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MUSIC BOX Offers Another Lullaby to Old Broadway

Posted on March 7, 2019 by The People's Critic

By DAVID DOW BENTLEY III   “The People’s Critic” The Texas-sized excitement of our city’s annual Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo was just minutes away, but over at the nearby Music Box Theatre, the chic cabaret’s popular cast of five is … Continue reading →

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Hobby Center’s Latest “MAMMA MIA!” tops them all!

Posted on February 28, 2019 by The People's Critic

By DAVID DOW BENTLEY III     “The People’s Critic” [All Photos by Melissa Taylor. Click any photo to enlarge.] Regular readers of this column may recall that when it comes to reviewing productions of the longtime Broadway hit musical, MAMMA MIA!, … Continue reading →

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A Dazzling “42nd STREET” Thunders on to Crighton’s Stage

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

[All Photos by David W. Clements / DWC Photography. Click any photo to enlarge] Even if you have not yet been a lucky audience member for Stage Right’s new production of the legendary Broadway musical, 42nd STREET, perhaps you have … Continue reading →

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Twin Pleasures Illuminate TUTS Production of OKLAHOMA!

Posted on September 14, 2018 by The People's Critic

[ All Photos by MELISSA TAYLOR.  Click any photo to enlarge ] There is bittersweet irony in the fact that the supremely joyful current OKLAHOMA! production from Theatre Under the Stars began its run at Houston’s Hobby Center on this … Continue reading →

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Anderson Twins’ “SUMMIT” Celebrates Luminaries of the American Songbook

Posted on August 18, 2018 by The People's Critic

[Click any photo to enlarge] For the ever-growing Big Apple fan base of the musically gifted young Anderson Twins (Peter & Will), it will come as no surprise that they are now in the midst of another New York triumph … Continue reading →

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“BROADWAY” Returns to Houston at the Music Box

Posted on March 25, 2018 by The People's Critic

Yes, it’s happily that time again. Spring is here, and Houston’s evermore popular MUSIC BOX cabaret is presenting its 2018 edition of “Broadway at the Box.” This little troupe of five very talented players, and their equally talented 5-piece G-SHARP … Continue reading →

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A Houston Symphony Concert Worthy of an OSCAR®

Posted on March 7, 2018 by The People's Critic

Perfectly timed to coincide with this month’s Hollywood excitement of the Academy Awards ceremony, the recent Houston Symphony concert titled The Oscars®: Best Original Songs was surely an award-winner in the opinion of those fortunate to be in the Jones … Continue reading →

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TRIXIE MEETS THE TEXANS AT THE LAMBS

Posted on October 5, 2017 by The People's Critic

[Click any photo to enlarge] It was yet another recent weekly night of “Low Jinks” fun for America’s oldest theatrical club, The Lambs, established in 1874. (https://the-lambs.org/) It had been ten years earlier when your humble correspondent had first invited … Continue reading →

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Theatrical Whirlwind for ATCA San Francisco

Posted on July 9, 2017 by The People's Critic

[Click any photo to enlarge] #ATCASF17         For members of the American Theatre Critics Association, (AMERICANTHEATRECRITICS.ORG) their recent national conference was a late-spring week overflowing with the delights of the San Francisco theatre scene. The annual convocation moves around the country … Continue reading →

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From Houston Ballet: A MADAME BUTTERFLY of Tragedy and Grace

Posted on May 13, 2017 by The People's Critic

[All photos courtesy of Houston Ballet. Photographer: Amitava Sarkar] Whenever I am privileged to report on an important ballet performance, I am reminded of a tender lyric in the legendary Broadway musical, A Chorus Line. It reminds us that “Everything … Continue reading →

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