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Last night, The Alley Theatre hosted the press opening night of Bernard Pomerance's well-known 1977 tragic drama THE ELEPHANT MAN.

The Country Playhouse will present Six Degrees of Separation by John Guare, on our Cerwinske Stage for three weekends only, May 10 - 25.

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Musiqa, winner of the 2013 Chamber Music America/American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Award for Adventurous Programming of Contemporary Music, will present a free Loft Concert, Parallel Practices, at the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston on Thursday, May 9.

The 2013 Tommy Tune Awards winners have been announced! To a crowd of more than 2,500 people, Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS) declared the winners of TUTS' eleventh annual Tommy Tune Awards on the evening of Tuesday, April 16, at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts.

Theatre Under the Stars (TUTS) celebrated the incredible and phenomenal high school talent in Houston last night with their 11th Annual TOMMY TUNE AWARDS.

The Alley Theatre, one of the nation's leading nonprofit theatre companies and housed in one of Houston's most iconic buildings, unveiled plans today to enhance its artistic product and complete the first extensive renovation of its facilities since its opening in 1968 through a $73 million capital

Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, characterized by men in tights, tutus and dancing en pointe, is returning to Houston tonight, April 17, at 8 p.

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Bayou City Concert Musicals continues its popular cabaret series with Alone Together: The Songs of Arthur Schwartz, on three consecutive Monday nights in May, beginning Monday, May 6, and continuing on May 13 and May 20 at 7:30 p.

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'Murder at the Howard Johnsons' will run May 10-May 26 at The Pearl Theatre.

After riveting audiences with an emotionally raw and intellectual inaugural production of Stephen Sondheim's ASSASSINS, MJR Theatricals/Music Box Musicals is serving up a wondrously side-splitting, laugh-a-minute presentation of the Tony-award winning musical THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING B

David Lindsay-Abaire's quirky coming-of-age tragicomedy KIMBERLY AKIMBO is closing Country Playhouse's 2012-2013 Black Box Season.

The Eklektix Theater Company prepares to bring a classic whodunit murder mystery to The Hobby Center's Artista Restaurant.

The Country Playhouse will present Kimberly Akimbo by David Lindsay-Abaire in its Black Box venue for three weekends only, tonight, April 12 - 27.

Pearland Idol is kicking off the 2013 season on Wednesday, April 17, at Stadia Sports Grill.

The Ensemble Theatre's Act One Young Professionals celebrate National Poetry Month with their 2nd Annual poetry event entitled: Drama-try[Tree]: A Dramatic Night of Poetry, Saturday, April 27, 2013, 7:00 p.

The Catastrophic Theatre has announced a one-week extension for its sold-out, critically acclaimed production of Samuel Beckett's masterwork Waiting for Godot.

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Due to popular demand, Main Street Theater has extended the run of Henry V through April 28.

Music Box Musicals' first production, Stephen Sondheim's Assassins was a huge success, selling out almost every performance and hailed by every local critic as a 'not to be missed theatrical event'.

Society for the Performing Arts (SPA), bringing the world's best to Houston, presents Ritmo Latino! - a performance by Spanish Harlem Orchestra, the GRAMMY Award-winning Ambassadors of New York's classic salsa, Friday, May 3, at sundown at Miller Outdoor Theatre.

The Texas Rep Theatre Co.