A delightful evening of wit, charm, and impeccable musicianship awaits audiences at the Gilbert and Sullivan Society of Houston's production of The Gondoliers. Long before Broadway became synonymous with the American musical, W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan were redefining what musical storytelling…
You will leave with many questions about how we deal with our past and how we can move forward socially while personally constrained.…
Baz Luhrmann’s revolutionary film comes to life onstage, remixed into a musical mash-up extravaganza. Directed by Tony Award winner Alex Timbers, MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL is a theatrical celebration of Truth, Beauty, Freedom and, above all, Love.…
One of Houston's defining strengths is its vibrant performing arts community. In a city filled with exceptional talent, only a select few artists earn the distinction of becoming local icons. Holland Vavra is unquestionably one of them. …
Holland Vavra has been a member of Houston’s theatre community since before she was born. Yes, you read that right: her first stage appearance was in utero, while her mother performed in Pippin, a show Vavra herself would later appear in more than once.…
A soulful finale to close out the 49th season…
She’s a good time gal, and we need her more than ever with all the bad time boys running the world today. Let freedom ring, and let Tamarie sing! 250 years of America, and 30 of those with Tamarie out there.…
The Bells Ring Loud Through The Wortham.…
You get an entire evening of short bursts of brilliance, kinda like a fireworks show to commemorate Juneteenth. This year, all ten entries are extremely solid in both what they say and who says them.…
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.…
"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...
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...
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...
This musical bursts with humor, romance, energetic dance and some of the greatest songs in musical theatre history.
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 opens at www.Playhouse1960.com this Friday, May 19th, 8PM. Shows every Friday and Saturday at 8PM, Sunday at 3PM through June...
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...
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 RottenSet in the 1590s, brothers Nick and Nigel Bottom are desperate to write a hit play but are stuck in the shadow of that...
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...
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...
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...
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, with music and lyrics by Dolly Parton and book by Patricia Resnick, is based on the seminal 1980 hit movie....
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...
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...
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...
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...
Join us for our 2nd Virtual Cabaret Fundraiser, where some of the Playhouse 1960 Family favorites put their spin on your Spooky favorites....
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....
Playhouse 1960 Main Stage presents David Auburns Proof directed by Meredith Ann Gaines to open its 2019 2020 season. The production opens September 13 @...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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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...
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...
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 is proud to announce its inaugural Short Play Festival aka SPF 1960. SPF 1960 will run May 12, 13, 14, 19, 20 and...
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 is a stunning musical-verite about a chorus audition for a Broadway musical. It tells of the achingly poignant ambitions of professional Broadway...
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...
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....
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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2026 Annual Festival of Originals (The FOO) Theatre Southwest (7/24-8/08) |
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Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat A.D. Players at the George Theater (6/24-8/02) |
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Tamarie's Greatest Hits, Volume 3 The Catastrophic Theatre (6/19-8/01) |
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Drunk Pirates Emerald Theatre (5/14-9/19) |
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Company OnStage: A Taste of the Season Company OnStage (8/01-8/01) |
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Newsies National Youth Theater (7/31-8/09) |
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An Old-Fashioned Family Murder Theatre Southwest (9/11-10/03) |
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To The Bone Theatre Southwest (5/28-6/19) |
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Hardy WhiteWater Amphitheater (11/21-11/21) |
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Sweat Theatre Southwest (2/19-3/13) |
