I came late to the party, having just seen Harry Connick Jr. in On A Clear Day You Can See Forever this past weekend. But after reading a recent rather harsh New York column regarding that…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 08:01AMHERE_Houston_12-14-2011 Many decades have passed since I had the pleasure of playing Henry Higgins in our high school production of George Bernard Shaw’s classic comedy, Pygmalion. I could…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 01:43AMIt was a Friday evening that would begin with the unexpected at Houston’s Hobby Center for the opening weekend of this season’s staged edition of Irving Berlin’s classic, White Christm…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 12:13AMThere is Christmas joy aplenty in the current run of the Stage Right Players’ production of the Philip Grecian adaptation of Jean Shepherd’s charming, “A Christmas Story.” Many will …
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 06:25PMConroe_Courier_12-9-2011 It was a drizzly, gray Sunday afternoon in Conroe, Texas, but the reception of guests at the Owen Theatre was a warm and royal one. A handsome prince helped arrivi…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 03:38AMFor those who have not yet had the pleasure of experiencing a John Cooper School musical production in its state-of-the-art JCS Performing Arts Center, keep your eyes peeled for the next opp…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 02:07AMNUTCRACKER – Rhodes Elliott and Artists of Houston Ballet PHOTO- Amitava Sarkar [ NOTE: All included Opening Night photos by Amitava Sarkar.] From a dance company as renowned as the Ho…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 03:03AMPinch me if I’m dreaming! It was, after all, a November night that was very much like a dream, as Houston’s Gexa Energy Broadway series presented “RAIN: A Tribute to the Beatles.” Th…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 06:14PMConroe_COURIER_11-11-11 For those readers who have not yet reserved tickets to the current Christian Youth Theatre production of TOM SAWYER at the Crighton Theatre, be advised that four of t…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 03:34AMNow back from Europe with summer adventures behind me, and with the fall season well underway, it seems an appropriate time to catch up on a highlight of Show Business from “across the pon…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 02:16AMI imagine most of we theatergoers have traveled enough to realize that a bus, like many other modes of transportation, can sometimes be a helpful conveyance, while at other times it may expe…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 09:45PMAt long last it has finally dawned on me how appropriately Houston’s MUSIC BOX THEATRE has been named. I say that because while it casts itself…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 03:48PMSome months ago I began to hear reports that the Houston Family Arts Center had a cast of area youngsters being selected to participate in the eighth annual New York Musical Theatre Festiv…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 01:19AMIn the hour before the Houston Symphony Orchestra began its recent final concert of the summer season at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, Ira J. Black, member of the Performing Arts facu…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 12:16AMAttention Dear Readers: Have you been getting your recommended servings of fresh vegetables each day? If not, you may want to hurry over to the 59E59 Theaters for one of the final amusing pe…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 12:45PM[NOTE: All photos by Nikie Brown of WishNik Photography] Attention all Montgomery County area fans of wacky, far-fetched and very silly comedy. Your time has come with the Stage Right Player…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 03:03AMNo doubt about it, it was an evening of stunning dance as the Houston Ballet opened its season with, “Return of the Masters,” last Thursday night at the Brown Theatre of the Wortham Cent…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 04:07PMAt the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion September began with a night of delightful Italian musical classics, and to be honest, the night would end with a cheering audience expressing its enth…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 01:14AMThe case can certainly be made that a vibrant local theatre can be central to a vibrant community. That is perhaps never truer than in the ever-improving city of Conroe, Texas. With the Stag…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 11:40PMDon’t let that title scare you, but SYLVIA is very much a real dog in Texas Repertory Theatre’s current production of A.R. Gurney’s quite unusual and thoroughly amusing play of the sam…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 11:37PMThe program’s title was Let’s Get Away From It All, and the vacation atmosphere was set the moment a very local audience of family, friends, and music fans entered the Crighton Theatre f…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 10:06PMReaders familiar with the Broadway and movie editions of the delightful musical, HAIRSPRAY, probably need no reminders from me as to what fun that show offers. But I would have to say that i…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 08:33PMLast Saturday’s rousing “Guitars and Cadillacs” opening number from the onstage band may have been a bit too loud, but with the drums, 2 guitars, and keyboard at the ready, the soli…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 06:00PMLast weekend got underway with sleek and splendid elegance in shades of black and gold as the Houston Ballet took to the stage of the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion on Friday night to prese…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 11:37AM[ NOTE: The story below will appear in the forthcoming issue of The Lambs' SCRIPT, the club's magazine dating back to the 1930's. The issue will be a 10th Anniversary tribute to the heroes a…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 08:50AMIf Elaine Del Valle had only written the stunning new play, Brownsville Bred, it would have assured her an important place in the world of the theatre. But as both author and solo star of th…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 01:49PMUpdated story with new photos to accompany earlier review of Norman Beim's "DREAMS."
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 04:04PMReview of "Lucky Guy"
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 12:53PMReview of "The Best is Yet to Come: The Music of Cy Coleman"
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