Review: BUG at Dirt Dogs Theatre Company
by Brett Cullum - May 20, 2025
They have managed to restage BUG for 2025, and boy, is it a doozy! You don’t want to miss this revival and reimagining of the Tracy Letts cult classic. The entire company goes for broke, and they create a fiery display of acting, visuals, and audio landscapes that will blow you back in your chair.
Interview: Malinda Beckham & Curtis Barber of BUG at DIRT DOGS
by Brett Cullum - May 14, 2025
So I think, first and foremost, Bug, believe it or not, is a love story. Without loneliness and without loss and without vulnerability, we don't get to the place that we need to be, where this crater of ache exists inside Agnes, which opens her up to Peter. Which really is the beginning of the infestation.
BUG Begins In May At Dirt Dogs Theatre Co.
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 30, 2025
Dirt Dogs Theatre Co. (DDTCo.) closes out its ninth season with Bug, the cult thriller by Pulitzer Prize winner Tracy Letts. Co-directed by Malinda L. Beckham and Curtis Barber.
First Standings Announced For The 2024 BWW Houston Awards
by BWW Awards - Dec 2, 2024
Check out the first stats for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Houston Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
Review: DRACULA at CLASSICAL THEATRE COMPANY
by Brett Cullum - Oct 15, 2024
Houston’s CLASSICAL THEATRE COMPANY has decided to take it back to the original written word and return Dracula to the status of a demon rather than a lover. And yet, somehow, they have cast Spencer Plachy, who is the most swoon-worthy actor Houston has, a man who has embodied Mr. Darcy for years. Also, a man sexy enough to star in the Broadway tour of THE LION KING shirtless as Scar. It’s wild to see Darcy do Dracula and do it as a feral animal to boot.
See what our critic had to say.
APPROPRIATE Comes To Dirt Dogs Theatre Co. in May
by Stephi Wild - Apr 26, 2024
Dirt Dogs Theatre Co. will conclude its 2023-24 main stage season of “nature vs. nurture” with the Houston premiere of Appropriate by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins. Directed by Ron Jones, this riveting play explores family secrets, racial tensions, and cultural identity.
Review: THE PILLOWMAN at DIRT DOGS THEATRE COMPANY
by Brett Cullum - Mar 10, 2024
Malinda L. Beckham has always been a master of directing testosterone-fueled plays where men fight and abuse each other. She and her cast bravely take on Martin McDonagh’s script and make wise decisions. The pace is breakneck, never allowing the viewer to wallow much in the muck. She brings out the black comedy and never seems to fear that aspect.
Rec Room Arts Presents WOLF PLAY in April
by Stephi Wild - Mar 28, 2023
Rec Room Arts presents WOLF PLAY written by Hansol Jung and directed by Lily Wolff (Hurricane Diane). Following an exciting and extended production at Soho Rep in New York, WOLF PLAY will make its Houston premiere this spring at Rec Room Arts.
Erin Kinsey Releases Two New Tracks Just In Time For Valentine's Day
by Michael Major - Feb 14, 2023
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, RECORDS Nashville artist Erin Kinsey is releasing two brand-new tracks – “Handful” and “Already Broke Up.” “Handful” was written by Erin with Josh Ronen and Kyle Clark, and “Already Broke Up” written by Erin with Joe Clemmons and Steven McMoran. Both tracks were produced by Michael Kight.
Dirt Dogs Theatre Co. Presents Stephen King's MISERY
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 9, 2023
Experience the heart-pounding tension of Misery as Dirt Dogs Theatre Co. (DDTCo.) envelops you in the narrative through an intimate staging of the tangled relationship between a trapped author and his psychotic fan.
Review: COYOTE ON A FENCE at Dirt Dogs Theatre
by Brett Cullum - Oct 31, 2022
This is a morally complex piece of theater, and luckily the cast is up to the challenge of bringing these people to life without judgment or any trace of hesitation. The language, the situations, the truths, are all difficult matters that have to be handled directly and confidently.
Rec Room Presents PUT YOUR HOUSE IN ORDER
by Stephi Wild - Sep 29, 2022
Rec Room Arts will begin preview performances on Thursday, October 20 for PUT YOUR HOUSE IN ORDER, written by acclaimed Chicago playwright and frequent Rec Room collaborator, Ike Holter (Exit Strategy, Sender), directed by Matt Hune.
Matt Stell Announces Headlining 'Man Made Tour 2022'
by Michael Major - Sep 13, 2022
RECORDS Nashville chart-topping, Platinum-selling artist Matt Stell will kick off his headlining “Man Made Tour 2022” later this month, playing seventeen dates into December. The tour is kicking off September 30 in Tuscaloosa, AL at Druid City Music Hall. Special guests for the tour include George Birge and Kyle Clark.
VIDEO: Josh Bricker Releases Lyric Video for 'Another Man's Treasure'
by Michael Major - Feb 21, 2022
Country riser Josh Bricker shares the official lyrical visual for his latest single “Another Man’s Treasure.” The lyric video was premiered exclusively by The Nash News. The track was written by Bricker along with Alex Pennington Smith and Kyle Clark. Watch the new lyric video now!
Photos: Inside the Past Two Talent-Filled Months of Jim Caruso's Cast Party at Birdland
by Stephi Wild - Oct 18, 2021
Over the past two months, Jim Caruso’s Cast Party has been packing Birdland with throngs of music and theater lovers eager to cheer the return of the show biz scene. Fans of Broadway, jazz, country, and the Great American Songbook have been delighted by the impromptu talent that has consistently shown up to entertain.