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PEARL THEATER

14803 Park Almeda Dr.
Houston, TX 77047



Review: WAITING / REX at ISHIDA


by Brett Cullum - June 13, 2026

ISHIDA DANCE had a world premiere with their presentation of waiting / REX at the Asia Society Texas Center. This program is an adaptation of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot and Sophocles' Oedipus Rex. Both are choreographed by the company’s artistic director....

Review: CLUE from BROADWAY AT THE HOBBY CENTER


by Brett Cullum - June 11, 2026

There’s not much to critique here; CLUE is just fun. If you love the game or the movie, you know what you are in for ahead of time. It’s an hour and twenty minutes that flies by, leaves you laughing, and lets you forget the world for a bit....

Review: MISERY at ALLEY THEATRE


by Brett Cullum - June 08, 2026

Whether you’re a #1 fan of Stephen King or just coming in the door, this MISERY is worth enduring. The acting is top-notch, and the tech puts the film to shame....

Review: SPAMILTON & 21 CHUMP STREET at Stages Houston


by Jonathan Netek - June 06, 2026

It’s a Broadway Roast in this hilarious double bill!...

Review: AIRLINE HIGHWAY at DIRT DOGS THEATRE CO.


by Brett Cullum - May 26, 2026

AIRLINE HIGHWAY is a fascinating slice of life from Lisa D’Amour. It feels like we are watching everything happen in real time, and it seems so authentic to New Orleans. It has a wonderful sense of place....

Review: BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL at THEATRE UNDER THE STARS


by Brett Cullum - May 23, 2026

TUTS makes it live up to its name. It’s a handsome production, a great cast, and it feels like an old faithful friend. When you’re down and troubled, and you need a helping hand, just call the box office. ...

Review: THAT DRIVE THRU MONTEREY at Stages Houston


by Jonathan Netek - May 17, 2026

Young Love, Love Lost and Genuine Storytelling in Stages’ Sin Muros Festival’s first fully developed production....

Review: DEAR ALIEN at Alley Theatre


by Brett Cullum - May 15, 2026

This is Sartre for the America of today, and the Alley Theatre kicks it off in grand style in its Neuhaus auditorium below their mainstage....

Review: WHO ALL OVER THERE at The Ensemble Theatre


by Jonathan Netek - May 09, 2026

WHO ALL OVER THERE Balances Comedy With Honest Conversations on Race and Relationships...

Review: FENCES at The Alley Theatre


by Jonathan Netek - April 23, 2026

Building Fences, Breaking Bonds: A Powerful Portrait of Family and Fallout...

Past Shows

Driving Miss Daisy
Driving Miss Daisy
May 12 – May 28, 2023

The Place is the Deep South, the time 1948, just prior to the Civil Rights Movement. Having recently demolished another car, Daisy Wertham, a rich...

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever!
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever!
Dec 2 – Dec 18, 2022

In this hilarious Christmas classic, a couple struggling to put on a church Christmas pageant is faced with casting the Herdman kids–probably the most inventively...

Three Tickets to Timberwolf
Three Tickets to Timberwolf
Aug 19 – Aug 28, 2022

Luscious and her little band of Thespians (actors, that is) have purchased three train tickets to the west. The brave little troupe settles in the...

Daddy's Dyin' Who's Got the Will?
Daddy's Dyin' Who's Got the Will?
Aug 27 – Sep 12, 2021

Daddy's Dyin' Who's Got the Will? is set in a small Texas town and centers on the reunion of a family gathered to await the...

Doublewide, Texas
Doublewide, Texas
Mar 8 – Mar 24, 2019

Welcome to Doublewide, Texas! The inhabitants of one of the smallest trailer parks in Texas four doublewides and a shed are thrown for a loop...

A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Aug 24 – Sep 9, 2018

William Shakespeare’s classic magical play of magic, madness, and manic love comes to the intimate Pearl stage. Following last year’s Antony and Cleopatra, this Dream...

To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird
Jun 22 – Jul 8, 2018

To Kill a Mockingbird By Christopher Sergel Based upon the novel by Harper Lee Directed by Renee van Nifterik Based on the Pulitzer prize-winning masterwork...

Once On This Island, Jr.
Once On This Island, Jr.
May 18 – May 27, 2018

This is a Youth Musical & Dance Performance With its poignant story and catchy Caribbean-flavored score, Once on This Island JR. is a highly original...

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
Apr 6 – Apr 22, 2018

Middle-aged siblings Vanya and Sonia share a home in Bucks County, PA, where they bicker and complain about the circumstances of their lives. Suddenly, their...

Miss Evers' Boys
Miss Evers' Boys
Feb 16 – Mar 4, 2018

Miss Evers' Boys By Davd Feldshuh Miss Evers Boys is a fictionalized account of the Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphilis in the Negro Male that...

Antony and Cleopatra
Antony and Cleopatra
Oct 20 – Nov 5, 2017

Antony and Cleopatra Performances October 20- November 5, 2017 Following Caesar’s assassination, Mark Antony has reached the heights of power. However, torn between love and...

The Foreigner
The Foreigner
Sep 1 – Sep 17, 2017

An inventive comic romp, The Foreigner is set in a fishing lodge in rural Georgia and tells the story of a pathologically shy young man...

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
May 26 – Jun 18, 2017

Based on a story by Texas local legend Larry L. King and inspired by the real-life Chicken Ranch in La Grange, Texas, this happy go...

The Odd Couple
The Odd Couple
Mar 17 – Apr 2, 2017

“Oscar” and “Felix” in Neil Simon’s “The Odd Couple” have become synonymous with the battle between clean and chaos. For the upcoming production of the...

A Lesson Before Dying
A Lesson Before Dying
Feb 10 – Feb 26, 2017

Jefferson, an innocent young man, is condemned to death in backwoods Louisiana in 1948. At the trial his lawyer, trying to save his life, called...

Christmas Belles
Christmas Belles
Dec 2 – Dec 18, 2016

Come on out to the Pearl for a different, southern-fried Christmas tale! A church Christmas program spins hilariously out of control in this Southern farce...

Eurydice
Eurydice
Oct 21 – Nov 6, 2016

In Eurydice, Sarah Ruhl reimagines the classic myth of Orpheus through the eyes of its heroine. Dying too young on her wedding day, Eurydice must...

Romeo & Juliet / The Winter's Tale
Romeo & Juliet / The Winter's Tale
Aug 19 – Sep 4, 2016

Tragedy and comedy. Fire and ice. From the speed of tragic lovers in Verona, to the sweeping epic that spans over twenty years, the Pearl...

All Shook Up
All Shook Up
Jun 17 – Jul 10, 2016

, “If you love Elvis songs, and you love a hunka hunka burnin’ love story, then slip on your blue suede shoes and come see...

Cult Classics Cabaret
Cult Classics Cabaret
Apr 29 – May 7, 2016

Looking for something fun and new to do this spring? Come give yourself over to absolute pleasure at the Pearl After Dark's presentation of Cult...

Little Women the Musical
Little Women the Musical
Mar 4 – Mar 20, 2016

Louisa May Alcott's American classic story of love and family set amidst the stands the test of time. A captivating story brought to life in...

The Piano Lesson
The Piano Lesson
Jan 29 – Feb 14, 2016

August Wilson's Pulitzer prize-winning play is set in 1936 and centers around Boy Willie who arrives in Pittsburgh from the South in a battered truck...

Steel Magnolias
Steel Magnolias
Oct 30 – Nov 15, 2015

The funniest show ever that will make you cry. Set in Truvy's beauty salon in a small town in Louisiana. All the ladies who are...

William Shakespeare's Macbeth
William Shakespeare's Macbeth
Aug 21 – Sep 6, 2015

Something wicked this way comes. Three witches weave a circle of magic around Macbeth, flattering his vanity and encouraging the evil inside him. Soon Macbeth...

Lend Me a Tenor
Lend Me a Tenor
May 8 – May 24, 2015

Hilarious Hijinks Abound at the Pearl Theater with Lend Me a Tenor opening May 8, 2015 Take one world-renown opera singer, knock him out in...

Disney's Cinderella Kids
Disney's Cinderella Kids
Apr 10 – Apr 12, 2015

The Pearland Theatre Guild’s Production of Disney’s Cinderella Kids is an adaptation of the treasured animated film geared toward young performers. Poor Cinderella is endlessly...

The Phantom Tollbooth (Youth)
The Phantom Tollbooth (Youth)
Mar 27 – Apr 4, 2015

For over 50 years Milo’s adventures in The Phantom Tollbooth have been entertaining kids of all ages. In this stage adaptation Milo is forced to...

Grease
Grease
Aug 29 – Sep 21, 2014

The Pearland Theatre Guild kicks off its 3rd season with Grease, the musical. It's the beloved rock n' roll celebration of teen angst, fast cars,...

All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten
All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten
May 16 – Jun 1, 2014

Pearl Theater will end its 2013/2014 season with a bang by bringing to life Robert Fulghum’s bestselling, “All I Really Need to Know I learned...

Music from a Sparkling Planet
Music from a Sparkling Planet
Mar 14 – Mar 30, 2014

Pearland Theatre Guild's production of Music From a Sparkling Planet by Douglas Carter Beane runs at the Pearl Theater March 14 - 30, 2014. Pearl...

Fences
Fences
Jan 31 – Feb 16, 2014

Pearland Theatre Guild proudly announces the opening of Fences written by August Wilson and directed by Cheryl D. Loudd on January 31, 2014 and running...

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
Dec 12 – Dec 22, 2013

Pearland Theatre Guild will present, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, based on the award winning book by Barbara Robinson. Performances will be held at The...

Deathtrap
Deathtrap
Nov 1 – Nov 17, 2013

Deathtrap Written by Ira Levin Directed by Kathryn Woods Seemingly comfortably ensconced in his charming Connecticut home, Sidney Bruhl, a successful writer of Broadway thrillers,...

Tarzan the Stage Musical
Tarzan the Stage Musical
Aug 16 – Sep 8, 2013

The Pearland Theatre Guild is proud to be producing the area premiere of Tarzan, The Stage Musical. Book by David Henry Hwang. Music and Lyrics...

Videos


Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat in Houston Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
A.D. Players at the George Theater (6/24-8/02)
Newsies in Houston Newsies
National Youth Theater (7/31-8/09)
Drunk Pirates in Houston Drunk Pirates
Emerald Theatre (5/14-9/19)
Khalid & Lauv at 713 Music Hall in Houston Khalid & Lauv at 713 Music Hall
713 Music Hall (6/18-6/18)
Descendants the Musical in Houston Descendants the Musical
National Youth Theater (7/11-7/12)
Big Fish in Houston Big Fish
National Youth Theater (7/17-7/19)
Tamarie's Greatest Hits, Volume 3 in Houston Tamarie's Greatest Hits, Volume 3
The Catastrophic Theatre (6/19-8/01)
Noteworthy Musical Improv with El Improviachi in Houston Noteworthy Musical Improv with El Improviachi
Station Theater - Improv & Sketch (6/27-6/27)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame in Houston The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Wortham Center (6/16-7/05)
AC/DC in Houston AC/DC
NRG Stadium (8/31-8/31)