by Jonathan Netek - March 06, 2026
Another Lloyd Suh work pulls heartstrings this time at Stages....
by Brett Cullum - March 06, 2026
For Knight, this represents her first chance to be the original aggressor rather than the avenging victim, and it’s wild to see her twist her narrative. She is stunning and statue-esque, and Olivia whiplashes between actress and countess with skill....
by Brett Cullum - March 04, 2026
The book is full of mysteries, unspoken judgements, and a vicious sense of classism mixed with ruthless self-preservation, and there is not a lot of this present in this interpretation, brought to life by Kait Kerrigan's book, Jason Howland's music, and Fitzgerald-inspired lyrics by Nathan Tysen....
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?...
Past Shows
Over the course of a day relationships are tested in a classic game of disguises and deception. Does anyone actually win?Music by Wolfgang Amadeus MozartLibretto...
The glamorous widow of a millionaire from Pontevedro, Hannah Glavari, is back in Paris and looking for a new love. The future of the tiny...
Step into a world of French wonder and whimsy in these two one-act operas. With a libretto by the adventurous French novelist Colette, Ravel’s score...
Moores Opera Center presents another live, in-person opera experience featuring Rossinis comic retelling of the Cinderella story. Cinderella gets the royal treatment. But can true...
April 3, 4, 6 at 7:30 p.m.April 5 at 2 p.m. Music by Kevin PutsLibretto by Mark CampbellBased on the novel The Trial of Elizabeth...
January 23, 25, 27 at 7:30 p.m.January 26 at 2 p.m.Music by Wolfgang Amadeus MozartLibretto by Lorenzo Da PonteSung in the original Italian with projected...
The Old Maid and the ThiefAmelia Goes to the BallJanuary 24, 26 at 7:30 p.m.Two performances only!Music and librettos by Gian Carlo MenottiSung in the...
October 18, 19, 21 at 7:30 p.m.October 20 at 2 p.m.Music by Jacques Offenbach Original French libretto by Ludovic Halvy and Hector Crmieux English version...
The Moores School Symphony Orchestra closes the 2017 – 2018 orchestra season celebrating the music of Poland under the direction of Franz Anton Krager. This...
Rob Smith, director Alejandro Basulto Martínez, assistant director Timothy Jones, bass-baritone Blake Wilkins, composer "With Words" is a unique collaboration between AURA Contemporary Ensemble and...
The Moores School of Music’s annual Red Carnation Concert, conducted by Charles Hausmann and Jeb Mueller, concludes the UH Choirs’ semester. Please join our men’s...
Friday, April 20, 2018 7:30 pm - 9 pm Under the direction of Dr. Blake Wilkins, the Moores School Percussion Ensemble I presents an exciting...
Join artists from the Houston Ballet II/Houston Ballet Academy program, with Artistic Director Stanton Welch, as they collaborate with the Moores School of Music’s Ballet...
Music by Gioacchino Rossini Sung in the original Italian with English titles projected over the stage When you are shipwrecked far from home and taken...
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