Houston Theater Reviews: Best Shows & Critic Recommendations Page 19

BWW Review: Punchy Characters And Catchy Tunes Carry The Show In OLIVER!
by Jenny Taylor Moodie - April 09, 2016

BWW Review: BWW Review: Punchy Characters And Catchy Tunes Carry The Show In OLIVER!...

BWW Review: THOM PAIN Disturbs at Catastrophic Theatre
by Brett Cullum - April 08, 2016

I always turn to Catastrophic Theatre for the best in edgy experimental work in Houston. The thing about experiments though is sometimes they fail, and in this case I am afraid it does....

BWW Review: SPEAKEASY Sparkles at Standing Room Only
by Brett Cullum - April 06, 2016

SPEAKEASY has a great cast, some catchy songs, a nice plot, and a great sense of interactive fun that should have audiences on their feet doing the Charleston....

BWW Review: Landing Theatre Company Lands FOOL FOR LOVE
by Mai Le - April 07, 2016

The Landing Theatre Company has a new venue! And they're excited to pick up their 2015-2016 season in their new home with FOOL FOR LOVE, by prominent American playwright Sam Shepard....

BWW Review: GROUNDED Is Taut And Focused At The Alley Theatre
by Jenny Taylor Moodie - April 02, 2016

BWW Review: GROUNDED Honors The Humanity In All Of Us At The Alley Theatre...

BWW Review: AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS Charms the Crowd at The Alley
by Alexander Garza - March 28, 2016

The feel-good family friendly show is fast paced, well-performed, and will have you laughing out loud. The show is full of wit, quips, and charm. The show will close in less than a week, and it's one that you do not want to miss this season. Don't forget to bring the kiddos. The comedy was adapted b...

BWW Review: Texas Rep Premiere HAIR LIKE THE SUN Exquisitely Explores Life in WWII Internment Camps
by Mai Le - March 24, 2016

In HAIR LIKE THE SUN, the aftereffect of Executive Order 9066 is seen through the eyes of 15-year-old Ruth Mix (Jenna Malisheski) who, initially against her dearest wishes, travels with her mother, Frida Mix (Sally Burtenshaw), to go live as volunteers in a Japanese internment camp in the Arizona de...

BWW Review: CABARET Dazzles and Intrigues at the Hobby Center
by Brett Cullum - March 23, 2016

The tour Broadway Across America has brought into Houston is outstanding in how it handles expectations and shatters them in new and original ways. This is a great production of a thought-provoking show, and it brings the Roundabout Theatre Company experience out of New York City....

BWW Review: THE SWEET POTATO QUEENS at TUTS Underground
by Brett Cullum - March 21, 2016

TUTS Underground has a crowd pleaser on its hands, and this one should have a deservedly successful run with plenty of fans at the end of it. THE SWEET POTATO QUEENS tells a great story, has a solid cast, and is a ton of fun....

BWW Review: TUTS Presents a Practically Perfect MARY POPPINS
by Jenny Taylor Moodie - March 11, 2016

High over the rooftops of London, a regal and tidy figure drifts through the fog on a mission to help a family in flux. Her signature umbrella carries her to the Banks' home to set things right, and with a little practicality and a lot of magic she has the power to change the ordinary into the extra...

BWW Review: Stark Naked Theatre's WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? Is A Can't-Miss Show
by Natalie de la Garza - March 11, 2016

Well, we now know one thing: If the question is, in fact, WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?, the answer ain't Stark Naked Theatre....

BWW Review: END OF THE RAINBOW at Stages Repertory Theatre
by Brett Cullum - March 06, 2016

Like Garland herself, the show is obsessed with high energy musical uppers contrasted with dark dramatic downers in between. It's a roller coaster ride of songs mixed with self destruction as we watch a star orchestrate her own death....

BWW Review: Houston Ballet Presents An Unforgettable SLEEPING BEAUTY
by Jenny Taylor Moodie - February 27, 2016

BWW Review: Houston Ballet Gives A Luxurious Experience With THE SLEEPING BEAUTY...

BWW Review: STRAIGHT WHITE MEN at Stages Repertory Theatre
by Brett Cullum - February 26, 2016

A brave cast, a spot on director, and amazing technical direction just can't make STRAIGHT WHITE MEN appealing....

BWW Review: THE SOUND OF MUSIC Is Sweet But Not Saccharine
by Natalie de la Garza - February 22, 2016

THE SOUND OF MUSIC, directed by Jack O'Brien, finds the perfect balance for Rodgers and Hammerstein's classic story, a story that can be sickeningly saccharine in the wrong hands and therefore easily dismissed. O'Brien's vision is a bit more weighty and grounded and complemented brilliantly by the p...

BWW Review: FENCES at The Ensemble Theatre, a Barricade of Emotion
by Bryan-Keyth Wilson - February 16, 2016

It was circa 1993 when I was introduced to the brilliance of August Wilson by my high school theatre teacher Rodney Sheffield. I remember reading the play in one day, and from then on I was infatuated with Wilson's writing style and dynamic characters. Being a black kid in the theatre, there wasn't ...

BWW Review: LOVE AND INFORMATION At Main Street Theater: Too Much Information?
by Jenny Taylor Moodie - February 15, 2016

BWW Review: LOVE AND INFORMATION At Main Street Theater...

BWW Review: BECKY'S NEW CAR Kills at Mildred's Umbrella
by Katricia Lang - February 06, 2016

Rebecca 'Becky' Foster is listless. At 45+, the middle-class, middle-aged mother and wife resignedly trudges through life....

BWW Review: THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY Pops The Question-Just How Romantic Are You?
by Jenny Taylor Moodie - January 29, 2016

BWW Review: THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY: Romantic Or Schmaltzy?...

BWW Review: THE BOOK OF MAGGIE Slays at Stages Repertory
by Alexander Garza - January 29, 2016

BWW Review: THE BOOK OF MAGGIE Slays at Stages Repertory #Theatre #Houston...

BWW Review: SHADOWS ON OAK ISLAND at Theatre Suburbia
by Brett Cullum - January 25, 2016

SHADOWS ON OAK ISLAND works best when it is looking at Jackson and Rene losing their child, and plunges into silly nonsense when trying to decipher the Knights of the Templar legends or hint at ghosts....

BWW Review: A.D. Players Kicks Off New Year with BAREFOOT IN THE PARK
by Jenny Taylor Moodie - January 16, 2016

BWW REVIEW: A.D. PLAYERS KICKS UP ITS HEELS WITH A FUN-FILLED BAREFOOT IN THE PARK...

BWW Review: VENUS IN FUR at Main Street Theater
by Brett Cullum - January 15, 2016

Main Street Theater's production of VENUS IN FUR is the sexiest and most thought-provoking play you can see in Houston right now. It's a pas de deux examining power between women and men, dominants and submissives, as well as actors and directors....

BWW Review: Main Street Theater's TWELFTH NIGHT Marries Love and Humor
by Katricia Lang - January 08, 2016

The actors add to the relaxed atmosphere. No one is too good to play for a laugh, which is quintessential Shakespeare. The bard includes a pickled-herring gas joke. The TWELFTH NIGHT actors ensure you laugh at it....

BWW Review: Ben Stevenson's THE NUTCRACKER Graces the Stage
by Natalie de la Garza - December 24, 2015

Since its debut in 1892, THE NUTCRACKER, based on E.T.A. Hoffman's 'The Nutcracker and the Mouse King,' has been a holiday staple, its music, by Romantic composer Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, ubiquitous. And, since 1987, Ben Stevenson's THE NUTCRACKER has been a Houston institution....