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Angry birds, God’s committee and a world of dance
By Randall Jobe The Alley Theatrepresents the final performances of Crimes of the Heart,Beth Henley’s 1981 Pulitzer Prize and New York Drama Circle Awards winner. The author’s first play brings
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A wealth of fanciful theater, music, and a murder for two
By Randall Jobe The Music Box Theater salutes Broadway in the final performance of Best of Broadway. The talented resident cast promises to provide non-stop entertainment while performing songs from
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Trojan women, man-eating plants and ‘Booty Candy’
By Randall Jobe The Catastrophic Theatre presents the Houston premiere of Booty Candy. Based on Robert O’Hara’s semi-autobiographical and wildly subversive comedy about a young gay man, Sutter, on an
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Hear Me Out: 9 Albums to Hear This Year
By Chris Azzopardi There’s something for every color of the rainbow included in this year’s music-release roster. The list is long, but here’s a taste: debuts from Pitch Perfect star
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Women, men and other humans
By Randall Jobe Queensbury Theatre presents the World Premiere of For Tonight. When their parents die of a mysterious illness in their small Welsh village, surviving siblings Thomas, Hayden and
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The ABC’s of Houston Theater: ABBA, baseball and carpentry
By Randall Jobe The Alley Theatre presents the world premier of The Carpenter, a new comedy of mistaken identities and family secrets. Dan is a self-made man from blue collar
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Ensemble Theatre elevates 2019 with ‘Too Heavy for Your Pocket’
The Ensemble Theatre presents Too Heavy for Your Pocket, by Jiréh Breon Holder and directed by Eileen J. Morris. The play is a beautifully written look at the personal cost and
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Two Broadway veterans make A.D. Players debut in ‘Tuesdays With Morrie’
A.D. Players at The George is pleased to open the new year with Tuesdays With Morrie, a story of friendship, love and what it means to truly live. A.D. Players
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Main Street Theater presents ‘The Secretary’
By Randall Jobe It’s 2019, the beginning of a new year, but local theaters are in mid-season and are continuing to bring you the best in professionally presented productions. Houston
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‘Tis the season
By Randall Jobe Although we are about to start a new year, the 2018-2019 theater season is in full swing and promising audiences delights, frights and innovations. The past year