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
What did our critic think of HANSEL AND GRETEL at Houston Grand Opera?...
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....
Review: STAR WARS IN CONCERT: RETURN OF THE JEDI at Houston Symphony
by Armando Urdiales - January 10, 2026
The Houston Symphony’s presentation of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi in concert was a breathtaking reminder of how timeless and transportive John Williams’ score is. Performed live under conductor Steven Reineke, the orchestra did more than accompany the film. It became its pulsing soul. Each no...
Past Shows
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!
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
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?
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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