
Brett Cullum
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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- 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!
Most Popular Articles

Interview: Klara Zieglerova of THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN at ALLEY THEATRE
July 21, 2026
It's a murder mystery.

Review: CHALLENGING BROWN at Shabach Enterprises
July 18, 2026
You will leave with many questions about how we deal with our past and how we can move forward socially while personally constrained.

Interview: Aerial Roots Theatre Company of A NICE INDIAN BOY at Asia Society Texas Center
July 15, 2026
We felt very much at the end of the last run that we were not done telling the story.

Previews: BACHELOR PAD ROYALE- AN ULTRALOUNGE CABARET at PAUL HOPE'S CABARETS
July 11, 2026
This July, audiences can trade the summer heat for martinis, mood lighting, and the irresistible sound of mid-century lounge classics as Bachelor Pad Royale: An Ultra Lounge Cabaret transforms the stage into a stylish cocktail party where the music is smooth, the stories are timeless, and every song

Interview: Rhys Carr of MOULIN ROUGE at BROADWAY AT THE HOBBY CENTER
July 4, 2026
It's very communal, and I really appreciate that, especially because tour life can be really isolating.

Review: TAMARIE'S GREATEST HITS VOLUME 3 at CATASTROPHIC THEATRE
June 26, 2026
She’s a good time gal, and we need her more than ever with all the bad time boys running the world today.

Interview: Holland Vavra of BROADWAY AND BEYOND: CELEBRATING 30 SHOWS at Stages
June 25, 2026
Holland Vavra is a Houston-based performer who is marking her 30th production at Stages with her own cabaret show.

Review: FADE TO BLACK at Shabach Enterprise
June 19, 2026
You get an entire evening of short bursts of brilliance, kinda like a fireworks show to commemorate Juneteenth.

Interview: Diego Guevara of THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME at Houston Broadway Theatre
June 14, 2026
The Hunchback of Notre Dame will be playing the Houston Broadway Theatre at the Cullen Theater in the Wortham Center.

Review: WAITING / REX at ISHIDA
June 13, 2026
ISHIDA DANCE had a world premiere with their presentation of waiting / REX at the Asia Society Texas Center.

Review: CLUE from BROADWAY AT THE HOBBY CENTER
June 11, 2026
There’s not much to critique here; CLUE is just fun.

Review: MISERY at ALLEY THEATRE
June 8, 2026
Whether you’re a #1 fan of Stephen King or just coming in the door, this MISERY is worth enduring.

Interview: Zoie Tannous of CLUE of BROADWAY AT THE HOBBY CENTER!
June 7, 2026
I got into acting really early.

Feature: THE CRITICS AWARDS at BROADWAY WORLD HOUSTON
June 6, 2026
So, in no order (and with no clarity of categories), here are the BROADWAY WORLD HOUSTON CRITICS’ CHOICE awards for the 2025-2026 season! CHEERS!

Interview: Chris Hutchison And Elizabeth Bunch of MISERY at Alley Theatre
June 4, 2026
'I say it a lot.

Interview: Rangel Guzman And Haley Griffin of TOMMY TUNE JIMMY NOMINEES at Theatre Under The Stars
June 1, 2026
One of the coolest things that Theatre Under the Stars does every year is host an awards program for high school students called The Tommy Tune Awards.

Interview: Tamara Siler of SINNERS AND SAINTS at Main Street Theater
May 27, 2026
I felt like this might be my last chance to do something this ambitious, something I've wanted to do for a long time, with a theater that actually gave me my first theatrical opportunities as a student at Rice University.

Review: AIRLINE HIGHWAY at DIRT DOGS THEATRE CO.
May 26, 2026
AIRLINE HIGHWAY is a fascinating slice of life from Lisa D’Amour.

Review: BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL at THEATRE UNDER THE STARS
May 23, 2026
TUTS makes it live up to its name.

Interview: Labraska Washington of BEAUTIFUL at Theatre Under The Stars
May 20, 2026
“I’ve been singing since I was three,” he said.
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