HOUSTON THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 191

Obsidian Theater presents the world premiere of THINGS MISSING/MISSED, an original devised work created by theatre artists Philip Hays, Melissa Flower and Justin Locklear.

 National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Jane Chu has approved more than $82 million to fund local arts projects and partnerships in the NEA's second major funding announcement for fiscal year 2016.

SILENCE! The Musical (lyrics & music by Jon Kaplan & Al Kaplan and book by Hunter Bell) will be produced by Standing Room Only Productions at Obsidian Theater (www.

Banks Brothers Productions will be presenting a triple header of Award Winning One Act Plays as a special treat for Mother's Day Weekend and a Showcase for some of Houston's most versatile actors.

Alley Theatre Artistic Director Gregory Boyd presents THE NETHER, a play written by Jennifer Haley and directed by Gregory Boyd and James Black.

Following five years of development, including workshop readings in Austin and a staged excerpt at DiverseWorks in Houston, Winifred, by Alva Hascall, will be given its world premiere by Theater LaB Houston (TLH), May 6-22, 2016, at Midtown Arts Center Houston (MATCH).

A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER plays out as if you took SWEENEY TODD, let Gilbert & Sullivan rewrite the score, and staged it on a revolutionary picture book set that utilized digital scenery.

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?The Ensemble Theatre presents the contemporary romantic comedy Plenty of Time by John Shevin Foster and directed by Eileen J.

With Richard Linklater's 1980-set sports comedy EVERYBODY WANTS SOME!! you'll leave the theater, like you left high school, college, or primary school, wondering whatever happened to those guys you knew - truly knew- in school.

The Houston Chamber Choir's 20th Anniversary season will reach its climactic finish in an evening of jazz with virtuoso bassist and five-time Grammy winner Christian McBride.

The Texas Repertory Theatre Co.

Mitchell Greco, Artistic Associate and director and choreographer of past Stages productions Xanadu, The Honky Tonk Angels, Girls Night and Life Could Be a Dream, leads a cast of 12 for the finale of Stages' 2015 - 2016 Season, Big Fish.

SILENCE! The Musical (lyrics & music by Jon Kaplan & Al Kaplan and book by Hunter Bell) will be produced by Standing Room Only Productions at Obsidian Theater (www.

Horse Head Theatre Co.

? Houston Ballet is pleased to announce that Andrew Nielsen will join its artistic leadership team as Director of Production.

Houston Ballet is pleased to announce that Andrew Nielsen will join its artistic leadership team as Director of Production.

Seth Gordon, Associate Artistic Director of Repertory Theatre of St.

Anchoring SINS OF THE MOTHER is a uniformly great cast who flesh out these roles with passion and sincerity.

 Mildred's Umbrella Theatre Company today announced that its 2016-2017 season will feature a world premiere, as well as the regional premiere of a Susan Smith Blackburn Prize finalist.

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The Houston Symphony announced today the international release of the orchestra's second commercial recording with Music Director Andres Orozco-Estrada, which features Antonin Dvorak's Symphony No.

From May 26 - June 5, 2016, Houston Ballet offers up its Spring Mixed Repertory Program.

Celebration Theatre will present the Houston premiere of Charles Busch's raucous and bitingly funny comedy, THE DIVINE SISTER.

Written by Jordan Peele and Alex Rubens, KEANU is a genuinely funny movie, and unless you find Key and Peele irrationally irritating or were born without the 'finding adorable kittens adorable' gene, it's worth a trip out to your local multiplex.