Things to do this August

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Things to do in Plano this August in Plano.

Featured image: National Ballet of Texas: “Poetic Beginnings” August 2

AUGUST 1-3
NEWSIES
FRIDAY-SUNDAY, SHOWTIMES VARY. GENESIS CHILDREN’S THEATRE, 3100 INDEPENDENCE PARKWAY
Disney’s Newsies returns to Plano, directed by Megan Demsky.

AUGUST 2
NATIONAL BALLET OF TEXAS: “POETIC BEGINNINGS”
SATURDAY, 7:30 P.M., COURTYARD THEATER, 1509 H AVE.
Plano’s new ballet company celebrates its inaugural performance.

AUGUST 1-10
NTPA REPERTORY: FOOTLOOSE THE MUSICAL
WEEKENDS, SHOWTIMES VARY, WILLOW BEND CENTER FOR THE ARTS, 6121 W. PARK BLVD.
The NTPA Repertory Theater will perform with ntpa summer stock actors from top collegiate theatrical programs.

AUGUST 9
LED ZEPPELIN TRIBUTE | BATTLE OF EVERMORE
SATURDAY, 8 P.M., LEGACY HALL, 7800 WINDROSE AVE.
Prepare for an epic journey back to the golden era of rock as the Battle of Evermore tribute band recreates Led Zeppelin’s iconic 1979 performance at Knebworth.

AUGUST 14-17
PETER PAN
THURSDAY – SUNDAY, SHOWTIMES VARY. WILLOW BEND CENTER FOR THE ARTS, 6121 W. PARK BLVD.
The Tony-award winning musical performed by North Texas Performing Arts.

AUGUST 22-31
ACES!
WEEKENDS, SHOWTIMES VARY. ART CENTRE THEATRE, 1400 SUMMIT AVE.
A fictionalized televised reunion special of the five Miss Texas USA’S who all became Miss USA from 1985-1989.

AUGUST 24
JOHN BAUMANN – SHINER SUNDAY SERIES
SUNDAY, 4 P.M., LOVE & WAR, 601 E. PLANO PARKWAY
The full-band show will feature songs Baumann has written all over Texas.

AUGUST 30
AN EVENING WITH BERNADETTE PETERS AND THE PSO
SATURDAY, 7:30 P.M., MORTON H. MEYERSON SYMPHONY CENTER, 2301 FLORA ST.
Six-decade career musician Bernadette Peters performs with the Plano Symphony Orchestra.

Featured image: An Evening with Bernadette Peters and The PSO, Aug. 30

Bernadette Peters. Photo courtesy of Plano Symphony Orchestra.

 

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