The Garland Summer Musicals’ second production of the 2023 season is Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. The production will run July 21-30. Audiences are sure to enjoy this sophisticated, suave and delightfully jazzy Broadway classic. Patty Granville is the producer of the...
Don’t miss GSM’s ‘The Music Man’
The Music Man has long been a favorite musical of many theater-goers. But just wait until you see Garland Summer Musicals’ production of the well-loved show. Please accept my apologies for the abundance of complimentary adjectives, but this production really is that...
GSM presents ‘The Music Man’
Garland Summer Musicals' first production of the season will be The Music Man and begins Friday, June 16. The Music Man, book, music and lyrics written by Meredith Willson, is based on a story by Willson and Franklin Lacey. The musical was a 1957 hit on Broadway and...
GSM’s season will delight audiences
Garland Summer Musicals promises two great productions for its 2022 season. 42nd Street will open June 17. Then, July 22 will be the opening date for Legally Blonde, the Musical. 42nd Street Come along and listen to the lullaby of Broadway! 42nd Street celebrates...
Granville Arts Center, Plaza Theatre arts offerings
Below are scheduled performances and events scheduled for the Granville Arts Center and the Plaza Theatre through October. Also below is the phone number and website to purchase tickets. Granville Arts Center, 300 North Fifth Street, Downtown Garland, 972-205-2785, ...
GSM’s ‘Grease’ opens this week
Garland Summer Musicals makes its triumphant return to the Granville Arts Center (300 N. Fifth Street, Downtown Garland) with the Broadway and Film classic, Grease! This beloved musical opens Friday, June 11 at 8 p.m. and runs Fridays-Sundays, June 11-20. Follow...
GSM announces 2021 season
Garland Summer Musicals (GSM) has announced its two productions for 2021 and you won’t want to miss either one! GREASE is the first production and runs June 11-20. 9 to 5 is the second and will run July 16-25. Performances are at the Granville Arts Center, 300 North...
GSM cancels season due to Coronavirus
The Garland Summer Musicals (GSM) board of directors held a virtual meeting last week during which the members voted to reschedule the 2020 season to the summer of 2021. Alternative possibilities, such as having only one show, were discussed; but the board of...
GSM receives 30 Column Award nominations
Patty Granville, producer of the Garland Summer Musicals, as well as Garland’s Director of Cultural Arts, announced Thursday, Feb. 13, that GSM has received 30 Column Award nominations. GSM’s 2019 productions, “Mamma Mia” and “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers,”...
GCT, GSM productions receive honors
“The Column” has announced its picks for Best in DFW Theatre for 2019 and it is no surprise that the Garland Summer Musicals and Garland Civic Theatre received recognition for several productions. Garland Summer Musicals’ Seven Brides for Seven Brothers was...
Only three more chances to see ‘Seven Brides for Seven Brothers’
“Seven Brides for Seven Brothers” is traditionally known as an energetic, entertaining, fun show. The Garland Summer Musicals takes that description to a new level. The acting. The sets. The choreography. The costumes. The music. And last but definitely not least, the...
GSM’s ‘Mamma Mia!’ fun-filled, delightful
If you are looking for a perfectly fun night at the theatre, get tickets to Garland Summer Musicals’ season debut, “Mamma Mia!” Michael Serrecchia is the director of this production based on songs by ABBA. In the show, a girl named Sophie (played by Claire...