Category Archives: YourHoustonNews.com

AT TUTS: It’s a Jolly Holiday with MARY POPPINS

Posted on March 17, 2016 by The People's Critic

[Click Any Photo to Enlarge] It was the opening week for the new Theatre Under the Stars production of the ever-popular Broadway musical, MARY POPPINS. Though it was a school night, there was an almost carnival-like atmosphere with the many … Continue reading →

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Houston Symphony Celebrates Goodman with Bennett’s Virtuosity

Posted on March 7, 2016 by The People's Critic

It was a night of dazzling music that will be long remembered by those fortunate enough to attend one of the three dazzling performances with which the Houston Symphony closed out “leap weekend” at the end of February in this … 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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Cheerful ALICE is a Mixed Bag at Texas Rep

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

I always enjoy it when my trips to Texas coincide with scheduled productions of the Texas Repertory Theatre. The company’s current cheerful offering of Joan Micklin Silver & Julianne Boyd’s 1983 musical revue, A, MY NAME IS ALICE, while not … Continue reading →

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BONNIE & CLYDE Go Underground at TUTS

Posted on October 8, 2015 by The People's Critic

[ Click Any Photo to Enlarge ] In these half dozen years since its World Premiere in La Jolla, California, composer Frank Wildhorn’s ambitious musical, BONNIE & CLYDE, has had numerous incarnations, both in the U.S. and abroad, even including productions … Continue reading →

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A Woodlands Weekend of Wonders from Gaga, Bennett & “Chicago”

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

CHICAGO lights up stage at Lone Star College-Montgomery *Courtesy Photo*  [ CLICK ANY PHOTO TO ENLARGE ] Last weekend approached with ominous Houston-area Friday morning thunderstorms that seemed a bad omen for the much-anticipated Friday night concert of Tony Bennett … Continue reading →

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Energy & Romance Propel MAMMA MIA! Skyward Once Again

Posted on April 17, 2015 by The People's Critic

It seemed more like attending some grand and joyous party than it did attending a run-of-the-mill musical. The fun began right in the elevator that took my guest and me up to the orchestra level of the Sarofim Theatre in … Continue reading →

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Excellence Abounds at YTA Concert of Finalists

Posted on March 21, 2015 by The People's Critic

As the Young Texas Artists music competition entered its fourth decade of showcasing the very finest of our state’s young, classical musicians, it would be no surprise that last Saturday night’s eight 2015 finalists would epitomize musical excellence for the … Continue reading →

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ONCE Upon a Time There Was Love and Music

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

It is a story of love, and it is most certainly a story of music, and when the two come together they weave a tale as sweet as the melodies that bind together all the charms of the musical, ONCE, now playing … Continue reading →

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Romeo, Juliet, & Dance Magnificence from Houston Ballet

Posted on February 28, 2015 by The People's Critic

Even before the opening curtain, there was a ballet of sorts in the Wortham Center’s soaring lobby, with its steep and rolling escalator, towering windows, and the high walls adorned with beautifully projected scenes from Houston Ballet’s current repertoire. It … Continue reading →

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