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Victor Hugo's epic novel Les Miserables has become one of the world's most successful and beloved musicals. Alain Boublil first got the idea to adapt the novel to stage while watching a production of OLIVER! In London. He pitched the idea to French composer Claude-Michel Schonberg. LES MISERABLES was first staged in 1980, and over 500,000 people saw it across its 100 performances. The first production in English, produced by Cameron Mackintosh and adapted and directed by Trevor Nunn and John Caird, opened in 1985 in London. This production instantly became a phenomenon, and is still running (with revisions and alterations to the book and staging). LES MISERABLES first opened on Broadway in 1987 and ran through 2003. It was revived in 2006 and will be revived on Broadway again in 2014. Currently, Bayou City Theatrics is presenting a pared down LES MISERABLES that is also the first all-Houston talent production of the musical.

After a critically acclaimed and highly successful inaugural season, Bayou City Theatrics will open their second season with a reinvented production of the world-famous musical, Les Miserables. Following the success of the 2012 Academy Award winning film adaptation, (starring Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe and Anne Hathaway) Music Theatre International released the performance rights for the musical to be licensed to companies nationwide. BCT's Artistic Director, Colton Berry, jumped at the chance.

As I stare down the barrel of my own 10-year anniversary from graduating high school, I found more than one of the characters in Standing Room Only Production's presentation of local award-winning playwright Michael Weem's FEELING ALRIGHT! honestly relevant and applicable to me and my life. And I'm certain I was not alone. Whether you're just out of high school or 50 years out of high school, the individual pressures and dilemmas of self-discovery of at least one of the characters will ring with the distinct air of truth for you.

Six friends attend their ten year high school reunion and relive the tumultuous, colorful and dynasix of them have lived very different lives since their graduation, the music of their youth brings the back together for one unforgettable night in Feeling Alright! Written by Houston playwright Michael Weems, and with music by The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Aretha Franklin, Janis Joplin, Joe Cocker and many more, Feeling Alright! is a whirlwind of music that defined an era.

Six friends attend their ten year high school reunion and relive the tumultuous, colorful and dynasix of them have lived very different lives since their graduation, the music of their youth brings the back together for one unforgettable night in Feeling Alright! Written by Houston playwright Michael Weems, and with music by The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Aretha Franklin, Janis Joplin, Joe Cocker and many more, Feeling Alright! is a whirlwind of music that defined an era.

It's 1975. Six friends attend their ten year high school reunion and relive the tumultuous, colorful and dynamic years of the late 1960's. Although all six of them have lived very different lives since their graduation, the music of their youth brings the back together for one unforgettable night in Feeling Alright! Written by Houston playwright Michael Weems, and with music by The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Aretha Franklin, Janis Joplin, Joe Cocker and many more, Feeling Alright! is a whirlwind of music that defined an era.

What happens when artists reclaim prominent fairy tale figures from Disney's sparkling and sanitzied translations? Well, for one, INTO THE WOODS is born. The show, with a book by James Lapine and music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, presents fairy tale characters that are closer to their origins. They are bawdy, sarcastic, humorous, and ultimately tangibly real in their own ways. The varnish is removed and their valuable lessons are given to light again. Whether you love or hate Stephen Sondheim's work, there is no denying that the man is brilliant and INTO THE WOODS, as produced by Colton Berry's Bayou City Theatrics, magnificently illustrates this.

One would never guess that [title of show] is only Standing Room Only Productions' 6th production. The show is perfectly polished, and every aspect of the production is simply magnificent.

SRO Productions Presents [title of show], with Music and Lyrics by Jeff Bowen, Book by Hunter Bell, October 18 - November 3, 2012. The show will be directed by Michael Allen Taylor and produced by Kyle C. Ezer and SRO Productions. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the show below.

SRO Productions Presents [title of show], with Music and Lyrics by Jeff Bowen, Book by Hunter Bell, tonight, October 18 - November 3, 2012. The show will be directed by Michael Allen Taylor and produced by Kyle C. Ezer and SRO Productions.

On a beautiful Tuesday evening, I visited with the cast and crew of SRO Production's [TITLE OF SHOW], written by Hunter Bell and Jeff Bowen. They were hard at work in their intimate rehearsal space, and I was luckily enough to see them rehearse the rousing "Nine People's Favorite Thing" and "Die Vampire! Die!" If the small preview I saw, the camaraderie shown in the interview, and sheer amount of fun the cast and crew are having are any indication of what Houston audiences are in for, this is sure to be a stellar production.

SRO Productions Presents [title of show], with Music and Lyrics by Jeff Bowen, Book by Hunter Bell, October 18 - November 3, 2012. The show will be directed by Michael Allen Taylor and produced by Kyle C. Ezer and SRO Productions.

Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS) just announced the cast of The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas, running June 5 - 17 at the Hobby Center for The Performing Arts. It's all big songs and big hair in this sassy, spirited musical about a real-life brothel in Texas. Based on the "Chicken Ranch", the infamous, long-running house of ill repute, this tongue-in-cheek story chronicles Miss Mona Stangley, a classy yet brassy madam with a heart of gold, as her "business" becomes the center of a media controversy. Thrusting the Chicken Ranch into the spotlight is Melvin P. Thorpe, a loud-mouthed reporter based on Houston's own late Marvin Zindler. Spicing up the story line is a hot-headed, trigger-happy town sheriff, the Texas A&M football team, and Miss Mona's risque girls. The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas will be a feisty, fun-filled treat that includes favorites such as "A Lil' Ole Bitty Pissant Country Place" and "Hard Candy Christmas".

The Young Adult Council at Gilda's Club Metro Detroit is partnering with Go Comedy! Improv Theater in Ferndale to host a Happy Hour Comedy Night on Friday, June 19. Happy hour begins at 6pm with 50/50 raffle and $1 pizza slices. The Go Comedy! All Star Showdown begins at 8pm and 10pm. Tickets: $20 for one show, $36 for two shows (this is improv comedy so no two shows are alike!), are available by calling (248) 327-0575 or in person at the Go Comedy! box office at 7pm on June 19.

The Young Adult Council at Gilda's Club Metro Detroit is partnering with Go Comedy! Improv Theater in Ferndale to host a Happy Hour Comedy Night on Friday, June 19. Happy hour begins at 6pm with 50/50 raffle and $1 pizza slices. The Go Comedy! All Star Showdown begins at 8pm and 10pm. Tickets: $20 for one show, $36 for two shows (this is improv comedy so no two shows are alike!), are available by calling (248) 327-0575 or in person at the Go Comedy! box office at 7pm on June 19.