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Solid performances don't rescue this sequence of disconnected musical numbers sung by characters suffering from fanciful ailments.

With an excellent cast and sharp direction and choreography, this sci-fi homage is a happy marriage of clever nostalgia, shiny new music, and sheer fun for just about any age.

Rather than rehashing what's wrong with 'Chess,' I'll describe why it's still possible to enjoy the Gallery Players' production. The music is perhaps the most advanced artistic evolution of glossy '80s pop. And while I'm sure there are some curmudgeons out there who weren't fans of ABBA's sunny sound, Andersson and Ulvaeus were brilliant songwriters, master craftsmen not only of shiny dance tunes but also of lovely songs of love and loss.

The Brazilian jazz pianist goes full-tilt from the start, with dense and intense rhythms, indeed a florid, Lisztian intricacy, on "To Each His Dulcinea." One listen to Elias's substitutions on the theme and you know she's playing with a full quiver of creativity as well as a twinkle in her eye.

The scrappy Secret Theatre, whose snazzy production of 'Cabaret' was an Off-Off-Broadway highlight last year, has done well by another classic big musical with a sinewy 'Gypsy.'

TLO Executive Director and Board Member Joseph Urick talk about bringing the Texas theater community together.

With a history dating back more than 100 years, this venerable edifice is the city's largest and most productive professional live theater and its only Equity Theater. The new moniker reflects the organization's vision to serve the needs of the region.

With a good and humourous story, great music, superb singing and acting, and lovely costumes and set, 'The Addams Family' may be almost 80 years old but this grand dame makes for a timeless concept of 'family' that entertains even today.

There’s plenty of Christmas cheer to be found in the Alamo City this holiday season, with productions ranging from family classics to musical tributes. Here’s a rundown of shows that are brightening local theaters during the month of December. The Classic Theatre 1924 Fredericksburg Road (210) 589-8450 David Sedaris’ autobiographical …