THE BODYGUARD THE MUSICAL is one of those shows that offers up little else but a warm nostalgia for the original material, but thankfully the source is strong enough to make you tap your toes and smile from ear to ear.... (more...)
On Friday night The Gravity Players opened a courtroom comedy and exploration of faith, THE LAST DAYS OF JUDAS ISCARIOT, to a lively audience. Set in the Court of Purgatory, a place of redemption and a 'waiting list' between Heaven and Hell, the audience was to witness trials regarding sinners' plac... (more...)
It's freaky and fun! Glittery boots, lots of variations on sex and preference, and even a stripper pole front and center means this one is not gonna be a light family musical. If the phrase 'think BARBARELLA meets ROCKY HORROR' makes you shiver in anticipation, then reserve your seats now.... (more...)
It's a show business aphorism that the meaning of the musical PIPPIN, first produced on Broadway in 1972, is anybody's guess. I can go along with that.... (more...)
In 1994 Disney's animated feature The Lion King was the cartoon movie that broke barriers and was popular with adults and children. With its textual references to William Shakespeare's HAMLET, this age old tale is one that no one needs to go in depth about. In July of 1997, Julie Taymor along with o... (more...)
On June 29, The Ensemble Theatre opened the final production for their celebratory 40th anniversary season with a bang, a belt, and a whole lotta sass! With its powerhouse vocalists, entertaining and sassy storytellers, and vast musical variation, SIMPLY SIMONE is anything but simple.... (more...)
FREAKY FRIDAY, a new musical from Disney, is based on the 1976 original movie and 2003 remake of the same name. It's a simple premise. Career mother and teenage daughter don't get along. (Stop me if you've heard this one.)... (more...)
It's certainly a relevant piece for our time, and I applaud the intention of bringing it to life in this era of political debate and mistrust of the media. But if you're going to dig this one up then have the nerve to make it feel dangerously close to the outside world.... (more...)
The Houston Ballet brings one of the most theatrical of the Bard's plays to life in a lavish production by choreographer David Bintley. No expense was spared; no stop un-pulled in this story of love, revenge, magic, and complicated skullduggery that this play provides in abundance. Or maybe overabun... (more...)
It's a deeply emotional musical telling the story of a lesbian girl as she navigates her way through life with a closeted gay father. The Broadway Production won the Tony in 2015 for Best Musical as well as top honors for its book and score. It is a handsome show, acted expertly, and it will move an... (more...)
THE BARBER OF SEVILLE (the eighteenth century play written by French native Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, not Rossini's opera) makes for a charming spectacle at Classical Theatre Company.... (more...)
KURIOS, Cabinet of Curiosities, written and directed by Michel Laprise, creates a world vaguely 19th-century, with overtones of the French filmmaker Georges Melies. It's a world populated by fantastic beings, all going about their business with a will, whatever that business may be. It doesn't reall... (more...)
The actors are amazing, the set is handsomely appointed, and the lighting design is creative and well executed. It fascinates for a while. But once the finale fizzles from a lapse in logic, GRAND CONCOURSE proves to be an exercise in dramatic frustration.... (more...)
For HERO, Tyce's rocker persona is front and center as he sings the best of Jim Steinman. Across the dual disc album, he uses an edgy bravado when singing the songs, skrelts when the music calls for it, but doesn't fully commit to the gritty emotions of these beloved rock hits.... (more...)
For those of you who may have been wondering about God's whereabouts, or worrying about his well-being, I can now report that he's alive and well and doing stand-up at the Alley Theatre.... (more...)
Houston Ballet's program of three contemporary ballets, running now at THE WORTHAM CENTER, is breath-taking. This is the first of many adjectives I will reach for in this review. I may run out, but you'll get the drift.... (more...)
The latest iteration of the production on tour is crafted with care and performed with verve. It's an 'old-fashioned' Broadway staple, and it never wears out its welcome. It unabashedly tugs at the heartstrings, tickles the funny bone and jerks the tears, just as it did when it opened 66 years ago ... (more...)
Stages has assembled a "dream team" trio of comedians who can sing, and they make 5 COURSE love zip along with glee and pep. This is not a heavy night at the theatre, but a silly romp that should have audiences leaving with a big grin.... (more...)
In this retelling of the beloved fairy tale, pretty much everything is thrown out the window for a darker, edgier story of an independent woman fighting against her circumstances for a chance at a better life.... (more...)
TREVOR is what the Catastrophic Theatre does best - funny and provocative work that has much to say about the human condition. It's fascinating it takes a celebrity-obsessed chimpanzee to deliver the most human and touching of performances thanks to the combination of Kyle Sturdivant's acting prowe... (more...)
BWW Review: THE BODYGUARD THE MUSICAL Will Always Love Whitney at Broadway At The Hobby Center
BWW Review: Gravity Players Highlight Humanity in THE LAST DAYS OF JUDAS ISCARIOT
BWW Review: Summer Audiences Can Chill Out With Hitchcock's THE 39 STEPS at the Alley Theatre
BWW Review: SAUCY JACK AND THE SPACE VIXENS Just Need Disco at Obsidian Theater
BWW Review: Gary Laird - PIPPIN Has Magic To Do at Miller Outdoor Theatre
BWW Review: THE LION KING at Hobby Center
BWW Review: SIMPLY SIMONE Is Anything But 'Simple' at The Ensemble Theatre
BWW Review: The WORLD ACCORDING TO SNOOPY Is a True Regal for the Beagle
BWW Review: Things Get Freaky at the Alley In FREAKY FRIDAY
BWW Review: 1984 is Doubleplusungood at Obsidian Theater
BWW Review: North American Premiere of Bintley's TEMPEST Takes the Wortham by Storm
BWW Review: FUN HOME Shakes the Foundations at Theatre Under The Stars
BWW Review: LOBBY HERO AT 4TH Wall Theatre Company
BWW Review: BARBER OF SEVILLE On the Cutting Edge at Classical Theatre Co.
BWW Review: CIRQUE DU SOLEIL Soars at Sam Houston Race Park
BWW Review: GRAND CONCOURSE forgives at Main Street Theater
BWW CD Review: Tyce's HERO Rocks With Precision, Lacks Emotion
BWW Review: DREAMGIRLS Sparkles and Shines at TUTS
BWW Review: AN ACT OF GOD Descends at the Alley
BWW Review: Houston Ballet's LEGENDS AND PRODIGY ASTOUNDS
BWW Review: The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts Asks the Musical Question, 'SHALL WE DANCE?'
BWW Review: FIVE COURSE LOVE serves it at Stages Repertory Theatre
BWW Review: GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS says F*** YOU at Dirt Dogs Theatre Co
BWW Review: HOUSTON BALLET Resets CINDERELLA at Wortham Theater Center
BWW Review: TREVOR Monkeys Around at Catastrophic Theatre
VIDEO: Miranda & Corden Team for Crosswalk the Musical - HAIR
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