Category Archives: Conroe Courier

Crighton’s BLITHE SPIRIT is a Ghostly Affair

Posted on September 14, 2016 by The People's Critic

[Click any photo to enlarge] After a pleasant summer visiting family and friends in the generally cooler northeast regions of New York and New England, and despite the lingering summer heat and humidity of the Lone Star State, it was … Continue reading →

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Fine Voices Highlight TUTS “OLIVER!”

Posted on April 13, 2016 by The People's Critic

[All Photos by Christian Brown – Click any photo to enlarge] There is a pivotal moment in the Charles Dickens classic tale, “Oliver Twist,” when the hungry and naïve young orphan, Oliver, finishes the humble bowl of gruel he has … Continue reading →

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A “CABARET” Miracle for Houston

Posted on March 27, 2016 by The People's Critic

 All photos by Joan Marcus from the 2016 National Touring cast of Roundabout Theatre Company’s CABARET. [Click any photo to enlarge] It is the early 1930’s in Berlin and the powerful rise of the Nazi party is not far off. Before … Continue reading →

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Magic Prevails in Houston Ballet’s SLEEPING BEAUTY

Posted on March 2, 2016 by The People's Critic

[Click any photo to enlarge] A glorious evening would begin on a briefly awkward note. Never in my two decades as a performing arts critic have I ever failed to arrive well in advance of curtain time. Nevertheless, last Thursday … Continue reading →

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A MERMAID of Pure Theatrical Joy

Posted on February 24, 2016 by The People's Critic

[Click any photo to enlarge] It is always a pleasure when a fine pit orchestra sets the tone for a delightful musical even before the curtain rises. Such is the case when gifted music director/conductor, Rae Moses, leads his musicians … Continue reading →

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THE PRODUCERS Explodes Across the Crighton Stage

Posted on February 18, 2016 by The People's Critic

[Click any photo to enlarge. All photos by Michael Pittman] By DAVID DOW BENTLEY III http://www.ThePeoplesCritic.com Old timers will remember early television’s Ed Sullivan and his long-running variety program, “Toast of the Town,” which was eventually renamed after the legendary … Continue reading →

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Intimacy and Steve Lippia Triumph in MCPAS Celebration of SINATRA

Posted on November 15, 2015 by The People's Critic

I had a wonderful surprise last Saturday night at Conroe’s elegant Crighton Theatre. It had been just exactly one week since my reviewing a sensational Sinatra Centennial concert at Houston’s Jones Hall when the orchestra’s very special guest vocalists were … Continue reading →

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Talent Overcomes Audio Problems in Class Act’s FIDDLER

Posted on November 12, 2015 by The People's Critic

The consistent excellence of musical performances from Class Act Productions are well known here in Montgomery County and The Woodlands, Texas. Over at the Nancy Bock Center for the Performing Arts that excellence was again on display as the group’s … Continue reading →

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Houston Symphony’s SINATRA CENTENNIAL a Spectacular Success

Posted on November 3, 2015 by The People's Critic

The Houston Symphony certainly started off this month of November with a sensational concert in Jones Hall. Titled, SINATRA’S CENTENNIAL, the program was a wonderful look back at the countless songs that have come to be closely identified with the … Continue reading →

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CYT’S “PINOCCHIO” BRIGHTENS A RAINY WEEKEND IN TEXAS

Posted on October 29, 2015 by The People's Critic

It was arguably the most dismal, rainy and dreary weekend in recent Montgomery County memory, but on the stage of the Crighton Theater in Conroe, Texas, the angelic voices and beaming faces of more than sixty young Houston area thespians … Continue reading →

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