Two-time Grammy winner Rickie Lee Jones exploded onto the pop scene in 1978 and has made a career of fearlessly experimenti
ng with her sound and persona with over 15 critically acclaimed albums.
This weekend Rickie Lee Jones will be in the Heights at the The Heights Theatre on West 19th Street. It was her single in 1979 (Chuck E's In Love) that perhaps made Jones a household name in 1979, which now translates her pop/rock contributions to a classic icon singer/songwriter. Perhaps?
In 1994 Rickie Lee Jones introduced and sang Check E's in Love for the BBC broadcast "Words and Music". This pop tune some might say became her signature song.
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In this dramatic retelling of France’s infamous young monarchs, history becomes HERstory as Stanton Welch’s Marie returns to the Wo
rtham Theater Center to close Houston Ballet’s 2018/19 season this weekend.
The past unfolds in the three-act ballet that chronicles the Queen’s life in a time of immense social and political strife for the people of France. Returning to the role originally created for her in 2009, Melody Mennite, Houston Ballet Principal Dancer will dance the ballet’s namesake once again.
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The Alley Theatre this summer is presenting Ken Ludwig's The Three Musketeers on their Hubbard Stage. The theatre groups closes out their 20118-19 season with this production. The performances start May 31st through June 30th, 2019.
Ludwig a prolific playwright has created numerous works and has earned two Olivier Awards, three Tony Award nominations, two 
Tony Awards, two Helen Hayes Awards, the Edgar Award, the Edwin Forest Award, the Pennsylvania Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts and an honorary doctorate from York University. In 2014, Ludwig won a Falstaff Award for his book "How to Teach Your Children Shakespeare" in the category of "Best Book, Publication, or Recording".
Ludwig on his web portal describes his adaptation, which was commissioned by the Bristol Old Vic in England, is based on the timeless swashbuckler by Alexandre Dumas, a tale of heroism, treachery, close escapes and above all, honor.
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