Beyond Buildings
Arts Districts Are Nice, But It’s What They Do That Counts A view of the Dallas Arts...
Dinner Theater Redefined
Just when I thought Houston dance has experiencing a bit of a lull, in walks a gaggle of Search Optimizer workers, Deuce Ticklebeetle, Shelly Kelly, Roxi Wright, Gretchen Charise Kittridge, Gwenevieve Hues, and Alyssa Roberts, to Good Dog Houston to mess with our heads.
Babies + Bad Choices
Horse Head Theatre Co., the Houston collective that comes out of hibernation once a year, is back again, this time with Abby Koenig's Spaghetti Code, a dark comedy about the trials of infertility, July 12-28 at PJ's Sports Bar.
16 Spring Season Standouts
As the season draws to a close in Houston (and occasionally elsewhere in Texas) and I'm already too focused on next season, it's a good time to reflect back on some standout performances.
Review: Hands on a Hardbody
I, for one, have become rather cynical when it comes to movie-inspired musicals. Even if they’re done well, I end up comparing them to the original film or wondering: Have we really run out of new stories to tell?
A Space of Her Own
Jennifer Decker is having a moment. Her cell phone is dying and she’s left the battery charger for it in the car.
A Thin Wall of Air: Charles James
The Menil Collection’s modest exhibition, A Thin Wall of Air: Charles James, is fascinating for the intimate glimpse it provides into the sensibilities of art patrons Dominique and John de Menil.
Down but Not Out
Contemporary dance in Texas took a suckerpunch with the sudden death of Dallas choreographer Bruce Wood, the closing down of Hope Center and Hope Stone Dance Company and Dominic Walsh's sabbatical from his company Dominic Walsh Dance Theater, all within the space of a month.
Light, Color & Mirrors
NobleMotion Dance premieres Dark Matter: Evidence of Things Unseen at the Barn, Aug. 29-30 and Sept. 4-6.
Good People at WaterTower Theatre
“I’m sorry you made bad choices,” Mike says to Marge (pronounced with a hard ‘g’) in the second act of David Lindsay-Abaire’s Good People, which runs through June 29 at Addison, Texas’ WaterTower Theatre.
Mountain Dancing
It's a rite of passage for a dance company to be invited to perform on Jacob's Pillow's storied Inside/Out stage in the Berkshires.
Room to Move
Houston Ballet’s Summer Intensive Program Offers a Full Experience IMAGE ABOVE: Houston Ballet readies itself for its 2014...