TUTS Delights from IN THE HEIGHTS
(L-R) Philippe Arroyo as Sonny, Anthony Lee Medina as Usnavi, Blaine Krauss as Benny & Isabel Santiago as Daniela.PHOTO by Os Galindo [Click any photo to enlarge] In 2008 a musical called IN THE...
View Article“MURDER” With Extra Mayhem from TWHS Theatre
Cast of The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 (L-R) Gabi Martinez, Will Prior, Vincent Szutenbach, Lauren Witt, Chance Bryant, Gabrielle Shuttee, Emily Hammer, Kat Meyer, Mike Candy, Anthony Shortt, Nolan...
View ArticleA True “MADE IN TEXAS” Family Affair at Music Box
Cast of THE MUSIC BOXFront (L-R) Cay Taylor, Rebekah Dahl, Kristina SullivanBack (L-R) Brad Scarborough, Luke Wrobel It was a night to showcase the singers & songwriters of the Lone Star State, and...
View ArticleADDAMS FAMILY’s Spooky Hilarity Launches Halloween Season at Crighton
Cast of Crighton Theatre’s Production of THE ADDAMS FAMILY I think it can be safely said that in my many pleasant years of reviewing productions at the Crighton Theatre, I have never laughed harder...
View ArticleHOW TO SUCCEED …With Broadway Fun!
Chris Dwan as J Pierrepont FinchPHOTO by Os Galindo [Click any photo to enlarge. All photos by Os Galindo] Ever since its opening on The Great White Way more than half a century ago in 1961, composer...
View ArticleMUSIC BOX THEATRE JOURNEY’S BACK TO THE 1980’S
CAST OF THE MUSIC BOXL-R Cay Taylor, Brad Scarborough, Rebekah Dahl, Luke Wrobel & Kristina Sullivan–Courtesy Photo Music fans who enjoy science fiction may be reminded of H.G. Wells’ “The Time...
View ArticleTony DeSare Dazzles Houston Pops Audience on the Ivories
Tony DeSarePHOTO BY Vincent Soyez They say “seeing is believing,” but for those lucky enough to attend Opening Night of this weekend’s Houston Symphony Pops concert, “I Love a Piano,” the astonishing...
View ArticleJERSEY BOYS Has Hobby Center Crowds Cheering
The Cast of JERSEY BOYSPHOTO BY: Jeremy Daniel [ All Photos by Jeremy Daniel. Click any photo to enlarge. ] It has been more than a decade now since I had the pleasure of seeing the Tony Award-winning...
View ArticleA Glorious MY FAIR LADY at Crighton Theatre
Sara Preisler as ElizaPHOTO: Michael Pittman [ Click Any Photo to Enlarge ] It’s literally “off to the races,” for another Stage Right blockbuster with the arrival of the current production of MY FAIR...
View ArticleA “DREAMCOAT” Dream Come True from Class Act
Cast members of Class Act’s JOSEPH & the AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOATPhoto: By Len Bates [Click any photo to enlarge.] It’s that time again. Now entering its 20th season with this 60th production,...
View ArticleMusical Artistry Prevails on Night of YTA Gala and Concert of Finalists
Young Texas Artists Competition Finalists 2017PHOTO: Dave ClementsDWC Photography [Click Any Photo to Enlarge] Jim and Susie Pokorski, founder, and chair and executive director of Young Texas Artists...
View Article‘Greater Tuna’ Rendition Takes a Tumble at Crighton
Many years ago in New York I reviewed the opening night of a new musical titled, “The Devil of Delancey Street. I opened my report with these lines: Richard Nixon famously remarked, “I am not a crook!”...
View ArticleFARCE OF NATURE Honors Military & Local Law Enforcement at Crighton
FARCE OF NATURE CastPHOTO: Michael Pittman Images [Click any photo to enlarge] It’s ShowTime again for the cheerful band of Stage Right Players at Conroe’s Crighton Theatre as they present another of...
View ArticleHSO and 007 Electrify Pavilion Audience
My two-decade journalistic journey through the delights of countless varied performances I have enjoyed at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion began when I reviewed the Houston Grand Opera production...
View ArticleA Breathtaking WEST SIDE STORY Dances Into the Owen Theatre
Cara Cavenaugh Woodward as Maria and Jordie Viscarri as Tony, in the Owen Theatre’s WEST SIDE STORY All Photos by DigiSmiles Photography [Click any photo to enlarge] Something quite remarkable is...
View ArticleCarolyn Wong Triumphs in Crighton’s “DOLLY”
Carolyn Corsano Wong stars in HELLO DOLLY at Crighton TheatrePHOTO: Michael Pittman After a historically sad and troubling week for Americans aware of the tragic events in Florida, the abundant joy...
View ArticleClass Act’s HUNCHBACK Takes on Amazing Challenges
Class Act Productions Cast of HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME PHOTOS: Courtesy of Class Act [Click any photo to enlarge] For over two decades Class Act Productions has astonished audiences in The Woodlands,...
View ArticleFor YOUNG TEXAS ARTISTS, You Can Go Home Again
2018 Finalists in the Young Texas Artists Competition [Click any photo to enlarge. All Photos courtesy of Young Texas Artists and Susan Love Fitts Communications.] The title of Thomas Wolfe’s...
View ArticleStellar Ensemble Illuminates TUTS Production of BRIGHT STAR
BRIGHT STAR BandL-R: George Guthrie, Wayne Fugate, Martha McDonnell, Skip Ward, Anthony De Angelis and Eric Davis. PHOTO by Craig Schwartz. With claims of being “inspired by real events,” and with fine...
View Article“BROADWAY” Returns to Houston at the Music Box
Cast of THE MUSIC BOX THEATRE (L-R) Kristina Sullivan, Luke Wrobel, Cay Taylor, Brad Scarborough & Rebekah Dahl. Yes, it’s happily that time again. Spring is here, and Houston’s evermore popular...
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