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Waltrudis Buck, a veteran of film, television and stage, joins the cast of Black Lab Theatre's winter regional premiere of Amy Herzog's poignant Pulitzer nominated drama 4000 Miles.

Theatre Under the Stars is rocking the new year with the National Tour of Ben Elton's book musical WE WILL ROCK YOU, which proudly boats the songs of Queen as its score.

And so, 'The Voice' of a generation that literally defined gender empowerment has chosen Houston's own Hobby Center Zilhka Hall as her very first stop in 2014.

Standing Room Only will stage NEXT TO NORMAL, the award-winning and ground-breakingBroadway rock musical, today, January 23 through February 15, 2014 at Obsidian Art Space.

Following the regional premiere of All Girls, Stark Naked Theatre Company's third season continues with two critically acclaimed Irish plays-Faith Healer and The Good Thief-performed in repertory and directed by the incomparable John Tyson.

Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS) has announced that the first North American tour of the new stage adaptation of The Wizard of Oz will play March 4 - 16 at Hobby Center's Sarofim Hall.

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Failure: A Love Story by Philip Dawkins will receive its regional premiere with Stages Rep, running tonight, January 22 - February 16, 2014.

The Giver, based on the Newbery Award-winning book by Lois Lowry, adapted by Eric Coble, will be directed by Troy Scheid at Main Street Theater - Chelsea Market, tonight, January 22 to February 15, 2014.

From London's West End, the worldwide smash hit musical by Queen and Ben Elton WE WILL ROCK YOU comes to Houston for a limited engagement at Theatre Under The Stars' Hobby Center for the Performing Arts - Sarofim Hall.

Encore Theatre is celebrating their 20th anniversary with a season of "Classic Works from the Past Seasons.

Mildred's Umbrella Theatre Company presents the WORLD premiere of Rome by John Harvey, March 6-22, 2014.

BAYOU CITY CONCERT MUSICALS continues its popular cabaret series with Cheek to Cheek: Irving Berlin in the 1930s, on three consecutive Monday nights in February, beginning Monday, February 3, and continuing on February 10 and February 17 at 7:30 p.

The National Tour of ELVIS LIVES is touted as an "unforgettable multi-media and live musical journey across Elvis' life," and it delivers.

Grammy and Academy of Country Music Award-winning singer-songwriter, Larry Gatlin takes you on a uniquely personal journey through his life and career in this one-time only performance, 'Will The Real Larry Gatlin Please Sit Down', tonight, January 18 at 8pm.

The Classical Theatre Company's (CTC) winter production of their 2013-2014 Main Stage Season will be Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe.

Actors From The London Stage, an international touring theater troupe based in London and the University of Notre Dame in the U.

When it comes to modern musical theatre, Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's INTO THE WOODS is definitely among the most beloved.

ELVIS LIVES THE ULTIMATE ELVIS TRIBUTE ARTIST EVENT is coming to Houston for two performances tonight, Jan.

We have all survived the holidays and have welcomed in a new year.

Following the regional premiere of All Girls, Stark Naked Theatre Company's third season continues with two critically acclaimed Irish plays - Faith Healer and The Good Thief - performed in repertory and directed by the incomparable John Tyson.

Now that New Year's Eve celebrations are behind us, my favorite time of the theatre year is upon us.

THE PEKING ACROBATS, a troupe of China's most gifted tumblers, contortionists, jugglers, cyclists and gymnasts, complemented by live musicians playing traditional Chinese instruments, will bring their 2,000-year-old tradition of acrobatics back to Houston Friday, Feb.

On January 28 at 7pm, Main Street Theater will present the first reading of local playwright Thomas Hagemann's latest work, 1946.

Stephen Sondheim's Into the Woods will run at the Main Street Theater - Rice Village, today, January 16 to February 16, 2014.