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Interview: Logan Vaden of COMPANY at THE GARDEN THEATRE
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (267+ words) It's the little things you do together on your birthday! Brett Cullum: Wait. HOLD THE PHONE! Have you been engaged multiple times? Logan Vaden: Oh, yeah, oh yeah. Yeah, of course! Brett Cullum: We should make this whole interview about…...
Alley Theatre brings Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest" to Houston with a fresh twist
4+ week, 2+ day ago (197+ words) Melanie Camp, Houston Life Correspondent HOUSTON " The cast of Oscar Wilde's beloved comedy "The Importance of Being Earnest" welcomed Houston Life to the Alley Theatre for a behind-the-scenes look at the production. Actors Candy Buckley and Christopher Salazar shared insight…...
Broadway's "Rocky Horror' revival limits audience participation " disappointing fans: "It's gonna be really hard'
36+ min ago (715+ words) A Broadway revival of "The Rocky Horror Show" is putting limits on audience participation " but fans say the infamous musical just isn't the same if they can't sing along, shout out lines of dialogue and throw various items during performances....
Aramie Payton brings Broadway pedigree to Alley Theatre's revival of "Fences
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (350+ words) Melanie Camp, Houston Life Correspondent HOUSTON " For Aramie Payton, the move from Broadway to Houston marks a shift from spectacle to something more intimate. The actor, whose recent credits include the Broadway production of MJ the Musical'inspired by Michael Jackson'is…...
Lily Allen's two part West End Girl show confuses fans
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1041+ words) By CHARLOTTE DEAN, ASSOCIATE SHOWBIZ EDITOR While they delighted in the time Lily, 40, was on stage playing her new album from beginning to end, some took issue with the first half of the show. A string trio entertained the audience…...
Isha Koppikar recalls eerie experience of shooting horror film Krishna Cottage
1+ week, 4+ day ago (511+ words) Isha Koppikar recalls unexplained, eerie incidents on the sets of Krishna Cottage, saying her co-stars were spooked even before she arrived on set....
Charleston showings of 'The Wiz' turn the Yellow Brick Road into a story of Black resilience and joy
3+ hour, 6+ min ago (573+ words) Broadway's "The Wiz" is coming to the North Charleston Performing Arts Center. Phoenix La Freniere (right) plays Dorothy." Lions, tigers and bears, oh my! "The Wiz" will be in North Charleston as part of the Best of Broadway series at…...
Radu Jude, the Bard of Bucharest
2+ hour, 6+ min ago (167+ words) He then delivered some angry dialogue, in Romanian, for the scene. Harari asked for a translation of one line, and Jude happily provided it: "It means, "Fuck your dead relatives of your mother." "It feels old-fashioned," Jude observed. "Its like…...
Silver Sounds Northwest bringing "Rock and Roll Goes to Broadway" to Burien April 18 & 19
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (162+ words) Join Silver Sounds Northwest the weekend of April 18 & 19 for a concert celebrating Broadway shows that use rock and roll songs to create musicals like "Grease" and "Beautiful: The [] Silver Sounds Northwest bringing "Rock and Roll Goes to Broadway" to Burien…...
Pretty Woman: The Musical set to dazzle Johannesburg after Cape Town success
4+ hour, 36+ min ago (425+ words) The waiting is almost over. Pretty Women: The Musical opens at Johannesburg's Montecasino Teatro from April 24 to May 31. Following a successful run at Artscape in Cape Town, the production has already been met with enthusiastic audiences. Now, the much-loved story…...