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

Posted on May 29, 2012 by

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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Stage Right’s CAROL BURNETT SHOW Takes Us Home Again

Posted on May 4, 2012 by

 YourHoustonNews.com_5-3-2012 I wonder how many of my readers are as tired as I of not having the family fun of musical comedy variety shows that used to be such a television treat in years gone by. Now we are saddled … Continue reading →

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Subtlety Evades Heavy-Handed “LA CAGE AUX FOLLES”

Posted on April 30, 2012 by

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

Posted on April 19, 2012 by

 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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MILLION DOLLAR Time Machine at Houston’s Hobby Center

Posted on March 1, 2012 by

It would not be until the 17th song of the evening that the audience would hear the Carl Perkins tune, “Party,” but in every other way the party for Million Dollar Quartet began the moment the curtain went up last … Continue reading →

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Success and Failure from “HOW TO SUCCEED”

Posted on February 4, 2012 by

In many ways the show begins in the elegantly decorated entryway of New York’s Al Hirschfeld Theatre. It seems a fitting tribute to the renowned artist and theatre caricaturist for whom the theater is named, that three magnificent ceiling frescoes … Continue reading →

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“CLEAR DAY” A CLEAR WINNER!

Posted on January 18, 2012 by

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 show from a certain fellow critic … Continue reading →

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Beatles Reign Continues With A Tribute Called “RAIN”

Posted on November 22, 2011 by

 HereHOUSTON.COM_11-29-2011 Pinch 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.” The audience atmosphere was electrically charged even … Continue reading →

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Ehnes Thrills Pavilion as HSO Closes Summer Season

Posted on September 25, 2011 by

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 faculty of HCCS-Northwest College, offered the arriving audience a … Continue reading →

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Great Voices Sabotaged in Pavilion’s POPERAZZI

Posted on September 14, 2011 by

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 enthusiastic satisfaction. This was the Houston Symphony’s concert featuring guest … Continue reading →

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