Tag Archives: music

The Andersons Return to Symphony Space

Posted on November 8, 2021 by The People's Critic

Anderson Twins + Vince Giordano & Friends = Return of Musical Joy By DAVID DOW BENTLEY III     “The People’s Critic” It had been nearly two Pandemic years since I had the pleasure of attending a performance of any kind in … Continue reading →

Posted in American Theatre Critics Association, Anderson Twins, ATCA, Cole Porter, Dorsey Brothers, Frank Sinatra, George & Ira Gershwin, Jazz, Louis Armstrong, Symphony Space, The Lambs Club, The Lambs Inc., Those Fabulous Dorseys, Vince Giordano | Tagged , | Leave a comment

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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GLAMOROUS OPENING NIGHT FOR KINGSLEY & HOUSTON SYMPHONY

Posted on September 27, 2016 by The People's Critic

  It would be a day full of exquisite music. In the afternoon I had the pleasure of viewing a telecast of the American Film Institute’s Life Achievement Award, a presentation honoring brilliant film composer, John Williams, earlier this summer. … Continue reading →

Posted in American Film Institute, Andrés Orozco-Estrada, BroadwayStars.com, Concert Reviews, Der Rosenkavalier, Gioachino Rossini, Houston Symphony, John Williams, La gazza ladra, Peter and the Wolf, Sergei Prokofiev, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Sir Ben Kingsley, The Villager Columns, ThePeoplesCritic.com, Uncategorized, YourHoustonNews.com | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Twin Pleasures for Jazz Greats Basie & Ellington

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

For those of us fortunate enough to have become familiar with the brilliant musical talents of the Anderson Twins (via their previous successes with Le Jazz Hot and Those Fabulous Dorseys at New York’s 59E59 Theaters), the new delights of … Continue reading →

Posted in 59E59 Theaters, Al Hirschfeld, Anderson Twins, Billy Strayhorn, BroadwayStars.com, Concert Reviews, Cotton Club, Count Basie, Doc Severinsen, Duke Ellington, Frank Wess, Freddie Green, Jazz, Jeb Patton, Johnny Carson, Lester Young, Neal Hefti, Off Broadway, Peter Anderson, The Count Meets the Duke, ThePeoplesCritic.com, What's My Line?, Will Anderson | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

A Little LAMB Who Shines on New York Cabaret Scene

Posted on June 14, 2015 by The People's Critic

She is a member of America’s oldest theatrical club, The Lambs established in 1874, and those fellow Lambs who have been fortunate enough to hear talented singer and cabaret performer, Rita Ellis Hammer in performance, can certainly tell you that … Continue reading →

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MARDIS GRAS Comes Early for Lone Star Lyric Cabaret

Posted on March 3, 2014 by The People's Critic

It may have been a week early with its billing as a FAT TUESDAY FEAST subtitled, “WAY DOWN YONDER IN NEW ORLEANS – A Musical Mardi Gras,” but the latest offering from Lone Star Lyric Cabaret certainly presented plenty of … Continue reading →

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“LE JAZZ” is Oh-So-Hot at 59E59 Theaters

Posted on December 17, 2013 by The People's Critic

 For those of us fortunate enough to have seen 2012’s The Anderson Twins Play the Fabulous Dorseys*, it would come as no surprise that the lads’ latest offering at Manhattan’s trendy 59E59 Theaters would be packed with dazzling musicianship. For … Continue reading →

Posted in 59E59 Theaters, Broadway, BroadwayStars.com, Duke Ellington, Freddy Cole, French Jazz, LE JAZZ HOT: How the French Saved Jazz, Nat King Cole, Randy Napoleon, The Anderson Twins, Those Fabulous Dorseys | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

CONLEE At Crighton: A Country Pro at the Top of His Game

Posted on October 22, 2013 by The People's Critic

For the crowd that assembled last Saturday night at the Crighton Theatre it was to be a country music performance that will be long remembered by all those fortunate enough to be present. Country singing star, John Conlee, and his … Continue reading →

Posted in Concert Reviews, Country Music, Crighton Theatre, Houston Community Newspapers online, John Conlee, The Courier Columns, ThePeoplesCritic.com, YourHoustonNews.com | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

Ghosts, Goblins and Spooky Music Invade Pavilion

Posted on October 13, 2013 by The People's Critic

Last Friday night at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Halloween got off to the musically spooky start that residents always look forward to from the Houston Symphony’s annual Hocus Pocus Pops concert. Out on the Pavilion plaza there was the … Continue reading →

Posted in Concert Reviews, HERE Lifestyle & Entertainment, HereHouston.com, Hocus Pocus Pops, Houston Community Newspapers online, Houston Symphony, The Courier Columns, ThePeoplesCritic.com, YourHoustonNews.com | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments

At Music Box: A Little Bit Country, A Little Bit Comedy, A Whole Lot of Fun

Posted on October 11, 2013 by The People's Critic

Country music and a sense of the Wild West are common factors of life in Houston, Texas. Now, helping to bring all that into good-humored focus comes the delightful Music Box Theatre production of SALOON SONGS. After family matters had … Continue reading →

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