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The Alley Theatre announces the cast and creative team for Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps, the Exxon Mobil Summer Chills production offering a fun and exciting escape from the sizzling summer heat.

Pre-SPRING AWAKENING and AMERICAN IDIOT, real, loud, honest, aggressive rock-and-roll still had not been heard on a Broadway (or Off-Broadway) stage, nor on a cast recording.

The Ensemble Theatre kicks off its 40th Anniversary Season finale with the regional premiere of Simply Simone, written by Robert Neblet and David Grapes.

Breast cancer, drug use, Nazis -- sounds like the MUSEUM OF DYSFUNCTION is back.

The Houston Symphony will celebrate Independence Day at Miller Outdoor Theatre on July 4 with a free musical extravaganza featuring patriotic tunes and a magnificent firework display.

Summer's Museum Experience, returns July 29, showcasing a trio of district museums within an easily walkable three-block footprint.

Houston Cinema Arts Society (HCAS) will host the seventh iteration of its hugely popular outdoor summer screening program JULYDOSCOPE on July 15 at Discovery Green® in downtown Houston.

The Ensemble Theatre kicks off its 40th Anniversary Season finale with the regional premiere of Simply Simone, written by Robert Neblet and David Grapes.

Kate Parr is smart, confident, and passionate: a rising star in a world of intense competition.

National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Jane Chu has approved more than $82 million to fund local arts projects across the country in the NEA's second major funding announcement for fiscal year 2017.

George Michael, 53, born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou on June 25, 1963 in Finchley, North London, died December 25, 2016 and left the world broken-hearted.

The Houston Symphony announced today that tickets for the 2017-18 season's Fall concerts are now on sale to the general public at houstonsymphony.

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This July and August, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, presents Alec Guinness: An Actor for All Seasons, a retrospective featuring eight screenings highlighting one of British cinema's most versatile actors, Alec Guinness (1914-2000).

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Main Street Theater (MST) presents The Wizard of Oz based on the book by L.

Kicking off its 16 th season, Mildred's Umbrella Theater Company (MU) takes a trip through memory, perception, and grief with the Houston premiere of IN A WORD by award-winning playwright Lauren Yee.

National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Chairman Jane Chu announced 89 awards totaling $6.

Company OnStage presents The Adventures of Robin Hood, by Michele L.

THE WORLD ACCORDING TO SNOOPY simply takes the cake.

The Little Hours opens at the Alamo Drafthouse Mason Park on 7/7, written and directed by Jeff Baena, based on 'The Decameron' by Giovanni Boccaccio.

FREAKY FRIDAY, a new musical from Disney, is based on the 1976 original movie and 2003 remake of the same name.

The free ExxonMobil Summer Symphony Nights at Miller Outdoor Theatre continue June 30 and July 1 with concerts featuring young soloists who have earned top prizes in prestigious concerto competitions.

La Jolla Playhouse presents Freaky Friday, book by Bridget Carpenter (TV's 'Friday Night Lights,' 'Parenthood'), music and lyrics by the Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning team of Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey (Next to Normal, If/Then), based on the novel 'Freaky Friday' by Mary Rodgers and

Shabach Enterprise's groundbreaking play festival, Fade To Black, returns for it's 5th season of short plays.