Tag Archives: Frank Sinatra

Brilliant Minnelli Performance Seems a Song for Our Time

Posted on November 2, 2020 by The People's Critic

By DAVID DOW BENTLEY III “The People’s Critic” It was back in another century and another world when I first became aware of a rising talent named LIZA MINNELLI. It was a simpler time in America and the world, and … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Mystical Manifestation of SINATRA at Woodlands Pavilion

Posted on April 11, 2019 by The People's Critic

By DAVID DOW BENTLEY III     “The People’s Critic” They say that “seeing is believing,” but there are magical times when that old saying seems dramatically challenged. Such was the case last Saturday night when a unique concert titled “FRANK. The … Continue reading →

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BOSTON POPS is the Crown Jewel in Pavilion’s 30th Anniversary Celebration

Posted on March 27, 2019 by The People's Critic

By DAVID DOW BENTLEY III     “The People’s Critic” [Click any photo to enlarge] Longtime readers of this column may recall my report of the last visit of conductor, Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops Orchestra to the Cynthia Woods Mitchell … Continue reading →

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LONE STAR LYRIC and Kelli Estes Are a Perfect Match for Broadway Music

Posted on November 4, 2018 by The People's Critic

By David Dow Bentley III     http://www.ThePeoplesCritic.com      [Click any photo to enlarge] And speaking of a “match,” the wonderful “BROADWAY LIGHTS” production Miss Estes’ Lone Star Lyric troupe just provided Houstonians was performed at the local MATCH Theatre Complex (https://matchouston.org/) located … 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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