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Bravo to Masquerade for “Sunday in the Park”

            We contemporary critics are not exempt from the myriad musical theatre complexities that may have troubled audiences in 1984 when the groundbreaking Sunday In the Park with George opened on Broadway to mixed reviews. With its book by James … Continue reading

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“Singin’ In The Rain” A Smash From Class Act

              It was a pleasant mild Sunday afternoon outside, but inside, at the Nancy Bock Performing Arts Center, it would soon be raining in the most delightful way. Only the producer, Keith Brumfield, and his daring Class Act Productions … Continue reading

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A “Drowsy” Broadway Rival From Masquerade

      If anyone thinks we have to go to Broadway to see the best of musical theatre, I would suggest you hurry over to Masquerade Theatre during the current run of a splendid, “Drowsy Chaperone.” It features one of the … Continue reading

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Sad Tidings for Texas Repertory Theatre

             Recently, following what he called a “shellacking” for the Democratic Party in the 2010 election, President Obama remarked that “…sometimes you hit homeruns, and sometimes you have to settle for base hits…” Baseball fans know it is also possible … Continue reading

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NBC ”Blows It” at Wimbledon

NBC has sunk to a new level of low. It is bad enough that the days of elegant and tasteful comedy (the likes of Johnny Carson) have been replaced by trashy tawdriness at every bend in the NBC road. Then … Continue reading

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America’s New York at the Top of Its Game

My frequent trips between homes in Texas and New York, and the occasional stories I initiate from NYC, sometimes generate inquiries from Texas readers about what to see and do in the “Big Apple.” This seems especially true now with … Continue reading

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