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For Glen Campbell, “Frosty” Reception is Really Quite Warm

There was a dreamlike quality for my recent return to the exquisitely restored Paramount Theatre of my youth. A product of the Roaring Twenties built in 1929, it has been the crown jewel of my Peekskill, New York hometown for … Continue reading

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SEVEN is a Lucky Number for CYT’s, BRIDES & BROTHERS

 YourHoustonNews.com_5-29-12 I’m old enough to remember seeing the MGM Technicolor film masterpiece, “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers,” in a real theater on the wide screen. That was the kind of joyful event the memory of which the intervening years cannot … Continue reading

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Community Spirit Energizes SMOKEY JOE’S CAFÉ

There is something delightful about the spirit that sometimes embodies a local community theatre where many performers and crewmembers work hard all week at their day jobs and then spend countless hours nights and weekends preparing an entertainment to gladden … Continue reading

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Subtlety Evades Heavy-Handed “LA CAGE AUX FOLLES”

In New York I have had the good fortune to see both the original Broadway production and the later Broadway revival of Jerry Herman’s groundbreaking musical, “La Cage Aux Folles.” Those productions skillfully combined the fine music and lyrics of … Continue reading

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TOMMY TUNE AWARDS: Young Actors Shine As Two Head For Broadway

 www.HereHouston.com_May 2, 2012 Published in 1940, the title of a Thomas Wolfe novel suggests “You Can’t Go Home Again.” But perhaps you can. It was a homecoming of sorts at the recent 10th anniversary Tommy Tune Awards presented in the … Continue reading

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Audience Takes Flight For Stunning “COME FLY AWAY”

YourHoustonNews.com_4-13-2012 There really were moments during the Houston Hobby Center’s opening night of COME FLY AWAY that we audience members felt we were being lifted heavenward. There was heavenly song with the carefully integrated vocals of the late Frank Sinatra … Continue reading

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Elderly Couple Steals the Show in Masquerade’s “CABARET”

 YourHoustonNews.com_4-05-2012 There was the usual cheerful welcome from genial director, Phillip Duggins. But the venue was an odd location for those of us most familiar with enjoying his Masquerade Theatre productions in the comfort of Houston Hobby Center’s Zilkah Hall. … Continue reading

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YTA Gala Undiminished By Weekend Rain

 Conroe_COURIER_3-18-2012 It was a very special night for the Young Texas Artists Music Competition, and long in the planning by the Montgomery County Performing Arts Society. Perhaps in a perfect world the weather last Saturday night might have been perfect … Continue reading

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Crighton Players Offer Laughter That “You Can Take With You”

 Conroe_Courier_3-16-2012 I’m not much a one for making categorical statements, but let me make an exception. I’m prepared to state categorically that in fifteen years of reviewing local productions I have never laughed as hard in Conroe as I did … Continue reading

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And the Winner Is ….THE MUSIC BOX THEATRE !

[ CLICK PHOTOS ABOVE TO ENLARGE ] HereHouston.com_3-8-2012 The hilarious show was called, OSCAR® IN THE BOX, and on a cool, clear Texas night, and under a growing moon, the crowd of customers assembling at The Music Box Theatre was … Continue reading

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