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So, in no order (and with no clarity of categories), here are the BROADWAY WORLD HOUSTON CRITICS’ CHOICE awards for the 2025-2026 season! CHEERS!

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright James Ijames directs August Wilson's The Piano Lesson at Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, marking the company's 35th anniversary season at DeSales University's Schubert Theatre.

Arden Theatre Company will stage the Tony Award-winning musical DEAR EVAN HANSEN, directed by Terrence J. Nolen with a reimagined visual approach exploring digital identity, social media, and mental health.

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright James Ijames will present his new play, WILDERNESS GENERATION, at the Philadelphia Theatre Company starting April 15. Directed by Obie Award winner Taibi Magar.

Master illusionist Dendy gives you the gift of a stone in your shoe. See what our critic had to say.

Inis Nua Theatre Company will present the American premiere of Can't Forget About You, a sharp comedy by David Ireland at The Drake Theatre in Philadelphia.

Arden Theatre will present a contemporary adaptation of 'ROMEO AND JULIET', reimagined to reflect today's societal divisions. This fresh take on Shakespeare's classic will open in March, offering audiences a new perspective on the timeless tale of star-crossed lovers.

Round House Theatre will present the 2026 Bonnie Hammerschlag National Capital New Play Festival The fifth annual festival of new work will feature the world premiere of Nothing Up My Sleeve, and more.

Theatre Horizon will present the world premiere of Wishing to Grow Up Brightly, a new musical created by Amanda Morton, Matthew Decker, Brenson Thomas, and Josh Totora. Learn more!

It’s a marvelously entertaining thriller that audiences are likely to flock to, because it has a sense of awe-inspired fun that you seldom find in the theater. It's high-tech Agatha Christie, and perfect for the Fall.  

Alley Theatre has revealed the cast and creative team of The Da Vinci Code. Rachel Wagstaff and Duncan Abel adapt Dan Brown’s hit novel. See who is starring and learn more!

Philadelphia Theatre Company has announced the cast and creative team of its season-closing production, Small Ball. Small Ball is an off-beat and surreal musical about a professional basketball team, a mysterious new recruit, a tiny island nation, and the big questions that bounce between them.

Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, in partnership with Philadelphia's Theatre Horizon, will present Penelope-a fiercely original musical that finally gives voice to one of history's most enduring-and long-silenced-women. Learn more!

Philadelphia Theatre Company has revealed the cast and creative team of its season-closing production, Small Ball. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.

Theatre Horizon will present the regional premiere of the acclaimed one-woman musical Penelope in May. This is a co-production with the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Watch a sneak peek of THE JANEIAD, written by Anna Ziegler and directed by Rob Melrose, running through November 3 at Neuhaus Theatre in the video here!

Alley Theatre has revealed the cast of The Janeiad. See who is starring and learn more about the production.

Inis Nua Theatre Company has announced the regional premiere of a new adaptation of John Millington Synge's The Playboy of the Western World, by acclaimed writers Bisi Adigun and Roddy Doyle.

Watch playwright a.k. payne share their experience bringing FURLOUGH'S PARADISE  to life at the Alliance Theatre and what the Alliance/Kendeda Program means for upcoming playwrights in the video here!

The Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition 20th competition winner FURLOUGH’S PARADISE written by a.k. payne and directed by Tinashe Kajese-Bolden has its world premiere on the Hertz Stage at Alliance Theatre Jan 31 – Mar 3, 2024.