BWW Review: INNOMINATE at Catastrophic Theatre
INNOMINATE is a mixture of dance, puppets, images on a screen, live music, and daring staging to tell the story of creator Afsaneh Aayani as she immigrated from war torn Iran to the United States.
Houston Theater Reviews
The latest reviews and critic recommendations from Houston.
Our Houston Critics
View All ›
BWW Review: 4th Wall Theatre Company Dazzles Again with BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY
4th Wall finishes its amazing season with a remounting of their critically acclaimed production of Stepehn Adly Guirgis’ Between Riverside and Crazy.
BWW Review: DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS at Stageworks Theatre
Anyone looking for a light-hearted romp with verve to start off their summer would do well to make their way to Stageworks Theatre to see their delightfully fun production of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.
BWW REVIEW: AD Players Blends Faith and Space Adventure in APOLLO 8
As a young boy scout from San Antonio, one of the annual trips I always looked forward to was visiting NASA'S Johnson Space Center.
BWW Review: BORN WITH TEETH Brings High-Class Elizabethan Fan Fiction to The Alley Theatre
Everyone has those important artists they dream of seeing together, the genius writers who if locked in a room together would have some of the greatest conversations.
BWW Review: JERSEY BOYS at the Hobby Center is an Infectious Escape
For a messily scripted white-comfort piece, Jersey Boys sure can make for an effective toe-tapping diversion from the ever-encroaching dread that is life in the 2020s.
BWW Review: Greek God, Diane, Wreaks Havoc in Rec Room Arts HURRICANE DIANE
The unconventional and oddball comedy from the Pulitzer Prize finalist, Madeleine George, sees the Greek god, Dionysus, reenter civilization disguised as a butch gardener, Diane.
BWW Review: MEET THE MAMMA AND COLOR STRUCK at Vincent Victoria Presents
These historic writings are coupled with the company’s signature lively staging and passion.
BWW Review: The Garden Theatre's SCHOOL GIRLS; OR THE AFRICAN MEAN GIRLS PLAY is a Great Collection of Talent
Jocelyn Bioh's play, School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play, is one of the best examples of 21st-century theater.
BWW Review: Stages Blends Superhero Comics and Social Justice in Black Super Hero Magic Mama
With the classic comic Boom! and Pow!, Stages continues its excellent season with Inda Craig-Galvain's Black Super Hero Magic Mama.
BWW Review: ROMEO AND JULIET at Houston Grand Opera Is a Gratifying Delight
As the curtain rises in Houston Grand Opera's production of Romeo and Juliet, Charles Gonoud's 1867 adaptation of the seminal Shakespeare play, the audience is transported into a realm of romance and passion, brought to life by the soaring score and gifted performers.
BWW Review: FIDDLER ON THE ROOF Brings Tradition to the Hobby Center Of Performing Arts
The Broadway classic is currently in residence at the Hobby Center and is a wonderful expression of both the beauties of our past and a great reminder that history repeats itself.
BWW Review: Art Factory's SWEENEY TODD is Well Sung But Rough Around the Edges
This sentimental value proved to be a benefit for Art Factory’s intimate production, which hits some satisfying notes amid some noticeable stumbles.
BWW Review: BOB: A LIFE IN FIVE ACTS Gives Light to the Absurdity of the Human Experience at Firecracker Productions
There's an unmistakable sadness to Peter Sinn Nachtrieb's Bob: A Life in Five Acts.
BWW Review: Life Rings With The Alley Theatre's Delirious DEAD MAN'S CELLPHONE
A jovial spirit permeates the Alley Theatre as people pack in for the opening night performance of Dead Man’s Cell Phone, MacArthur Genius Sarah Ruhl’s effervescent, acerbic and poignant play.
BWW Review: THE WAR OF THE WORLDS at Classical Theatre Company is a Science Fiction Odyssey
Fans of old school science fiction (particularly the thoughtful, novelistic kind that prefigured The Twilight Zone and Star Trek) should find much to enjoy the Classical Theatre Company’s adaptation of H.
BWW Review: YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO SIT IN Is a Dream of a Production at Stages Theatre
The story goes that Stages staff member, Eboni Bell Darcy, was part of the discussion for the theater's reopening season.
BWW Review: THE BOOK OF GRACE at Catastrophic Theatre
Catastrophic Theatre’s THE BOOK OF GRACE makes good on the company’s promise of “we will destroy you” in the best way possible.
BWW Review: Stages SUNRISE COVEN is a Homegrown Inspiration and a Wonderous World Premiere
This spring, Brendan Bourque-Sheil's story of a woman dealing with life's impossible changes is one of Houston's best plays.
BWW Review: DOG ACT Depicts Art at the End of the World at Main Street Theater
Liz Duffy Adams' Dog Act is as much a depiction of the future as it is a nostalgia play about theatre people.
BWW Review: GLORIA at 4th Wall Theatre Company Presents a Smart and Seething Take on Violence in the Digital Age
What a gut punch of a play is Branden Jacob-Jenkins’s Gloria, and what a tight and well-paced rendition 4th Wall Theatre Company has offered.
BWW Review: COME FROM AWAY at Theatre Under The Stars Reflects on the Wonders of Humanity in the Face of Tragedy
They call Gander, Canada 'The Rock.
BWW Review: THE CAKE at Stageworks Theatre is a Sweet and Occasionally Filling Look at Gay Marriage in the South
This production of The Cake may not be perfect, but what it lacks in thematic depth, it makes up for in confectionary charm and good intentions.
BWW Review: ISHIDA Dance's YOU COULD RELEASE ME Puts Human Relationships on Display
The prevailing theme of ISHIDA Dance’s new work You Could Release Me is love, and the many forms that love takes.
BWW Review: A Modern Adaptation of SENSE AND SENSIBILITY Comes to The Alley Theatre
This take on Jane Austen's classic novel, adapted by Kate Hamil, adds a great deal of humor to the surroundings of the story.
|
Company Pasadena Little Theatre (8/14-8/30) |
|
Cleopatra Midtown Arts (10/03-10/03) |
|
Xanadu MATCH (Midtown Arts & Theater Center Houston) (8/14-8/30) |
|
Ed Sheeran at AT&T Stadium AT&T Stadium (10/24-10/24) |
|
anthropology Theatre Southwest (10/30-11/21) |
|
An Old-Fashioned Family Murder Theatre Southwest (9/11-10/03) |
|
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Theatre Southwest (1/02-1/23) |
|
Kinky Boots Theatre Under The Stars (3/30-4/11) |
|
Come from Away Stages (9/18-10/18) |
|
HisStory by Hilary Bluestein-Lyons Theatre Suburbia (1/08-2/06) |