The latest theatre news from Houston — show openings, casting announcements, reviews, and touring productions.
But could director Jon Harvey be purposefully lightening his ELECTRA for this era? Does he want a more pop-friendly approach? Do we need that now? These are all questions that only he can answer, but the show itself has a nice pace and energy.
Evil Dead In Concert, a new live-to-film production, will launch September 22 in Buffalo, New York, beginning a run of 50 cities this fall, including a special three-night event in Los Angeles for Halloween.
Open Dance Project will present DADA GERT – the second of three immersive fan favorites being brought back by Open Dance Project in celebration of their 10th Anniversary Season.
Houston audiences are in for a treat as The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee returns to Theatre Under the Stars, featuring one of the city’s favorite comedic performers—Mark Ivy—reprising his beloved role as William Barfée.
Lone Star College–North Harris and Cash Carpenter Productions will present X by Alistair McDowall, running October 21–26.
'DIGNITY' is a 60-minute, three-part re-imagining of the impact Black women had on specific historical experiences.
A Heart of Darkness: THE BODY SNATCHER Delivers Gothic Thrills
Presented as part of the Ensemble Theatre's Artist Highlight Project, an initiative within its Celebrating the Creative Journey programming, Of a Darker Hue honors the extraordinary talent of local Black artists in Houston.
Dirt Dogs Theatre Co.
Alley Theatre is presenting The Body Snatcher.
The Ensemble Theatre | CJ Emmons, [Jk] Creativ, and Silambam Houston have been carefully selected as the 2025-2026 season residency recipients.
It's time to freshen up your book and warm up those pipes! Next On Stage, Broadway's biggest national competition for high school and college students, is officially back for Season 6, and this season will be bigger and better than ever! Submit a video to enter the competition!
'We're really proud because we've put a big focus on new work in the past.
Mercury Chamber Orchestra’s 25th Anniversary Season will continue with a program of classical masterworks on Saturday, November 8, 2025, at 8:00 p.
BroadwayWorld announced today that its new My Shows platform has surpassed 10,000 user reviews since its launch.
Musiqa’s 2025 Emerging Composer Commission winner is Justin Weiss, a composer and conductor whose work has been recognized.
Performances are now underway for the North American Tour of SUFFS, which officially opened in Seattle, WA at The 5th Avenue Theatre on Friday, September 19, 2025.
To kick off its 2025-2026 theatre season, San Jacinto College South Theatre & Film has announced an original Y2K spin on Aristophanes classic slapstick comedy, Frogs!, adapted by writer & director Jonelle Walker.
A sweeping epic opens the latest Stages season.
Step into the enchanted world of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast as the beloved Broadway classic returns to the road in a dazzling new North American tour.
It’s a marvelously entertaining thriller that audiences are likely to flock to, because it has a sense of awe-inspired fun that you seldom find in the theater.
Houston Grand Opera (HGO) will launch its 2025–26 season with The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, beginning October 24 at the Wortham Theater Center.
Fourth Wall Theatre Company has a revival right now, and boy, does it feel timed for the right moment in Texas politics.
You can now get a first look at Alley Theatre's production of The Da Vinci Code.
A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL playing the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts has added a performance.
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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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Drunk Pirates Emerald Theatre (5/14-9/19) |
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Alnis Morissette's JAGGED LITTLE PILL Art Factory (7/31-8/09) |
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Cleopatra Midtown Arts (10/03-10/03) |
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Ride the Cyclone HITS Theatre (8/14-8/14) |
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The Constant Wife Theatre Southwest (4/09-5/01) |
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Ed Sheeran at AT&T Stadium AT&T Stadium (10/24-10/24) |
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Cowabunga Alvin College Theatre (7/28-7/30) |
