Sunday, April 26, 2015
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 bee…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 01:23AM[SHARE]Thursday, April 23, 2015
For those who witnessed the stunning Opening and Closing ceremonies of the 2008 Summer Olympics hosted by China in Beijing, the artistic talent and cultural splendor of those memorable Chine…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 05:22PM[SHARE]Friday, April 17, 2015
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 l…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 02:37AM[SHARE]Saturday, March 21, 2015
As the Young Texas Artists music competition entered its fourth decade of showcasing the very finest of our state's young, classical musicians, it would be no surprise that last Saturday nig…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 10:33PM[SHARE]Friday, March 20, 2015
With Spring Break underway for many in surrounding Houston areas, the Theater Under the Stars offering of JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT had no opening week shortage of eager y…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 05:02AM[SHARE]Thursday, March 12, 2015
It is a story of love, and it is most certainly a story of music, and when the two come together they weave a tale as sweet as the melodies that bind together all the charms of the mus…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 03:51PM[SHARE]Saturday, February 28, 2015
Even before the opening curtain, there was a ballet of sorts in the Wortham Center's soaring lobby, with its steep and rolling escalator, towering windows, and the high walls adorned with be…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 10:36PM[SHARE]Thursday, February 26, 2015
***Click Any Photo to Enlarge*** Before curtain time at the Nancy Bock Center for the Performing Arts, the room was filled with the familiar buzz of audience excitement that one has come to …
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 02:03AM[SHARE]Thursday, February 19, 2015
For lovers of musical theatre there is something incredibly important and very wonderful going on at Conroe's Crighton Theater. Brilliantly directed by Manny Cafeo, the current production of…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 02:45AM[SHARE]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 07:08AM[SHARE]Wednesday, 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 06:59PM[SHARE]Wednesday, 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, capti…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 08:10PM[SHARE]Monday, 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 who…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 12:42PM[SHARE]An 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 12:41AM[SHARE]Monday, 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 10:36AM[SHARE]Friday, 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 11:49PM[SHARE]Sunday, 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 …
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 08:29PM[SHARE]Wednesday, 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 08:48PM[SHARE]Wednesday, 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 12:49PM[SHARE]Wednesday, 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 tea…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 05:46PM[SHARE]Wednesday, 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 01:31PM[SHARE]Wednesday, 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 04:48PM[SHARE]Thursday, 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 09:55PM[SHARE]Wednesday, 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 fr…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 01:29PM[SHARE]Monday, 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 Cabaret…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 04:53PM[SHARE]Wednesday, 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 the sweet…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 06:44PM[SHARE]Saturday, 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 02:24AM[SHARE]Friday, 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, allow me…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 03:52AM[SHARE]Wednesday, 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 04:06AM[SHARE]Thursday, 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 01:32AM[SHARE]Thursday, 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…
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