Results tagged “satire”

Opening Night: The Musical of Musicals @ Theater Lab Can't decide on plans for tonight? Well bring your indecisivness to the ultimate variety of muscial theater, for tonight's opening of Theater Lab Houston's The Musical of Musicals - The Musical! "A hilarious satire of musical theatre". One story becomes five delightful musicals, each written in the distinctive style of a different master of the form, from Rodgers & Hammerstein to Stephen Sondheim. The Basic Plot:... more ›

The big opening this week is Will Ferrell's latest, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby. Looks to us like Anchorman-meets-NASCAR, and indeed it's produced, written, etc. by a lot of the same people. We found Anchorman overrated, but previews for this look like it's a good fit for Ferrell's particular brand of humor. Reviews claim it falls flat as satire but as improvisational comedy it looks about as good as anything Ferrell's ever done,... more ›

Wednesday Been stuck in a quiet office or cubicle all day and need a change of pace? The Fall of Troy may be able to help you with that. The Washington state punk-rock trio plays with At All Cost and Jonbenet. 8 p.m. at Walter’s on Washington | info Thursday The touring scene is quiet in Houston today, so why not check out some local acoustic talent. Longtime favorite folk venue Anderson Fair continues... more ›

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