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Photo Flash: Tom Stoppard's ROCK N ROLL At Alley Theatre
by Gabrielle Sierra - April 27, 2009
Four-time Tony Award winner Tom Stoppard returns to the Alley with Rock ?n' Roll, winner of London Critics' Circle Theatre Award for Best New Play.
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM Comes To KVPAC 5/8-5/9
by Reynard Loki - April 24, 2009
Next weekend KVPAC will raise the proverbial bar a little higher when Company presents Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. Directed by newcomer Claudia McCotter and Assistant Directed by Jill Manser, this comedic tale is the first play by William Shakespeare to be produced by KVPAC. 'This particular play is actually one of the best and most commonly used plays to introduce young actors to the works of Shakespeare,' says Ms. McCotter. 'Although it has a complex comedic plot, the subtext behind the language isn't as mature in nature or as difficult to grasp as the language of some of his other works. It also provides a setting and characters that really appeal to children and teenagers: an enchanted forest, feuding fairies, a troupe of bumbling actors, star-crossed lovers, and a royal court.' Ms. McCotter also noted, 'At first my students were very unsure of themselves as they began performing Shakespeare for the first time. This has been an exciting journey for all of us, and the kids are learning to decipher the language, understand the characters' needs, and are having a great time!'
THE GOSPEL QUEEN Celebrates The African American Experience At Jubilee 5/22-6/21
by Gabrielle Sierra - April 24, 2009
Jubilee Theatre continues its celebration of the African-American experience with its 2008-2009 season and a new musical conceived by Jubilee Artistic Director Ed Smith. The Gospel Queen, featuring Sheran Goodspeed Keyton, focuses on the life of one of gospel music's greatest sensations, Mahalia Jackson.
OPERA America Announces Making Opera Matter Opera Conference 4/29-5/2
by Gabrielle Sierra - April 24, 2009
OPERA America, the national service organization for opera, announces details of Opera Conference 2009: Making Opera Matter, to be held in Houston, Texas from April 29 to May 2. Co-hosted by Houston Grand Opera, this largest gathering of opera professionals in North America will convene at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in the heart of Houston's business and entertainment districts.
Fourteen Houston Youths Perform Moliere's SCAPIN 5/8-5/10
by Gabrielle Sierra - April 24, 2009
Fourteen Houston-area children, currently the students of Main Street Theater's Kids On Stage Rehearsal and Performance By Audition class, embrace the madcap comedy Scapino!, a reinvention of Molière's Scapin as told by Frank Dunlop and Jim Dale.
Casa Manana Holds Auditions For LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS 4/24
by BWW News Desk - April 24, 2009
Auditions for Casa Mañana's production of Little Shop of Horrors will be held Friday, April 24 beginning at 3:00 p.m. in the Rehearsal Studio at Casa Mañana Theatre. The engagement of Little Shop of Horrors is produced by Casa Mañana at the Bass Performance Hall for one-week-only, July 7 - 12, 2009.
Imagination Players Search For Jean Valjean
by Reynard Loki - April 23, 2009
Much like the character Javert spends almost the entire show searching for prisoner Jean Valjean, producers of Imagination Players, a production class for teens at KD Studio Actors Conservatory, are beginning a city-wide search for an actor to portray the character Jean Valjean in their upcoming production of ?Les Miserables? (school Edition).
Water Tower Theatre Announces 2009-10 Season With Comedies & Regional Premieres
by Gabrielle Sierra - April 23, 2009
WaterTower Theatre (WTT) and Producing Artistic Director Terry Martin are proud to announce the 2009-2010 season for WTT's Main Stage Series. WTT's thirteenth season promises to entertain and engage audiences with rousing musicals, classic dramas, side-splitting comedies and highly anticipated regional premieres.
RENT Broadway Star And Original Cast Member, Anthony Rapp To Sign Copies Of Without You: A Memoir Of Love, Loss, And The Musical RENT 4/30
by Reynard Loki - April 22, 2009
Anthony Rapp, who originated the role of Mark Cohen in the Broadway hit musical RENT, will be signing copies of his book, Without You: A Memoir of Love, Loss, And The Musical RENT at Books-A-Million, 1201 Main St. in the Houston Pavilions on Thursday, April 30th from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Come meet this talented actor and original cast member of RENT, one of Broadways most legendary musicals!
WaterTower Theatre Announces 2009-2010 Season
by Charlie Piane - April 22, 2009
WaterTower Theatre (WTT) and Producing Artistic Director Terry Martin are proud to announce the 2009-2010 season for WTT's Main Stage Series. WTT's thirteenth season promises to entertain and engage audiences with rousing musicals, classic dramas, side-splitting comedies and highly anticipated regional premieres. The season will consist of six fully-staged productions as well as the highly successful Out of the Loop Fringe Festival.
Stoppard's ROCK 'N' ROLL Returns To The Alley 4/24-5/24
by Gabrielle Sierra - April 22, 2009
Four-time Tony Award winner Tom Stoppard returns to the Alley with Rock ?n' Roll, winner of London Critics' Circle Theatre Award for Best New Play. It's August 1968, and Russian tanks are rolling into Prague. Jan, the Czech student, lives for rock music, Max, the English professor, lives for Communism, and Esme, the flower child, is high. By 1990, the tanks are rolling out, the Stones are rolling in and idealism has hit the wall.
DTC Presents SARAH, PLAIN AND TALL 4/22-5/24
by BWW News Desk - April 22, 2009
As the final production of its last full season in the historic Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Kalita Humphreys Theater, Dallas Theater Center proudly presents the world premiere of Sarah, Plain and Tall, based on the Newbery Award-winning novella by Patricia MacLachlan.
Betty Buckley to Teach Song Interpretation Workshop May 2009 in Fort Worth
by BWW News Desk - April 21, 2009
Legendary Broadway star, actress/singer Betty Buckley will continue her successful Song Interpretation and Communication Workshop hosted by Imagination Celebration in May and June 2009. The Fort Worth native will share her singing and acting techniques in her master class designed for both dedicated students and advanced professional performers.
Jac Alder, Steven Jones Discuss Stephen Sondheim 4/7, 21 At Dallas Institute
by BWW News Desk - April 21, 2009
STEPHEN SONDHEIM AND THE RE-INVENTION OF AMERICAN MUSICAL THEATER, with Jac Alder and Steven Jones 'The words ?intellectual' and ?Broadway musical' were seldom mentioned in the same breath until the era of Stephen Sondheim, the dominant artistic force in the American musical theater since the 1970's,' wrote Stephen Holden recently in The New York Times
DRIVING MISS DAISY Arrives At Casa Manana Theater 4/21-4/26
by BWW News Desk - April 21, 2009
Driving Miss Daisy, the Pulitzer Prize-winning play, is coming to Casa Mañana Theatre for a one week engagement, April 21 - 26. Three-time Tony Award nominee and Texas native Sandy Duncan is Daisy Wertham, a wealthy, sharp-tongued, Southern widow who must rely on the services of a new-and black-chauffeur, Hoke.
Nominations Announced For TUTS' Tommy Tune Awards Held 4/21
by BWW News Desk - April 21, 2009
John C. Breckenridge, President and CEO of Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS), announced today the nominations for TUTS' seventh annual Tommy Tune Awards which will be held on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts. Developed by TUTS, the Tommy Tune Awards honor musical theatre excellence at the high school level. After reviewing and evaluating the 45 participating Houston-area high school productions during the 2008-2009 school year, a team of 29 Houston-based theatre professionals made 152 nominations in 15 categories.
A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD Comes To Casa Manana Playhouse 5/1-17
by Gabrielle Sierra - April 20, 2009
Casa Mañana Children's Playhouse presents A Year with Frog & Toad at Casa Mañana Theatre, May 1 - 17, 2009.
KING HEDLEY II Announced For Bishop Arts Theater Center 4/23-5/2
by Gabrielle Sierra - April 20, 2009
King Hedley II Opens Thursday at the Bishop Arts Theater Center featured sponsored TeCo Celebrates OCA 20th Anniversary At Opening Night Performance of King Hedley II.
Denton Community Theater Holds Auditions For DONT DRESS FOR DINNER 4/20, 21
by BWW News Desk - April 20, 2009
Denton Community Theatre Announces Auditions for Don't Dress For Dinner By Marc Camoletti & Adapted by Robin Hawdon Auditions for Don't Dress for Dinner, will be held April 20 and 21 at 7:30 pm at the Center for Visual Arts (CVA) located at 400 E. Hickory in Denton.
KD Actors Conservatory Offers Audition Success Seminar With John S. Davies 4/18
by BWW News Desk - April 18, 2009
Come and join KD Actors Conservatory for this exciting Audition Success seminar led by JOHN S. DAVIES This class concentrates on one on one camera auditions using film and television scripts from projects shot in Texas and Louisiana.
SIDEWAYS STORIES FROM WAYSIDE SCHOOL Runs 4/18-5/16 At Main Street Theater
by BWW News Desk - April 18, 2009
Sideways Stories from Wayside School April 18 - May 16, 2009- Main Street Theater - Chelsea Market 'I love this story!' says Theater for Youth Producing Director Vivienne M. St. John. 'It was one of my favorites as a child and still is!' Based on Louis Sachar's Wayside School novels, Sideways Stories from Wayside Schools is a truly magical world where anything can - and does! - happen.
SIDEWAYS STORIES FROM WAYSIDE SCHOOL Begins 4/18
by BWW News Desk - April 18, 2009
Sideways Stories from Wayside School Based upon the book by Louis Sachar Adapted for the stage by John Olive Directed by Mark Adams Main Street theater - Chelsea Market, 4617 Montrose Blvd., Houston, TX 77006
SIDEWAYS STORIES FROM WAYSIDE SCHOOL Plays 4/18, 25, 5/2, 16
by BWW News Desk - April 18, 2009
Based upon the book by Louis Sachar, Sideways Stories from Wayside School was adapted by the stage by John Olive and is directed by Mark Adams. The show will be performed at the Main Street Theater (Chelsea Market) on Sautrdays April 18 &25 and May 2 & 16 at 1:00 pm and 4:00 pm. The show is recommended for Kindergarten-aged kids and up.
AWAKE AND SING! Comes To Main Street Theater, Previews 5/2, 5/3, 5/6
by Gabrielle Sierra - April 17, 2009
Main Street Theater concludes its 2008-2009 season with Clifford Odets' masterpiece Awake and Sing! Originally produced on Broadway in 1935 with Stella Adler, Sanford Meisner, Luther Adler, and other members of the Group Theatre, Main Street's production has previews May 2, 3, and 6 and opens Thursday, May 7, and runs through June 7 at Main Street Theater - Rice Village, 2540 Times Blvd. (There is no performance Friday, May 8.)
Photo Flash: Mauritius At The Alley Theater, TX
by Gabrielle Sierra - April 17, 2009
Theresa Rebeck (creator of the Alley's success The Scene and Bad Dates) returns to the Alley with Mauritius. The title, Mauritius, refers to an island off the coast of Africa from which a now highly collectible stamp, described as 'the crown jewel of philately,' was issued in the age of Victoria. Like the Maltese Falcon, the Mauritius stamp is the fraught object of desire for an assortment of shady characters with different and mysterious backgrounds and motives, who move through the twists of the plot's crosses and double-crosses. Recommended for mature audiences.

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