294 stories by "David Dow Bentley III"
I 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…
At 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…
 Some 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 Fest…
In 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…
Attention 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…
[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…
No 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 Center. …
At 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…
The 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…
Don'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 same name…
The 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 for t…
Readers 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…
Last 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…
Last 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…
[ 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…
If 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…
Updated story with new photos to accompany earlier review of Norman Beim's "DREAMS."
Review of "Lucky Guy"
Review of "The Best is Yet to Come: The Music of Cy Coleman"
