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A 21st Century Ride “On the Twentieth Century”

Posted on July 2, 2012 by The People's Critic

It was a bumpy ride to be sure, and it was more than a year in the making for the Lone Star Lyric Theater Festival 2012 here in Houston. Celebrating its sixth exciting season under the leadership of founder / … Continue reading →

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For Glen Campbell, “Frosty” Reception is Really Quite Warm

Posted on May 29, 2012 by The People's Critic

There was a dreamlike quality for my recent return to the exquisitely restored Paramount Theatre of my youth. A product of the Roaring Twenties built in 1929, it has been the crown jewel of my Peekskill, New York hometown for … Continue reading →

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SEVEN is a Lucky Number for CYT’s, BRIDES & BROTHERS

Posted on May 22, 2012 by The People's Critic

 YourHoustonNews.com_5-29-12 I’m old enough to remember seeing the MGM Technicolor film masterpiece, “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers,” in a real theater on the wide screen. That was the kind of joyful event the memory of which the intervening years cannot … Continue reading →

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Community Spirit Energizes SMOKEY JOE’S CAFÉ

Posted on May 20, 2012 by The People's Critic

There is something delightful about the spirit that sometimes embodies a local community theatre where many performers and crewmembers work hard all week at their day jobs and then spend countless hours nights and weekends preparing an entertainment to gladden … Continue reading →

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TRAVELSTY Triumphs at The Music Box

Posted on May 17, 2012 by The People's Critic

YourHoustonNews.com   The summer travel season is fast approaching, and if gas prices are keeping you close to home, you may want to stay local and simply head over to Houston’s reigning musical comedy club, the MUSIC BOX THEATER, where you … Continue reading →

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Visual Opulence Crowns Splendid Dancing of Houston Ballet’s GISELLE

Posted on May 11, 2012 by The People's Critic

 YourHoustonNews.com_5-14-2012 I often have the pleasure of reviewing the Houston Ballet in their Brown Theater home at the Wortham Theater Center. There, it is not surprising to see some dramatic set or staging of their fine productions. But it was … Continue reading →

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Stage Right’s CAROL BURNETT SHOW Takes Us Home Again

Posted on May 4, 2012 by The People's Critic

 YourHoustonNews.com_5-3-2012 I wonder how many of my readers are as tired as I of not having the family fun of musical comedy variety shows that used to be such a television treat in years gone by. Now we are saddled … Continue reading →

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Subtlety Evades Heavy-Handed “LA CAGE AUX FOLLES”

Posted on April 30, 2012 by The People's Critic

In New York I have had the good fortune to see both the original Broadway production and the later Broadway revival of Jerry Herman’s groundbreaking musical, “La Cage Aux Folles.” Those productions skillfully combined the fine music and lyrics of … Continue reading →

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TOMMY TUNE AWARDS: Young Actors Shine As Two Head For Broadway

Posted on April 19, 2012 by The People's Critic

 www.HereHouston.com_May 2, 2012 Published in 1940, the title of a Thomas Wolfe novel suggests “You Can’t Go Home Again.” But perhaps you can. It was a homecoming of sorts at the recent 10th anniversary Tommy Tune Awards presented in the … Continue reading →

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Audience Takes Flight For Stunning “COME FLY AWAY”

Posted on April 12, 2012 by The People's Critic

YourHoustonNews.com_4-13-2012 There really were moments during the Houston Hobby Center’s opening night of COME FLY AWAY that we audience members felt we were being lifted heavenward. There was heavenly song with the carefully integrated vocals of the late Frank Sinatra … Continue reading →

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