Susannah is Carlisle Floyd's seminal opera set in the hills of Tennessee, following a young woman whose life is shattered after she is seen bathing in a creek by church elders. The score blends revival hymns and Appalachian folksong with a libretto written in colorful regional...
Gounod's Faust arrives in a dance-infused production from director David McVicar, reimagining the title character as a tormented composer in Belle Époque Paris who makes a fateful pact with Mephistopheles in exchange for youth and sensual pleasure. Pretty Yende makes her company...
Verdi's Aida is presented in a new production from director Kaneza Schaal, inspired by diverse cultures and art forms from across the globe, telling a story of love, betrayal, and sacrifice set to an iconic Romantic Italian score. Ailyn Pérez returns to HGO as Aida, with...
Mozart's The Magic Flute is reimagined by director and choreographer Renaud Doucet and designer André Barbe, with the action unfolding in a whimsical 19th-century hotel brought to life by black-and-white storybook sets and puppetry. Paul Appleby stars as Tamino opposite Janai...
Richard Strauss's Der Rosenkavalier is presented in a production from director Bruno Ravella that transports the 18th-century comedy of manners into 1950s Vienna, following the Marschallin, her young lover Count Octavian, and the innocent Sophie amid mistaken identities and...
The Houston Chamber Choir joins Mercury Chamber Orchestra for a performance of Monteverdi's Vespro Beata Bello Virgine, conducted by Antoine Plante. The concert takes place at the Wortham Theater Center in Houston.
The Houston Chamber Choir joins Mercury Chamber Orchestra under conductor Antoine Plante for this performance of Monteverdi's Vespro della Beata Vergine of 1610.
Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II's Show Boat traces the intertwined lives of performers aboard the floating theater Cotton Blossom, navigating decades of love, loss, and prejudice along the Mississippi River. The production by Francesca Zambello features Isabel Leonard in...
It’s flashy, loud, and has a silliness you can’t avoid. But there are the dark corners, and it does say a lot that you will be surprised to unravel.…
4TH Wall does wonderful work here, and I really admire David Auburn’s script more for what it doesn’t do rather than what it does. It never really boils over into any sort of climax and refuses to offer an easy solution for anyone’s relationship in the show.…
It is painstakingly faithful to the book, save for some extra beats that make Jane a more modern-minded woman. Rebecca Bernstein’s performance is wonderful and a career-high for her so far. Luke Hales is the right Rochester, and Todd Thigpen is a delicious Mason.…
I never thought I would have such a good time watching five women talk about their sexual organs, but I absolutely understood every moment as if I had been lucky enough to have been assigned female at birth.…
It deserves a large run, but the Stinson House space makes it all so immediate. You will feel lucky if you get through the door.…
The thing about this cast is they are having fun and putting the play in play, and the comedy in musical comedy. It’s a blast of nitrous oxide, a giggle when you need it, and a surprisingly inspiring take on the creative forces of having questionable taste.…
A NICE INDIAN BOY is one of the most fun romantic comedies that I have seen in years. It is such a nice surprise, and it really captures the heart of the team putting it on!…
Would you believe me if I told you the hottest theater ticket in Houston this summer was to see a nun teach a class? Denise Fennell first debuted as Sister in LATE NITE CATECHISM at Stages Houston during 2007. Since then, the actress has had one of the longest relationships between any Houston theat…
This company is having a great time with a thriller, and it shows. I always feel like the “Summer Chills” is when these actors get to play!…
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…
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The Gilbert & Sullivan Society of Houston presents The Gondoliers as part of its 75th season, marking a full-circle moment as the work was also the company's very first production in 1952. Set in Venice, the operetta follows two gondolier brothers, Marco and Giuseppe, who...
A sweeping musical adaptation of Victor Hugo’s classic, The Hunchback of Notre Dame tells a powerful story set in fifteenth-century Paris, following Quasimodo as he discovers love, courage, and acceptance beyond the walls of Notre Dame. With music by Alan Menken and Stephen...
Houston Ballet presents Stanton Welch’s The Nutcracker from November 25 through December 27, 2022 at the Wortham Theater Center. The ultimate holiday tradition returns with all of the grandeur that audiences love: the grand sets, the stunning costumes, the iconic score. From...
Houston Ballet presents Stanton Welch’s The Nutcracker from November 25 through December 27, 2022 at the Wortham Theater Center. The ultimate holiday tradition returns with all of the grandeur that audiences love: the grand sets, the stunning costumes, the iconic score. From...
Houston Ballet presents Stanton Welch’s The Nutcracker from November 25 through December 27, 2022 at the Wortham Theater Center. The ultimate holiday tradition returns with all of the grandeur that audiences love: the grand sets, the stunning costumes, the iconic score. From...
Houston Ballet presents Stanton Welch’s The Nutcracker from November 25 through December 27, 2022 at the Wortham Theater Center. The ultimate holiday tradition returns with all of the grandeur that audiences love: the grand sets, the stunning costumes, the iconic score. From...
Houston Ballet presents Stanton Welch’s The Nutcracker from November 25 through December 27, 2022 at the Wortham Theater Center. The ultimate holiday tradition returns with all of the grandeur that audiences love: the grand sets, the stunning costumes, the iconic score. From...
Houston Ballet presents Stanton Welch’s The Nutcracker from November 25 through December 27, 2022 at the Wortham Theater Center. The ultimate holiday tradition returns with all of the grandeur that audiences love: the grand sets, the stunning costumes, the iconic score. From...
Houston Ballet presents Stanton Welch’s The Nutcracker from November 25 through December 27, 2022 at the Wortham Theater Center. The ultimate holiday tradition returns with all of the grandeur that audiences love: the grand sets, the stunning costumes, the iconic score. From...
Houston Ballet presents Stanton Welch’s The Nutcracker from November 25 through December 27, 2022 at the Wortham Theater Center. The ultimate holiday tradition returns with all of the grandeur that audiences love: the grand sets, the stunning costumes, the iconic score. From...
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