132 stories from The Houston Chronicle
'Urinetown' director has Texas roots and Tony clout
The moment of truth arrives about 50 minutes into the first act of Some Like It Hot. The sea of chorus girls parts, and as the dancers exit, Tony Curtis enters, stepping out for his musical-theater debut at age 77.
There was plenty to celebrate, with a grand new theater, an audience eager to be entertained, and a stage full of Broadway and Hollywood luminaries offering a centennial salute to beloved Br…
CONROE -- The Alley Theatre in Houston has donated its stage for a night to the Conroe cast that walked out rather than remove profanity from the script of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texa…
Susan Stroman knew that crafting a follow-up to the Tony-sweeping megahit The Producers held a minefield along with its possibilities.
Lucy Prebble's Enron is a cautionary tale that brilliantly captures the Houston-based corporation's high-rolling times and remains sadly relevant in these days of Wall Street bailouts that followed, perhaps inexorably, seven years after Enron's collapse. Director Rupert Goold has created a spectacle, part Kafka, part Vegas, that is lovely to look at and yet painful to behold. It is a Shakespearean tale of greed, lust and power, told by a British playwright with a savvy touch for American capitalism in the raw with a Texas accent.
Lucy Prebble's Enron is a cautionary tale that brilliantly captures the Houston-based corporation's high-rolling times and remains sadly relevant in these days of Wall Street bailouts that followed, perhaps inexorably, seven years after Enron's collapse.
As this is not only the most complete, but also the best-sung Finian's Rainbow available, musical fans should consider the disc a must.
Want a one-word review of Broadway sensation Kate Baldwin's debut CD? How about "Wow!"?
One portrayal of Sherlock Holmes is not like another—even when it's the same actor playing the celebrated sleuth.
You don't have to like TV to love .
The Alley Theater, now in its 20th year presenting the Carol, boasts several actors expert at conveying Scrooge's misanthropy.
Frost/Nixon plumbs enigmatic president's life
Disgraced president's interviews with Frost form basis of play
Any time Jeffry Denman energizes the stage with his vibrant singing, exuberant dancing and irrepressible clowning, The Gershwins' An American in Paris takes wing.
Judy Kaye's star was launched three decades ago, and she continues to reign on stage
