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The University of Houston's School of Theatre & Dance has a long tradition of producing successful show business professionals.

Under the direction of John Morales, this theatre company lives up to their reputation of being the home of the professional amateurs, pulling together a fun, irreverent performance that hooks the audience and keeps them enthralled to the end in URINETOWN.

Black Lab Theatre's 2012-2013 season will feature the Broadway hit "CHINGLISH," by Tony Award® winner and Pulitzer Prize finalist David Henry Hwang (M.

Bit of a Stretch Theatre Co.

Living in the South, there is an undeniable general cultural familiarity with the iconic film adaptation of STEEL MAGNOLIAS.

Theatre Under The Stars' (TUTS) Humphreys School of Musical Theatre (HSMT) is 'tickled pink to bring the charming hit show Legally Blonde the Musical back to Houston' in conjunction with the 40th anniversary of the award-winning Humphreys School.

Main Street Theater announces its 38th MainStage Season and 33rd Theater for Youth Season.

To open our 2012-13 Black Box season, The Country Playhouse pre¬sents Mr.

hile many of us realize the great responsibility our Presidents assumed when they were inaugurated, few consider how their wives were affected.

In a series of four beautifully scored one-act musicals by Michael John LaChiusa, First Lady Suite journeys into the lives of four First Ladies - Jackie Kennedy, Mamie Eisenhower, Bess Truman, and Eleanor Roosevelt - and the people around them.

Cirque du Soleil returns to Houston with a new big top touring show KOOZA.

The Southern classic STEEL MAGNOLIAS opens this week at the Stages Rep and dates have been added to accommodate audiences!

Stages next produces Robert Harling's touching story based on the author's true life experience of losing his sister.

The Stages Rep presents the Southern classic STEEL MAGNOLIAS, opening this week, and the regional premiere of LIFE COULD BE A DREAM continues through September 2.

Celebration presents the Houston premiere of the award-winning play NEXT FALL by Geoffrey Nauffts, directed by Ron Jones, from August 22 to September 15, 2012, atObsidian Art Space, located at 3522 White Oak Drive, Houston, Texas.

The Red Velvet Cake War opened July 20 and runs Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm and Sunday matinees at 3:00pm weekends through August 12th.

Stages Repertory Theatre promised to keep the fun in summer with its selection of summer shows, and they have delivered with the 50s & 60s flashback, doo-wopping delight LIFE COULD BE A DREAM.

Houston's Theatre Under the Stars (TUTS) is offering James A.

The Houston Theater District will celebrate its nineteenth annual Open House event on Sunday, August 26 from noon - 4 pm.

Mildred's Umbrella Theater Company and Obsidian Art Space present Museum of Dysfunction V: A SHOWCASE OF SHORTS written by new writers from all over the world and directed and produced by the talented members of Mildred's Umbrella Theater Company and friends.

Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS) presents Yankee Doodle Dandy from July 17 - 22, 2012.

Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS) presents the high-stepping musical Yankee Doodle Dandy, running from tonight, July 17 - July 22, 2012 at 8:15 p.

KVPAC seeks a new visual arts director.

ain Street Theater's regional premiere production of Liz Duffy Adams' DOG ACT is a dark and challenging show that is fantastically moving and altogether enjoyable.

Patriotism seems to be a running theme in the Houston theatre scene this summer, and each piece is just as mesmerizing as the one before it.