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More than 70,000 theatergoers cheered when JERSEY BOYS made its highly successful premiere in Houston in January of 2008.

Society for the Performing Arts (SPA) announced today that it has added three performances of SPANK! The Fifty Shades Parody to its 2012-2013 season.

Ann Bannon, a puesdonym for Ann Weldy, wrote six lesbian themed pulp novels from 1957 to 1962.

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the James Bond franchise, the Houston Symphony will recreate the popular film series' memorable musical moments in concerts on November 23, 24 and 25.

The Country Playhouse will present The Boys in the Band by Mart Crowley, in the Cerwinske Stage for three weekends only, January 11 - 26.

Laurence Connor and James Powell's direction of the current tour is energetic and lively from opening to close.

From November 23 - December 30, 2012, Houston Ballet celebrates the 25th anniversary of Ben Stevenson's breathtaking production of The Nutcracker, seen by over 1,000,000 people since its premiere 25 years ago.

Dec.

Stages' favorite girl group returns in a seasonal sequel.

Theatre Under The Stars has announced the classic, family favorite tale Peter Pan will run during the 2012 holiday season as part of TUTS' "A Lot To Love" season.

Stages continues its new holiday tradition with this whimsical all-ages spin on the beloved nursery rhymes of Mother Goose.

Main Street Theater introduces Houston to this delightful play which has only been produced twice before in the U.

Theatre Southwest is currently presenting THE OLDEST PROFESSION by Paula Vogel, who is known for her decidedly strong, controversial works like HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE that examines incest and THE BALTIMORE WALTZ that is about AIDS.

Sarofin Hall welcomes the French bourgeois, presenting the national tour of LES MISERABLES for a week-long engagement from tonight, November 6th through the 11th.

The Alley Theatre will present David Sedaris' The Santaland Diaries on the Neuhaus Stage.

Horse Head Theatre Co.

It is the mission of The Catastrophic Theatre to destroy audiences with impressive and unique theatre.

The Country Playhouse is presenting Charles Marowitz's MURDERING MARLOWE in their Black Box Theatre.

The Country Playhouse will present Murdering Marlowe by Charles Marowitz, in its Black Box venue for three weekends only, November 2 - 17.

Nine students of Main Street Theater's Education Department dive headlong into the mysterious world of the Bayou in Wiley and the Hairy Man by Suzan Zeder.

The Country Playhouse will pre­sent Murdering Marlowe by Charles Marowitz, in its Black Box venue for three weekends only, November 2 - 17.

Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS) is producing Lerner and Loewe's four-time Tony Award winning masterpiece Camelot, running Jan.

Local theater company BooTown is putting its own spin on Empire Records for Damn the Man, the third installment of its Benshi-style performances.

Stages' favorite girl group returns in a seasonal sequel.

Mavis and Myrtle are at it again with more fun, dysfunction and a sleigh full of terrific singing that would make any Scrooge get up and boogie the night the away with their new Holiday show - HOME FOR THE DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILY HOLIDAYS!