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This is the first installment of a two-part profile on actress, producer, director, and filmmaker Courtney Lomelo.

As part of the 50th anniversary season and tradition of 'bringing the world's best to Houston,' Society for the Performing Arts (SPA) will present its first autism-friendly performance at the Cullen Theater inside the Wortham Center.

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Daniel Bauer, the magician and escape artist who currently holds the official title 'Successor to Harry Houdini,' is bringing his one-of-a-kind off-Broadway show to Houston for a limited engagement.

The Ensemble Theatre kicks off its 40th Anniversary Season with SASSY MAMAS, a romantic comedy by Houston playwright Celeste Bedford Walker and directed by Eileen J.

The Landing Theatre Company (LTC), Houston's professional company dedicated to advancing American Playwriting, opens their 2016-17 season with THE REDEMPTION SERIES: 12 original short plays in response to crisis in America.

THE REDEMPTION SERIES at the Landing Theatre Company delves into the delicate topics of race relations, ethnicity, and diversity through short plays from across the country directed by some of Houston's finest theatre professionals.

Houston Ballet principal dancer Yuriko Kajiya performs the part of Cio-Cio San in Houston Ballet's MADAME BUTTERFLY for the first time this Saturday, but she isn't daunted by playing the lead in one of Stanton Welch's signature pieces.

?Houston Grand Opera's award-winning community collaboration and education initiative, HGOco, presents the beloved tale of The Princess and the Pea at Miller Outdoor Theatre.

The nonprofit AT&T Performing Arts Center today announced the fall semester of Sammons Lunch Jam, free outdoor concerts in the Dallas Arts District featuring students from Booker T.

 The Ensemble Theatre kicks off its 40th Anniversary Season with Sassy Mamas, a romantic comedy by Houston playwright Celeste Bedford Walker and directed by Eileen J.

The Houston Symphony will open the classical series with works by Benjamin Krause and Victor Agudelo, the winners of the orchestra's inaugural Young Composer Competition, at 8 p.

Gregory Boyd, Artistic Director of the Alley Theatre, has announced the cast and creative team of the Hubbard Theatre season opener, William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Cirque du Soleil returns to Houston in 2017 with its most acclaimed touring show, KURIOS - Cabinet of Curiosities.

The Ensemble Theatre kicks off its 40th Anniversary Season with SASSY MAMAS, a romantic comedy by Houston playwright Celeste Bedford Walker and directed by Eileen J.

The Houston Symphony will open its 103rd season at 7:30 p.

Duck for President, adapted by James E.

Lott Entertainment Presents' second season begins with a new home and a slew of new works guaranteed to raise the bar-and some eyebrows-in Houston's performing arts scene.

BWW Review: IN THE HEIGHTS Is An Exuberant Must-See At Theatre Under The Stars

You may recognize Anthony Lee Medina from your TV screens, but this week he begins his turn as Usnavi in the Theatre Under The Stars-mounted production of IN THE HEIGHTS.

4th Wall Theatre Company has hit the ground running this season with its opening production of Sam Shepard's Tony-nominated play, TRUE WEST.

Houston based Scriptwriters/Houston is thrilled to once again present its annual 10x10 Showcase! The organization is now in its 26th year and going stronger than ever as they present 10 brand new plays for you to enjoy.

Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS) and the Humphreys School of Musical Theatre (HSMT) presents Working: A Musical from the book by Studs Terkel, adapted by Stephen Schwartz and Nina Faso, running September 15-17 in Zilkha Hall at the Hobby Center for The Performing Arts.

Bayou City Concert Musicals will celebrate its tenth season at the Heinen Theatre with the only Broadway show written by the legendary songwriting team of Burt Bacharach and Hal David, Promises, Promises.

Marishka S.