Brad Arnold, lead singer of 3 Doors Down, dies after cancer diagnosis Arnold and the band saw peak popularity in the early 2000s, following their breakout hit single…
Read more Brad Arnold, lead singer of 3 Doors Down, dies after cancer diagnosis“So – people a thousand years from now – this is the way we were…” says the Stage Manager in Thornton Wilder’s Our Town as he imagines including…
Read more Warmth and Nostalgia Define Our Town at 4th Wall – Houston PressFun fact: In my house, growing up, The Outsiders was forbidden. Not because of content, though S.E. Hinton’s 1967 coming-of-age novel has often found itself at the center…
Read more The Outsiders Stays Gold in Musical Form – Houston PressIt’s National ‘Have a Bad Day’ Day, so be sure to wish your loved ones the worst as you head out the door to check out our best…
Read more Best Bets: Houston Greek Film Festival, Birdy, and A Little Night Music – Houston PressThis weekend, we celebrate Día de Muertos, welcome a new month, and acknowledge that tomorrow is National Knock Knock Joke Day. So, get your best one ready to…
Read more Best Bets: Día de Muertos, Korean Films, and David Sedaris – Houston PressIt’s National Slap Your Coworker Day, but, since we don’t condone violence, let’s make it Invite Your Coworker on a Fun Outing Day instead. And, if you need…
Read more Best Bets: Hocus Pocus Pops, The Minutes and More – Houston PressA house is much more than its wood beams and plaster. Within its walls can live generations of pride, shame, and perseverance, and in Dominique Morisseau’s family drama…
Read more Electric Performances Power a Poignant Mud Row at Stages – Houston PressIt’s Conflict Resolution Day, and if you want to celebrate after making up with your loved one, consider celebrating while taking in one of our best bet picks.…
Read more Best Bets: Mud Row, Walter Smith III Quartet and KBR Kids Day – Houston PressIt’s International Beer and Pizza Day, just in case you’re looking for meal ideas before or after checking out one of our best bet picks. This week, we’ve…
Read more Best Bets: Houston Korean Festival, Bayou City Art Festival, and We Will CHOIR! You! – Houston PressAgamemnon, commander of the Greek forces that invaded Troy, survived the 10 years of the Trojan War, only to come home and be murdered by his wife and…
Read more Generations of Rage in Electra at Classical Theatre – Houston PressIt’s Sunday, September 3, 1939, and the world is once again at the brink of a global conflict. Hitler’s invasion of Poland is underway, and Prime Minister Neville…
Read more Freud’s Last Session a Riveting Meeting of the Minds at A.D. Players – Houston PressIt’s officially October (i.e., Halloween month), and yes, bits of horror (gothic) are starting to seep into our best bets. But we’ve also got an imagined clash of…
Read more Best Bets: Freud’s Last Session, The Music of Elvis, and Hasan Hates Ronny – Houston PressHalloween season is upon us, and it’s about to get bloodier and boozier thanks to the Drunk Shakespeare Society, which will once again present Lori Wolter Hudson’s Drunk Dracula at…
Read more Get Bloodier and Boozier This Halloween with Drunk Dracula – Houston PressLola Young speaks out after collapsing on stage at music festival. Screengrab from Lola Young’s Instagram page After getting emotional while sharing her appreciation for her fans, singer…
Read more Singer Lola Young speaks out after collapsing on stage: ‘I feel faint’Lola Young speaks out after collapsing on stage at music festival. Screengrab from Lola Young’s Instagram page After getting emotional while sharing her appreciation for her fans, singer…
Read more Singer Lola Young speaks out after collapsing on stage: ‘I feel faint’Halloween season is upon us, and it’s about to get bloodier and boozier thanks to the Drunk Shakespeare Society, which will once again present Lori Wolter Hudson’s Drunk…
Read more Get Bloodier and Boozier This Halloween with Drunk DraculaIn 1965, Robert “Rabbit” Jaramillo and his friends were on the cusp of becoming rock ‘n’ roll royalty. Their Eastside quartet, Cannibal and the Headhunters, had a spring…
Read more Cannibal and the Headhunters founder and L.A. Chicano rock pioneer diesDan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code is one of the bestselling books of all time, so successful that Hollywood brought it to the big screen with A-lister Tom…
Read more Alley Theatre Puts Together a Sleek Da Vinci CodeIt’s the last Best Bets of September, and the arts are in full swing around Houston. To close out the month, we’ve got an epic of a stage…
Read more Best Bets: The Lehman Trilogy, Fiesta Sinfónica, and Manhattan Short Film FestivalSpelling bees. Back in the late 1990s and early 2000s, they were certainly having a moment. They were the topic of an Oscar-nominated documentary, the Scripps National Spelling…
Read more Akeelah and the Bee’s Heartfelt, Underdog Story Still Resonates at The Ensemble Theatre