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8 showstopping Houston plays and performances to catch in February
Rebirth of a Nation.
Photo by Danielle Levitt February may be the shortest month of the year, but Houston theater and performing arts companies plan to keep us busy this month with a winter’s worth of world premieres, new take on classics, and music galore to stream at home. Love is certainly in the air for some theaters. Black History Month brings us some new visions of the past. And we even have some cool outdoor, live cabaret on the lineup. Here are your best bets for February theater in Houston.
Sarah Connell Sanders
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Today, hip-hop holds plenty of pop appeal, but in high school, it escaped me. I grew up listening to Elvis Costello, Indigo Girls, and I’ll say it Jewel. Literally, so much Jewel. (Thanks for that, mom.) Little did I know, one of my Doherty Memorial High School classmates was already forging a path for Worcester to become the epicenter of New England’s hip-hop scene. His name is Egbert Pinero.
Egbert “Eggy” Pinero moved to Worcester from Puerto Rico at one year old. By 12, he was obsessed with hip-hop, idolizing underground rappers like Cross Movement, the whole Rough Riders crew, and notable boom-bap artist Nas.