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Today Broadway World talks to Kevin Anderson, the CEO and founder of The T.R.U.T.H. Project, Inc., about their latest show RISE ABOVE: A STORY OF HOPE, the goals of The T.R.U.T.H. Project, and the limits of art.

Described as an 'urban biblical fairy tale,' GAMBRELS OF THE SKY, the Landing Theatre Company's current production, catches us up with Eve (I did say biblical, didn't I?), six thousand years removed from the garden. She now works in a high-rise, specializing in office-based hedonism, with Rose, the second, and September, a former accountant who went looking for trouble and found it.

Bolstered by the vision of director Jacey Little and a talented cast that seems to revel in the meta-irreverence of Lamb's work, TEN WAYS ON A GUN is guaranteed to be one of the most unique offerings this summer -- certainly one not to be missed.

LITTLE WOMEN: THE MUSICAL is quite the curiosity -- a musical that isn't particularly enhanced or defined by its music. But though the music may be mostly forgettable, the voices in the A.D. Players' production are not. Neither are the performances. It is the cast that ultimately elevates this admittedly simplistic but feel-good show to one of the must-sees of the summer.

Another summer, another year of looking for excuses to stay indoors. Luckily for you, the Houston theatre scene's got you covered. From new works to wholesome classics, swing dancing to demented puppets, there's something for everyone this year. So make plans to stay inside and consider some of the BWW Houston editors' picks for the upcoming summer season.

The premise of THE LOBSTER is mesmerizing: In a society where relationships are valued over all else, the unpartnered have forty-five days to find a new mate or they will be transformed into an animal of their choice.

Looking over The Ensemble Theatre's upcoming 40th anniversary season, entitled Dawn of a New Decade, Ensemble Artistic Director Eileen J. Morris could only think one thing. 'Wow, this entire season really has the woman's voice at the helm!'

The truth is I didn't quite know what to expect from THE NICE GUYS but luckily for me, and the movie-viewing audience, it was a funny, really funny, action movie.

PLENTY OF TIME is a sweet romantic comedy, simultaneously looking back with nostalgia and looking forward with hope. It's not to be missed.

Imagine an AU where CNBC's Jim Cramer, as played by George Clooney, is confronted by one of those people he (in)famously encouraged to buy stock in Bear Stearns right before it collapsed back in '08. Said person has lost everything and is understandably upset and unfortunately armed. And let's say in this world Bear Stearns, which we'll call Ibis Clear Capital, is run by someone like money-laundering, ponzi scheme-orchestrating Allen Stanford, formerly of the Stanford Financial Group and currently of a United States federal prison. Got it? If so, then you've got MONEY MONSTER.

Written by Jordan Peele and Alex Rubens, KEANU is a genuinely funny movie, and unless you find Key and Peele irrationally irritating or were born without the 'finding adorable kittens adorable' gene, it's worth a trip out to your local multiplex.

MILES AHEAD is not a cradle to the grave biopic; it is the story of a man in one moment in time, and how elements of his past have informed that present. It's not the definitive guide to the life of Miles Davis. But it doesn't have to be. What it is - a great film about a complex man - is more than enough.

This weekend The Landing Theatre Company presents the 2016 New American Voices Play Reading Series. The series features new plays by four of America's top emerging playwrights.

For Charlotte Larzelere, dance was a happy accident.

The Landing Theatre Company opens its 2015-2016 season in their new home with a production of Sam Shepard's one-act classic FOOL FOR LOVE. You may have guessed from the title that it's a love story, but the relationship between Eddie and May is far from your typical boy-meets-girl fairy tale.

This weekend, Dirt Dogs Theatre Co. presents THE BOUNDARY, a story about a married romance writer whose world is flipped upside down when a former flame, now on the run from the FBI, suddenly re-enters her life, desperately needing her help.

Insult to injury though (and maybe it's just me), but as the lights came up I couldn't help but wonder, are we six weeks away from seeing a better version of this film? I'm more excited than ever to see WONDER WOMAN and CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR, but that's probably not what Snyder and co. want to hear.

THE BRONZE is a quirky little film, a dark comedy like BAD SANTA, a sports flick like SLAP SHOT. Hope Ann Greggory is the kind of character you don't see too often - played by a woman, that is.

Well, we now know one thing: If the question is, in fact, WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?, the answer ain't Stark Naked Theatre.

While it's fun to see a non-American city get destroyed every once in awhile, LONDON HAS FALLEN is no more than terrorsploitation, xenophobic destruction porn that tugs on all the right strings. Unfortunately, those strings are attached to the lowest common (American) denominator.