Category Archives: The Courier Columns

TUTS Offers an Unusual Trip with Its Tropical “ISLAND”

Posted on February 24, 2020 by The People's Critic

By DAVID DOW BENTLEY III     “The People’s Critic” [Click any photo to enlarge] I don’t usually assign my readers “homework” in advance of seeing a show, but it seems appropriate in connection with Theater Under the Stars’ current offering of … Continue reading →

Posted in American Theatre Critics Association, AMERICANTHEATRECRITICS.ORG, ATCA, Broadway, BroadwayStars.com, Houston Chronicle online, The Courier Columns, The Lambs Club, The Lambs Inc., Theater Under the Stars, ThePeoplesCritic.com, TUTS | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Crighton’s Pleasant “MILLIE” Avoids Near Calamity

Posted on February 20, 2020 by The People's Critic

                      By DAVID DOW BENTLEY III     “The People’s Critic” [Click any photo to enlarge] It was not your normal Saturday night at the beautiful Crighton Theater last weekend in downtown Conroe, Texas. As might be expected, the current Broadway musical … Continue reading →

Posted in American Theatre Critics Association, AMERICANTHEATRECRITICS.ORG, ATCA, Broadway, BroadwayStars.com, Crighton Theatre, Houston Chronicle online, The Courier Columns, TheLambsClub.org, ThePeoplesCritic.com | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments

A Holiday Appetizer from Lone Star Lyric at Ovations

Posted on November 16, 2019 by The People's Critic

By DAVID DOW BENTLEY III   “The People’s Critic” [All photos by ThePeoplesCritic.com. Click any photo to enlarge] No, it wasn’t a Christmas show. Not yet. That treat is just around the corner for Houston’s popular Lone Star Lyric cabaret, and … Continue reading →

Posted in ATCA, BroadwayStars.com, Concert Reviews, Houston Chronicle online, Houston Community Newspapers online, Ovations Night Club, The American Theatre Critics Association, The Courier Columns, TheLambsClub.org, ThePeoplesCritic.com | 2 Comments

YTA Event Brings Music and Elegance to THE GLADE

Posted on October 31, 2019 by The People's Critic

By David Dow Bentley III     “The People’s Critic” [All Photos by ThePeoplesCritic.com. Click any photo to enlarge] For the many Montgomery County supporters of the annual Young Texas Artists Music Competition (www.ytamc.com), the last Friday of October was a splendid … Continue reading →

Posted in American Theatre Critics Association, ATCA, BroadwayStars.com, Concert Reviews, Houston Chronicle online, Houston Community Newspapers online, The Courier Columns, The Lambs Inc., ThePeoplesCritic.com | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Costumes and Sets Crown Crighton’s Joyful CINDERELLA

Posted on October 24, 2019 by The People's Critic

By DAVID DOW BENTLEY III    “The People’s Critic” Conroe’s wonderful Crighton Theatre has, for many years, continued to send me personal invitations to the shows mounted by the much-loved STAGE RIGHT PRODUCTIONS Company. The group has as its longstanding motto: … Continue reading →

Posted in AMERICANTHEATRECRITICS.ORG, ATCA, BroadwayStars.com, Cinderella, Crighton Theatre, Houston Chronicle online, Houston Community Newspapers online, Stage Right Productions, The Courier Columns, The Lambs Inc., ThePeoplesCritic.com, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

A Symphonic Tour of Europe from Rick Steves & Houston Symphony

Posted on October 19, 2019 by The People's Critic

  It was like an exquisite fairytale tour of the continent for lucky audiences at last weekend’s Houston Symphony concert titled, “Rick Steves’ Europe: A Symphonic Journey.” A full house packed Jones Hall, and with top ticket prices above one … Continue reading →

Posted in American Theatre Critics Association, ATCA, Beethoven, BroadwayStars.com, Concert Reviews, Conroe Courier, Elgar, Houston Chronicle online, Houston Community Newspapers online, Houston Symphony Pops, Jones Hall, Michael Krajewski, The Courier Columns, ThePeoplesCritic.com, Travel, Uncategorized, Wagner | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

A Complex SPRING AWAKENING from TUTS

Posted on October 14, 2019 by The People's Critic

By DAVID DOW BENTLEY III   “The People’s Critic” Let’s be clear right out of the box. The current offering from Houston’s Theater Under the Stars is NOT your grandma’s Broadway musical. For all of its theatrical dimensions and explorations of … Continue reading →

Posted in American Theatre Critics Association, ATCA, Broadway, BroadwayStars.com, Houston Chronicle online, Houston Community Newspapers online, The Courier Columns, The Lambs Inc., Theater Reviews, Theater Under the Stars, ThePeoplesCritic.com, TUTS, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

A “BRASSY” ENCORE FOR THE MUSIC BOX THEATER

Posted on September 26, 2019 by The People's Critic

[All Photos by ThePeoplesCritic.com. Click any photo to enlarge] By David Dow Bentley III   “The People’s Critic” If The Music Box Theater was revisiting some familiar territory during this third edition of its seemingly annual show, “KEEP IT BRASSY,” it … Continue reading →

Posted in American Theatre Critics Association, ATCA, BroadwayStars.com, Cabaret, Houston Chronicle online, Music Box Theater, Nightclubs, The Courier Columns, The Lambs Inc., ThePeoplesCritic.com | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Stage Right’s Comical WILD WOMEN Reveal Our Unspoken Dilemma

Posted on September 19, 2019 by The People's Critic

By DAVID DOW BENTLEY III   “The People’s Critic” Who among us has not noticed the explosion, in recent years, of the growing industry of storage facilities designed to relieve us of the clutter of all our accumulated “stuff?” In my … Continue reading →

Posted in AMERICANTHEATRECRITICS.ORG, ATCA, BroadwayStars.com, Houston Chronicle online, The Courier Columns, The Lambs Inc., Theater Reviews, ThePeoplesCritic.com | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Electrifying CHORUS LINE Rocks the Room at TUTS

Posted on September 16, 2019 by The People's Critic

    By DAVID DOW BENTLEY III     “The People’s Critic” [All photos of this current TUTS production of A Chorus Line by MELISSA TAYOR] ***Click Any Photo to Enlarge*** By way of full disclosure, let me first declare that the … Continue reading →

Posted in Broadway, BroadwayStars.com, Houston Chronicle online, The Courier Columns, Theater Reviews, Theater Under the Stars, ThePeoplesCritic.com, TUTS | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment