Review: ENGLISH at Alley Theatre
by Jonathan Netek - February 20, 2026
ENGLISH, written by playwright Sanaz Toossi, won the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and crafts an intimate, devastating portrait of language—as both bridge and barrier. Set in an Iranian classroom, the play unfolds less as a traditional narrative and more as a series of moments unfolding over time....
Review: THE COAST STARLIGHT at Main Street Theater
by Brett Cullum - February 16, 2026
The show introduces us to a half dozen stories from one car, and it’s an interesting look at how humans interact, or in some cases, don’t....
Review: LOVERLY: THE BROADWAY OF LERNER AND LOEWE (AND LANE) at OVATIONS
by Brett Cullum - February 12, 2026
You are in a room with eight excellent performers doing songs purely for the joy of getting to sing them for an audience....
Review: GRAND HORIZONS at Mildred's Umbrella
by Brett Cullum - February 11, 2026
It’s funny, it’s clever, but it sometimes seems to get too caught up in itself as a script. Yet the acting here is top-notch, and the Mildred’s Umbrella production is a wonder in such a small space. Jennifer Decker’s direction is sublime, and she has a solid cast....
Review: HANSEL AND GRETEL at Houston Grand Opera
by Armando Urdiales - February 01, 2026
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Review: THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST at Company OnStage
by Jonathan Netek - February 01, 2026
Wilde’s wit shines at Company OnStage....
Review: REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES at Alley Theatre
by Brett Cullum - January 30, 2026
It’s funny, it’s warm, and you walk away feeling as if you saw a community revealed....
Review: WATER FOR ELEPHANTS at Broadway At The Hobby Center
by Jonathan Netek - January 28, 2026
A true circus act, WATER FOR ELEPHANTS has it all....
Review: THE BRIDE OR DOES THIS DRESS MAKE ME LOOK MARRIED? at STAGES HOUSTON
by Brett Cullum - January 24, 2026
Denise Fennell Pasqualone shares so much of herself in THE BRIDE that it just feels like a hug from the actress. There are laughs, teary moments, and even a random game show thrown in for good measure....
Review: THE BLUEST EYE at The Ensemble Theatre
by Jonathan Netek - January 24, 2026
The first of three regional premieres at The Ensemble Theatre’s Rooted in Destiny season....
Past Shows
1536
Jan 24
4th Wall Theatre Company presents a one-night-only reading of 1536, the 2024 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize winner by Ava Pickett, on January 24 at Spring...
Gloria
Mar 24 – Apr 16, 2022
This funny, trenchant, and powerful Pulitzer Prize Finalist play follows an ambitious group of editorial assistants at a notorious Manhattan magazine, each of whom hopes...
The Lifespan of a Fact
Jan 13 – Feb 5, 2022
This recent Broadway smash hit is inspired by John D'Agata's and Jim Fingal's debate-style book of the same name and brings to life the endless...
A Doll's House, Part 2
Oct 14 – Nov 6, 2021
Hnaths eight-time Tony-nominated play serves as both a playful sequel to Henrik Ibsens 1879 groundbreaking masterpiece as well as a stand-alone work of modern feminist...
Between Riverside and Crazy
Mar 12 – Apr 4, 2020
4th Wall Theatre is proud to present the Houston premiere of Stephen Adly Guirgiss Pulitzer Prize winning play Between Riverside and Crazy. Audiences who loved...
The Glass Menagerie
Oct 10 – Nov 2, 2019
Performances are Thursday - Sunday, with one Industry Night performance Monday, October, 28Few American playwrights stir the imagination of theater-goers quite like Tennessee Williams in...
Collected Stories
May 17 – Jun 8, 2019
To wrap up its record-breaking season full of press favorites and Houston premieres, 4th Wall Theatre Company is delighted to share Pulitzer finalist Collected Stories...
Rapture, Blister, Burn
Feb 28 – Mar 23, 2019
Hot off the heels of sellout smash Pride and Prejudice, 4th Wall Theatre Company is starting 2019 with another Houston premiere, Rapture, Blister, Burn by...
Pride & Prejudice
Nov 30 – Dec 22, 2018
This holiday season brings the Houston premiere of one of America's most-produced playwrights, the talented Kate Hamill and her raucous adaptation of Jane Austen's PRIDE...
Pride And Prejudice
Nov 29 – Dec 22, 2018
Kate Hamill is one of the country’s most produced playwrights and formerly penned a smash adaption of “Sense and Sensibility” for Bedlam Theatre in NYC....
Jesus Hopped The 'A' Train
Sep 6 – Sep 29, 2018
4TH WALL THEATRE COMPANY Opens 2018-2019 Season with Stephen Adly Guirgis’s Critically Acclaimed JESUS HOPPED THE ‘A’ TRAIN HOUSTON, TX—4th Wall Theatre opens its eighth...
Shakespeare In Vegas
May 17 – Jun 9, 2018
Shakespeare in Vegas is the story of Margot, a talented but underappreciated actress desperate to escape the soul-sucking nature of New York’s theater scene. When...
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