-14 at
SUN ▪ 8
Perhaps we should be grateful to Les Misèrables for keeping Victor Hugo’s name alive at a time when the 19th-century literary giant and his unabashed romanticism have fallen out of favor. Casa Mañana’s Apprentice Program puts on Boublil and Schonberg’s musical this weekend, with a cast of performers aged 14-19. The show runs Fri-Sun at 3101 W Lancaster Av, FW. Tickets are $25-50. Call 817-332-2272.
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