Brett Cullum has been part of the Houston and Memphis Theatre scenes for several decades now (you do not want to know how long!). He's been seen on community theatre and professional stages in several cities, including Playhouse 1960, Theatre Suburbia, Stages, the Alley Theatre, Theatre Memphis, Circuit Playhouse, and Playhouse on the Square. Brett has been a movie critic and blogger as well for DVD Verdict.com (RIP!), where he published over 1,000 reviews of feature films. He has been a reviewer for Broadway World for the last ten years! He also helps to host the radio show and podcast QUEER VOICES for KPFT, available anywhere podcasts can be found, as well as 90.1 in Houston.
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First Show:
All My SonsFavorite Show:
The Rocky Horror ShowFavorite Stories:
- BWW Review: HEATHERS rules at TUTS Underground - I miss the TUTS Underground series, and this production of HEATHERS was the only time I got to see the show done on a large scale. I loved the film, so the musical was a natural fit for me. There can never be another HEATHERS.
- Interview: Houston native GIGI LEWIS of TINA - THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL at HOBBY CENTER - I got to talk with GIGI LEWIS, who grew up in the Greenspoint area of Houston. This interview was her first big press for TINA: THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL! She was so sweet, and I am betting she will be a HUGE star!
- Review: TAMARIE'S TOTALLY TRUE REVUE (PLUS LIES TOO!) at The Catastrophic Theatre - I love it when I get to chance to talk about CATASTROPHIC THEATRE because they are an experimental group here in Houston. So, I feel like I can use some of my sense of humor for the review. Pus, they just plain ROCK! Probably one of my favorite groups in Houston.
- Review: THE BOOK OF MARY inspires the 'Diva Within' at DIRT DOGS THEATRE - OMG! If you don't know about MARY HOOPER or DIRT DOGS THEATRE, you are not doing the theater scene right here in HTOWN at all! Mary is a legend, an icon, and a diva! THE DIRT DOGS is a husband-wife team that produces some of the best of the best theater in Houston.
- Review: SWITZERLAND at STAGES HOUSTON - This was Kenn McLaughlin's last show at STAGES to direct, and boy did it not disappoint. Sally Edmundson and Ian James tore up that stage. STAGES is also one of the best theaters in the city, and it's not in the Theater District. I love off-the-beaten-path stuff! That is just me in a nutshell!
BWW Review: STRAIGHT WHITE MEN at Stages Repertory Theatre
February 26, 2016
February 26, 2016
A brave cast, a spot on director, and amazing technical direction just can't make STRAIGHT WHITE MEN appealing.
BWW Review: SHADOWS ON OAK ISLAND at Theatre Suburbia
January 25, 2016
January 25, 2016
SHADOWS ON OAK ISLAND works best when it is looking at Jackson and Rene losing their child, and plunges into silly nonsense when trying to decipher the Knights of the Templar legends or hint at ghosts.
BWW Review: VENUS IN FUR at Main Street Theater
January 15, 2016
January 15, 2016
Main Street Theater's production of VENUS IN FUR is the sexiest and most thought-provoking play you can see in Houston right now. It's a pas de deux examining power between women and men, dominants and submissives, as well as actors and directors.
BWW Review: A CHRISTMAS OF MANY PARTS at A.D. Players
December 13, 2015
December 13, 2015
A.D. Players has taken their one act A CHRISTMAS OF MANY PARTS, and extended it to a more formal two act structure for the holiday season. It's a great deal of fun, and theater goers should find a lot to love here
BWW Review: THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA at Broadway At The Hobby Center
November 22, 2015
November 22, 2015
Broadway at the Hobby Center has brought Houston one of the best touring versions of PHANTOM OF THE OPERA out there, and it notably soars hitting most all of the notes we demand. Audiences should have an absolute blast at this one.
BWW Review: THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW at Pitch Me This Productions
November 14, 2015
November 14, 2015
Pitch Me This Productions has done a great job bringing THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW to life for this year's annual dose of absolute pleasure and sins of the flesh. The circus idea is fun, even if it doesn't truly make a ton of thematic sense with the Gothic material.
BWW Interview: Adan Inteuz of A SERIOUS HOUSE ON SERIOUS EARTH at Alley Kat Bar And Lounge
November 6, 2015
November 6, 2015
For one night only BATMAN will hit the stage in an adaptation of ARKHAM ASYLUM: A SERIOUS HOUSE ON SERIOUS EARTH. This staged reading is free to the public.
BWW Review: MAC WELLMAN'S DRACULA at Mildred's Umbrella
October 24, 2015
October 24, 2015
Sit back and simply enjoy the spectacle of the ladies discovering their sex while the men recoil in horror and sing songs about 'hair in the air', and then pretend it all made sense when you wake up in the morning. It's nonsense, both a trick and a treat for Halloween.
BWW Review: SRO Productions Makes a Passionate and Poignant AMERICAN IDIOT
October 17, 2015
October 17, 2015
AMERICAN IDIOT is everything you could want from a regional premiere as it takes the slick polish of Broadway and redefines it into passionate intimacy for a playhouse. Audiences are going to have an excellent time rocking out with these kids.
BWW Review: VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE at Theatre Southwest
September 23, 2015
September 23, 2015
Small theatre takes on big comedy with VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE
BWW Review: THE LITTLE MERMAID at TUTS
September 12, 2015
September 12, 2015
THE LITTLE MERMAID is perfect for little girls who want to be Ariel when they grow up, but adults may find it too simple a tale.
BWW Review: 12 ANGRY MEN at A.D. Players
September 6, 2015
September 6, 2015
A.D. Players bravely gives audiences a chance to see 12 ANGRY MEN presented without alteration or apology.
BWW Review: GIVE TAKE Brings Humor to Divorce at Obsidian Theater
August 14, 2015
August 14, 2015
GIVE TAKE makes light of divorce with a great cast and a script that stuffs everything in.
BWW Reviews: DARK DEEDS AT SWAN'S PLACE at Theatre Suburbia
August 10, 2015
August 10, 2015
DARK DEEDS AT SWAN'S PLACE continues a campy summer tradition at Theatre Suburbia!
BWW Reviews: FEELIN' GROOVY is a Trip Through Time!
July 13, 2015
July 13, 2015
FEELIN' GROOVY marks the first time the founding 'Fab Five' of The Music Box Theater have decided to go all rock on audiences. It's an uneasy marriage at times, but somehow they find their way into the festival scene and make it their own.
BWW Reviews: AUTHORS ANONYMOUS Produces Literary Laughs at Theatre Suburbia
June 29, 2015
June 29, 2015
Theatre Suburbia provides audiences with a comic look at what book authors are really like once you get past their dust jackets.
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