Dubbed the Literary Prince by his peers, Bryan-Keyth Wilson is a noted playwright, screenwriter, director, teaching artist and choreographer. He is a published author of 2 books, 8 plays and his debut choreopoem FOR COLORED BOYZ ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN. His first novel, HOOD BOY CHRONICLES, was a groundbreaking work of inspirational fiction combining street-lit swag and spoken word intermingled with a heartfelt story that restores faith. His second title was for the grown and sexy crowd. TRACK CHANGES & WHITE LIES was written under an alter-ego pseudonym Brendan Gotti. His passion for teaching has brought him into the classroom as a teaching artist where he shares his professional journey with young aspiring theatre/ musical theatre artists. He is the Artistic Director of The Eklektix Theatre Company and The Wilson School of Acting & Musical Theatre. Wilson attended Same Houston State University and Hunter College in NYC.
BWW Reviews: Audra McDonald, a Living Legend
March 12, 2015
March 12, 2015
If there ever was a noted voice from heaven, I would have to say that this title belongs to Audra McDonald. Whenever you have the opportunity to witness an artist in a concert setting, you either fall deeper in love with them, or you are pushed away by their energy in this more intimate space. With McDonald, what you see on Broadway is what you get in person.
BWW Reviews: Encore Theatre's BEHIND CLOSED DOORS Slammed Ambivalence
March 3, 2015
March 3, 2015
With 17 years on the theatre scene in Houston, there are excellent things going on at The Encore Theatre. This production of BEHIND CLOSED DOORS definitely had its hits and misses, but I look forward to seeing more theatre from this group.
Guest Blog: EVERYBODY SAY YEAH: TUTS Unites with Cyndi Lauper's True Colors Fund
February 19, 2015
February 19, 2015
Theatre Under the Stars (TUTS) in conjunction with Cyndi Lauper's True Colors Fund hosted an open house to LGBT teens who have experienced homelessness and housing instability. These teens came from Covenant House, Legacy and Fresh Start Community Center to receive 'the complete musical theatre experience.'
BWW Reviews: HGO's MAGIC FLUTE Hits Every Note
February 17, 2015
February 17, 2015
I am taken back to the first Opera I saw as a kid and the pomp and circumstance with wearing a tux and walking to the lavish theatre; this was when I fell in love with classical music. Often times we hear opera and other classical art forms are inaccessible to the people, but Houston Grand Opera's English translation of Mozart's THE MAGIC FLUTE (Die Zauberflote) proved that opera isn't a stuffy, highbrow art form for the bourgeois. THE MAGIC FLUTE premiered on September 30, 1791 at Emanuel Schikaneder's theatre, the Freihaus-Theater auf der Wieden in Vienna, and Mozart conducted the orchestra. The MAGIC FLUTE often referenced as a singspiel, is an opus with spoken dialogue which lends itself to the elements of classical musical theatre. The heart of this new work was an excerpt from the oriental genie tales collected by poet Christoph Martin Wieland but transitioned to have Masonic elements from the novel Sethos by Abbe Jean Terrasson.
BWW Review: INTIMATE APPAREL is Great Show with a Spirit of Excellence
February 9, 2015
February 9, 2015
I want to applaud the theatre companies who pay homage to black playwrights. We're allowed to examine the psyche and social situations from the black perspective through these theatrical masterpieces. I had the pleasure of seeing The Pearl Theater's production of INTIMATE APPAREL written by Lynn Nottage, and I was moved by the seamless writing and performances by the cast.
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