The latest theatre news from Houston — show openings, casting announcements, reviews, and touring productions.
Broadway may have first met her with a long blonde wig in the hit revival of Into the Woods, but Houston audiences are falling in love with her all over again—this time with hoop earrings, bold dreams, and sky-high heels.
In the Heights follows three days in the life of a community in Washington Heights.
The Gilbert & Sullivan Society of Houston will present the 1983 movie musical, “The Pirates of Penzance” at the historic River Oaks Theatre, with $5 of every ticket sold benefiting the Society.
So I think, first and foremost, Bug, believe it or not, is a love story.
Written by playwright Melda Beaty and directed by The Ensemble Theatre’s Artistic Director Eileen J.
Theatre Under The Stars has released a first look at rehearsals for In the Heights, the final show of its 2024/25 season.
Theatre Under The Stars is inviting Broadway fans to Brews & Broadway, a Tony Awards watch party and fundraiser taking place this June.
Rec Room Arts has announced the regional premiere of TOROS, a provocative new play by Spanish-American playwright Danny Tejera, directed by Lily Wolff (Hurricane Diane, Wolf Play).
A lot of people ask, “Why do you think it won the Pulitzer?” Post pandemic, and with all of the social media stuff that we have going on.
The full cast has been announced for the North American tour of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, the first North American production of the musical presented by Disney in over 25 years.
Before it was a hit Netflix series, Kim’s Convenience was an award-winning play of the same name that went on to inspire the popular series.
The Houston Chamber Choir will present Gather ‘Round on Saturday, May 31, at St.
Houston Grand Opera (HGO) will present the world premiere of A Voice Within, a new song cycle by HGO Composer-in-Residence Joel Thompson and librettist Deborah D.
The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts will once again welcome thousands of Houston-area students for the 2025–26 ExxonMobil Discovery Series.
And what of Wesley Whitson as Hamlet, perhaps the most challenging role in the entire canon of Shakespeare’s works? He is age-appropriate and fiercely dives into the madness for the first two-thirds, and then becomes steely and predatory for the final acts.
A hootin’, hollerin’, good time as a heroic Germanic saga goes Texan.
This is the first time Denise Fennell is playing herself, and it only took fifty years to get her here into the role she was born to play.
The national tour of The Wiz, currently running at Houston's Hobby Center through May 4, 2025, delivers a vocally powerful revival of the 1975 Tony Award-winning musical.
The American Theatre Guild has announced the 25–26 Season for The Buddy Holly Hall.
Houston Grand Opera has announced plans to present a series of free, family-friendly summer programs designed to engage and inspire young audiences.
Vincent Victoria is a playwright, director, filmmaker, actor, and fashion icon who has been producing work in the Houston Community for at least the last ten years, probably more.
Applications for The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts's 2025-26 Houston is Inspired initiative are officially open now through June 1, 2025.
Win a pair of tickets to any weekday performance of The Great Gatsby on Broadway starring Ryan McCartan, Sarah Hyland plus a $145 merch bundle, and more.
4TH Wall Theatre Company is opening their staging of HAMLET, which is best on the off-Broadway company Bedlam’s recent production.
Since founding the Fade To Black Arts Festival in 2013, S.
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2026 Annual Festival of Originals (The FOO) Theatre Southwest (7/24-8/08) |
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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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An Old-Fashioned Family Murder Theatre Southwest (9/11-10/03) |
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The Constant Wife Theatre Southwest (4/09-5/01) |
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Richard O'Brien's THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW Art Factory (10/16-10/31) |
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Frankenstein Pearl Theatre (10/30-11/02) |
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Company OnStage: A Taste of the Season Company OnStage (8/01-8/01) |
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Newsies National Youth Theater (7/31-8/09) |
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Break-In Dance Fest MATCH - Midtown Arts and Theater Center Houston (8/06-8/07) |
