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New York: National Alliance for Musical Theatre has announced the keynote speaker and Conference Agenda for the Spring Conference titled “Marketing & Development Should Be Friends,” which takes place on Wednesday, April 3 – Friday, April 5, at Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma's Plaza Theatre and other locations around Oklahoma City.

The Theatre Under The Stars “Lights Up” Gala and After Party took place Saturday, November 11 at The Post Oak, drawing a crowd of Houston arts lovers and philanthropists to celebrate the deep impact of theater education on our community! The event raised over $720,000 supporting a breadth of programming at Theatre Under The Stars.

Get all the details about the lineup of the National Alliance for Musical Theatre's 2023 Fall Conference, featuring 'New Musicals on the Horizon' at Pershing Square Signature Center in NYC. Find out the dates and be prepared for an exciting event in the world of musical theatre.

Theatre Under The Stars’ “Lights Up” Gala, celebrating the 50th Anniversary of TUTS Humphreys School of Musical Theatre, took place Friday, October 7 at The Astorian, drawing Houston philanthropists and arts lovers to celebrate the deep impact of theater education on our community! See photos here!

Alex Newell will host the Theatre Under The Stars Lights Up Gala this year on October 7 at 6:30 p.m. at the Astorian located at 2500 Summer Street.

Theatre Under The Stars hosted the Leading Ladies Luncheon on April 22 at Houston’s renowned Tony’s on Richmond Ave. The event honored Cissy Segall Davis with the Shirley Stein Outstanding Champion in the Arts and Education Award for her extensive work in the arts community in Houston.

Notable guests also included:  Heather Sirdashney and Don Hrap, Patricia and Sig Corneluis, Roxann and Tim Neumann, Emily and Ryan LeVasseur, Demetra and Frank Jones, Allison and Troy Thacker, Letitia and Farouk Plummer, and more!

Theatre Under The Stars announced that it will establish an education and arts center as an anchor tenant in the new ION District in Midtown.

Theatre Under The Stars will host the Leading Ladies Luncheon on Friday, April 16 at 11 a.m. at Houston’s renowned Tony’s on Richmond Ave. This annual event honors outstanding Houstonians who champion the performing arts and arts education.

While the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact performing arts organizations across the country, Theatre Under The Stars announces one more shift to its upcoming season. The North American tour of Broadway’s Come From Away, which was scheduled for performances at the Hobby Center in May, will now move to the Spring of 2022.

This morning, Theatre Under The Stars announced a special program — the TUTS High School Musical Theatre Celebration — that will take place this spring in lieu of the 2021 Tommy Tune Awards program and show, which will not take place this year due to the ongoing pandemic.

TUTS announced today that its upcoming gala, a?oeLights Up Houston,a?? will be held online on Saturday, Nov. 7 at 8 p.m. The evening will be emceed by Houston Public Media's Ernie Manouse and will feature an exclusive performance by Broadway's Brian Stokes Mitchell.

As the COVID-19 pandemic persists, Houston's non-profit performing arts organizations contend with an uncertain timeline to return to the stage.

Theatre Under The Stars has announced the postponement or cancellation of most programming through July, due to the COVID-19 crisis. As Houston's largest non-profit dedicated to musical theatre, this represents multiple events across several venues.

The Theatre Under The Stars Gala 2020 has been postponed to the fall following growing concerns around the coronavirus pandemic, and recommendations from the City of Houston. The event, featuring Broadway star Audra McDonald, was scheduled for Saturday, March 28. The annual gala is a core fundraising event for the non-profit musical theatre company.

Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS) and Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts (Kinder HSPVA) announced a new partnership today that will provide theatre students at Kinder HSPVA with a four-year comprehensive musical theatre education.

Theatre Under The Stars announces the winners of the 17th Annual Tommy Tune Awards!

Welcome to Theatre Under The Stars 50th Anniversary Season Gala, an incredible and intimate celebration this past Saturday, March 23rd with Broadway star Idina Menzel and more than 600 TUTS family and friends. Many guests said it was the "best gala" they had ever attended. The gorgeous event designed by Taylor DeMartino of Blooming Gallery not only turned The Post Oak Hotel grand ballroom into a supper club "under the stars" that night, but guests experienced the magic of live musical theatre while supporting a great cause. A private meet and greet with Menzel was given to top sponsors along with gifts donated by David Peck. This historic event raised more funds than any other Gala in TUTS history - $1.37 million for "Houston's Home for Musical Theatre".

Theatre Under The Stars' (TUTS) announces the creation of Public Works Houston, a new community engagement program that seeks to engage the people of Houston by making them creators and not just spectators.

Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS) Gala, honoring Jim and Helen Shaffer for their decades of service and support to TUTS and the Houston arts community, was held on Friday night at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts. Cal and Connie Dalton and David Peck and Michelle Phillips co-chaired the event produced by the TUTS team and Live! Event Design.