Houston Theater Newsroom
The latest news on live theater in Houston from Broadway shows on tour to regional theater.
Play Broadway Games Every Day in May and Win a Merch Prize Pack
BroadwayWorld is launching the May 2026 Games Challenge - a month-long streak competition open to fans across the U.
Interview: Paul Hope of WITH A SMILE AND A SONG at Paul Hope's Cabarets
One day, I thought, you know what? There's one group of songs from the Disney studios, their animated films, that we all grew up with.
HTX Contemporary Dance Festival To Be Hosted At The Hobby Center
The inaugural HTX Contemporary Dance Festival, hosted by Houston Contemporary Dance Company, is a two day showcase of contemporary dance designed to bring Houston’s arts community together.
Megan Hilty to Headline 2026 Theatre Under The Stars Gala
Theatre Under The Stars will host its 2026 Lights Up Gala at The Post Oak Hotel, headlined by stage and screen star Megan Hilty.
Photos: First Look at August Wilson's FENCES at Alley Theatre
Alley Theatre is currently presenting August Wilson's Fences, the Tony Award-winning drama playing now at the Hubbard Theatre in Houston, Texas.
Review: FENCES at The Alley Theatre
Building Fences, Breaking Bonds: A Powerful Portrait of Family and Fallout
Houston Chamber Choir To Present OPEN-ISH MIC NIGHT Season Finale At The Match
Houston Chamber Choir will close its 2025–26 season with Open-ish Mic Night at The MATCH.
NEWSIES Unseats LES MISÉRABLES to Win BroadwayWorld's 2026 Ultimate Movie Musical Bracket
After six weeks of voting, BroadwayWorld readers have crowned Newsies the Ultimate Best Movie Musical in the 2026 edition of BroadwayWorld's Annual Bracket.
BONNIE & CLYDE Immersive Dance Theater Will Come to MATCH Houston
Open Dance Project will present BONNIE & CLYDE, an immersive dance theater work choreographed by Annie Arnoult, at Houston's Midtown Arts & Theater Center.
Broadway at the Hobby Center Generates More than $61 Million in Economic Impact
The Broadway League has reported that touring Broadway productions generated $5.
MISERY to Close Out Alley Theatre's 2025-26 Season
Houston's Alley Theatre will present Misery, William Goldman's adaptation of Stephen King's thriller, directed by Brandon Weinbrenner and starring real-life married couple Elizabeth Bunch and Chris Hutchison as Annie Wilkes and Paul Sheldon.
Review: OTHELLO at Classical Theatre Company
Widely considered one of Shakespeare’s greatest works, and typically ranked alongside tragedies like Macbeth and Hamlet, OTHELLO explores themes of jealousy, racism, and the destructive nature of unchecked emotion.
Interview: Kendrick 'KayB' Brown of FENCES at ALLEY THEATRE
I'm playing the role of Lyons.
Interview: Ellis C. Dawson of SPAMALOT at THEATRE UNDER THE STARS
Out of the knights, I knew the least about Monty Python, so I had a lot of catching up to do.
Theatre Under The Stars Leading Ladies Luncheon Raises Over $140,000 for Houston Arts
TUTS' annual Leading Ladies Luncheon raised nearly $140,000 at Tony's in Houston, honoring Helen Shaffer with the Shirley Stein Outstanding Champion in the Arts and Education Award alongside educators and community volunteers.
Ars Lyrica Houston Will Present Monteverdi's ORFEO
Ars Lyrica Houston will close its season with a WWI-inspired staging of Monteverdi's ORFEO at the Hobby Center, featuring tenor Karim Sulayman and the New York Baroque Dance Company.
Review: AN IDEAL MAN at CONE MAN RUNNING
AN IDEAL MAN is a fun spin on the source material, and it’s charming and affable in its delivery.
Tickets to go on Sale This Week for Heller Awards For Young Artists 2026
Texas Performing Arts will present the 13th annual Heller Awards for Young Artists at HELLER Bass Concert Hall, featuring over 400 students from 40 Central Texas high schools.
Tituss Burgess, Norbert Leo Butz and Audra McDonald Set for 26-27 Hobby Center Lineup
The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts has revealed the Beyond Broadway 2026-2027 season.
Hunchback of Notre Dame Houston: Creative Team Revealed
Disney's Hunchback of Notre Dame comes to Houston June 16–July 5 with a 21-piece live onstage orchestra in a U.
Review: COMPANY at THE GARDEN THEATRE
You really need a talented group of singers, and THE GARDEN THEATRE has put together a stacked cast of musical actors who have appeared in their shows over the last five years.
BroadwayWorld My Shows is Now Part of the New & Improved App
Since launching last fall, BroadwayWorld My Shows has been the place where theatre fans log every production they've seen, rate performances, write reviews, and document their theatre experiences.
Interview: Jason Nodler and Greg Dean of THE DESIGNATED MOURNER at Catastrophic Theatre
The play is just… it’s about everything.
STOMP and More Set for Performing Arts Houston 60th Anniversary Season
Performing Arts Houston announced its 60th Anniversary Diamond Season, running August 2026 through July 2027, featuring 41 engagements with artists from over 18 countries, including THE JOFFREY BALLET, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, and Morgan Freeman.
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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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Frankenstein Pearl Theatre (10/30-11/02) |
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The Tavern by George M. Cohan Theatre Suburbia (7/24-8/22) |
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Drunk Pirates Emerald Theatre (5/14-9/19) |
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Xanadu MATCH (Midtown Arts & Theater Center Houston) (8/14-8/30) |
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anthropology Theatre Southwest (10/30-11/21) |
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The Constant Wife Theatre Southwest (4/09-5/01) |
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Therapy Gecko Punch Line Houston (9/20-9/20) |