Review: STAR WARS IN CONCERT: RETURN OF THE JEDI at Houston Symphony
by Armando Urdiales - January 10, 2026
The Houston Symphony’s presentation of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi in concert was a breathtaking reminder of how timeless and transportive John Williams’ score is. Performed live under conductor Steven Reineke, the orchestra did more than accompany the film. It became its pulsing soul. Each note s...
Review: LA TRAVIATA, Royal Ballet And Opera
by Clementine Scott - January 09, 2026
Opera as a whole may be too reliant on museum pieces, on endless identikit revivals designed to secure bums on seats. But in the case of Richard Eyre’s 1994 La traviata, the old adage might be true: if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it....
Review: LA TRAVIATA, Royal Ballet And Opera
by Clementine Scott - January 09, 2026
Opera as a whole may be too reliant on museum pieces, on endless identikit revivals designed to secure bums on seats. But in the case of Richard Eyre’s 1994 La traviata, the old adage might be true: if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it....
Review: DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at Broadway At The Hobby Center
by Brett Cullum - January 08, 2026
The current BEAUTY AND THE BEAST tour is a celebration of the Broadway musical’s 30th anniversary, and a chance for director and choreographer Matt West and book writer Linda Woolverton to revisit a stage version they have been working on since it all began in Houston during 1993....
Review: A GHOST IN YOUR EAR, Hampstead Theatre
by Katie Kirkpatrick - January 09, 2026
Walking down an ominous red-lit corridor and being asked to put on over-ear headphones isn’t your typical start to a night at the theatre – but then A Ghost in Your Ear isn’t your typical play. Jamie Armitage’s second show as both writer and director (after last year’s An Interrogation) is a true ho...