Weekend Warrior

What to Do, Hear and See this Weekend: July 22–24

It's coming in hot thanks to Qfest, Bikes + Bats, the Steve Miller Band and a play about Molly Ivins.

07/21/2016 By Jeanne Lyons Davis

PREVIEW

Stepping into Character as RFK

Main Street Theater’s Joel Sandel embraces the role of Robert F. Kennedy.

07/15/2016 By Holly Beretto

Work it

Main Street Theater Presents Working (with Songs by Pre-Hamilton Lin-Manuel Miranda!)

This classic revival continues to prove that work is more than a four letter word.

06/10/2016 By Sara Samora

Theater

LinkedIn Love in the Digital Age

Love and Information, opening at Main Street Theater, examines modern romance through texts, selfies and dating apps.

02/05/2016 By Doni Wilson

Theater

Silent Sky Blends Romance, Science, Feminism and Bigotry

Main Street Theater takes on the astronomical story of a woman who connected the dots and made history.

11/03/2015 By Nick Esquer

Upcoming Events

Fall Arts Preview 2015: Theatre

The Alley reopens, Peter Pan joins the 21st century and professional wrestling muscles its way to center stage

09/01/2015 Photography by Nick Esquer

picks

Top Things To Do This Weekend: Jan 9–11

The holidays are over and the art season is back in swing. This weekend: Sondheim, Vivaldi, and Diavolo.

01/07/2015 By Michael Hardy

Year in Review

Houstonia's Favorite Plays of 2014

Despite a series of displacements and disruptions, the Houston theater scene retained its artistic vitality.

12/18/2014 By Michael Hardy and Scott Vogel

theater

Review: Peace in Our Time Is a Play For Our Time

Noël Coward's fascinating play imagines a Nazi occupation of England.

09/30/2014 By Michael Hardy

Picks

Top Things To Do This Weekend: May 9–11

Where to go, who to see, and what to do.

05/07/2014 By Michael Hardy

Theater

Review: Time Stands Still Examines Fallout From Iraq War

Main Street Theater stages excellent new production of Donald Margulies's 2010 play about a wounded photojournalist.

04/01/2014 By Michael Hardy

Picks

Top Things to Do This Weekend: March 28–30

Where to go, who to see, and what to do

03/25/2014 By Michael Hardy

Summer Camps

Best Summer Camps: Day Camps

You don’t have to run for the hills to find a great camp experience.

03/03/2014 By Sarah Gish

Picks

Houstonia's Complete Valentine's Day Guide

There's more to V-Day than dinner. From concerts to film screenings, plays to flash mobs, we've got your cultural itinerary.

02/13/2014 By Michael Hardy

Theater

Review: Into the Woods Brings Fantasy Down to Earth

Brilliant new production of classic musical converts even a die-hard Sondheim-phobe.

02/03/2014 By Scott Vogel

Picks

Top Things to Do This Weekend (MLK Day Edition): Jan 17–20

Where to go, who to see, and what to do.

01/15/2014 By Michael Hardy

HOUSTON HISTORY

Behold: The Oldest Photo of Houston

An 1856 snapshot of 300 Main Street captures a doomed streetscape, but the block has made several comebacks since.

01/14/2014 By John Lomax

Preview

Spring Arts Preview

From the FotoFest Biennial to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, there's something for everyone in the next few months.

01/03/2014 By Michael Hardy

Picks

Top Things to Do This Weekend: Dec 20–22

Where to go, who to see, and what to do

12/18/2013 By Michael Hardy

Best of Houstonia

Fall Arts Preview 2013

Featuring a musical about an axe murderer, an opera about a golden ring, and a play about an imagined dialogue between Sigmund Freud and C.S. Lewis.

09/30/2013 With Catherine Matusow, Kerry H., and Katharine Shilcutt By Michael Hardy