Tut tuts

Pippin Asks If 'The Extraordinary' Is All It’s Cracked Up to Be

For all its razzle dazzle, this classic musical might be past its prime.

07/13/2017 By Doni Wilson

Oldie but a Goodie

Always…Patsy Cline Shines at Stages Once Again

Houston's classic tale of friendship and country music returns to Stages Repertory Theatre.

07/03/2017 By Doni Wilson

Dream Team

Galleries Can Be Intimidating. Artists Austin Eddy and Benjamin Edmiston Suggest That Can Change

A new David Shelton Gallery exhibition features smart, public-facing work from a collaborative duo.

06/16/2017 By Elizabeth Myong

Wah Wah

TUTS Brings a Confusing Musical Snoopy to the Hobby Center

The onstage talent shines, but the musical fails to do justice to its source material.

06/12/2017 By Doni Wilson

But a Walking Shadow

Cry Havoc! Channels Shakespeare to Grapple With the Ravages of War

Stephan Wolfert uses the stage to discuss the thorny before and after of going to battle.

06/09/2017 By Doni Wilson

Not Bad!

A Musical Freaky Friday Offers High-Energy Hijinks at The Alley Theatre

The classic tale of empathy-by-fire somehow keeps itself fresh in this new musical production.

06/08/2017 By Doni Wilson

All the Pretty Tiles

Repeater Makes an Instagrammable Arrival at the Moody. But Why is it Here?

The site-specific sculpture, while lovely, is hardly defined by its site.

06/05/2017 By Elizabeth Myong

Positively Negative

Review: Main Street Theater Plays It Safe With Formulaic Native Gardens

The play offers an overly polite take on hot-button issues.

06/01/2017 By Scott Vogel

The New West

Review: Liberty Valance Revives the Tired Western Genre for an Unexpected Stage Success

A new production breathes life into played-out tropes.

05/30/2017 By Scott Vogel

Windmills!

Review: Ars Lyrica Lends a Musical Tilt to Don Quixote in Season Finale

A sprawling program of period music showcases Cervantes' most enduring work.

05/23/2017 By Doni Wilson

Curtain Call

Review: Fun Home Delightfully Balances Secrets, Suicide and Sexuality

The national tour stops at Houston's Hobby Center for a gay old time.

05/19/2017 By Scott Vogel

Nothing Is Easy

Review: Luna Gale Twists and Turns Through the Labyrinth of a Social Worker’s Life

Rebecca Gilman's play explores the impossible challenge of knowing what's best for a child.

05/17/2017 By Doni Wilson

Review

Arthur Miller's A View from the Bridge Has Never Been More Relevant

The Alley Theatre brings new life into the visionary playwright's 1955 work.

05/05/2017 By Doni Wilson

Music Review

Quiet Company's New EP is Brimming with Expressive Ballads

Taylor Muse's distinctive vocals lead the charge in the Austin group's latest EP It’s Not Attractive and It Changes Nothing.

04/05/2017 By Bryce Dodds

Sister Act

Stages Repertory Theatre Delivers a Hilarious Dose of Catholic Guilt

Late Nite Catechism is full of hysterical nunsense.

03/20/2017 By Doni Wilson

Review

Opposites Distract in Five Course Love at Stages Repertory Theatre

Five first dates, five restaurants, one night: Check please!

03/14/2017 By Doni Wilson

Preview

Don't Miss the U.S. Debut of Adios Utopia: Dreams and Deceptions in Cuban Art Since 1950

The landmark exhibit opens at MFAH this weekend.

03/02/2017 By Olivia Flores Alvarez

Review

An American in Paris Delivers a Reverie of Dance

The beloved musical doesn't miss a beat at the Hobby Center this week.

03/01/2017 By Doni Wilson

Review

Alley Theatre Delivers a Hauntingly Good Play with Let the Right One In

Part horror story, part romance, this vampire thriller is much more than you'd expect.

02/27/2017 By Doni Wilson

Review

My Mañana Comes Delivers Dreams and Disappointments

Stages Repertory Theatre serves a timely play about immigrants and the American dream.

02/17/2017 By Doni Wilson

Houstonia Magazine

Reviews

Pippin Asks If 'The Extraordinary' Is All It’s Cracked Up to Be

Always…Patsy Cline Shines at Stages Once Again

Galleries Can Be Intimidating. Artists Austin Eddy and Benjamin Edmiston Suggest That Can Change

TUTS Brings a Confusing Musical Snoopy to the Hobby Center

Cry Havoc! Channels Shakespeare to Grapple With the Ravages of War

A Musical Freaky Friday Offers High-Energy Hijinks at The Alley Theatre

Repeater Makes an Instagrammable Arrival at the Moody. But Why is it Here?

Review: Main Street Theater Plays It Safe With Formulaic Native Gardens

Review: Liberty Valance Revives the Tired Western Genre for an Unexpected Stage Success

Review: Ars Lyrica Lends a Musical Tilt to Don Quixote in Season Finale

Review: Fun Home Delightfully Balances Secrets, Suicide and Sexuality

Review: Luna Gale Twists and Turns Through the Labyrinth of a Social Worker’s Life

Arthur Miller's A View from the Bridge Has Never Been More Relevant

Quiet Company's New EP is Brimming with Expressive Ballads

Stages Repertory Theatre Delivers a Hilarious Dose of Catholic Guilt

Opposites Distract in Five Course Love at Stages Repertory Theatre

Don't Miss the U.S. Debut of Adios Utopia: Dreams and Deceptions in Cuban Art Since 1950

An American in Paris Delivers a Reverie of Dance

Alley Theatre Delivers a Hauntingly Good Play with Let the Right One In

My Mañana Comes Delivers Dreams and Disappointments