Katricia Lang

Katricia Lang

Katricia Lang started reporting in 2005 at her college's student-run newspaper. Today, she covers arts and culture instead of the Student Association’s bylaws. Her features and opinion pieces have appeared in print and online. From 2016-2019, she was Managing Editor of BroadwayWorld - Houston.






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BWW Interview: Director Taibi Magar Talks SPRING AWAKENING at TUTS
BWW Interview: Director Taibi Magar Talks SPRING AWAKENING at TUTS
October 19, 2019

'I think the impossible question is how can we best talk to our children about difficult situations and emotions and challenges. I think each kid is different and it's also about the adults getting a level of comfort with themselves, which feels almost impossible in a culture so deeply repressed.'

BWW Interview: ALADDIN's Jonathan Weir Talks Playing the Disney Villain
BWW Interview: ALADDIN's Jonathan Weir Talks Playing the Disney Villain
June 22, 2019

For this BroadwayWorld interview, I got the chance to talk to Jonathan Weir, who plays Jafar in ALADDIN. Weir talks about his role, the show, and his longtime relationship with Disney.

BWW Interview: NFL Legend and Broadway Star Eddie George Talks CHICAGO
BWW Interview: NFL Legend and Broadway Star Eddie George Talks CHICAGO
May 30, 2019

Society for the Performing Arts (SPA) hosts the CHICAGO national tour at Jones Hall, June 4-9, 2019. And Eddie George, NFL legend and Broadway star, plays Billy Flynn. Recently, George sat down with BroadwayWorld to talk about his character and his craft.

BWW Review: Alley Theatre Designs Elegant Universe For CONSTELLATIONS
BWW Review: Alley Theatre Designs Elegant Universe For CONSTELLATIONS
May 20, 2019

Despite the labyrinthine theories at the heart of CONSTELLATIONS, Nick Payne has written an engaging play. It is not, as we say, 'challenging,' a word often used as a euphemism for 'hard to watch.' It's funny and sweet and sad and intense. You can't look away.

BWW Interview: Tony-nominated Director Marcia Milgrom Dodge Talks RAGTIME
BWW Interview: Tony-nominated Director Marcia Milgrom Dodge Talks RAGTIME
April 18, 2019

We got the chance to chat with Tony-nominated director and choreographer Marcia Milgrom Dodge about RAGTIME -- its relevance to the current U.S. political climate and what makes it one of the best musicals of the 20th (and 21st century).

BWW Interview: Paul Schoeller Talks FINDING NEVERLAND
BWW Interview: Paul Schoeller Talks FINDING NEVERLAND
April 12, 2019

This Saturday and Sunday, the Society for the Performing Arts invites you to fly away with three performances of Diane Paulus's FINDING NEVERLAND, a musical that follows the friendship between J.M. Barrie and the family that inspired his iconic character and story, Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up.

BWW Interview: Actress Angela Grovey Talks THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG
BWW Interview: Actress Angela Grovey Talks THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG
March 25, 2019

In this comedy of errors, one young woman, stage manager Annie, tries admirably to wrangle a wayward production under control. Angela Grovey, who plays Annie, shares her experience performing in the comedy play THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG.

BWW Feature: Houston Ballet Pushes the Frontiers with PREMIERES
BWW Feature: Houston Ballet Pushes the Frontiers with PREMIERES
March 24, 2019

March 21-24, Houston Ballet presents PREMIERES, a program featuring Justin Peck's Reflections, Aszure Barton's Come In, and Jiri Kylian's Dream Time.

BWW Interview: Actor Jason Michael Evans Talks ANASTASIA's North American Tour
BWW Interview: Actor Jason Michael Evans Talks ANASTASIA's North American Tour
March 5, 2019

Stalin, Lenin, mass executions. Who knew that war and civil unrest would make a good backdrop for a love story? Well, a lot of people. Margaret Mitchell, Victor Hugo, the Hollywood execs behind THE NOTEBOOK. But that doesn't make ANASTASIA, a romantic musical from librettist Terrence McNally, and composers Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens, any less impressive.

BWW Review: WAITRESS Serves What You Would Expect at the Hobby Center
BWW Review: WAITRESS Serves What You Would Expect at the Hobby Center
February 1, 2019

Jenna, a small town waitress and genius pie maker, is broke, pregnant, and stuck in an abusive marriage. When she finds out about a baking contest held in a nearby county that offers a $25,000 award, she begins to see her pies as her a ticket out of a dangerous marriage and a pathway to a new life.

BWW Preview: ROCO, Horse Head Theatre Co., and the Houston Zoo Team Up Today for PETER AND THE BEAR, 1/27
BWW Preview: ROCO, Horse Head Theatre Co., and the Houston Zoo Team Up Today for PETER AND THE BEAR, 1/27
January 27, 2019

ROCO (River Oaks Chamber Orchestra), immersive theater company Horse Head Theatre Co., and design house Magpies & Peacocks team up with the Houston Zoo to present PETER AND THE BEAR, an adaptation of Sergei Prokofiev's PETER AND THE WOLF.

BWW Interview: Andy Huntington Jones Talks THE BOOK OF MORMON
BWW Interview: Andy Huntington Jones Talks THE BOOK OF MORMON
January 18, 2019

THE BOOK OF MORMON appears on the Hobby Center stage through January 20, 2019. Andy Huntington Jones (Elder McKinley) talks about the good intentions behind the raunchy, yet incisive, jokes found in the musical.

BWW Review: Fortune favors the bold in Kate Hamill's PRIDE & PREJUDICE
BWW Review: Fortune favors the bold in Kate Hamill's PRIDE & PREJUDICE
December 28, 2018

What can I say about the 4th Wall production of Kate Hamill's PRIDE & PREJUDICE? I dig it.

BWW Interview: Actor Brendan Murphy Talks POTTED POTTER
BWW Interview: Actor Brendan Murphy Talks POTTED POTTER
December 12, 2018

POTTED POTTER, a Harry Potter parody play by Daniel Clarkson and Jefferson Turner, returns to Houston, this time starring Brendan Murphy and Scott Hoatson.

BWW Interview: Actor Marco Camacho Talks ELF THE MUSICAL
BWW Interview: Actor Marco Camacho Talks ELF THE MUSICAL
December 10, 2018

If you're yearning for some contemporary yuletide carols, head over to Queensbury Theatre. December 7 through December 23, 2018, the company will stage ELF THE MUSICAL, the theater adaptation of Will Ferrell's popular 2003 film ELF.

BWW Interview: Eva Tavares Talks Playing Christine in PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
BWW Interview: Eva Tavares Talks Playing Christine in PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
November 9, 2018

Now through November 18, 2018, Cameron Mackintosh's new production of Webber's PHANTOM OF THE OPERA will play at the Hobby Center. I talked with Eva Tavares, the actress playing ingenue Christine Daae.

BWW Review: Skeleton Crew Revolutionizes the Alley Theatre
BWW Review: Skeleton Crew Revolutionizes the Alley Theatre
October 7, 2018

Today is the last day Dominique Morisseau's SKELETON CREW will run at the Alley Theatre. The play is the final chapter 'The Detroit Project,' a 3-play cycle which includes DETROIT '67 and PARADISE BLUE.

BWW Interview: J. Anthony Crane Talks LES MISERABLES at the Hobby Center
BWW Interview: J. Anthony Crane Talks LES MISERABLES at the Hobby Center
September 25, 2018

J. Anthony Crane returns to Houston to play LES MISERABLES' amoral pickpocket, Monsieur Thenardier, at the Hobby Center. We talk villainy, crazy wigs, and why nobody puts Thenardier in a corner. See our conversation inside!

BWW Interview: Principal Dancer Chun Wai Chan Talks Houston Ballet at Miller Outdoor Theatre
BWW Interview: Principal Dancer Chun Wai Chan Talks Houston Ballet at Miller Outdoor Theatre
September 13, 2018

September 13-15, 2018 Houston Ballet will give free performances at Miller Outdoor Theatre. On the program are excerpts from crowd favorites like ROMEO AND JULIET, SWAN LAKE and DON QUIXOTE, as well as a selection from JUST, a new work from Houston Ballet Artistic Director Stanton Welch.

BWW Interview: Tony Award Winner Priscilla Lopez Talks Oklahoma! at TUTS


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