UH SCHOOL OF THEATRE AND DANCE'S LYNDALL FINLEY WORTHAM THEATRE

by Brett Cullum - March 03, 2026

KATY PERRY CANDY DARLING MARY MAGDELANE is a play with songs about how a musician meets Katy Perry, and how it impacts their life. It is also a comedy about a band trying to record a perfect pop song. It is a live concert....

by Jonathan Netek - February 21, 2026

Small Talk Turns to Tough Talk and Everything Changes....

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....

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....

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....

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....

by Armando Urdiales - February 01, 2026

What did our critic think of HANSEL AND GRETEL at Houston Grand Opera?...

by Jonathan Netek - February 01, 2026

Wilde’s wit shines at Company OnStage....

by Brett Cullum - January 30, 2026

It’s funny, it’s warm, and you walk away feeling as if you saw a community revealed....

by Jonathan Netek - January 28, 2026

A true circus act, WATER FOR ELEPHANTS has it all....