HOUSTON THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 241

The "Alley Theatre @ UH" season begins with Elizabeth Ashley and Hallie Foote in the southwestern premiere of Horton Foote's wonderfully entertaining The Old Friends, directed byMichael Wilson.

The 1980 film Xanadu is known for being a notoriously bad movie.

From June 15-15, 2014, Houston Ballet will cap its 2013-14 season with Stanton Welch's vibrantly theatrical staging of Swan Lake, which he created for Houston Ballet in 2006.

Houston Ballet's current season is wrapping up quickly.

The Catastrophic Theatre presents Middletown by Will Eno, running tonight, May 23 - June 14, 2014, Thursday - Saturday at 8pm.

Tony Award-winning comedy Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike will feature Resident Actor Jeffrey Bean as Vanya, Sharon Lockwood returning to the Alley as Sonia, Alley Artist Josie de Guzman returning as Masha, and Resident Actor Jay Sullivan as Spike.

Christopher Kimball, star of the popular television show "America's Test Kitchen," brings an informative and lively look at the PBS program to Houston, Thursday, Aug.

Mildred's Umbrella Theater Company has a successful history of presenting Houston audiences with bold and innovative theatre, offering patrons an altogether edgy theatre-going experience.

The Straight From New York series is bringing Tony-Award Nominee Adam Pascal, Tony Award winner Beth Leavel, and SMASH and Broadway star Wesley Taylor to Houston this summer to lead masterclasses for young performing hopefuls.

Katy Visual & Performing Arts Center (KVPAC) Show Choir competed at the 2014 Platinum Dance Regional Competition last weekend at the Morton Ranch High School Performing Arts Center and proudly brought home the gold! Ariana Morrow, Lauren Goss, Emilee Rodasarias, Amanda Foster, Victoria Freshwater an

'To be, or not to be' at the play.

Boiling Point Players, an exciting new theatre company founded by Autumn Clack, Melanie Martin, and Ruth S.

The Ensemble Theatre is currently producing a revival of John Henry Redwood's 1997 dramedy THE OLD SETTLER.

TUTS Underground will stage the Texas Premiere of Hands On A Hardbody, June 12-22 at Zilkha Hall at The Hobby Center.

Theatre Southwest presents 'Shakespeare in Hollywood' by Ken Ludwig directed by Kathy Drum.

Standing Room Only Productions is kicking off the summer with a revival of the fun musical revue FEELING ALRIGHT!.

The Catastrophic Theatre presents Middletown by Will Eno, running May 23 - June 14, 2014, Thursday - Saturday at 8pm.

The Houston Symphony welcomes TV and Broadway celebrity Matthew Morrison for the organization's Centennial Ball, scheduled for tonight, May 17, 2014.

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Island ETC is pleased to present as its final offering of the eleventh Laugh Out Loud season RE-DESIGNING WOMEN, a new play by Jamie Morris, creator of The Facts of Life: The Lost Episode, Mommie Queerest, and Silence of the Clams.

Standing Room Only Productions (SRO) is reviving FEELING ALRIGHT! - written by local, award winning playwright Michael Weems and conceived by Mary Minter, Rachel Landon and Wayne Landon.

Mildred's Umbrella Theatre Company presents the Regional premiere of CASSANDRA by Katharine Sherman, today, May 15-24, 2014 at 536 Westbury Square, Houston, TX 77035.

In just a couple of weeks, Broadway Across America will be bringing in the First National Tour of the five-time Tony award winning production of WAR HORSE, a play adapted by Nick Stafford in association with Handspring Puppet Company that is based on the Michael Murporgo book of the same title.

The Classical Theatre Company (CTC) has announced the lineup for its 2014-2015 Mainstage Season.

Theatre Under The Stars' Humphreys School of Musical Theatre (HSMT) presents FREE performances of Big, The Musical at Miller Outdoor Theatre with a cast that is sure to be a "big" hit! Get ready to see the classic 1987 motion picture fantasy burst onto the stage in an unforgettable theatrical expe