Review: THE COUNTER at 4th Wall Theatre Company
by Jonathan Netek - February 21, 2026
Small Talk Turns to Tough Talk and Everything Changes....
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....
Past Shows
Driving Miss Daisy
Oct 30 – Nov 2, 2025
"Driving Miss Daisy" is a story about the evolving relationship between an elderly Jewish woman, Daisy Werthan, and her African-American chauffeur, Hoke Colbert, set against...
Escape to Margaritaville
May 16 – Jun 1, 2025
It might not be island time, but it’s 5 o’clock somewhere at Playhouse 1960. Jimmy Buffett’s Escape to Margaritaville is a musical comedy featuring the...
Peter and the StarCatcher
Mar 21 – Apr 6, 2025
It is 1885 during the reign of Queen Victoria and two ships from the British Empire set sail on the high seas for the imaginary...
Hello, Dolly!
May 17 – Jun 2, 2024
This musical bursts with humor, romance, energetic dance and some of the greatest songs in musical theatre history.
Run for Your Wife
Oct 20 – Nov 5, 2023
Run for Your Wife by Ray Cooney concerns bigamist John Smith, a London cab driver with two wives, two lives and a very precisely planned schedule...
Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
May 19 – Jun 4, 2023
Best Little Whorehouse in Texas opens at www.Playhouse1960.com this Friday, May 19th, 8PM. Shows every Friday and Saturday at 8PM, Sunday at 3PM through June...
Neil Simon's Plaza Suite
Mar 31 – Apr 16, 2023
Plaza Suite by Neil SimonHilarity abounds in this portrait of three couples successively occupying a suite at the Plaza. A suburban couple take the suite...
Disney's Beauty and the Beast
Dec 2 – Dec 18, 2022
Playhouse 1960 presents Disney's Beauty and the Beast. The classic story tells of Belle, a young woman in a provincial town, and the Beast, who...
Something Rotten!
Jul 22 – Jul 31, 2022
Something RottenSet in the 1590s, brothers Nick and Nigel Bottom are desperate to write a hit play but are stuck in the shadow of that...
Shakespeare in Hollywood
Apr 8 – Apr 24, 2022
Ken Ludwigs Shakespeare in HollywoodTake the glitz and glamour of 1930s Hollywood, populated by real-life, yet delightfully exaggerated, personalities of the movie scene. Add a...
The Foreigner
Jan 7 – Jan 23, 2022
Playhouse 1960 opens 2022 with The Foreigner, a fun, two-act comedy by American playwright Larry Shue. The story takes place in a fishing lodge in...
Annie
Dec 3 – Dec 18, 2021
AnnieBased on the popular comic strip by Harold Gray, Annie has become a worldwide phenomenon and was the winner of seven Tony Awards, including Best...
Little Shop of Horrors
Oct 22 – Nov 7, 2021
Little Shop of HorrorsA deviously delicious Broadway and Hollywood sci-fi smash musical, Little Shop Of Horrors has devoured the hearts of theatre goers for over...
Little Shop Of Horrors
Oct 22 – Nov 7, 2021
A deviously delicious Broadway and Hollywood sci-fi smash musical, Little Shop Of Horrors has devoured the hearts of theatre goers for over 30 years. Howard...
9 to 5, the Musical
Jul 16 – Aug 1, 2021
9 to 5 The Musical, with music and lyrics by Dolly Parton and book by Patricia Resnick, is based on the seminal 1980 hit movie....
Gypsy
May 28 – Jun 12, 2021
Playhouse 1960 proudly presents Gypsy, the musical. Based on the 1957 memoirs of world-famous striptease artist Gypsy Rose Lee, Gypsy begins at the end of...
Ken Ludwig's Moon Over Buffalo
Apr 9 – Apr 25, 2021
Charlotte and George Hay are on tour in Buffalo in 1953 with a repertory consisting of Cyrano de Bergerac (the revised, one nostril version) and...
Arsenic and Old Lace
Mar 5 – Feb 14, 2021
Playhouse 1960 presents the classic dark comedy, Arsenic and Old Lace by Joseph Kesselring. We meet the charming and innocent ladies who populate their cellar...
Sordid Lives
Jan 15 – Jan 31, 2021
Playhouse 1960 presents Del Shore's Sordid Lives, a black comedy about white trash! When Peggy, a good Christian woman, hits her head on the sink...
Playhouse 1960 SPOOKY Virtual Cabaret Fundraiser
Oct 24
Join us for our 2nd Virtual Cabaret Fundraiser, where some of the Playhouse 1960 Family favorites put their spin on your Spooky favorites....
Steel Magnolias
Jan 17 – Feb 2, 2020
Playhouse 1960 presents Steel Magnolias to begin 2020. A fan favorite, Steel Magnolias opens January 17, 2020 at 8:00 pm followed by a champagne reception....
Proof
Sep 13 – Sep 29, 2019
Playhouse 1960 Main Stage presents David Auburns Proof directed by Meredith Ann Gaines to open its 2019 2020 season. The production opens September 13 @...
God of Carnage
Mar 1 – Mar 17, 2019
Playhouse 1960 presents God of Carnage. Winner of the 2009 Tony Award for Best Play, God of Carnage relates an evening in the lives of...
Calendar Girls
Jan 18 – Feb 3, 2019
Playhouse 1960 opens 2019 with Tim Firths Calendar Girls. When Annie's husband John dies of leukaemia, she and best friend Chris resolve to raise money...
Newsies
Dec 7 – Dec 22, 2018
Playhouse 1960 announces their production of Newsies for the holiday season. Set in turn-of-the century New York City, Newsies is the rousing tale of Jack...
The World Goes "Round
Sep 14 – Sep 30, 2018
Playhouse 1960 is proud to open its 45th Anniversary Season with the Kander and Ebb musical review, The World Goes ‘Round. Enter the world of...
Into the Woods
Jul 20 – Aug 5, 2018
Playhouse 1960 proudly presents Into the Woods. Into the Woods is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine....
Sister Act
Jun 9 – Jun 25, 2017
Sister Act is the feel-good musical comedy smash based on the hit 1992 film that has audiences jumping to their feet! Featuring original music by...
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Abridged
May 5 – May 27, 2017
All 37 Plays in 97 Minutes! An irreverent, fast-paced romp through the Bard’s plays, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) was London’s longest-running comedy...
The Lion King JR.
May 6 – May 21, 2017
Disney's The Lion King has captivated the imagination of audiences around the world. The African savanna comes to life the stage with Simba, Rafiki, and...
Playhouse 1960's Short Play Festival aka SPF 1960
May 12 – May 21, 2016
Playhouse 1960 is proud to announce its inaugural Short Play Festival aka SPF 1960. SPF 1960 will run May 12, 13, 14, 19, 20 and...
CRIMES OF THE HEART
Apr 17 – May 2, 2015
At the core of the tragic comedy are the three Magrath sisters, Meg, Babe, and Lenny, who reunite at Old Granddaddy's home in Hazlehurst, Mississippi...
A Chorus Line
Jul 12 – Aug 3, 2013
A CHORUS LINE is a stunning musical-verite about a chorus audition for a Broadway musical. It tells of the achingly poignant ambitions of professional Broadway...
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
May 31 – Jun 22, 2013
A Houston Favorite! This happy go lucky view of small town vice and statewide political side-stepping recounts the good times and the demise of the...
The Joker Fired Twice
Apr 19 – May 11, 2013
This film-noir spoof is chock full of the late-night characters that populated Hammett or Chandler crime novels and has more twists than a Danish bakery....
All My Sons
Mar 8 – Mar 23, 2013
A tremendously impressive drama that received the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play. During the war Joe Keller and Herbert Deever ran...
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