Houston Newsroom The Moores School of Music Announces HANSEL AND GRETEL
by BWW News Desk on December 11, 2018 in Houston The Moores School of Music at the University of Houston presents Hansel and Gretel. (more...)  Consenting Bodies Reading Series Begins At Rec Room
by BWW News Desk on December 11, 2018 in Houston Responding to the events of the past few years, Mildred's Umbrella Theater Company (MU) is proud to present CONSENTING BODIES, a series of play readings addressing consent, boundaries, and relationships in the modern era. Curated by Co-Literary Manager Bree Bridger, the series aims to spark a conversation around the subject of consent with guided discussions following each reading. (more...)  VIDEO: Watch a Sneak Peek of TUTS' BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
by Stage Tube on December 11, 2018 in Houston Twenty-five years ago, Theatre Under The Stars helped usher in a new musical era with Disney's Beauty and the Beast. The show became an international sensation that played a remarkable 13-year run on Broadway and has been produced in 37 countries worldwide. Now, just in time for the holiday season, TUTS brings this magical story to life once again for Houston audiences. (more...)  Photo Flash: Fall In Love With BEAUTY AND THE BEAST At Theatre Under The Stars
by BWW News Desk on December 10, 2018 in Houston Twenty-five years ago, Theatre Under The Stars helped usher in a new musical era with Disney's Beauty and the Beast. The show became an international sensation that played a remarkable 13-year run on Broadway and has been produced in 37 countries worldwide. Now, just in time for the holiday season, TUTS brings this magical story to life once again for Houston audiences. (more...)  Baroque Specialist Jane Glover Leads Houston Symphony In Holiday Performances
by BWW News Desk on December 10, 2018 in Houston The Houston Symphony celebrates the holiday season with what is arguably the greatest oratorio ever written: the spiritual, Baroque-era masterpiece, Handel's Messiah, at 8 p.m. Dec. 21-22 and 2:30 p.m. Dec. 23 in Jones Hall. Baroque specialist Jane Glover leads the orchestra, a stellar quartet of soloists and the Houston Symphony Chorus (prepared by director Dr. Betsy Cook Weber). (more...)  Houston Grand Opera's Patrick Summers Explores The Joy And Meaning Of Art In New Book
by BWW News Desk on December 10, 2018 in Houston The Spirit of This Place, authored by Houston Grand Opera Artistic and Music Director Patrick Summers, is now available for sale on Amazon and through the Chicago University Press, the publisher of the work. The Spirit of This Place is described as "a moving credo elucidating Summers's belief that the arts, especially music, help us to understand our own humanity as intellectual, aesthetic, and ultimately spiritual." (more...)  BWW Interview: Scot Pankey, Theatre Educator, Talks Dramaversity, a New Live Online Performing Arts Academy
by Bryan-Keyth Wilson on December 10, 2018 in Houston The performing arts steps out of the box today with the DRAMAVERSITY launch today, December 10, 2018. The live online performing arts academy gives students of all ages, from all over the world, the opportunity to attend performing art classes from the comfort of their home, using a computer or smart device. (more...)  Three Weeks Left To Vote For the BWW Houston Awards!
by BWW Staff on December 10, 2018 in Houston There's just two weeks left to vote for the 2018 BroadwayWorld Houston Awards, brought to you by BroadwayHD! Readers are already setting records as they vote for their favorites. Regional productions, touring shows, and more are all included in the awards, honoring productions which opened between October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018. Our local editors set the categories, our readers submitted their nominees, and now you get to vote for your favorites! Voting will continue through December 31st, 2018. (more...)  BWW Interview: Actor Marco Camacho Talks ELF THE MUSICAL
by Katricia Lang on December 10, 2018 in Houston If you're yearning for some contemporary yuletide carols, head over to Queensbury Theatre. December 7 through December 23, 2018, the company will stage ELF THE MUSICAL, the theater adaptation of Will Ferrell's popular 2003 film ELF. (more...)
Local Five-year-old Twins Cast As Lula For The Houston Engagement of WAITRESS
by BWW News Desk on December 10, 2018 in Houston The Tony nominated musical WAITRESS, playing at the Hobby Center January 29 - February 3, 2019 has cast two young area actresses to take on the role of "Lulu" during the Houston engagement. (more...)  Bilingual Holiday Children's Opera Comes To Opera In The Heights
by BWW News Desk on December 08, 2018 in Houston Lucinda y las Flores de la Noche Buena is a coming of age Mexican Christmas folktale revealing the moral that any gift is beautiful because it is given, featuring Mexican folk tunes and traditional Christmas carols. Last year Opera in the Heights (Oh!) produced the Houston premiere of a bilingual and family-friendly holiday opera, Evan Mack's Lucinda y las Flores de la Noche Buena (Lucinda and the Christmas Eve Flower). (more...)  BWW Review: A DRAG CHRISTMAS CAROL lip syncs for its life at Obsidian Theater!
by Brett Cullum on December 07, 2018 in Houston This is an irreverent retelling with no apologies about what it is doing. The performers know this, and camp it up to the level of… well… that drag queen who hosts the whole thing. (more...)  Mayor Supported Houston Airport System's “Harmony In The Air” Program Fights For Funding
by BWW News Desk on December 07, 2018 in Houston Houston performing arts groups and supporters of the Houston Airport System's "Harmony in the Air" program will appear at the city council public session on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 starting at 2:00 pm on the second floor of City Hall to defend the funding for the successful program which invites professional Houston classical and jazz music groups to perform in the airport including: Ars Lyrica Houston, Axiom Quartet, Apollo Chamber Players, The Dancewicz-Doucet Duo, The Gerling-Mut Duo, Solero Flamenco, Tony Henry, Mystery Loves Company, Divisi Strings, Eddie Akhmetchine Trio, Pamela York Trio, Musiqa, Retrospect, Bob Chadwick Trio, EC Entertainment representing: Emily Klein, Melvin Johnson & The Electro- Acoustics Band, Rainel Joubert Duo Mark Prause Piano. The scheduled funding vote has been postponed twice due to some city council members resistance. (more...) Boiling Point Players Announces Cast For The 2019 Season
by BWW News Desk on December 07, 2018 in Houston Boiling Point Players has selected its cast for the 2019 season. Audiences can expect to see a few familiar faces from past BPP productions as well as some fresh talent. The 2019 season begins January 31, 2019 with "A New World Cabaret" and closes with double feature one-acts in April. (more...)  The Idea Fund Announces Round 11 Grantees For 2019
by BWW News Desk on December 06, 2018 in Houston The Idea Fund, a re-granting program administered by DiverseWorks, Aurora Picture Show, and Project Row Houses and funded by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, is thrilled to announce the Round Eleven (2019) grant, recipients: JooYoung Choi; Virginia Diaz (and collaborators: Adan Medrano, Lucia Aljas); Laura Drey; Harrison Guy; Regina Leslie; Jessica Ninci & Dan Schmahl; Zuqiang Peng; Reyes Ramirez; Henry G. Sanchez; Carrie Schneider; S.M.Art Girls (Hannah Gourlay and fellow all girl/femme-identified, transgender-inclusive artists); and Megan Smith. (more...)  Regional Roundup: Top New Features This Week Around Our BroadwayWorld 12/7
by BWW Special on December 07, 2018 in Houston BroadwayWorld presents a comprehensive weekly roundup of regional stories around our Broadway World, which include videos, editor spotlights, regional reviews and more. This week, we feature COME FROM AWAY, ANNIE, MAMMA MIA and More! (more...)  CHRISTMAS BINGO Comes To Houston
by BWW News Desk on December 06, 2018 in Houston Vicki Quade brings her hit holiday comedy, Christmas Bingo: It's a Ho-Ho-Holy Night, to Houston, for three weeks only, at the Chelsea Market Theatre, 4617 Montrose, starting December 6, for the 2018 holiday season. (more...)  The Seldoms Perform Work About Climate Change At Rothko Chapel
by BWW News Desk on December 04, 2018 in Houston The Rothko Chapel and DiverseWorks have collaborated to bring Chicago-based dance company, The Seldoms, to Houston for one-performance only on Thursday, January 31, 2019 at 7 p.m. at the Rothko Chapel. The company will perform an excerpt Floe, from their new dance theater work, Dancing on Thin Ice. The performance is pay what you can with a suggested donation of $20. Rothko Chapel is located at 3900 Yupon Street, Houston, 77006. (more...)  BWW Interview: Be Our Guest! Michael Burrell Talks BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at TUTS
by Natalie de la Garza on December 04, 2018 in Houston Theatre Under the Stars' 50th anniversary season continues with DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST and the 'Beast' himself, Michael Burrell, joins us to talk the all-new production, the duality of his character, and why audiences don't have to be told twice to 'Be Our Guest.' (more...)  Houston Symphony Appoints New Community-Embedded Musicians
by BWW News Desk on December 03, 2018 in Houston The Houston Symphony announces the addition of violinist Patricia Quintero Garcia and violist Alexa Sangbin Thomson to its Community Embedded Musicians initiative, now in its fourth year. Garcia and Thomson succeed violist Anthony Parce and cellist Hellen Weberpal, who left in August for positions with the Nashville and Atlanta Symphonies, respectively. (more...) Vote For The 2018 BWW Houston Awards; SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Staff on December 03, 2018 in Houston There's just one month left to vote for the 2018 BroadwayWorld Houston Awards, brought to you by BroadwayHD! Readers are already setting records as they vote for their favorites. Regional productions, touring shows, and more are all included in the awards, honoring productions which opened between October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018. Our local editors set the categories, our readers submitted their nominees, and now you get to vote for your favorites! Voting will continue through December 31st, 2018. (more...)  Houston's HITS Theatre Presents WHITE CHRISTMAS
by BWW News Desk on November 30, 2018 in Houston HITS Theatre presents Irving Berlin's "White Christmas," a holiday musical based on the classic 1954 movie of the same name. (more...)  Photo Flash: 4th Wall Continues Season of Houston Premieres with Kate Hamill's PRIDE & PREJUDICE
by BWW News Desk on November 30, 2018 in Houston Longtime home for cutting-edge live performances, 4th Wall Theatre Company is thrilled to follow the success of September's 'Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train' with another Houston premiere, 'Pride and Prejudice.' Kate Hamill's new adaptation of the novel by Jane Austen reframes the classic inside a modern lens, creating a playful comedy that feels as timely today as it did in Regency-era England. Hamill's lively work ran Off-Broadway last year to critical acclaim and is now receiving its Houston debut, just in time for the holiday season. (more...)  Mildred's Umbrella Presents A Reading Of MOTHERS AND SONS In Honor Of World AIDS Day
by BWW News Desk on December 01, 2018 in Houston Kicking off a series of projects geared toward raising awareness for local service organizations, Mildred's Umbrella Theater Company (MU) is bringing a reading of Terrance McNally's MOTHERS AND SONS to Chelsea Market Theater on December 1, 2018 for World AIDS Day. The reading will be a benefit for local AIDS/HIV Hospice Care Center Omega House and will be accompanied by a brief question and answer following the show. (more...)  VIDEO: Watch TUTS' BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Perform In Houston's Thanksgiving Day Parade
by BWW News Desk on November 30, 2018 in Houston Watch the cast perform 'Be Our Guest' in Houston's Thanksgiving Day Parade in the video below! Twenty-five years ago, Theatre Under The Stars helped usher in a new musical era with Disney's Beauty and the Beast. The show became an international sensation that played a remarkable 13-year run on Broadway and has been produced in 37 countries worldwide. Now, just in time for the holiday season, TUTS brings this magical story to life once again for Houston audiences. Beauty and the Beast is directed and choreographed by Broadway choreographer, Chris Bailey, who recently choreographed Gettin' the Band Back Together. (more...) |
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