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2012 Stories by Adam Castaneda

• Beautiful Butterfly

  published September 13, 2012

  As his first full-length ballet, Madame Butterfly is Houston Ballet Artistic Director Stanton Welch's calling card. Taking its... More >>

• Capsule Stage Reviews: The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Extremities, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Romeo and Juliet

  published June 14, 2012

  The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas A revival of the 1978 rollicking Broadway musical about the famed Texas "Chicken Ranch" rides... More >>

• Houston Symphony: ExxonMobil Summer Symphony Nights

  published June 14, 2012

  The Houston Symphony has been bringing the masterpieces of the Western musical canon to the Miller Outdoor Theatre for more than 60 years, and... More >>

• The Turin Horse

  published June 14, 2012

  Seminal German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche went mad in 1899, remaining bedridden and speechless until his death in 1900. The exact cause of... More >>

• AFA World Premieres Concert

  published June 14, 2012

  See the stars of tomorrow at the AFA World Premieres Concert. Part of the 2012 American Festival for the Arts Summer Concert Series, the... More >>

• Kick@&$ Plays for Women

  published June 14, 2012

  Strong female protagonists rule the day in Kick@&$ Plays for Women. The four short works by Jane Shepard are challenging, in-your-face... More >>

• Iolanthe

  published June 14, 2012

  Talk about staying power — musicals written by comedic duo W.S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan in the 1800s still manage to bring the house... More >>

• Missionary Position

  published June 14, 2012

  Playwright Steven Fales's one-person show Missionary Position is about sex. And it isn’t. A prequel of sorts to his hit play... More >>

• Regifting Lions

  published June 14, 2012

  Three choreographers explore why some people are more adept at processing trauma than others in Regifting Lions. Lynn Lane, Catalina... More >>

• Salsipuedes: A Night of Love, War, and Anchovies

  published June 14, 2012

  You can tell by its title that Daniel Catán's Salsipuedes: A Night of Love, War, and Anchovies is not a typical night at the... More >>

• When You Comin’ Back, Red Ryder?

  published June 14, 2012

  It was Children of a Lesser God that established Mark Medoff as an important American playwright in 1980, but it was his thriller... More >>

• ROCO Chamber Concert featuring Sandor Ostlund

  published June 14, 2012

  The River Oaks Chamber Orchestra principal string bass player Sandor Ostlund takes the spotlight for the upcoming ROCO Chamber Concert,... More >>

• Capsule Stage Reviews: The Foreigner, King Hedley II, Made in America, Next to Normal

  published May 31, 2012

  The Foreigner Larry Shue's sweet backwoods comedy (1983), a staple of regional theaters, receives an equally sweet rendition at... More >>