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What is life? What is this world? What is real, and what is only illusion? Pedro Calderon de la Barca's sweeping play LIFE IS A DREAM explores these questions that resonate in our souls. With previews tonight, September 15, 16, and 19, Life Is a Dream opens September 20 and runs through October 21 at Main Street Theater - Rice Village, 2540 Times Blvd.

What is life? What is this world? What is real, and what is only illusion? Pedro Calderon de la Barca's sweeping play LIFE IS A DREAM explores these questions that resonate in our souls. With previews September 15, 16, and 19, Life Is a Dream opens September 20 and runs through October 21 at Main Street Theater - Rice Village, 2540 Times Blvd.

High school students from across Washington State packed The 5th Avenue Theatre last night (June 4) for The 10th Annual 5th Avenue Awards Honoring High School Musical Theater, a high school version of the Tony Awards sponsored by Wells Fargo. The house was packed with 2,100 teenagers in costume representing their schools' musical theater productions, who cheered for their peers as they performed musical excerpts and accepted awards honoring top student achievements in musical theater. The acclaimed program brought previous recipients from the last decade back to the stage (many of whom have gone on to successful arts careers locally and nationally) to hand out awards in 21 categories ranging from Outstanding Overall Musical Production to Outstanding Lobby Display. BroadwayWorld hosts the full awards list below.

Roald Dahl's classic tale, The Witches, comes to Main Street Theater this month. Performed by MST students for families, The Witches plays Friday and tonight, May 18 and 19, at 7:30pm, and Sunday, May 20 at 3:30pm. Check out photos from the production below!

Roald Dahl's classic tale, The Witches, comes to Main Street Theater this month. Performed by MST students for families, The Witches plays Friday and Saturday, May 18 and 19, at 7:30pm, and Sunday, May 20 at 3:30pm. Check out photos from the production below!

From the theatre that brought audiences the stunning 2009 production of August Wilson's 'Fences,' comes another Pulitzer Prize-winning play by the esteemed 20th century playwright. 'The Piano Lesson' will run March 3 - April 3, 2011.

Joan Didion's dramatic adaptation of her best-selling memoir, The Year of Magical Thinking, unfolds, in her words, 'with the nonsequential inexorability of a dream.' The stream of consciousness delivery of this hugely personal and powerful one-woman show demands a tour de force performance from actor Claire Hart-Palumbo.

Joan Didion's dramatic adaptation of her best-selling memoir, The Year of Magical Thinking, unfolds, in her words, 'with the nonsequential inexorability of a dream.' The stream of consciousness delivery of this hugely personal and powerful one-woman show demands a tour de force performance from actor Claire Hart-Palumbo. With previews January 22, 23, and 25, The Year of Magical Thinking opens January 27 and runs through February 13 at Main Street Theater - Rice Village, 2540 Times Blvd. Performances are on Thursdays at 7:30pm, Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, and Sundays at 3pm.

Joan Didion's dramatic adaptation of her best-selling memoir, The Year of Magical Thinking, unfolds, in her words, 'with the nonsequential inexorability of a dream.' The stream of consciousness delivery of this hugely personal and powerful one-woman show demands a tour de force performance from actor Claire Hart-Palumbo.

Joan Didion's dramatic adaptation of her best-selling memoir, The Year of Magical Thinking, unfolds, in her words, 'with the nonsequential inexorability of a dream.' The stream of consciousness delivery of this hugely personal and powerful one-woman show demands a tour de force performance from actor Claire Hart-Palumbo. With previews January 22, 23, and 25, The Year of Magical Thinking opens January 27 and runs through February 13 at Main Street Theater - Rice Village, 2540 Times Blvd. Performances are on Thursdays at 7:30pm, Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, and Sundays at 3pm.

Performance Network Theatre announces it's production of 'The Drowsy Chaperone' with book by Bob Martin and Don Mckeller and musics and lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison. The musical comedy, which recently received the Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical and Best Original Score, will run November 11 through December 26, 2010. 'The Drowsy Chaperone' is directed by Carla Milarch (Little Shop of Horrors, The Baker's Wife, The Fantasticks) with Musical Direction by R. MacKenzie Lewis (Little Shop of Horrors, The Baker's Wife) and stars Naz Edwards, Scott Crownover, Phil Powers, Andrea Mellos, Mark Hammell, Matt Anderson, Eva Rosenwald, Linda Rabin Hammell, Brian Thibault, Lisa Lauren Smith, Charlie Sutherland, Pete Podolski and Phill Harmer.

After 18 years, Wendy Wasserstein's Pulitzer Prize winning play, The Heidi Chronicles, is back in Houston. With previews November 20, 21, and 24, The Heidi Chronicles opens November 26 and runs through December 19 at Main Street Theater - Rice Village, 2540 Times Blvd.

Main Street Theater continues its 35th season with Wendy Wasserstein's Pulitzer Prize winning play The Heidi Chronicles, Nov. 26 - Dec. 19, 2010 at MST - Rice Village, 2540 Times Blvd. Call 713-524-6706 or visit www.mainstreettheater.com for tickets. Pictured L-R are Peter (David Wald) and Heidi (Cheryl L. Kaplan).

Main Street Theater continues its 35th season with Wendy Wasserstein's Pulitzer Prize winning play The Heidi Chronicles, Nov. 26 - Dec. 19, 2010 at MST - Rice Village, 2540 Times Blvd. Call 713-524-6706 or visit www.mainstreettheater.com for tickets. Pictured L-R are Peter (David Wald) and Heidi (Cheryl L. Kaplan).

The New Stage Theatre Company (www.newstagetheatre.org) returns to La MaMa December 2 to 19 with 'Mapping Möbius,' a new play directed by Ildiko Nemeth and written by Colm O' Shea, Marie Glancy-O' Shea and Ildiko Nemeth.

After 18 years, Wendy Wasserstein's Pulitzer Prize winning play, The Heidi Chronicles, is back in Houston. With previews November 20, 21, and 24, The Heidi Chronicles opens November 26 and runs through December 19 at Main Street Theater - Rice Village, 2540 Times Blvd.

After 18 years, Wendy Wasserstein's Pulitzer Prize winning play, The Heidi Chronicles, is back in Houston. With previews November 20, 21, and 24, The Heidi Chronicles opens November 26 and runs through December 19 at Main Street Theater - Rice Village, 2540 Times Blvd.

Performance Network Theatre announces it's production of 'The Drowsy Chaperone' with book by Bob Martin and Don Mckeller and musics and lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison. The musical comedy, which recently received the Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical and Best Original Score, will run November 11 through December 26, 2010. 'The Drowsy Chaperone' is directed by Carla Milarch (Little Shop of Horrors, The Baker's Wife, The Fantasticks) with Musical Direction by R. MacKenzie Lewis (Little Shop of Horrors, The Baker's Wife) and stars Naz Edwards, Scott Crownover, Phil Powers, Andrea Mellos, Mark Hammell, Matt Anderson, Eva Rosenwald, Linda Rabin Hammell, Brian Thibault, Lisa Lauren Smith, Charlie Sutherland, Pete Podolski and Phill Harmer.

After 18 years, Wendy Wasserstein's Pulitzer Prize winning play, The Heidi Chronicles, is back in Houston. With previews November 20, 21, and 24, The Heidi Chronicles opens November 26 and runs through December 19 at Main Street Theater - Rice Village, 2540 Times Blvd.

Performance Network Theatre announces it's production of 'The Drowsy Chaperone' with book by Bob Martin and Don Mckeller and musics and lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison. The musical comedy, which recently received the Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical and Best Original Score, will run November 11 through December 26, 2010. 'The Drowsy Chaperone' is directed by Carla Milarch (Little Shop of Horrors, The Baker's Wife, The Fantasticks) with Musical Direction by R. MacKenzie Lewis (Little Shop of Horrors, The Baker's Wife) and stars Naz Edwards, Scott Crownover, Phil Powers, Andrea Mellos, Mark Hammell, Matt Anderson, Eva Rosenwald, Linda Rabin Hammell, Brian Thibault, Lisa Lauren Smith, Charlie Sutherland, Pete Podolski and Phill Harmer.