Tag Archives: musicals

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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A MERMAID of Pure Theatrical Joy

Posted on February 24, 2016 by The People's Critic

[Click any photo to enlarge] It is always a pleasure when a fine pit orchestra sets the tone for a delightful musical even before the curtain rises. Such is the case when gifted music director/conductor, Rae Moses, leads his musicians … Continue reading →

Posted in Alan Menken, Broadway, BroadwayStars.com, Class Act Productions, Conroe Courier, Disney, Howard Ashman, Nancy Bock Center for the Performing Arts, The Courier Columns, The Little Mermaid, ThePeoplesCritic.com | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

THE PRODUCERS Explodes Across the Crighton Stage

Posted on February 18, 2016 by The People's Critic

[Click any photo to enlarge. All photos by Michael Pittman] By DAVID DOW BENTLEY III http://www.ThePeoplesCritic.com Old timers will remember early television’s Ed Sullivan and his long-running variety program, “Toast of the Town,” which was eventually renamed after the legendary … Continue reading →

Posted in Broadway, BroadwayStars.com, Conroe Courier, Crighton Theatre, Houston Community Newspapers online, Mel Brooks, Stage Right Players, The Courier Columns, The Producers, The TICKET, ThePeoplesCritic.com, Thomas Meehan | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

A Symphonic SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN

Posted on February 6, 2016 by The People's Critic

How appropriate that on this Super Bowl weekend the Houston Symphony has chosen to screen a super movie with 1952’s MGM musical classic, SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN, starring Hollywood legends, Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds and Donald O’Connor. But this one-weekend … Continue reading →

Posted in BroadwayStars.com, Classical Music, Concert Reviews, Debbie Reynolds, Donald O', Donald O'Connor, Gene Kelly, Houston Symphony, Jean Hagan, Jones Hall, Singin' in the Rain, Steven Reineke, ThePeoplesCritic.com | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

A Talented “CINDERELLA” Anchors John Cooper Production

Posted on November 19, 2015 by The People's Critic

[ Click any photo to enlarge. ] As much as I enjoy my work reviewing professional performing arts productions of all kinds, there is something refreshing about now and then getting back to basics and attending a fine school production … Continue reading →

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CYT’S “PINOCCHIO” BRIGHTENS A RAINY WEEKEND IN TEXAS

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

It was arguably the most dismal, rainy and dreary weekend in recent Montgomery County memory, but on the stage of the Crighton Theater in Conroe, Texas, the angelic voices and beaming faces of more than sixty young Houston area thespians … Continue reading →

Posted in BroadwayStars.com, Christian Youth Theatre Houston, Conroe Courier, CYT HOUSTON, David Stern, Geppetto, Houston Community Newspapers online, MY SON PINOCCHIO Jr., Pinocchio, Stephen Schwartz, The Courier Columns, ThePeoplesCritic.com | Tagged , | 1 Comment

A Brilliant “LA CAGE” from Goodspeed Opera House

Posted on July 20, 2015 by The People's Critic

[Click any photo to enlarge] There are rare times in the world of the theatre that all the elements just seem to come together perfectly. The current Goodspeed Opera House production of La Cage Aux Folles is one of those … 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 →

Posted in Broadway, BroadwayStars.com, CHICAGO the Musical, Conroe Courier, HERE Lifestyle & Entertainment, HereHouston.com, Houston Community Newspapers online, Lady Gaga, Lone Star College-Montgomery, The Courier Columns, ThePeoplesCritic.com, Tony Bennett, YourHoustonNews.com | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

TOMMY TUNE AWARDS : “The Biggest Celebration”

Posted on April 26, 2015 by The People's Critic

Whenever he was distressed about disturbing current events in the news, it was not uncommon for my late father to announce, “The world is going to hell in a handbasket!” If he could have been with me for the recent … 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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