"The HGO family is devastated by the sudden accidental death of Tim Tull," the company said in a statement, noting that his job title did not adequately describe the "joyous place" Tull held…
With Jennifer Gilbert's winning performance as its irrepressible heroine, "Bells Are Ringing" works like a dream in Bayou City Concert Musicals' production - "better than a dream," to borrow…
Director Tina Landau already answered that question when she helmed the delightful 2001 revival of "Bells Are Ringing," the show about switchboard operator Ella Peterson, who can't resist me…
Yet the real surprise, and probably the biggest relief, about this novel treatment is that it remains essentially faithful to both the narrative and the spirit of J.M. Barrie's classic fanta…
Film does this all the time, but it's relatively rare in live theater. Because intimacy is so crucial to the play, Tobin-Lehl says Studio 101, where Stark Naked Theatre performs, is an idea…
There was the fleet, colorful Disney animated movie with the exhilarating "You Can Fly!" scene as Peter led the three Darling children out of their nursery window and over the rooftops of Lo…
Along with Rose's neat premise of building a play solely from a jury's deliberations, the prickly interplay between the diverse characters keeps the action interesting. Yet even if time and…
Playwright Reginald Rose's 1954 stint in the jury room at New York's Foley Square courthouse brought a much greater reward. Rose's stage adaptation also won acclaim through the years, no mo…
"All students deserve access to high-quality arts education," said Mario Rossero, the center's senior vice president of education. Currently, only 29 percent of the district's elementary an…
Washington D.C.'s prestigious Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is teaming with the City of Houston and Houston Independent School District to expand arts education for students. The f…
Fun Home (P.S. Classics): Composer Jeanine Tesori and librettist Lisa Kron do breakthrough work with this year's Tony winner - a brave, compelling chamber musical based on cartoonist Alison …
Find special deals on season subscription rates and tickets for individual shows. Or maybe just get to know Houston's major performing arts companies better. Alley Theatre, Da Camera of Ho…
Not to mention in Williams' 1968 film adaptation as "Boom!" Indeed, the play began a period of critical disfavor that would dog Williams until his death in 1983. A group of independent thea…
Dale Wasserman wrote the show's powerful book, Joe Darion penned the poetic lyrics and Mitch Leigh composed the much-loved score, with such standouts as the rousing "I, Don Quixote," the hau…
The city is a rarity in boasting resident professional companies in each of the performing arts: ballet, theater, symphony and opera. Alley Theatre, Houston Ballet, Houston Grand Opera, Hou…
"The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore," a fascinating Tennessee Williams rarity, makes its Houston premiere this week as an Equity Showcase production - a labor of love for director Ron …
J.M. Barrie's classic stage fantasy "Peter Pan" has been adapted in many ways - from the Broadway musical beloved by several generations, to the equally enduring Disney animated film, to bal…
This year's Houston Shakespeare Festival scores big with a powerful, tautly focused "Macbeth." With forceful, straightforward direction by Jack Young, and particularly strong performances by…
"The Merchant of Venice," Shakespeare's odd comedy with a dark streak, often is called a "problem play." It's also somewhat problematic. The Houston Shakespeare Festival's current production…
The new Queensbury Theatre - actually, the former Country Playhouse, reborn with a new name and new building - opens Thursday with a 50th-anniversary production of one of musical theater's b…
With favorite funny men Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick starring, and genius director and choreographer Susan Stroman at the helm, the show became Broadway's biggest hit of the early 21st …
Main Street Theater's 2015-16 season will include Houston premieres of the 57-scene Love and Information and Silent Sky, based on the true story of a pioneering woman scientist. [...] in th…
Between 75 percent and 80 percent of the work is finished, and the construction crew will be out of the building by July 15, managing director Dean Gladden said, giving the Alley's staff two…
The Alley Theatre's key improvements include the addition of a four-story fly loft above the Hubbard Stage, allowing scenery and equipment to be suspended out of the audience's view; and an …
"An American in Paris," "Fun Home," "The Visit" and "Something Rotten" are this year's Tony nominees as best musical - as varied and worthy a bunch as Tony has fielded in several years. The…