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Political Correctness vs The Book Of Mormon
Thursday, January 17, 2019 at 6:32 a.m. by Jessica Goldman

As the kids say, it’s been a minute since I’ve seen The Book of Mormon. Translation for the rest of you, several years have passed since I last saw the show. The first time was the original Tony Award-winning 2011 production on Broa...
The Book of Mormon Flies Back Into Houston, And No It's Not Toned Down
Friday, January 11, 2019 at 6 a.m. by Margaret Downing

The winner of nine Tony Awards and a perennial audience favorite in Houston — even as it offends some — The Book of Mormon is back at the Mischer Neurosciences Broadway at the Hobby Center for a short run. This irreverent ...
Beauty and the Beast Boasts an Indelible Cast of Supporting Characters
Friday, December 14, 2018 at 6:25 a.m. by D. L. Groover

Of all the world premieres produced by Theatre Under the Stars over its 50-years run, only Beauty and the Beast remains the golden goose. I don't think Chaplin, Phantom, Sir Jack!, What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, or Zorro, the Mus...
Disney's Live Musical Beauty and the Beast Returns to Where it Started With TUTS
Thursday, December 6, 2018 at 4 a.m. by Margaret Downing

Keith Hines has played proud characters before. "I've played Lancelot. I've played Thomas Jefferson. "But none of them are as misogynistic as Gaston" in Disney's Beauty and the Beast, he says, laughing. "It's the same kind of p...