Theater & Dance

Review: Theater

I and You Highlights How We Connect, with Help from Walt Whitman

Stages Repertory Theatre’s regional premiere combines poetry and teenage uncertainty for a heart-filled play.

05/16/2016 By Doni Wilson

Review: Musical

TUTS' Latest Combines Romance and Assassination Into a Comedic Hit

A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder represents one unique way on climbing the social ladder and falling in love.

05/06/2016 By Doni Wilson

Arts & Rec

Get Out: The Houston Ballet at Miller Outdoor Theater

A free ballet performance is just one reason to visit Hermann Park.

05/05/2016 By Katharine Shilcutt

Review

The Lip Gloss Gestapo: TUTS Underground Brings Heathers to Houston

Expect all the cruel and cynical black comedy from the original 1980s film.

05/02/2016 By Doni Wilson

Opera

A Historic Court Case Freed A Slave and Now Turns To Chamber Opera

The Houston Grand Opera premieres What Wings They Were: The Case of Emeline for free this weekend.

04/29/2016 By Marianella Orlando

Musical

The (Other) Symbols Behind Beauty and the Beast

The Hobby Center's production spotlights a valuable lesson for everyday life.

04/29/2016 By Marianella Orlando

Theater

Dollface Takes On Medusa and the Double Standards Against Women

Mildred's Umbrella Theater Company's newest show brings women's issues to the forefront with a take on the tale of Medusa.

04/27/2016 By Jennifer Nguyen

Theater

Encore Theatre Takes On a Horse Killer in Equus

The complex 1970s play tackles religion, sexuality and psychological disorders.

04/26/2016 By Leah Rose

Opera

A Carousel for Adults at Wortham

A review of Houston Grand Opera's final show of the season.

04/25/2016 By Sydney Boyd

Picks

Top Things to Do This Weekend: April 22-24

Fort Bend Theatre plays The Jungle Book Kids, hip-hop group Salt-N-Pepa at Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, Houston Ballet Academy presents spring showcase, San Jacinto Day Festival and Francofonia at MFAH.

04/20/2016 By Marianella Orlando

Events

Weeknight Pick-Me-Ups: Concerts, Plays and Art Shows

Coffee can only do so much to turn your day around.

04/19/2016 By Marianella Orlando

Theater

Miss Teen Makes World Premiere at Stages Repertory Theatre

“She was almost beautiful."

04/18/2016 By Doni Wilson

Theater

Dungeons & Dragons, '90s Music and Aerial Trapeze: She Kills Monsters

University of Houston's upcoming production will appease everyone's inner geek.

04/15/2016 By Leah Rose

Opera

Houston Grand Opera Nears the End of The Ring Cycle

The third opera in Wagner's famed narrative focuses on the story of Siegfried.

04/15/2016 By Megha Tejpal

Opera

Opera in the Heights Takes on the Greek

This opera puts an artsy spin on its season-ending production, Orfeo ed Euridice.

04/07/2016 By Sarah Douglass

Opera

From Novel to Opera: Catch Anna Karenina This Weekend

The classic Russian drama makes perfect sense on an opera stage—like the one at Moores Opera Center.

04/06/2016 By Laura Gillespie

Theater

Off-Broadway Play Making Its Way to Alley Theatre

Alley Theatre's latest production, Grounded, focuses on modern warfare and the toll it takes on soldiers home and abroad.

04/04/2016 By Laura Gillespie

Theater

Welcome to Speakeasy; Password, Please?

The musical production set in the clandestine Prohibition-era requires a password to get in.

04/01/2016 By Megha Tejpal

Picks

Top Things to Do This Weekend: March 25–27

Matthew Morrison sings at Jones Hall, Dance Salad Festival returns, Grounded opens at Alley Theatre, Goldfinger plays at MFAH, Project Row Houses' Round 44 tackles social change.

03/23/2016 By Nick Esquer

Dance

A Fresh Serving of Dance Salad

The annual Dance Salad Festival brings a lively blend of live art and dance performance to Houston.

03/22/2016 By Leah Rose

Houstonia Magazine

Theater & Dance

I and You Highlights How We Connect, with Help from Walt Whitman

TUTS' Latest Combines Romance and Assassination Into a Comedic Hit

Get Out: The Houston Ballet at Miller Outdoor Theater

The Lip Gloss Gestapo: TUTS Underground Brings Heathers to Houston

A Historic Court Case Freed A Slave and Now Turns To Chamber Opera

The (Other) Symbols Behind Beauty and the Beast

Dollface Takes On Medusa and the Double Standards Against Women

Encore Theatre Takes On a Horse Killer in Equus

A Carousel for Adults at Wortham

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