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.
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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.
BWW Review: HAMILTON at Broadway Across America
HAMILTON is a joy to watch, and this cast lives up to the hype of the material they have been entrusted with.
BWW Review: A STEADY RAIN Dazzles from Dirt Dogs Theatre Co.
It’s a chance to sit in an intimate space with artists who excel at telling a story you will never see in a large opera house or performance hall.
BWW Review: The Alley Theatre Presents a Challenging Portrait of the U.S. in AMERIKIN
There's a question at the heart of Chisa Hutchison Amerikin.
BWW Review: MACGYVER: THE MUSICAL at Stages Repertory
As the audience walks into MACGYVER THE MUSICAL at STAGES, the greeting they receive is full of '80s nostalgia.
BWW Review: MOTHER OF THE MAID Packs a Bravura Performance at Main Street
Shannon Emerick’s portrayal of Isabelle Arc is the performance on which MOTHER OF THE MAID hinges, and she manifests a miracle consisting of fully-realized characterization and range.
BWW Review: Houston Grand Opera's Pushes Boundaries in Mozart's Exhilarating THE MAGIC FLUTE
Co-Directors Barrie Kosky and Suzanne Andrade's production of Mozart's THE MAGIC FLUTE as staged by the Houston Grand Opera is brilliant and astounding.
BWW Review: A.D. Players' NO ONE OWNS ME Provides an Insightful Outlook on Trafficking in Houston
NO ONE OWNS ME by Chris Cragin-Day and Pia Wilson running at AD Players is one of the most exciting productions occurring this winter in Houston.
BWW Review: Vichet Chum Brings Back the Early 2000's to The Alley Theatre
The story of Vichet Chum's High School Play revolves around the Texas UIL program but it's also about everything.
BWW Review: Classical Theatre Brings a Century-Old Sci-Fi Classic to Houston
Classical Theatre Company has brought R.
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A Streetcar Named Desire Pearl Theatre (7/17-7/20) |
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Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat A.D. Players at the George Theater (6/24-8/02) |
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Tamarie's Greatest Hits, Volume 3 The Catastrophic Theatre (6/19-8/01) |
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AC/DC NRG Stadium (8/31-8/31) |
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Jesus Christ Superstar Deluxe Theatre (8/14-8/17) |
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Big Fish National Youth Theater (7/17-7/19) |
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Xanadu MATCH (Midtown Arts & Theater Center Houston) (8/14-8/30) |
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Moulin Rouge! Hobby Center for the Performing Arts (7/14-7/19) |
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Newsies National Youth Theater (7/31-8/09) |
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Hardy WhiteWater Amphitheater (11/21-11/21) |