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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 note s...

Review: DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at Broadway At The Hobby Center


by Brett Cullum - January 08, 2026

The current BEAUTY AND THE BEAST tour is a celebration of the Broadway musical’s 30th anniversary, and a chance for director and choreographer Matt West and book writer Linda Woolverton to revisit a stage version they have been working on since it all began in Houston during 1993....

Review: CRUEL INTENTIONS: THE 90S MUSICAL at The Garden Theatre


by Jonathan Netek - December 27, 2025

A Nostalgic Blast: CRUEL INTENTIONS: THE ’90s MUSICAL Brings Pop to Midtown...

Review: WHO'S HOLIDAY at The Garden Theatre


by Brett Cullum - December 20, 2025

WHO’S HOLIDAY is playing one weekend only. And if you don’t go, then Cindy Lou Who will remain extra lonely. The play is a ton of fun, and Chaney Moore is the star and the only one....

Review: THE 1968 CHERRY COLA PITTS CHRISTMAS SPECIAL at Vincent Victoria Presents


by Brett Cullum - December 15, 2025

It’s a fantasy idea that a black gay man could have a Christmas special in 1968 that would revel in his own identity so unapologetically. It sure wasn’t the world of that time, and it sure isn’t the world of today. But in some strange way, you will leave wishing it were the world we live in....

Review: IRVING BERLIN'S WHITE CHRISTMAS at Theatre Under The Stars


by Brett Cullum - December 12, 2025

Going into Irving Berlin’s WHITE CHRISTMAS, you already know what you are in for. Most people have seen the film starring Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, and Vera-Ellen, released in 1954....

Review: IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY at Stages Houston


by Jonathan Netek - December 06, 2025

It’s a Wonderful Way to Celebrate the Season....

Review: OUR TOWN at 4th Wall Theatre Co.


by Armando Urdiales - December 03, 2025

4th Wall Theatre’s production of Thornton Wilder’s Our Town is a heartfelt, wonderfully acted reminder of why this American classic continues to resonate with audiences of all ages. With clarity, simplicity, and a deep respect for Wilder’s vision, the company creates a Grover’s Corners that feels bo...

Review: DRUNK CHRISTMAS CAROL at Drunk Shakespeare


by Brett Cullum - November 26, 2025

So, this DRUNK CHRISTMAS CAROL is completely irrelevant... err... irreverent, but refreshing. You know the story, and if you don’t, you haven’t been watching television or at the Alley for two decades or more....

Review: BEAUTIFUL PRINCESS DISORDER at CATASTROPHIC THEATRE


by Brett Cullum - November 24, 2025

BEAUTIFUL PRINCESS DISORDER by Kathy Ng is many things, including beautiful, weird, funny, sad, touching, and completely random. It is extremely well-acted by a trio of actors, and the design is next-level impressive....

Past Shows

A Very Holly Moosemas
A Very Holly Moosemas
12/5 - 12/14/2025


It’s August in Atlanta but Holly Anderson is convinced she can transform a movie set into a wooded, mountain Christmas masterpiece. With the assistance of ...

Misery
Misery
10/31 - 11/9/2025


Misery  follows successful romance novelist Paul Sheldon, who is rescued from a car crash by his “number one fan,” Annie Wilkes, and wakes up captive ...

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead


Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead  plucks two minor characters from Shakespeare’s  Hamlet  and thrusts them into the spotlight…only to have them wrestle with mortality, existential ...

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat


One of the most enduring shows of all time,  Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat  is a reimagining of the Biblical story of Joseph, his ...

A Raisin in the Sun
A Raisin in the Sun
4/4 - 4/13/2025


Set on Chicago’s South Side in the 1950s, Lorraine Hansberry’s celebrated play concerns the divergent dreams and conflicts in three generations of the Younger family: ...

9 to 5: The Musical
9 to 5: The Musical
2/28 - 3/9/2025


Set in the late 1970s, this hilarious story of friendship and revenge in the Rolodex era is outrageous, thought-provoking and even a little romantic. Pushed ...

Elizabethan Madrigal Feast
Elizabethan Madrigal Feast
11/29 - 12/15/2024


Christmas arrives each year with a certain excitement and magic. On even-numbered years since 1988, The Center for the Arts & Sciences’  Elizabethan Madrigal Feast  transports ...

Lobby Hero
Lobby Hero
11/1 - 11/10/2024


What happens when emotions come in conflict with principles, and how do choices under pressure define who we really are? Four New Yorkers involved in ...

The Odd Couple
The Odd Couple
9/13 - 9/22/2024


Neil Simon’s classic comedy opens as a group of the guys are in the midst of their weekly poker game in the apartment of divorced ...

The Odd Couple
The Odd Couple
9/13 - 9/22/2024


Neil Simon’s classic comedy opens as a group of the guys are in the midst of their weekly poker game in the apartment of divorced ...

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
7/12 - 7/21/2024


Take a fantastic musical adventure with an out-of-this-world car that flies through the air and sails the seas, based on the beloved 1968 film version ...

Side by Side by Sondheim Dinner Theater


Join us for a dinner theater featuring the beloved musical revue,  Side by Side by Sondheim , February 14-18. Tickets are $40 per person and ...

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever


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

Wait Until Dark
Wait Until Dark
10/27 - 11/5/2023


This masterfully constructed thriller moves from one moment of suspense to another as it builds toward an electrifying, breath-stopping final scene! A dangerous and sinister ...

The Play That Goes Wrong
The Play That Goes Wrong
9/8 - 9/17/2023


Welcome to opening night of the Cornley University Drama Society’s newest production,  The Murder at Haversham Manor , where things are quickly going from bad ...

The Sound of Music
The Sound of Music
7/7 - 7/16/2023


The   Sound of Music  is an intimate, heartfelt telling of one of history’s most thrilling and inspirational stories. This final collaboration between Rodgers & ...

Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express


Board the exotic and mysterious Orient Express with beloved detective Hercule Poirot as he battles the clock to figure out “whodunit” in this murder mystery that ...

Steel Magnolias
Steel Magnolias
9/9 - 9/18/2022


A tight-knit group of Louisiana women gather regularly at Truvys beauty salon to bond, dish and offer advice on everything from motherhood to tragedy and ...

Disney's Beauty and the Beast


The classic story tells of Belle, a young woman in a provincial town, and the Beast, who is really a young prince trapped under the ...

Sistas the Musical
Sistas the Musical
3/25 - 4/3/2022


After a matriarchs death, the women in the family clean Grandmothers attic and find love and old memories packed away, and in the process, hit ...

An Evening with Robert Walzel


Brazosport Symphony Orchestra is welcoming home Lake Jacksons own Robert Walzel in "An Evening with Robert Walzel" on Saturday, April 2 at 7:30 PM at ...

Videos


El Paso Symphony Orchestra at The Plaza Theatre Performing Arts Center in Houston El Paso Symphony Orchestra at The Plaza Theatre Performing Arts Center
The Plaza Theatre Performing Arts Center (11/8 - 5/25)
Hadestown (Non-Equity) in Houston Hadestown (Non-Equity)
The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts [Sarofim Hall] (2/10 - 2/15)
Ed Sheeran at AT&T Stadium in Houston Ed Sheeran at AT&T Stadium
AT&T Stadium (10/24 - 10/24)
Back to the Future: The Musical in Houston Back to the Future: The Musical
The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts [Sarofim Hall] (3/31 - 4/5)
Phil Rosenthal at 713 Music Hall in Houston Phil Rosenthal at 713 Music Hall
713 Music Hall (1/24 - 1/24)
The Sleeping Beauty: International Ballet Stars in Houston, TX! On April 04, 2026 in Houston The Sleeping Beauty: International Ballet Stars in Houston, TX! On April 04, 2026
Cullen Theater (4/4 - 4/4)
Murder on the Orient Express in Houston Murder on the Orient Express
Theatre Southwest (1/2 - 1/17)
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