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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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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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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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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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Elderly Couple Steals the Show in Masquerade’s “CABARET”

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

 YourHoustonNews.com_4-05-2012 There was the usual cheerful welcome from genial director, Phillip Duggins. But the venue was an odd location for those of us most familiar with enjoying his Masquerade Theatre productions in the comfort of Houston Hobby Center’s Zilkah Hall. … Continue reading →

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YTA Gala Undiminished By Weekend Rain

Posted on March 18, 2012 by The People's Critic

 Conroe_COURIER_3-18-2012 It was a very special night for the Young Texas Artists Music Competition, and long in the planning by the Montgomery County Performing Arts Society. Perhaps in a perfect world the weather last Saturday night might have been perfect … Continue reading →

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Crighton Players Offer Laughter That “You Can Take With You”

Posted on March 16, 2012 by The People's Critic

 Conroe_Courier_3-16-2012 I’m not much a one for making categorical statements, but let me make an exception. I’m prepared to state categorically that in fifteen years of reviewing local productions I have never laughed as hard in Conroe as I did … Continue reading →

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