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Classic Rock and Country Music Light Up the Crighton Stage

Posted on June 8, 2023 by The People's Critic

By DAVID DOW BENTLEY III     “The People’s Critic” [Click any photo to enlarge] An assortment of out-of-town commitments had taken me away from Texas for just over two years, so it was a dream come true to at last find … Continue reading →

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A Triumphant DROWSY CHAPERONE from Class Act

Posted on June 1, 2023 by The People's Critic

[All photos by SPRY ART PHOTOGRAPHY. Click any photo to enlarge.] By DAVID DOW BENTLEY III     “The People’s Critic” It was exactly one quarter-century ago when I had the first of what would be dozens of opportunities to review the … Continue reading →

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A Sensational Opening for the New MUSIC BOX Theater

Posted on May 30, 2023 by The People's Critic

By DAVID DOW BENTLEY III     “The People’s Critic” [Click any photo to enlarge.] A brief transportation delay in reaching the new location may have caused me to miss the first moments of the Opening Show from the MUSIC BOX THEATER … Continue reading →

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A Winning “RENT” Production for Some, But Not For All

Posted on May 23, 2023 by The People's Critic

[All Photos by Melissa Taylor. Click any photo to enlarge.] By DAVID DOW BENTLEY III “The People’s Critic” It was bold. It was brassy. It was rowdy. It was brazen. It was “in-your-face.” And for much of the time, it … Continue reading →

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CINDERELLA Event Supports the Actor’s Fund

Posted on July 25, 2020 by The People's Critic

My sources tell me that this YouTube video of the classic 1957 Rodgers and Hammerstein’s  “Cinderella,” will be available (in support of http://www.TheActorsFund.org/Cinderella), just today, Saturday, March 25th, and tomorrow Sunday, March 26th. One or both of the two links … Continue reading →

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Pandemic Relief from Houston’s MUSIC BOX THEATER

Posted on June 25, 2020 by The People's Critic

By DAVID DOW BENTLEY III     “The People’s Critic” [Click Any Photo to Enlarge] Is there musical theater after Covid-19? You betcha! And Houston’s MUSIC BOX THEATER is prepared to prove it to you. But before I get into that, let … Continue reading →

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Hobby Center’s Latest “MAMMA MIA!” tops them all!

Posted on February 28, 2019 by The People's Critic

By DAVID DOW BENTLEY III     “The People’s Critic” [All Photos by Melissa Taylor. Click any photo to enlarge.] Regular readers of this column may recall that when it comes to reviewing productions of the longtime Broadway hit musical, MAMMA MIA!, … Continue reading →

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A Dazzling “42nd STREET” Thunders on to Crighton’s Stage

Posted on February 14, 2019 by The People's Critic

[All Photos by David W. Clements / DWC Photography. Click any photo to enlarge] Even if you have not yet been a lucky audience member for Stage Right’s new production of the legendary Broadway musical, 42nd STREET, perhaps you have … Continue reading →

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Twin Pleasures Illuminate TUTS Production of OKLAHOMA!

Posted on September 14, 2018 by The People's Critic

[ All Photos by MELISSA TAYLOR.  Click any photo to enlarge ] There is bittersweet irony in the fact that the supremely joyful current OKLAHOMA! production from Theatre Under the Stars began its run at Houston’s Hobby Center on this … Continue reading →

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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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