HOUSTON THEATRE NEWSROOM

The 2026 Heller Awards have officially announced their nominees, recognizing outstanding young talent in the arts.

Rob said early on is he didn't want to have a pastel, cake frosting show.

Another Lloyd Suh work pulls heartstrings this time at Stages.

For Knight, this represents her first chance to be the original aggressor rather than the avenging victim, and it’s wild to see her twist her narrative.

Alley Theatre will host open auditions for Houston actors for its 2026-2027 season.

Classical Theatre Company is set to stage Shakespeare's tragic play OTHELLO, offering audiences a fresh interpretation of this timeless drama.

The book is full of mysteries, unspoken judgements, and a vicious sense of classism mixed with ruthless self-preservation, and there is not a lot of this present in this interpretation, brought to life by Kait Kerrigan's book, Jason Howland's music, and Fitzgerald-inspired lyrics by Nathan Tysen.

Get a first look at a scene from the production of ENGLISH now on stage at Neuhaus Theatre.

KATY PERRY CANDY DARLING MARY MAGDELANE is a play with songs about how a musician meets Katy Perry, and how it impacts their life.

What we deliver is that you really get your money's worth.

Alley Theatre has unveiled its 80th Season.

Joe Folladori and Tamarie Cooper talk Katy Perry, Candy Darling & their wild new Catastrophic Theatre show running through March 7th.

At Theatre Under The Stars, Sky Seals steps into the black-clad boots of one of music’s most enduring legends: Johnny Cash.

Arts nonprofit Young Texas Artists pulling out all the stops to celebrate its home state.

The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts will present Breaking Bread, a new live conversation series in partnership with James Beard Award–winning chef, entrepreneur, and television personality Chris Shepherd.

Houston Broadway Theatre will present two productions for 2026 with Disney’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame at the Wortham Center, and Falsettos, playing this spring.

At a small diner table, over coffee and conversation, an entire world quietly unravels in The Counter.

I play the character of Goli.

Small Talk Turns to Tough Talk and Everything Changes.

ENGLISH, written by playwright Sanaz Toossi, won the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and crafts an intimate, devastating portrait of language—as both bridge and barrier.

This March, Ars Lyrica Houston will present a series of education and community initiatives across Greater Houston, bringing historically informed performances into public festivals, neighborhood libraries, and regional arts celebrations.

The Grammy Award-winning Houston Chamber Choir will present The Sacred Veil, A Tribute to Houston's Medical Community and a Celebration of the 30th Anniversary of the Center for the Performing Arts in Medicine.

Houston Grand Opera will present Carlisle Floyd's OF MICE AND MEN as part of its Butler Studio production series.

Theatre Under the Stars will honor Helen Shaffer with the Shirley Stein Award at the 2026 Leading Ladies Luncheon.

Cone Man Running Productions and Boiling Point Players have announced the cast for the world premiere of AN IDEAL MAN, an adaptation of Oscar Wilde's work set in 1980s Houston, directed by Ruth S.