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How the musical ‘Rent’ resonates differently with modern audiences
Posted on · We ask Ty Defoe, director of the TUTS production of "Rent" at the Hobby Center.
Tag: musical theatre
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Bills target Harris County elections (May 23, 2023)
Posted on · On Tuesday's show: The Texas House has passed two bills aimed squarely at Harris County elections. News 88.7's Andrew Schneider explains what the laws would do.
Arts & Culture
Houston’s performing arts scene is ramping up in 2022 as COVID numbers decline
Posted on · With numbers down, local arts organizations are opening their doors to wider audiences and lifting mask and testing requirements for audience members.
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Thursday’s Houston Matters: Back-To-School Plans At Fort Bend ISD, And Parenting In A Pandemic (July 30, 2020)
Posted on · On Thursday's show: Fort Bend ISD Superintendent Charles Dupre, the unique challenges of online education, parenting in a pandemic, and adapting musical theater for the web.
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Full Show: Migrant Detention Upsurge, And Answers To Your Questions About Sleep (June, 6, 2019)
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: What's behind an increase in migrants detained at the border, answers to your questions about sleep, and the daunting task of re-staging Jerome Robbins' Broadway.
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Full Show: Immigration Plans From Texas Presidential Candidates, And The Week In Politics (May 29, 2019)
Posted on · On Wednesday's Houston Matters: We examine what presidential candidates from Texas are proposing regarding immigration reform. Our local experts break down the latest political stories. We discuss how to stay active in the Houston heat. And former Houston Oiler Eddie George tries his hand at musical theatre.
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Bringing ‘Ragtime’ Back To The Houston Stage
Posted on · Tony Award-nominated director Marcia Milgrom Dodge discusses bringing her revival of Ragtime to Houston.
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Full Show: City Council Considers Layoffs, And Political Roundup (April 17, 2019)
Posted on · On Wednesday's Houston Matters: City Council considers laying off 220 firefighters, our weekly political roundup, a revival of Ragtime comes to Houston, and writer Daniel Peña on his debut novel, Bang.
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Two Decades Of Tamarie: How A Houston Theatre Tradition Evolved
Posted on · Houston Actor Tamarie Cooper talks about hosting her annual, full-scale musical comedy show, now it its 21st year.
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Small Ball: Musical Theatre And Basketball — Together At Last
Posted on · A new musical at Catastrophic Theatre was commissioned by Daryl Morey, the general manager of the Houston Rockets.
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Full Show: Political Roundup, And Houston’s Best Sandwiches (April 4, 2018)
Posted on · On Wednesday's Houston Matters: Our panel of experts discusses the latest political stories. Then, our group of local food writers discusses where to find the best sandwiches in town. And we learn about a musical being produced by the general manager of the Rockets about -- what else -- basketball.
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Main Street Theater Explores ‘Working’ in the 21st Century
Posted on · In a convergence of arts and culture in Houston, the work of a famed public radio interviewer, and the childhood of another public radio interviewer (Houston Matters host Craig Cohen), Main Street Theater will present a production of Working, beginning May 21 and running through June 19, 2016. It's an adaptation of the 1970s musical […]
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“The Sweet Potato Queens” Musical Makes its World Premiere in Houston
Posted on · Perhaps you're familiar with The Sweet Potato Queens series of books by Jill Conner Browne. They tell the story of a woman and her closest friends and how they learn to grab life by the horns. Well, the books have now been turned into a musical that last week (March 17, 2016) made its world […]
Opera & Musical Theater
“The Sweet Potato Queens” World Première Production At TUTS Underground
Posted on · A conversation with creators Melissa Manchester, Sharon Vaughn and Rupert Holmes.
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Honky Tonk Angels: The Country Music Jukebox Musical
Posted on · Ted Swindley, former founding artistic director of Houston's Stages Repertory Theatre, has a knack for creating wildly successful musicals. He created Always...Patsy Cline, one of the top ten shows produced across the U.S. in 1998, and his latest hit is The Honky Tonk Angels, featuring 30 classic country tunes. Currently on stage through Sept. 5 […]