Interview: James Mirrione of THE GRIPPE at Main Street Theater
James Mirrione, the bookwriter behind The Grippe, invites audiences to revisit a pivotal moment in history through the lens of theatre.
Houston Theatre Newsroom
The latest theatre news from Houston — show openings, casting announcements, reviews, and touring productions.
Interview: Orlando Arriaga of THE LEHMAN TRILOGY at STAGES
Orlando has long been one of Houston’s most beloved actors, captivating audiences with his dynamic performances in productions like Private Lives, American Mariachi, and Sherlock Holmes and the Jersey Lily.
Interview: Shannon Emerick of ELECTRA at Classical Theatre Company
Shannon Emerick, a celebrated Houston stage actress and two-time Houston Press Best Actress winner, takes on one of Greek tragedy’s most formidable figures in Classical Theatre Company’s production of Electra.
Interview: Michael Locher of THE DA VINCI CODE at the Alley Theatre
To me, this iteration of THE DA VINCI CODE feels like it leans more towards the book in pure content, but at the same time, you can look at the film and our stage adaptation as sort of accomplishing similar tasks.
MY FAIR LADY Comes to Stoic Theatre
Based on George Bernard Shaw's play Pygmalion, about a phonetics professor, Henry Higgins, who transforms a poor, Cockney flower girl, Eliza Doolittle, into a high-society lady by teaching her to speak properly.
Review: AKEELAH & THE BEE at The Ensemble Theatre
The opening of The Ensemble’s 49th season is a H-I-T!
Review: SCHMITT'S PSALM 47 AND STRAVINSKY'S FIREBIRD at Houston Symphony
What did our critic think of SCHMITT'S PSALM 47 AND STRAVINSKY'S FIREBIRD at Houston Symphony?
Review: PURLIE VICTORIOUS at Main Street Theater
PURLIE VICTORIOUS: A NON-CONFEDERATE ROMP THROUGH THE COTTON PATCH is certainly a curiosity, a satire of Jim Crow life written during the throes of the equal rights movement of the early sixties.
Interview: Saul Newport of ROCK AND ROLL AND TUTUS at Houston Ballet
For Houston Ballet dancer Saul Newport, Rock and Roll and Tutus is more than just a performance program.
Interview: Jacquelyn Long of ROCK AND ROLL AND TUTUS at Houston Ballet
Houston Ballet’s Rock and Roll and Tutus brings together legendary choreographers with fresh new voices, and among them is Jacquelyn Long, who not only performs but also contributes her own original work to the program.
The LSC-CyFair Stages to Present Female History-Making Stories This October And November
This fall, Lone Star College-CyFair's Drama Department will take audiences back in time with two stories of courageous women fighting for workers' rights and making historic scientific discoveries.
Ashley Támar Davis Will Headline Spectrum Fusion's SPOTLIGHT ON THE STARS Gala
Spectrum Fusion will welcome Grammy nominee, singer, and actress Ashley Támar Davis as the featured performer at its “Spotlight on the Stars” gala next month.
Review: KIMBERLY AKIMBO at Hobby Center For The Performing Arts
What did our critic think of KIMBERLY AKIMBO at Hobby Center For The Performing Arts?
Review: KIMBERLY AKIMBO at Broadway At The Hobby Center
This touring production of the 2023 Tony Award winner for Best Musical, KIMBERLY AKIMBO, is based on David Lindsay-Abaire’s play of the same name.
University of Houston’s Moores Opera Center to Stage World Premiere of Tom Cipullo’s HOBSON’S CHOICE
The University of Houston’s Moores Opera Center will launch its 2025–26 season with the world premiere of Hobson’s Choice, a new comic opera by acclaimed American composer Tom Cipullo, October 23–26 at the Moores Opera House.
THE GRIPPE to Have Developmental Staged Reading at Main Street Theater
Main Street Theater will present a developmental staged reading of a new play with music, The Grippe, by James P.
Review: DANCING LESSONS at LIONWOMAN PRODUCTIONS
Michelle Britton seems to be an actor’s director, and DANCING LESSONS allows her artists to be showcased for what they do best.
Alley Theatre Unveils Casts for the 2025 Alley All New Festival
Alley Theatre has revealed the cast for the 2025 Alley All New Festival, a three-day festival of staged readings.
Review: INCIDENT AT VICHY at Theatre Southwest
INCIDENT AT VICHY is a lesser-known work by the legendary Arthur Miller in which nine men wait in a quiet detention room in Nazi-occupied France, unsure why they’ve been taken, what’s coming next, and who will be spared.
Photos: PURLIE VICTORIOUS at Main Street Theatre
Main Street Theater (MST) opens its 50th Season with the regional premiere of Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp through the Cotton Patch by Ossie Davis.
Video: Revised AMERICAN PSYCHO: THE MUSICAL Slashes Into The Hobby Center
Houston Broadway Theatre is presenting the Houston Premiere of American Psycho: The Musical from Tony Award-winner Duncan Sheik and Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa.
Vân-Ánh Vanessa Võ Launches Fall Concert Tour Marking 50th Anniversary of Vietnam War’s End
Emmy-winning composer and master of traditional Vietnamese instruments Vân-Ánh Vanessa Võ will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War with a fall concert tour making stops in Houston, Chicago, Boston, and Worcester.
Interview: Bria Washington of AKEELAH AND THE BEE at The Ensemble Theatre
Bria Washington is stepping into the spotlight as the determined and big-hearted Akeelah in The Ensemble Theatre’s production of Akeelah and the Bee.
Young Texas Artists 25-26 Season to Feature Classic Cabaret, Music Competition And Gala
Young Texas Artists is launching its 2025-26 performing arts season, including a kickoff party with special musical guests, the 41st annual Young Texas Artists Music Competition.
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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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Sweat Theatre Southwest (2/19-3/13) |
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Jesus Christ Superstar Deluxe Theatre (8/14-8/17) |
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Ride the Cyclone HITS Theatre (8/14-8/14) |
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Rocky Horror Picture Show House of Blues Houston (10/23-10/23) |
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Richard O'Brien's THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW Art Factory (10/16-10/31) |
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Xanadu MATCH (Midtown Arts & Theater Center Houston) (8/14-8/30) |
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1776 Baytown Little Theater (7/24-8/02) |