B.J. Cleveland in Uptown Players’ virtual production of “Application Pending.” Best Theatrical PresenterUptown Players There is no denying that 2020 was a TOUGH year for the entertainment industry.
And local theatrical companies were, in many cases, on the toughest end of that tough year. But there were some who stepped up their game, coming up with innovations that kept their audiences entertained and the lights on, even when the lights weren’t actually on.
Uptown Players, Dallas’ LGBTQ-centric theatrical company and the winner of the 2021 Readers Voice Award for Best Theatrical Presenter, did exactly that.
Uptown, founded in 2001 and now housed in the historic Kalita Humphreys Theater on Turtle Creek, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit focused on