Theater & Dance

Review

Houston Ballet Does Jerome Robbins Right

A trio of outstanding one-acts properly celebrates the centennial of the acclaimed choreographer's birthday.

03/08/2019 By Olivia Flores Alvarez

Review

Anastasia Suggests Revising History Is Not So Simple

The touring musical, which has its moments, doesn't quite work.

03/08/2019 By Dianna Wray

Review

The Humans Feels Almost Too Real

Stephen Karam's Tony-winning play pinpoints one family's anxieties living in contemporary America.

03/07/2019 By Doni Wilson

Feed Me

Little Shop of Horrors Returns to Stages in a Big Way

"What would you do to achieve your desires? Not what kind of hard work or planning, but what deals with the devil do we make with ourselves, what principles would we compromise?"

03/06/2019 By Holly Beretto

Satisfied?

Hamilton Will Return to Houston Next Year

Broadway at the Hobby Center brings the hit musical back, along with Cats, Dear Evan Hansen, and other favorites.

03/05/2019 By Morgan Kinney

Review

It's Hard Not to Get Caught Up in Rapture, Blister, Burn

The 4th Wall production teases out the impossible complexities of personal and professional success for the modern woman.

03/05/2019 By Doni Wilson

Not Disney

Russia Infiltrates the Hobby Center

The touring production of Anastasia arrives for a charming musical that is "hope personified."

02/28/2019 By Holly Beretto

work-life balance

Family or Career? Rapture, Blister, Burn Suggests There Is No Right Answer

Gina Gionfriddo’s 2013 Pulitzer Prize finalist tackles the question of a lifetime at 4th Wall.

02/27/2019 By Holly Beretto

Review

Mamma Mia! at TUTS Is the Most Fun We've Had This Year

The sexed-up ABBA musical feels just fresh enough to keep us jumping out of our seats.

02/22/2019 By Doni Wilson

Review

Stanton Welch Goes Greek with Sylvia

The Houston Ballet world premiere expands on an overlooked classic to create a beautiful collage of music, costume, and choreography.

02/22/2019 By Olivia Flores Alvarez

Review

Amy Bruce Animates the Explosive On the Exhale

Rec Room's one-woman tour de force takes us on a journey to the heart of America's gun violence dilemma.

02/21/2019 By Doni Wilson

Grief

You've Lost Your Child to Gun Violence. Now What?

On the Exhale at the Rec Room will explore "a uniquely American crisis."

02/19/2019 By Holly Beretto

cheeky

NSFW Struggles to Find Satire at Stages

Loaded with commentary on class, gender, and sexuality, Lucy Kirkwood’s 2012 play might not make sense in 2019.

02/19/2019 By Doni Wilson

Tv Doctor

Review: Quackery Abounds at the Alley

Eliza Clark's dramedy interrogates the contemporary media from all sides.

02/15/2019 By Doni Wilson

NSFW

This Play Is Not Safe for Work

Lucy Kirkwood's rollicking pan of the media industry, millennial experience, and more opens this week at Stages.

02/14/2019 By Holly Beretto

history made, history remembered

You Can Watch Gone with the Wind Come Together Live at the ERJCC

Moonlight and Magnolias is the first homegrown production in the J’s theater season in nearly two decades.

02/11/2019 By Holly Beretto

Barmaid Pirates

Shakespearean Theater Takes to the High Seas With G.I. Joe in Tow

Classical Theatre Company presents a whimsical, updated take on Thomas Heywood's The Fair Maid of the West.

02/07/2019 By Holly Beretto

DNA PLAY

Watch the Family Drama of Uncharted Play Out in a Heights Bungalow

A new play from Landing Theatre mixes a sperm-donor surprise and experiential theater.

02/06/2019 By Holly Beretto

wigging out

Review: Two Mile Hollow Seeks Harmony Among Dysfunction

Rogue Productions comedically dissects the dysfunctional family trope to great success.

02/05/2019 By Doni Wilson

Empty Calories

Review: Waitress Is Sweet, But Not Filling

The Broadway hit delights until you reach the saccharin aftertaste.

01/30/2019 By Holly Beretto

Houstonia Magazine

Theater & Dance

Houston Ballet Does Jerome Robbins Right

Anastasia Suggests Revising History Is Not So Simple

The Humans Feels Almost Too Real

Little Shop of Horrors Returns to Stages in a Big Way

Hamilton Will Return to Houston Next Year

It's Hard Not to Get Caught Up in Rapture, Blister, Burn

Russia Infiltrates the Hobby Center

Family or Career? Rapture, Blister, Burn Suggests There Is No Right Answer

Mamma Mia! at TUTS Is the Most Fun We've Had This Year

Stanton Welch Goes Greek with Sylvia

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