
Brett Cullum
Theatre Critic Brett Cullum has written 458 articles for BroadwayWorld since 2015, covering Houston Theatre.
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.
About Brett Cullum
- First Show
- All My Sons
- Favorite Show
- The Rocky Horror Show
Favorite 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!
Most Popular Articles


Review: LATE NITE CATECHISM: SISTER ROLLS THE DICE at Stages Houston
August 5, 2026

Review: XANADU at The Garden Theatre
August 21, 2026
Latest Articles

Review: COLLECTIVE RAGE at MILDRED'S UMBRELLA
September 5, 2026
I never thought I would have such a good time watching five women talk about their sexual organs, but I absolutely understood every moment as if I had been lucky enough to have been assigned female at birth.

Interview: Matt Hune on REC ROOM ARTS SEASON 10
August 31, 2026
This season felt big and important, and it was really important for me to sort of look back at where we've come from, what's brought us here, and where we're going from here.

Review: MYSTIC FAMILIAR at THE PHOENIX GROUP
August 28, 2026
It deserves a large run, but the Stinson House space makes it all so immediate.

Interview: Rhett Martinez And Cindy Wang of COLLECTIVE RAGE: A PLAY IN FIVE BETTIES at Mildred's Umbrella
August 25, 2026
But it began with her feeling like she wasn't safe in certain spaces, and with that rage women get when they walk down the street and are catcalled, and their voices are minimized.

Review: XANADU at The Garden Theatre
August 21, 2026
The thing about this cast is they are having fun and putting the play in play, and the comedy in musical comedy.

Feature: LAKE NORMAL at Theatre Under The Stars' Student New Works Series
August 11, 2026
TUTS brought together 27 high school performers, ranging from ninth graders to those who recently graduated in the class of 2026, and gave them a brand-new musical to develop with these professional creators

Review: A NICE INDIAN BOY at Aerial Roots Theatre
August 7, 2026
A NICE INDIAN BOY is one of the most fun romantic comedies that I have seen in years.

Review: LATE NITE CATECHISM: SISTER ROLLS THE DICE at Stages Houston
August 5, 2026
Would you believe me if I told you the hottest theater ticket in Houston this summer was to see a nun teach a class? Denise Fennell first debuted as Sister in LATE NITE CATECHISM at Stages Houston during 2007.

Interview: Denise Fennell Pasqualone of LATE NITE CATECHISM LAS VEGAS: SISTER ROLLS THE DICE! at Stages Houston
August 4, 2026
Denise Fennell Pasqualone returns to STAGES through August 16th for a Houston premiere of the live version of Late Nite Catechism Las Vegas: Sister Rolls the Dice! BROADWAY WORLD writer Brett Cullum got a chance to catch up with the actress out of her nun’s habit to discuss gambling, love, and how

Review: THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN at THE ALLEY THEATRE
August 1, 2026
This company is having a great time with a thriller, and it shows.

Interview: Kathryn Jacobson of MEAN GIRLS at QUEENSBURY THEATRE
July 28, 2026
Regina is probably one of the hardest vocal tracks that I've been dealt.

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.
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