BWW Review: MY FAIR LADY Brings the Best and Finest of Broadway to Houston
Last night I sat in a theatre for the first time in 557 days.
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BWW Feature: 4th Wall's SUMMER SHAKES Production of AS YOU LIKE IT Showcases High School Students
As the promise of live theater is slowly making its way back to the theatres of Houston, one upcoming exciting endeavor is the 4th Wall Theatre's SUMMER SHAKES program.
BWW Review: THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED) at Apprentice Productions
Apprentice Productions opens in Houston with a production of THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED).
BWW Review: LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR AND GRILL at STAGES Theatre is A Wonderful Slow Burn
In a world where the Black Lives Matter movement is a focal point, and many organizations are changing their views on diversity, Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill at STAGES Theatre in Montrose provides a glimpse of why equality is important.
BWW Review: BLAQUE TCHERIE at Vincent Victoria Presents
BLAQUE TCHERIE makes for an impressive film debut for Vincent Victoria, and it looks like his empire may expand to new mediums.
BWW Review: Houston Opera's Jack Swanson Recital
On Friday evening March 12, 2021, Houston Grand Opera presented Live from The Cullen: Jack Swanson and Richard Bado in a wide-ranging recital of music by Robert Schumann, Leonard Bernstein, Roger Quilter, Kurt Weill, Franz Liszt, and Gioachino Rossini.
BWW Review: Fall in Love With Jake & Emily Speck in A.D. Players' A SPECK-TACULAR EVENING OF STORIES & SONGS
If you’re anything like me (And if you’re a theatre person, you probably are), you’re a sucker for a good cabaret.
BWW Review: Houston Ballet's Virtual Program NUTCRACKER SWEETS is the Holiday Treat You Know & Love
It goes without mention that this year’s festivities look a little different, but in the case of Houston Ballet’s virtual program NUTCRACKER SWEETS, different can be synonymous with delightful: the same decorated holiday production with all the bells and whistles, along with several added layers
BWW Feature: Second Servings' 'Dinner's On Us' Invites Houston Theatre Community to the Table
When was the last time your weekly trip to Trader Joe's consisted of 1,500 lbs of food? I know, I know.
BWW Review: BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY dazzles at 4TH WALL THEATRE
This tricky character-driven piece requires an amazing cast, and that is just what 4th WALL THEATRE COMPANY has managed to assemble.
BWW Review: FROM WHITE PLAINS Delivers Social Justice at THUNDERCLAP PRODUCTIONS
How far should we hold someone responsible for abuse decades ago? Can we factor in that maybe they grew and changed over the years? Is it fair to seek social justice in the age of the Internet when someone can instantly be fired or destroyed by allegations that were never prosecuted or examined by
BWW Review: COME FROM AWAY Ignites Compassion and Unity at the Hobby Center
In over ten years of being in the audience at the Hobby Center, I have never heard applause as loud and abundant as I did at last night's curtain call.
BWW Review: Al Fallick's MOVIES, MUSICALS AND ME is Broadway Parody Hilarity
What do Apollo 13, Space Jam, The Mummy, and A Quiet Place all have in common? Why, they're none other than four of the many (many) acclaimed movie musical adaptations of Halpert Evans' (Al Fallick) extensive Broadway career.
BWW Review: DREAMGIRL DEFERRED Dares to Dream at Vincent Victoria Presents
Every generation seems to have their Florence Ballard - ultra talented singers who get tossed aside because they don't fit a look or a concept of what a record label wants in its catalog.
BWW Review: FEFU AND HER FRIENDS REIGN AT CATASTROPHIC THEATRE
FEFU AND HER FRIENDS passes the Bechdel test with glowing colors a?" there are no men seen, and only mentioned briefly, even though we feel their presence as plot catalysts.
BWW Review: A FANTASTICKS FOR THE AGES OPENS THE GORDY
Why did Stages choose THE FANTASTICKS to open The Gordy, their sparkling new home? Because it is perfect.
BWW Review: ONCE ON THIS ISLAND at TUTS Is Raw, Real Storytelling at Its Finest
“This—something, life and.
BWW Review: SOLDIER'S FUGUE Marches into MAIN STREET THEATER
Narratively ELLIOT, A SOLDIER'S FUGUE simply combines three soldiers in Korea, Vietnam, and Iraq.
BWW Review: JERSEY BOYS Mans Up at Broadway at the Hobby Center
Most people know the music pretty well, but few knew the band had a colorful history full of crimes and mob connections that were against the clean cut tradition of their era.
BWW Review: A.D. Players' GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER Is Both Hopeful & Honest
The year is 1967, the place is San Francisco, and the conflict? A young and optimistic mixed-race couple has just announced their upcoming plans of marriage to unsuspecting parents.
BWW Review: THE BAND'S VISIT is Most Welcome at Broadway at the Hobby Center
THE BAND'S VISIT reminds audiences what musical theater can be when we remove garish production values and jukebox hits.
BWW Review: Prague Shakespeare Company's HAMLET Does it Solo at Main Street Theatre
This is HAMLET like you have never seen before - performed by a handsome stranger who is hellbent on turning Shakespeare's longest work into a 90 minute aria.
BWW Review: HELLO, DOLLY! at the Hobby Center
a?oeDolly will never go away again!a?? But that's just it.
BWW Review: Theatre Under The Stars' ELF is a Feel-Good, Festive, Family Holiday Treat
I first saw ELF when TUTS produced it back in 2013, and last year I had the absolute joy of working on a production of it at Queensbury Theatre.
BWW Review: Firecracker Productions' ALL THROUGH THE HOUSE Is Not the 'Night Before Christmas' You Expect
In the thick of the holiday season, there are generally two camps of seasonal shows in the repertoire of our Houston theatre scene: those that indulge the festive, heartfelt genre of holiday classics, and those that provide an alternative.
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The Carpenters Songbook: A Live Celebration Lutcher Theater (11/07-11/07) |
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Waitress Lutcher Theater (10/24-10/24) |
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Baytown Little Theater (10/09-10/18) |
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Rhinoceros The Catastrophic Theatre (9/18-10/10) |
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Serial Killers: The Crucifixion of the Black Man in America Nikki El Films & Theatre (10/17-10/17) |
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WOMB 2.0 The Alley Theatre (1/22-2/07) |
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Romeo and Juliet The Alley Theatre (9/25-10/11) |
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Robin Hood the Musical National Youth Theater (10/30-11/01) |
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Clue: The Movie - A Screening to Die For! Hosted by Lesley Ann Warren Smart Financial Centre (3/07-3/07) |
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Oreste in Collaboration with Ars Lyrica Moores Opera House (4/16-4/18) |
