BWW Review: PRIVATE LIVES Proudly Preens at Main Street Theater
The director has decided to look at the more giggle-worthy elements of PRIVATE LIVES, and has avoided some of the darker implications of this Noel Coward classic.
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BWW Review: THE DOYLE AND DEBBIE SHOW Sees Red People at Stages Repertory Theatre
Some people will love this one, but I found it theatrically stunted and a bit offensive in that it would be funnier if I were far more conservative.
BWW Review: JUST LENA Weathers the Storm at Vincent Victoria Presents
We struggle as humans to fit in and be enough at any given moment, and that's the lesson Lena Horne offered the world and herself.
BWW Review: ALADDIN Animates The Hobby Center with Showmanship and Spectacle
ALADDIN is a vibrant kaleidoscope of extravagant costumes, choreography, and vocal performances.
BWW Review: FADE TO BLACK marches on at MATCH
You have ten plays with ten sets, ten casts, ten directors, and ten different playwrights.
BWW Review: JOSEPHINE TONIGHT Resurrects the Jazz Age at The Ensemble Theatre!
Dequina Moore is a marvel as the titular role of Josephine Baker.
BWW Review: CHICAGO is still CHICAGO at SPA Houston
It feels curatorial now, a gorgeous museum exhibit that we are intrigued by decades later.
BWW Review: JEROME ROBBINS' BROADWAY busts a move at TUTS!
JEROME ROBBINS' BROADWAY pays tribute to a brilliant choreographer and becomes a testament to the enduring history of great Broadway shows.
BWW Review: A LIE OF THE MIND Dazzles but Lacks Danger at Dirt Dogs Theatre
It might be that the directors were looking for something of 2019 in 1985's A LIE OF THE MIND.
BWW Review: A.D. Players' THE GOD COMMITTEE Asks You to Consider the Value of Human Life
Have you ever stopped to consider what a day of life is worth? Not what the meaning of life is or your personal purpose in life, but 'What is a day of life worth to you?' Can the answer to this question be measured? Or answered monetarily? It would seem that the answer would have to be unquantifi
BWW Review: Alley Theatre Designs Elegant Universe For CONSTELLATIONS
Despite the labyrinthine theories at the heart of CONSTELLATIONS, Nick Payne has written an engaging play.
BWW Review: 4th Wall Theatre Company Tells COLLECTED STORIES
It's two women playing writers - one older and one younger.
BWW Review: FOR COLORED BOYZ in Houston
By drawing a comparison of the sacrifice of fame within Black experience to the pondering of death within the most famous speech in literary history, Wilson's work boldly carves its own space within the theatrical canon just as its female-focused predecessor.
BWW Review: THE EFFECT Dazzles at Houston Equity Festival
THE EFFECT sets a high bar for the rest of The Houston Equity Festival.
BWW Review: MISS SAIGON Broadway Tour Lands at the Hobby Center
MISS SAIGON feels like a sequel to 'Les Miserables' crossbred with 'Cabaret.
BWW Review: RELATIVELY SPEAKING Is a Funny Farce at Main Street Theater
An outstanding cast takes on a very funny book, and the result is shimmering perfection that is just what audiences need to kick off the summer season.
BWW Review: MURDER FOR TWO Kills the Cabaret at Stages Repertory Theatre
MURDER FOR TWO is an exciting piece of theater that is daring in its concept and brought to life by Stages with technical pizzazz.
BWW Review: Do Yourself Justice: Go See RAGTIME at the Hobby Center
RAGTIME is a vivid portrait of America in the early 20th century, when worlds and cultures collided on issues of race, class, gender equality, and politics.
BWW Review: TOAST Goes Against the Grain at the Catastrophic Theatre
The world premiere of Brian Jucha's TOAST at the Catastrophic Theatre is a theatrical experience unlike any other.
BWW Review: FREEDA PEOPLES Shakes the Foundation of The Ensemble Theatre
If you're a churchgoer and specifically a member of a black church, the issues in this production aren't foreign.
BWW Review: THE HUNCHBACK OF SEVILLE colonizes the Alley at Mildred's Umbrella
The script spins out a fast funny farce that reminds me of a politically informed Monty Python skit.
BWW Review: THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG Brings Shtick, Slapstick and Spit-take Silliness to the Hobby Center
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG is not just a comedy of errors featuring a theatre company's mishaps on stage - it is a family-friend two-hour long blooper reel that brings down the house, and lights it on fire in the process.
BWW Review: PREMIERES at Houston Ballet
While the ballets each have a marked identity, the triad presentation serves to compliment the elements of each.
BWW Review: THE WEIR Spins Spooky Tales at Main Street Theater
Who wouldn't want to spend an hour and a half in a traditional pub with old country codgers spinning out ghost stories? It's a winning proposition, and Main Street delivers all the goods from the actors and the technical department.
BWW Review: LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS is in bloom at STAGES REPERTORY THEATRE
It's the right time to resurrect the 1982 off-Broadway phenomenon LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS.
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Write The Vision Productions Presents: Faith For My Family Stage Play Jefferson Theatre (9/05-9/05) |
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Christmas Belles by Jones, Hope & Wooten Theatre Suburbia (11/06-12/05) |
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Cleopatra Midtown Arts (10/03-10/03) |
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Rocky Horror Picture Show House of Blues Houston (10/23-10/23) |
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Wicked Hobby Center for the Performing Arts (6/23-7/25) |
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Hardy WhiteWater Amphitheater (11/21-11/21) |
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Richard O'Brien's THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW Art Factory (10/16-10/31) |
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Ed Sheeran at AT&T Stadium AT&T Stadium (10/24-10/24) |
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Come from Away Stages (9/18-10/18) |