Judy Garland

Oz the Great and Powerful

This Oz is neither great nor powerful.

ACL 2012: Saturday's 9 Best & Funniest Moments at Zilker

The return of terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad rain made Saturday a muddy but fun mess. Thankfully, the downpours didn't dampen the spirits of the crowd on day two of ACL, but it did seem to thin out the herds. Aside from remembering how to walk in inches-deep goop like we did back at the Dillo ... More >>

The Real Gurl

A tour doc reveals Katy Perry's essential Katy Perry-ness.

Houston Symphony: Wizard of Oz

Just in Time for the Oscars: Koelsch Gallery's "lights, camera, action"

Just in time for the Oscars, the Koelsch Gallery's current exhibition, "lights, camera, action," captures the varied nuances that comprise America's beloved La La Land. The collection of work features several noted local artists such as Claire Cusack, Matt Duffin, Cisco Tucker Kolkmeier and Vanessa ... More >>

The Wizard of Oz

Looking Back at A Very Special Christmas Track by Track

In the late 1980's, music empresario Jimmy Iovine cobbled together quite a collection of pop and rock artists to record songs for a Christmas album benefitting the Special Olympics. In 1987, A Very Special Christmas was released and rapidly became an instant holiday classic thanks to the star powere ... More >>

Last Day To Vote For The Astrodome As A National "Place That Matters"

Is the Dome worthy of a click?​The National Trust for Historic Preservation is running the 2011 edition of its "This Place Matters" competition, where voters support local sites worthy of saving. Getting a big push this time around is the Astrodome, thanks to the folks at Houston Mod, which c ... More >>

Last Night: Bruno Mars & Janelle Monae At Reliant Arena

Photos by Marc Brubaker​Bruno Mars, Janelle Monae Reliant Arena May 18, 2011 See Bruno Mars, Janelle Monae and their fans, just the way they are, in our slideshow. Somewhere, Michael Jackson is smiling again. At last. The King of Pop may be gone, but he was very much there in spirit Wednesd ... More >>

Lions And Tigers And Bearfighters, Oh My!

It's a well-known fact that most band names are essentially gobbledygook, but here at Rocks Off we're trying hard to find meaning in the oddest monikers. ​If Rocks Off had a nickel for every time we were compared to Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz we would definitely be wondering how we went ... More >>

It's Good To Be Old(er)

We've all been there, sweetheart.​I'm sure you've been busy with your familial obligations this past week, but just in case you missed the Big News, Miley Cyrus has gone and done it again: Racy new photos of Miley Cyrus were leaked online last night including a shot of her assistant pretendin ... More >>

5 Songs That Will Make Us Beat You Up

​Today is the late Judy Garland's birthday, and the embattled drug-addicted star of The Wizard Of Oz (plus a whole trove of movies we have never seen), would have been 88 years old. She was one of the first well-documented victims of drug abuse, at least in hushed tones. She was famous for rou ... More >>

Lonesome Onry and Mean: A Brief History of "Danny Boy" - Evergreen But Not Exactly Irish

​The Pogues are only one week away, so no time like the present to reflect on Irish music. For many Americans, no song epitomizes Irish music like "Danny Boy." Lonesome Onry and Mean was gently prodding my Irish and European friends at the boozer recently regarding their opinions about the top rec ... More >>

Last Call For Art: Nudity And Explicit Language Or Meet Me In St. Louis

You only have a few more chances to catch the stage plays Red Light Winter, Southern Rapture, and Meet Me in St. Louis.Southern Rapture, currently closing at Stages Repertory Theatre on Sunday, is a comedy based on a true story.When the Charlotte Repertory Theatre staged Tony Kushner's Angels in ... More >>

Rent Me

This musical from TUTS doesn't live up to the classic film.

Anneliese van der Pol In Meet Me in St. Louis And The Runaway House

Photo courtesy of Theatre Under The Stars, photo by Bruce Bennett Photography​Anneliese van der Pol was a big star on You're So Raven. If, unlike my teenage daughter but like me, you never watched that particular Disney Channel TV sitcom, the news is something of a so-what. Stage musicals and play ... More >>

Last Easter

Four friends, one diagnosis of cancer - it's not what you think

Recession Or Not, Pasadena's Getting Some New Theater

Byron Hagan and Marshall Hainley​Nobody told the Red Door Theater Company there was a recession going on. The plucky theater troupe launched their group earlier this year in, of all theater-starved places, Pasadena. With true Judy Garland/Mickey Rooney/"Let's Put on a Show" spunk, Artistic ... More >>

Wizard of Oz Sing-Along

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The Wizard of Oz sing-a-long

Belt out “Over the Rainbow” and “We’re Off to See the Wizard”

Big Daddy

Bottle Rockettes

A bleached, Botoxed, nipped/tucked Christmas Spectacular

Oh, Joy

The Family Stone is hard to like, harder still to hate

Witch Way Is Up

Something Wicked this way comes

Blizzard of Oz

Dubya, Ashlee and Bill O'Reilly have spun Racket's mind into the twilight zone; also, two local retro-cool institutions bite the dust

Incest Is Wrong

The MFAH shamelessly hops in bed with the Houston Texans

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Trivial Pursuit

Real drama needs more than Judy and Marilyn memories

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

ArrowFest

You'll laugh and cry at this rock tragicomedy

Watching the Market

Can a new farmers market support itself, and revitalize Westbury Square?

There's No Place Like Hollywood

TUTS's Wizard gets by on fond memories of the film

A Classic Mistake

Dated doesn't mean feted at Main Street Theater

Blow Up the Box

TV managed to suck and blow in 2000, but still, we watched...and watched

Best Chanteuse

Linda Eder

International Film Festival 2000

Film Reviews

Retro Virus

Terrence McNally's ten-year-old Love! Valour! Compassion! shows signs of aging poorly

Good-bye Yellow Brick Road

Houstonian James Doyle helps reclaim a neglected Broadway version of The Wizard of Oz that predates the MGM musical by 37 years

Not in Kansas Anymore

Singing Praises

Little Voice lights up the soul with humor and pathos

Night & Day

April 9 - 15, 1998

Warm! Fuzzy! Gay!

The Houston Gay and Lesbian Film Festival opens with a movie even breeders can love

The Reason of Rimes

LeAnn Rimes has taken country music by storm. She's only 14. And that's the rub.

Press Picks

Press Picks

Springtime for Bob

Lanier worship reaches an apogee at the mayor's million-dollar bash

Singin' on the Screen

No Punchin Judy

Gotta Dance

The Mausoleum Museum

A wide-eyed tour of Houston's memorial to grateful dead heads