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BWW Reviews: A.D. Players' GODSPELL: A Must See

A. D. Players announces that Godspell will open July 9th and run through August 24, 2014 on their Grace Theater stage, concluding the company's 2013-2014 season.

The A. D. Players is in the middle of celebrating their 47th season of theatre. Notorious for providing Houston audiences with thought-provoking and inspirational pieces of theatre, they are kicking off 2014 in the same fashion with their deeply moving production of Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett's award-winning play, THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK.

When Christmastime draws near, it seems that almost every theatre in town gets into the holiday spirit. As usual, Houston audiences have a plethora of choices when it comes to holiday entertainment. This season A.D. Players is presenting Thomas Ohlson's comedy GOLD, FRANKINCENSE, CHRISTMAS TREE ORNAMENTS AND MYRRH. The play premiered Off-Broadway in 1964 at the Riverside Church and ran for 20 performances. It introduces audiences to a fourth wise man who, despite his best efforts, misses the birth of Jesus Christ.

A. D. Players will celebrate Christmas on their Mainstage with Gold, Frankincense, Christmas Tree Ornaments, and Myrrh by Thomas Ohlson, a unique take on the classic nativity story. The play will preview November 20th and 21st, open November 22nd, and run through December 29th.

With intense and tricky harmonies and complex syncopations, Jason Robert Brown's SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD is an ambitious title for any company to program, let alone an up and coming group like The Eklektix Theatre Company (ETC). With that said, from what I saw at last night's final dress rehearsal, ETC proves that some risks are worth taking. The young company, filled with fresh faces and young talent, deftly tackles Jason Robert Brown's intricate score and is producing a staged concert that is both beautiful and moving.

Eklektix Theatre Company burst onto the Houston scene with a summer 2012 production of SPRING AWAKENING. They followed that up with an ambitious season of old favorites, bringing Houston audiences edgy and innovative productions of MACBETH, SPRING AWAKENING in concert, THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW, and RENT. Kicking off their current season, the youthful but talented group of artists is rehearsing Jason Robert Brown's complex and stirring SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD. This past weekend, I dropped in on a rehearsal to chat with the cast about preparing the show for Houston audiences.

Classic theatre comes to Katy this month with the incredibly entertaining production of The Fantasticks, directed byElizabeth Mace, at Katy Visual & Performing Arts Center (KVPAC), and performed by Encore Players, Katy's premier community theatre.

Classic theatre comes to Katy this month with the incredibly entertaining production of The Fantasticks, directed by Elizabeth Mace, at Katy Visual & Performing Arts Center (KVPAC), and performed by Encore Players, Katy's premier community theatre.

A.D. Players production of Brandon Thomas's CHARLEY'S AUNT is classic farce at its finest.

A. D. Players theater closes their 2011/2012 season with the British comedy Charley's Aunt by BranDon Thomas on their MainStage now playing through August 26, 2012. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the production photos below.

A. D. Players theater will close their 2011/2012 season with the British comedy Charley's Aunt by Brandon Thomas on their MainStage tonight, July 4th through August 26, 2012.

A. D. Players theater will close their 2011/2012 season with the British comedy Charley's Aunt by Brandon Thomas on their MainStage July 4th through August 26, 2012.