Houston Theater Reviews: Best Shows & Critic Recommendations Page 19

BWW Review: THE FIRST NOEL Lifts the Spirit at the Ensemble Theatre
by Jenny Taylor Moodie - November 21, 2016

BWW Review: THE FIRST NOEL Heals and Steals the Heart at the Ensemble Theatre...

BWW Review: SONG ABOUT HIMSELF Confounds at Catastrophic Theatre
by Brett Cullum - November 18, 2016

SONG ABOUT HIMSELF is a linguistic fantasia set inside of the chatroom of a post-apocalyptic social network. This is intellectual sci-fi drama played on a sparse set and focused on how we connect as humans and machines. There are ghosts here on both sides of humanity's line, and language suffers th...

BWW Review: HONKY TONK ANGELS HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR Lands at Stages Repertory Theatre
by Alexander Garza - November 14, 2016

THE HONKY TONK ANGELS HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR, the sequel to Ted Swindley's hit musical, THE HONKY TONK ANGELS, takes the stage at Stages Repertory Theatre this holiday season. The Angels perform a holiday reunion concert in Nashville, and a new member must step in to replace Angela until she returns. T...

BWW Review: THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW Shimmers at TUTS
by Brett Cullum - November 11, 2016

What the cast and director are doing here is offering a solid, slick, and oh so faithful rendition of ROCKY HORROR. Director Mitchell Greco relies on the strength of the fortysomething year-old material, and lets his vision grow gorgeous images and sumptuous arrangements....

BWW Review: THIS IS MODERN ART at The Landing Theatre Company
by Jenny Taylor Moodie - October 31, 2016

BWW Review: THIS IS MODERN ART Sheds Light On The World Of Graffiti...

BWW Review: WOLF HALL Plays Devil's Advocate at Main Street Theater
by Katricia Lang - October 28, 2016

Main Street Theater gives WOLF HALL, a political thriller set in the court of Tudor ruler and serial spouse King Henry VIII, the same grab and intensity of a popcorn flick....

BWW Review: DRY LAND at Mildred's Umbrella Theater Company
by Alexander Garza - October 25, 2016

This play is dark, sweet, and shocking. It is graphic and may be offensive to some people. But if you enjoy theatre that pushes boundaries and not easily offended by sensitive topics, then you will enjoy this story....

BWW Review: THE MUSICAL OF MUSICALS, THE MUSICAL! Spoofs Musicals at Theater LaB Houston
by Brett Cullum - October 12, 2016

THE MUSICAL OF MUSICALS, THE MUSICAL! Is as much of a self-explanatory title as any theater-goer could ever want or pine for. It's definitely a musical about musicals that has musical number after musical number, and its own sardonic take on the form over the past fifty or so years....

BWW Review: THE BEAR and THE PROPOSAL Delight Audiences at CTC
by Alexander Garza - October 10, 2016

Classical Theatre Company tackles Russian Master Anton Chekhov once again. This time, the 9-year-old theatre company presents two of Chekhov's one-act vaudevillian comedies, THE BEAR & THE PROPOSAL and an essay of THE EVILS OF TOBACCO. The production is directed by John Johnston and stars Mark Rober...

BWW Review: Honey, Honey! MAMMA MIA! Is Sticky Sweetness Wrapped Around Abba's Tunes
by Jenny Taylor Moodie - October 08, 2016

BWW Review: MAMMA MIA! Gives A Farewell Tour At The Hobby Center...

BWW Review: Banks Brothers Let It Rip in THE COUSIN CLEOTHA WAR
by Guest Blogger: Gary Laird - October 03, 2016

Hide your children; it's going to be a bumpy night....

BWW Review: There's No Excuse Not to See Obsidian Theater's THE MOTHERF*#CKER WITH THE HAT
by Natalie de la Garza - September 30, 2016

There's no doubt that Obsidian Theater's THE MOTHERF*#CKER WITH THE HAT wins the award for most attention-grabbing title of the season, but does James Belcher's production live up to the promise of that title? Is it as honest and unapologetically in-your-face as that title would have you believe? Wh...

BWW Review: Houston Ballet Showcases Sumptuous MADAME BUTTERFLY and Spare SON OF CHAMBER SYMPHONY
by Guest Blogger: Gary Laird - September 29, 2016

The current offering from the Houston Ballet, MADAME BUTTERFLY with SON OF CHAMBER SYMPHONY, is a study of contrasts - economy and luxury....

BWW Review: SASSY MAMAS Seduce at Ensemble Theatre
by Brett Cullum - September 28, 2016

A widower, a divorcee, and a 'permanently single' political figure all end up going for younger guys in this hilarious look at what pop culture lovingly calls 'cougars'. It feels familiar, but it also brings something touching and new to the table....

BWW Review: QUEEN of KATWE Deserves the Trophy, Pennant, Belt, and Title
by Katricia Lang - September 27, 2016

QUEEN OF KATWE is a genuinely moving sports film directed by Mira Nair, starring David Oyelowo and Lupita Nyong'o, and introducing Madina Nalwanga, who plays real life underdog and chess champion Phiona Mutesi....

BWW Review: IN THE HEIGHTS Is The Hottest Ticket In Town
by Jenny Taylor Moodie - September 16, 2016

BWW Review: IN THE HEIGHTS Is An Exuberant Must-See At Theatre Under The Stars...

BWW Review: The Dark Side of TRUE WEST
by Alexander Garza - September 15, 2016

4th Wall Theatre Company has hit the ground running this season with its opening production of Sam Shepard's Tony-nominated play, TRUE WEST. The piece explores a dualism of personalities, sibling rivalry, art as commerce, and what defines a man. Sometimes funny, sad, and frightening, the play never ...

BWW Review: BURIED CHILD Reinvented at Catastrophic Theatre
by Brett Cullum - September 14, 2016

They have cast the show without regard to race, perceived sexual orientation or physical types, and in the process expanded the vision of what could be a narrow exercise into a universal one. Never has the play felt so broad and borderless, and the staging reveals interesting struggles inside both A...

BWW Review: AMERICAN INGENUITY Showcases Powerful Performances From Houston Ballet
by Jenny Taylor Moodie - September 09, 2016

BWW Review: AMERICAN INGENUITY Showcases Powerful Performances From Houston Ballet...

BWW Review: THE REVOLUTIONISTS Serve Girl Power at Main Street Theater
by Brett Cullum - September 06, 2016

The author claims it is 'mostly a comedy', and it is certainly not a musical about a barricade with people singing the songs of angry men. No, this one is the words of enraged women as they struggle to be recognized as the vehicles of liberation....

BWW Review: The Alley Theatre's HAND TO GOD Is Funny (Hand to God)
by Guest Blogger: Gary Laird - August 30, 2016

Laugh out loud, tears-in-your-eyes, dangerously close to wetting your pants funny....

BWW Review: A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN Brings Down the House
by Guest Blogger: Gary Laird - August 24, 2016

Janis Joplin was a force of nature. She was a candle in the wind. She was brash, vulgar, hard-drinking, hard-drugging, hard-living and fatally flawed....

BWW Review: The Landing Theatre Company's GAMBRELS OF THE SKY Dwells in Possibility
by Natalie de la Garza - August 19, 2016

Described as an 'urban biblical fairy tale,' GAMBRELS OF THE SKY, the Landing Theatre Company's current production, catches us up with Eve (I did say biblical, didn't I?), six thousand years removed from the garden. She now works in a high-rise, specializing in office-based hedonism, with Rose, the ...

BWW Review: After Fledgling Start PETE'S DRAGON Spreads Massive Wings & Soars!
by Katricia Lang - August 17, 2016

PETE'S DRAGON is a movie for children, not adults, but grown-ups will still find themselves enchanted by Pete, an orphaned 11-year-old struggling to hold on to his best friend, a dragon named Elliott....

BWW Review: THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES: DREAM ON at Stages Repertory Theatre
by Brett Cullum - August 11, 2016

You can feel the standing ovation building the second they start working their way through 30 hit songs that the audience sings along with gleefully. I saw the production the second weekend, and already audience members were proclaiming to others 'This is my THIRD time!'...