I grew up in Cleburne, TX. I performed with the drama club at Cleburne High School, witnessed the building of the theatre at the high school (the “Cavern” as we called it) and was the light board operator/designer (and sometimes actor) for some of the Greater Cleburne Carnegie Players first productions. That was the 1980s …
Lyric Stage Presents The World Premiere Of Larry Gatlin’s “Quanah”
“Quanah,” the Parker Family Saga, is a new musical written by Grammy Award-winning country music legend Larry Gatlin. It is the story of Quanah Parker, the last Comanche chief, his mother Cynthia Ann Parker and the Parker Family settling in Texas — and the survival and ascendancy of the great Comanche people. It is, in …
Movie Review: “Jeremiah Tower: The Last Magnificent” Is An Incredibly Informative Biopic Which Makes For An Incredibly Boring Movie
[yasr_overall_rating] Both a biopic of a complicated man and an exploration of the gathering forces that converged to shape a new American cuisine and create the cult of “celebrity chef.”
Local Theatre Powerhouse, René Moreno, Passes Away
René Moreno, an actor, director, teacher, mentor, and all-around artistic force in the DFW theatre scene, died Monday from a heart attack. He was 57 years old.
Theatre Review: “Peter And The Starcatcher” Is A Glorious Night Of Fun Theatre
[yasr_overall_rating] “Peter And The Starcatcher” is the swashbuckling prequel to Peter Pan. Inventive stagecraft and an imaginative story come together to reveal the origins of “the boy who wouldn’t grow up” in this madcap music-filled adventure.
Movie Review: Disney’s Newest Version Of “Beauty And The Beast” Is Good, Not Great
[yasr_overall_rating] An adaptation of the Disney fairy tale about a monstrous-looking prince and a young woman who fall in love.
Theatre Review: “The Tempest” Is Just Inherently Great Theatre
[yasr_overall_rating] Marooned and left to die on a remote island, Prospero can command spirits, create apparitions and manipulate the elements. By using his magic, he assembles his enemies to take revenge on them, and in the process awakens in Miranda, his teenage daughter, her first experience of love.
Disney Gets Their Actors Together And Are Taking Another Show On The Road
Disney Theatrical Productions has inundated Broadway of the past 20 years with musical after musical based on their classic and animated movies. “The Lion King,” “Beauty and the Beast,” and “Mary Poppins” among others are playing (and have been for some time now) on the Great White Way. The real glory of this is the …
Theatre Review: “The Christians” Is A Play About Many Things, Not Just Theology
[yasr_overall_rating] There is theatre that makes you feel good. Pretty much anything by Rogers & Hammerstein. There is theatre that tells a great story. Pretty much anything by Tennessee Williams. Then there is theatre like I saw last night. “The Christians” is theatre that makes you think, contemplate, and even examine your own life …