Summer Time is the Right Time

To renew your season tickets. Or just get some season tickets for the first time.

Our 2010-2011 Season is a LOT different from what we've done before. This year we are bringing not one or two but THREE off-Broadway shows to Grand Prairie. That's right. These are the actual actors who actually performed these actual shows in actual New York City. Really.

How cool is it that you can just grab your friends, come downtown and see such great shows? While sipping on a signature cocktail and delicately chowing down on an awesome themed dessert - likely themed and researched and marketed by our very own Jackie Justice.

We are starting off in October - but couldn't really wait that long so we are starting this month with what we call a bonus opportunity. Grammy Award winners Trout Fishing in America will be in the house - doing workshops for students on Thursday, July 30th and then presenting a concert on Friday, July 31st at 8.00 p.m.

Come on over to the website - http://www.uptowntheatergp.com/ or call Abner at 972-2237-8786 and he'll take your ticket order. For TFIA or season tickets.

Stay cool - we'll see you at the Uptown soon.

March will be BUSY

Darrell Scott

We are so thrilled to have such a busy month in March! We'll be kicking it off with a show we've been waiting for with breathless anticipation - Jon Dee Graham, Darrell Scott, and Guy Forsyth - all hanging out on stage together swapping stories and songs.

Jon Dee Graham

If you like country, blues, Americana, rock and whatever it is that Jon Dee does - you are going to LOVE this show.
Guy Forsyth

We know we'll be reeling from that show for a very long time, but right behind it is the incomparable Tejas Brothers! David Perez is a Grand Prairie native who used to come to the Uptown to see Chuck Norris movies (ALERT: Great programming idea! Thanks, Dave!) and who worked in our very own Parks and Recreation Department. We are thrilled that he's bringing the Tejas Brothers to the Uptown along with their special guest the legendary Mingo Saldivar!

Mingo Saldivar

Don't miss this amazing show on Friday, March 19th at 8:00 p.m. We are so pumped for this one it'll sell out fast so make sure you get your tickets in advance. They are a bargain at only $11!

Beatlegras - Back at the Uptown

Beatlegras is Back!

Back by popular demand, Beatlegras, the critically acclaimed three man phenomenon, will play at Grand Prairie’s newly restored historic Uptown Theater, located at 120 East Main Street in Grand Prairie, on Saturday, Sept. 26, at 8 p.m.

You can hear them and see a performance at www.beatlegras.com. They recently toured in Ireland where they headlined with Sinead O'Connor and Albert Lee.

They also will be appearing in the upcoming children's movie "Tommy and the Cool Mule" along with Ice T and Kevin Sorbo (TV's Hercules). George Anderson, who plays bass in Beatlegras, is proud to be from Grand Prairie and looks forward to playing in his home town.

"George always steals the show when he plays an upright bass solo," says Dave Walser, Beatlegras guitarist. "It's like nothing you'd expect or have ever heard."

"The vocals are spot on and the playing is fresh and mind blowing," says guitar genius Rhett Butler. Together, Beatlegras provides a unique twist on the Beatles that leaves even the most hard core Beatles fans impressed, smiling and singing all the way home.

"If I had a mop top I'd be shakin' it!" says Ralph McLean, BBC.
“Beatlegras isn't just for Beatles fans, but for those of us who love great musicianship played out as one of the sweetest sounds imaginable,” says Gary Cogill, Movie Critic of WFAA. “A sound that remains constantly in my CD player."

Join your friends and family and fans at the beautifully restored Uptown Theater for this evening that won’t be soon forgotten. Reserved seats are $21 and are available at http://www.uptowntheatergp.com/ or by calling 972-237-UPTN.