Friday, May 18
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When it comes to making art about drugs, there is one crucial factor that divides the truly great works from the rest, and that is honesty. Over-sensationalize, and you risk the unintentional hilarity of Reefer Madness or, worse, glorifying the lifestyle. Understate the situation, and you wander into Stupor-land. Simple, stark, human sincerity is what elevated William S. Burroughs’s... More >>
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Winner of the 2010 Pulitzer Prize, nominated for 11 Tony awards and winner of three — best score, orchestration and leading actress — the rock musical Next to Normal arrives at Stages Repertory Theatre, telling what its director Melissa Anderson calls “a story about finding your humanness and trying to keep your connection to your family.” Mom is bipolar and as she... More >>
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Figaro can’t help it — he causes madcap mayhem wherever he goes. In Houston Grand Opera’s The Barber of Seville, being presented at Miller Outdoor Theatre, he’s at it again, causing uproarious trouble as he sets out to help two young lovers, Rosina and Count Almaviva. There’s love, mistaken identity, a test of wills and drunken soldiers — everything a... More >>
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It’s disillusioning for Eliza when she realizes the glass ceiling is still firmly in place at the architectural firm where she works. “Why is it still like this?” she groans. Playwright and Pulitzer Prize nominee Theresa Rebeck’s black comedy What We’re Up Against, addresses that question, with a huge wallop of humor. Rebeck’s story shows audiences that... More >>
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Dinosaur. Few other words conjure up images of of such strength and power. Thousands of years ago, the huge monsters didn’t just walk the Earth, they ruled it. Now, they’re making a repeat appearance in the Museum District at “Dinosaurs! at the Houston Zoo presented by Orkin.” This is the second such show at the zoo. This time, there are 19 beasts representing 15... More >>
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Photographer Scott Frances deals in what he calls architectural porn. That is, photographs of beautiful homes set in world-class locations with stunning views, or commercial buildings, such as museums or performance halls, that are as much works of art as what they contain. The images seen in his exhibit “MonoVisioN” come from his recently released art book of the same title. The... More >>
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Larry Shue’s The Foreigner is full of mild-mannered sweetness. The story takes place in a fishing lodge in rural Georgia. A very shy guy named Charlie has come to visit a friend, but the friend has to leave for a few days for business. Charlie is undone at the idea of having to talk to strangers, so he and his buddy cook up an unlikely scheme. They tell everyone that Charlie’s a... More >>
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After a brief touring sabbatical, the Dave Matthews Band hits the road again for another round of hot fun in the summertime, slinging hashy jams for preppies, middle-aged heshers and confused hipsters alike. The band turned 20 years old in 2011, and is still working on new material for a fall release. Their last album, June 2009's Big Whiskey & the GrooGrux King, was a tribute to their fallen... More >>
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He’s My Brother She’s My Sister’s sultry swagger is created by a pair of siblings and a vaudevillian troupe of musicians. The LA-based group spend much of their time acting—singer Rachel Kolar and tap-dancing drummer Lauren Brown went to NYU together and created their own experimental theater group, Post Fact Productions. When they aren’t filming or producing... More >>
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Snow Patrol still perform mostly moody rock grandeur on their sixth album, Fallen Empires, despite much-discussed efforts to stir up the Irish/Scottish quintet with infusions of electronics and dance beats. Both have slim influences on the band's established sound, generally on the first half of Empires: Pulsing electronics kick off "I'll Never Let You Go," while friskier, albeit generic... More >>
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The world of 80's glam metal was about as excessive and decadent a time as the music world has ever seen (see any Mötley Crüe video for reference). Deviating from the "party/girls/booze all the time" platform of the moment would've been a death knell for most bands, but somehow, the bee-striped Bible-thumping bombast of Stryper ended up going double platinum, with the band... More >>
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