Katie Harrison News

As usual, the summer is chockfull of mind numbing entertainment. Hollywood releases action packed blockbusters. Television channels flood the airwaves with brainless reality shows and thinly written dramas. Everywhere you turn, there are offerings of entertainment for the sake of entertainment. Summer musicals are no exception, and Galveston's Island East-End Theatre Company (ETC) is presenting Mel Brook's glitzy, splashy musical YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN to pad out this summer. Following the wild success of THE PRODUCERS, Mel Brooks reassembled his creative team and jumped back into the saddle of creating theatrical musicals. YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN had it's pre-Broadway try-out in Seattle in 2007, ran on Broadway from November 8, 2007 through January 4, 2009, and has had enjoyed two successful national tours across the United States.

Charlotte's Web, dramatized by Joseph Robinette, based upon the story by E.B. White, will play Main Street Theater - Chelsea Market (4617 Montrose Blvd., Houston, TX), today, April 20-May 18, 2013.

Main Street Theater's next Theater for Youth production is E.B. White's Charlotte's Web (adapted for the stage by Joseph Robinette). All of MST's Theater for Youth productions are based on children's literature.

Main Street Theater's next Theater for Youth production is E.B. White's loving, delightful, and truly profound Charlotte's Web (adapted for the stage by Joseph Robinette). All of MST's Theater for Youth productions are based on children's literature. Charlotte's Web performs Saturdays, April 20 - May 18 at 1pm and 4pm at Main Street Theater-Chelsea Market, 4617 Montrose Boulevard in the Museum District.

Many in the industry consider George Furth and Stephen Sondheim's COMPANY to be one of the best American musicals ever created. The piece is complicated and challenging for the cast, crew, and orchestra, but when done well is one of the most rewarding nights at the theatre for the audience. For audiences in the Houston area, The Texas Repertory Theatre Company's production of COMPANY is a sparkling gem of theatrical brilliance from top to bottom.

Charlotte's Web, dramatized by Joseph Robinette, based upon the story by E.B. White, will play Main Street Theater - Chelsea Market (4617 Montrose Blvd., Houston, TX), April 20-May 18, 2013.

Main Street Theater's Theater for Youth program's continued commitment to fully produced shows for children is alive and well in their current production of Jeffrey Hatcher's adaptation of Harry Allard and James Marshall's MISS NELSON IS MISSING. The play is produced with the same standard for design and acting as any of their main stage shows, ensuring that Houston's children and the adults who bring them are treated to a quality theatrical production.

Miss Nelson Is Missing!, adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher and based on the book by Harry Allard and James Marshall, will be directed by Mark Adams at the Main Street Theater - Chelsea Market ( 4617 Montrose Blvd., Houston, TX), today, March 2 - April 6, 2013. Get a first look at the cast in the photos below!

Miss Nelson Is Missing!, adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher and based on the book by Harry Allard and James Marshall, will be directed by Mark Adams at the Main Street Theater - Chelsea Market ( 4617 Montrose Blvd., Houston, TX), March 2 - April 6, 2013. Get a first look at the cast in the photos below!

Based on the endearing Little House on the Prairie book series by Laura Ingalls Wilder, Main Street Theater's Theater for Youth is presenting a feel good children's holiday show that the whole family can enjoy. A LITTLE HOUSE CHRISTMAS, adapted by James DeVita, is inspired by the Christmas happenings in Little House in the Big Woods, Little House on the Prairie, and borrows Mrs. Oleson and Nellie Oleson from On the Banks of Plum Creek. The plot of the play revolves around a pre-Christmas party that is being thrown at the Ingalls' home. An unexpected storm threatens to cut off everybody's access to town, so the guests have to make a hurried departure and cut the party short. Continued rains and a ruined bridge threaten to ruin Christmas for Laura and Mary, until they come up with their own plan to preserve the magic of the holiday.

Main Street Theater's Theater for Youth 2012-2013 Season is starting with a resounding QUACK! To help young audiences understand the electoral process in the United States, they are producing the effervescent and spritely comedy DUCK FOR PRESIDENT. The show is based on Doreen Cronin's National Best-Seller by the same title, and features a script by James E. Grote and music and lyrics by George Howe.

Main Street Theater announces its 38th MainStage Season and 33rd Theater for Youth Season.

Main Street Theater announces its 38th MainStage Season and 33rd Theater for Youth Season.

SUPERFUDGE, adapted from the book by Judy Blume, plays Saturdays, April 21 - May 19 at 1pm and 4pm at Main Street Theater-Chelsea Market, 4617 Montrose Boulevard in the Museum District.

SUPERFUDGE, adapted from the book by Judy Blume, plays Saturdays, April 21 - May 19 at 1pm and 4pm at Main Street Theater-Chelsea Market, 4617 Montrose Boulevard in the Museum District.