Tag Archives: plays

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

Posted in Broadway, BroadwayStars.com, The Courier Columns, Theater Reviews, ThePeoplesCritic.com | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

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

Posted in BroadwayStars.com, Houston Community Newspapers online, Theater Reviews, ThePeoplesCritic.com | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

Stage Right’s CAROL BURNETT SHOW Takes Us Home Again

 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

Posted in Comedy Clubs, Houston Community Newspaers online, Miscellaneous Reviews, The Courier Columns, Theater Reviews, ThePeoplesCritic.com | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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

Posted in Theater Reviews, Miscellaneous Reviews, Nightclubs, Broadway, BroadwayStars.com, ThePeoplesCritic.com | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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

Posted in Broadway, BroadwayStars.com, HERE HOUSTON-Lifestyle & Entertainment, HERE Lifestyle & Entertainment, Houston Community Newspaers online, Miscellaneous Reviews, The Courier Columns, The Villager Columns, Theater Reviews, ThePeoplesCritic.com | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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

Posted in Broadway, BroadwayStars.com, Masquerade Theatre, Miscellaneous Reviews, Nightclubs, Theater Reviews, ThePeoplesCritic.com | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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

Posted in Broadway, BroadwayStars.com, Miscellaneous Reviews, The Courier Columns, Theater Reviews, ThePeoplesCritic.com | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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

Posted in BroadwayStars.com, Comedy Clubs, Miscellaneous Reviews, Nightclubs, Theater Reviews, ThePeoplesCritic.com | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

A Magnificent MULAN From Class Act Productions

COURIER_3-2-2012 There are times in a critic’s life when one can barely believe the good fortune of witnessing something so extraordinarily splendid on a stage. Last weekend’s Class Act Production of Disney’s MULAN was a case in point. If we … Continue reading

Posted in BroadwayStars.com, Miscellaneous Reviews, Movie Reviews, Theater Reviews, ThePeoplesCritic.com | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

MILLION DOLLAR Time Machine at Houston’s Hobby Center

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

Posted in Broadway, BroadwayStars.com, Concert Reviews, Miscellaneous Reviews, The Courier Columns, Theater Reviews, ThePeoplesCritic.com | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment