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  Austin City Limits Celebrates 50 Years of Asleep at the Wheel Live

  October 27 at 4:30 a.m.

  This year was supposed to be a busy one for Asleep at the Wheel. The western swing revivalists (who also skilled in several other genres) were set to embark on their 50th anniversary tour. A victory lap of sorts for singer/guitarist Ray Benson for reaching a milestone that few bands...

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  Bah Humbug: No Live Performances of A Christmas Carol This Year, Alley Theatre Announces

  October 27 at 4:30 a.m.

  The Alley Theatre has decided to throw in the towel for its planned live performances of A Christmas Carol this year, bowing to the continued presence of the coronavirus in the Houston area. Instead it is busy producing a digital production of the annual holiday favorite helped by the financial...

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  Strict Union Rule Leaves Many Houston Theaters Scrambling

  October 27 at 4 a.m.

  What if measures taken to protect you have the effect of harming at the same time? It’s a question being considered by the actors and theaters represented by Actors' Equity (AEA), the American labor union representing the world of live theatrical performance. Thanks to COVID, the union that normally fights...

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  Bob Gruen's Life Through the Lens of Rock and Roll

  October 22 at 4 a.m.

  While their names are often known only to music nerds and credit line readers, the iconic images taken by A-list Classic Rock and Roll Photographers are familiar from hundreds of record covers, T-shirts, posters, and prints which now can be seen in high-end galleries. This small club includes shutterbugs like...

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  Broadway at the Hobby Announces More Delays in Season Opening

  October 21 at 4 a.m.

  Once again, citing the continuing pandemic and the need to ensure safe surroundings for audiences as well as their own personnel, Broadway at the Hobby announced Tuesday it is postponing and in some cases canceling its shows planned for January through March 2021. The reconfigured schedule includes the following postponements/cancellations:...

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  Joel Sandel on Why Now Was the Perfect Time to Re-Stage RFK

  October 21 at 12:30 a.m.

  When Main Street Theater began casting about for one-person shows that would more easily fit into the restrictions caused by a pandemic, veteran Houston actor Joel Sandel immediately thought of RFK and the title role he'd played in it in 2016. "We did RFK last time during the last presidential...