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“GUYS & DOLLS” Cools the Sizzling Texas Summer Heat

Posted on July 19, 2023 by The People's Critic

[All photos by SPRY ART PHOTOGRAPHY. Click any photo to enlarge.] By David Dow Bentley III     “The People’s Critic” Those familiar with the witty short stories of newspaper columnist, Damon Runyon, may also be acquainted with the types of gangsters, … Continue reading →

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Classic Rock and Country Music Light Up the Crighton Stage

Posted on June 8, 2023 by The People's Critic

By DAVID DOW BENTLEY III     “The People’s Critic” [Click any photo to enlarge] An assortment of out-of-town commitments had taken me away from Texas for just over two years, so it was a dream come true to at last find … Continue reading →

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A Triumphant DROWSY CHAPERONE from Class Act

Posted on June 1, 2023 by The People's Critic

[All photos by SPRY ART PHOTOGRAPHY. Click any photo to enlarge.] By DAVID DOW BENTLEY III     “The People’s Critic” It was exactly one quarter-century ago when I had the first of what would be dozens of opportunities to review the … Continue reading →

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A Sensational Opening for the New MUSIC BOX Theater

Posted on May 30, 2023 by The People's Critic

By DAVID DOW BENTLEY III     “The People’s Critic” [Click any photo to enlarge.] A brief transportation delay in reaching the new location may have caused me to miss the first moments of the Opening Show from the MUSIC BOX THEATER … Continue reading →

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A Winning “RENT” Production for Some, But Not For All

Posted on May 23, 2023 by The People's Critic

[All Photos by Melissa Taylor. Click any photo to enlarge.] By DAVID DOW BENTLEY III “The People’s Critic” It was bold. It was brassy. It was rowdy. It was brazen. It was “in-your-face.” And for much of the time, it … Continue reading →

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“FOOTLOOSE” Brings Joyous Revival to the Owen Theatre

Posted on March 19, 2021 by The People's Critic

By DAVID DOW BENTLEY III    “The People’s Critic” [All photos by Trevor Hall Photography. Click any photo to enlarge.] It seems to be happening bit by bit. The pre-pandemic world we once knew is creeping its way back toward the … Continue reading →

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ODD COUPLE Offers Theatrical Light at the End of Pandemic Tunnel

Posted on February 18, 2021 by The People's Critic

By DAVID DOW BENTLEY III “The People’s Critic” [PHOTOS BY: Michael Pittman. Click any photo to enlarge.] Perhaps William Shakespeare was not predicting our approaching Texas pandemic winter storm when he wrote the line, “…Now is the winter of our … Continue reading →

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CINDERELLA Event Supports the Actor’s Fund

Posted on July 25, 2020 by The People's Critic

My sources tell me that this YouTube video of the classic 1957 Rodgers and Hammerstein’s  “Cinderella,” will be available (in support of http://www.TheActorsFund.org/Cinderella), just today, Saturday, March 25th, and tomorrow Sunday, March 26th. One or both of the two links … Continue reading →

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Pandemic Relief from Houston’s MUSIC BOX THEATER

Posted on June 25, 2020 by The People's Critic

By DAVID DOW BENTLEY III     “The People’s Critic” [Click Any Photo to Enlarge] Is there musical theater after Covid-19? You betcha! And Houston’s MUSIC BOX THEATER is prepared to prove it to you. But before I get into that, let … Continue reading →

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In Spite of the Crisis, Broadway Bows to “The King” Once More

Posted on May 7, 2020 by The People's Critic

By DAVID DOW BENTLEY III     “The People’s Critic” On this National Day of Prayer, please allow me to answer one prayer of my own, that this pandemic crisis currently circling the globe would not forever silence ThePeoplesCritic.com. Let me first … Continue reading →

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