Music Director Leonard Slatkin Conducts Orchestre National de Lyon First American Tour Since 2003
Beginning February 18, the Orchestre National de Lyon, “probably the most refined ensemble of the world” (The Guardian), tours the United States for the first time since 2003, playing concerts with music director Leonard Slatkin on a six-city tour. The Orchestra performs in renowned venues such as Carnegie Hall, New Jersey Performing Arts Center, and at the University of Georgia, Wake Forest University, and others. Special guest artists at Carnegie Hall include two of classical music's most treasured American voices, soprano Renée Fleming and baritone Thomas Hampson. The New York program will feature debut performances of Guillaume Connesson's Celephaïs and a new Ravel arrangement of Rimsky-Korsakov's Antar with text by Amin Maalouf.
BWW Review: A CHRISTMAS OF MANY PARTS at A.D. Players
A.D. Players has taken their one act A CHRISTMAS OF MANY PARTS, and extended it to a more formal two act structure for the holiday season. It's a great deal of fun, and theater goers should find a lot to love here
BCCM's BELLS ARE RINGING Begins Tonight
BCCM's production of BELLS ARE RINGING, a hilarious slice of the mid-Twentieth Century world lost to voice mail and texting, opens at the Heinen Theatre, 3517 Austin, at 7:30 p.m., tonight, September 17, 2015.
BELLS ARE RINGING Opens Bayou City Concert Musicals' 2015-16 Season
Bayou City Concert Musicals is back with a 2015-16 season full of fun and great music, starting with the delightful musical comedy Bells Are Ringing, a hilarious slice of the mid-Twentieth Century world lost to voice mail and texting, and rounded out by two cabaret evenings of the music of two giants of the Great American Songbook, Hoagy Carmichael and George Gershwin.
Bayou City Concert Musicals Honors Sylvia Froman Tonight
Bayou City Concert Musicals will present the 2014 Kim Hupp Award to Houston Legend Sylvia Froman as part of its fundraising event, A Little Sondheim Music, at 7:30 p.m., tonight, March 29, 2014, at the Cullen Performance Hall of The University of St. Thomas, 4001 Mt. Vernon.
Bayou City Concert Musicals to Honor Sylvia Froman, 3/29
Bayou City Concert Musicals will present the 2014 Kim Hupp Award to Houston Legend Sylvia Froman as part of its fundraising event, A Little Sondheim Music, at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, March 29, 2014, at the Cullen Performance Hall of The University of St. Thomas, 4001 Mt. Vernon.
BWW Reviews: A. D. Players' THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK is Deeply Moving
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.
A. D. Players Presents THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK, Beg. Tonight
A. D. Players presents the award-winning play The Diary of Anne Frank by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett, now through March 9, and is partnering with Holocaust Museum Houston to present special events at the museum connected to the story of the play. The Diary of Anne Frank opens tonight, January 31, and runs through March 9.
A. D. Players to Present THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK, Begin. 1/31
A. D. Players will present the award-winning play The Diary of Anne Frank by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett, January 29 through March 9, and is partnering with Holocaust Museum Houston to present special events at the museum connected to the story of the play. The Diary of Anne Frank will preview January 29 and 30, open January 31, and run through March 9.
DIFFA Presents DINGING BY DESIGN, Now thru 9/28
The Michigan AIDS Coalition (MAC), in partnership with DIFFA (Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS), will present DINING BY DESIGN today, Sept. 26 and Sept. 27 and 28 at the former Federal Reserve Building in Detroit. Presented by Opportunity Detroit, three events will unite the most talented and celebrated individuals in the worlds of interior design, art, and architecture. Guests will enjoy food, cocktails, entertainment, art and more than 30 stunning dining installations at each event.
DIFFA to Present DINGING BY DESIGN, 9/26-9/28
The Michigan AIDS Coalition (MAC), in partnership with DIFFA (Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS), will present DINING BY DESIGN Sept. 26, 27 and 28 at the former Federal Reserve Building in Detroit. Presented by Opportunity Detroit, three events will unite the most talented and celebrated individuals in the worlds of interior design, art, and architecture.
BWW Reviews: Bayou City Concert Musicals' THE PAJAMA GAME is an Opulent Revival of an Old Gem
Bayou City Concert Musicals (BCCM) is kicking off their series of neglected 50s musicals with THE PAJAMA GAME, featuring Music and Lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross and a Book by George Abbott and Richard Bissell. The beloved romantic comedy is based on Richard Bissell's novel 7½ Cents. In the show, the factory workers at Sleep-Tite Pajamas are fighting for a 7½ cent per hour raise. In the midst of this, Babe Williams, the grievance committee head, and Sid, the handsome new factory superintendent, fall in love. THE PAJAMA GAME took New York City by storm when it premiered in 1954 and ran for 1,063 performances in its original run. It spawned a successful film adaption in 1957, had a failed Broadway revival in 1973, and found success again with a 2006 Broadway revival. Additionally, the BCCM production is the first professional production of the beloved musical in Houston in about 40 years.
Bayou City Concert Musicals to Present THE PAJAMA GAME at Heinen Theatre, 9/12-15
Bayou City Concert Musicals will present the classic musical comedy, The Pajama Game, for five performances at the Heinen Theatre, 3517 Austin, September 12-15, 2013. The Thursday performance (9-12) will begin at 7:30 p.m. with the Friday (9-13) and Saturday (9-14) performances beginning at 8:00 p.m. There will be two performances on Sunday (9-15), a matinee at 2:00 p.m. and an evening performance at 7:30 p.m.