Friday, February 13, 2015
It is a bit of a fairy tale in its own right, and that may be the source of the joy that now spreads across the theatrical world leaving smiles on the faces of everyone it touches. I refer, …
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 07:08AMWednesday, February 4, 2015
Ten months of family business in New York had kept me away from the Conroe theatre scene for a very long time, so it was especially nice last Saturday evening to follow dinner with a dear fr…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 06:59PMWednesday, January 28, 2015
Neatly tucked away in the smaller theater of Houston’s Hobby Center one can find the unusual offerings of the TUTS UNDERGROUND. The company self-describes its productions as, “…edgy, c…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 08:10PMMonday, December 22, 2014
New York’s legendary Café Society nightclub debuted in the Greenwich Village of the late 1930’s. For many years that followed it would be the Mecca for many African American jazz greats…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 12:42PMAn end-of-year musical treasure I discovered this past weekend is Beware of Young Girls: Kate Dimbleby Sings the Dory Previn Story, now playing at 59E59 Theaters. Created and performed by Ka…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 12:41AMMonday, September 22, 2014
In the last dozen years I have had the opportunity to review several productions of the ever-popular musical, Godspell, conceived by John-Michael Tebelak with music & lyrics by Stephen S…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 10:36AMFriday, July 18, 2014
[ Ed. Note: Click all photos for full size. ] The art deco charms of Broadway’s St. James theater surrounded the proscenium as the orchestra let loose with a jazzy musical Prologue that…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 11:49PMSunday, July 6, 2014
WIMBLEDON, England 6 July 2014 Neither my status as an amateur tennis player nor my record as a performing arts critic would qualify me to comment on the truly remarkable Men’s Final of…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 08:29PMWednesday, June 18, 2014
The terrorism of the British tabloids is well remembered from such events as the abdication of King Edward VIII (in favor of his marriage to American socialite, Wallis Simpson), or the divor…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 08:48PMWednesday, April 2, 2014
For you followers of farce it may be time to head over to Texas Repertory Theatre to take in the latest offering, the Marc Camoletti / Beverly Cross comedy, BOEING BOEING.If the recent audie…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 12:49PMWednesday, March 26, 2014
Many readers will recall tales of the sensational Scopes “Monkey” Trial of 1925, which became a notorious clash between science and religion. Schoolteacher, John Scopes, was charged with…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 05:46PMWednesday, March 19, 2014
For theatergoers looking for relief from the stresses of everyday life and the troubling reports on the evening news, relief was just a theatre ticket away. In a recent production presented …
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 01:31PMWednesday, March 12, 2014
Last Saturday night there was a Texas-style barbeque worthy of a scene in the classic motion picture, “Giant,” but it was so much more than that. One could sense the presence of …
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 04:48PMThursday, March 6, 2014
What a magical wonderland of joy awaits those lucky Theater Under the Stars patrons who have the good fortune to scoop up the remaining tickets for the current run of the new musical stage a…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 09:55PMWednesday, March 5, 2014
With so many of its stars having been polished by years of Broadway musical experience with Houston’s legendary Masquerade Theatre, it should come as no surprise that the current offering …
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 01:29PMMonday, March 3, 2014
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 C…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 04:53PMWednesday, February 26, 2014
Some may recall the Sesame Street song of Kermit the frog, “It’s Not Easy Being Green,” and the recent Class Act Production of Disney’s musical, SHREK, is a case in point. It tells t…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 06:44PMSaturday, February 22, 2014
There are moments in life when, if we are very lucky, we find ourselves in the presence of artistic brilliance of such a high order that the stunning result seems almost beyond comprehension…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 02:24AMFriday, February 21, 2014
On rare occasions I have the inclination to paraphrase President Richard Nixon who once infamously declared: “I am not a crook.” In my own case, as I reflect on my work as a critic, allo…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 03:52AMWednesday, February 19, 2014
There is an explosion of local talent in town, and it is taking place at the beautifully restored, and very historic, Crighton Theatre in Conroe, Texas. No wonder it has been called the Crow…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 04:06AMThursday, February 13, 2014
My recent first visit to see the A.D. Players was long over-due. My friend Ray from New York had spent much time in Houston, and he had told me some time ago about this marvelous troupe whil…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 01:32AMThursday, January 23, 2014
It had been a long day getting to LaGuardia Airport through morning thunder-snow and rain in New York, catching the flight to Houston, and finally making it to Conroe for last Saturday night…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 02:48AMTuesday, December 17, 2013
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 …
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 04:16PMFriday, November 22, 2013
NEW YORK 11-22-13 On this date, just exactly 50 years ago, I was a student at The University of Texas in Austin and preparing to join several friends that very afternoon for a little trip ou…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 03:37AMFriday, October 25, 2013
I had to be in a good mood last Friday night after a dear friend treated me to dinner at Perry’s Grill where the salmon was divine and the service from our waiter, Joe, was first-class. Th…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 02:59AMThursday, October 24, 2013
What better time of year could there be to call forth the spirits than during this Halloween season? And what better way to do it than with the Texas Repertory Theatre Company’s current sp…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 03:30AMTuesday, October 22, 2013
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. Co…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 05:56PMWednesday, October 16, 2013
After a long absence from Texas, it was a special treat for me to be back in time for a very splendid The Sound of Music production presented last weekend by Class Act and its Founder/Artist…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 07:33PMSunday, October 13, 2013
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 …
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 01:39PMFriday, October 11, 2013
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 product…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 05:42PMSaturday, October 5, 2013
Old timers may recall a hit show of early television titled, “Queen For A Day.” Houston fun-seekers may want to hurry over and join the party at the Hobby Center for what one might now d…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 04:29PM 
