REVIEW: Stages Riffs on Tradition with Innovative One-Man Panto
We couldn t be more grateful to see the company s lockdown rendition of
Sleeping Beauty after this insane year.
By
Doni Wilson
12/17/2020 at 1:58pm
Ryan Schabach in Stages s production of
Buttons Sleeping Beauty.
If you ve ever been lucky enough to see any versions of Stagesâs pantos, then you know how entertaining they can be.
These shows have a fascinating history: As the program explains, the British pantomime âtraces its roots ⦠back to Greek and Roman times, incorporating elements of commedia dellâarte, harlequinade, and vaudeville ⦠characterized by a combination of song, dance, buffoonery, slapstick, cross-dressing, topical reference, and audience participation.â
Hope you’re in a festive mood, because the holidays are in full swing across the virtual stages of Houston. Read on for holiday traditions moved online and reimagined, and new works, both seasonal and not.
Can you guess the most checked-out book of all time at the New York Public Library? If you guessed Ezra Jack Keats’s
The Snowy Day is also the inspiration behind Houston Grand Opera’s latest world premiere production, set to be their 70th, from composer Joel Thompson and librettist Andrea Davis Pinkney. Though delayed due to COVID, opera lovers can get a sneak peek during