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Houston Grand Opera is kicking off 2014 with the most harrowing and exhausting evening of opera I have ever experienced, and as an audience member I couldn't be more thrilled.
The National Tour of ELVIS LIVES is touted as an "unforgettable multi-media and live musical journey across Elvis' life," and it delivers.
When it comes to modern musical theatre, Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's INTO THE WOODS is definitely among the most beloved.
We have all survived the holidays and have welcomed in a new year.
New York City has 54 BELOW, Broadway's living room, where big name acts do acclaimed intimate cabaret concerts.
Prodigious playwright Alan Ayckbourn has been acclaimed for his craft many times during his lengthy career.
Cone Man Running Productions and Obsidian Art Space's popular 24 hour play festival, A SPONTANEOUS SMATTERING, was given a seasonal spin for last night's holiday edition.
Bayou City Performing Arts (BCPA) is widely recognized in Houston for its inclusivity and diversity.
Premiering at the 2012 Edinburg Fringe Festival, 50 SHADES! THE MUSICAL edged out about two months before its competition, SPANK! THE FIFTY SHADES PARODY.
For one more weekend only, MJR Theatricals | Music Box Musicals is producing FOREVER PLAID: PLAID TIDINGS, the holiday themed spin off of Stuart Ross' 1990 Off-Broadway revue/jukebox musical FOREVER PLAID.
Every year, the holiday season is marked by gooey, theatrical mind-candy confections.
ELF, a holiday themed musical, first opened on Broadway in 2010.
Playwright Peter Sinn Nachtrieb has a distinctive and unique voice that makes for quality entertainment that encourages thought as much as it tickles our ribs.
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas, and while the hustle and bustle of the season is in full force, the Alley Theatre is presenting Houston audiences with the ultimate holiday treat.
I can only imagine that one would be hard pressed to find someone who is not familiar with William Shakespeare's HAMLET.
Just in time for the holiday season, The Ensemble Theatre is presenting the World Premiere of DJEMBE AND THE FOREST OF CHRISTMAS FORGOTTEN.
When Christmastime draws near, it seems that almost every theatre in town gets into the holiday spirit.
In 1999 Jason Nodler directed Tamarie Cooper and Charles Scott as the titular characters in Infernal Bridegroom's production of Wallace Shawn's MARIE AND BRUCE.
Merriment and joviality are the key ingredients for Opera in the Height's production of Gaetano Donizetti's comedic opera DON PASQUALE.
It takes undeniable mettle to live one's dreams, especially when that dream is to be an actress in Broadway musicals.
While Thanksgiving is right around the corner, holiday festivities are commencing in full force.
It's incredibly rare when I venture out to see a high school production, but Houston ISD's High School for the Performing and Visual Arts (HSPVA) definitely piqued my interest when I saw they were producing AVENUE Q.
David Nehls and Betsy Kelso's 2005 Off-Broadway hit show THE GREAT AMERICAN TRAILER PARK MUSICAL has been a favorite of theatre patrons and companies ever since it first premiered.
The buzz on everyone's lips last night was that Thater LaB Houston is back.
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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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Anarkali Reimagined Luxtrium (10/22-10/25) PHOTOS |
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Big Fish National Youth Theater (7/17-7/19) |
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Company OnStage: A Taste of the Season Company OnStage (8/01-8/01) |
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Ed Sheeran at AT&T Stadium AT&T Stadium (10/24-10/24) |
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show Spooktacular Tour with Nell Campbell House of Blues (10/23-10/23) |
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Moulin Rouge – The Musical Sarofim Hall (7/14-7/12) |
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Xanadu MATCH (Midtown Arts & Theater Center Houston) (8/14-8/30) |
