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Love, weddings and ‘Cake’
By Randall Jobe | Main Street Theatre presents Daddy Long Legs, based on the novel by Jean Webster, with music and lyrics by Paul Gorden and book by John Caird.
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Gangsters, gamblers and the Rapture
By Randall Jobe The Alley Theatre presents Picasso at the Lapin Agile, comedian, actor and writer Steve Martin’s hilarious imagining of Pablo Picasso and Albert Einstein’s meeting in a Parisian
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Long Legs, Doublewides and Bush
By Randall Jobe | Music Box Theatre wants to take you back to the 1950s with its high-energy production of Shake, Rattle and Roll. This nostalgic blend of ’50s music
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World premiere of ‘Cleo’ explores greatest sex scandal in film and ancient history
Playwright Lawrence Wright joins director Bob Balaban to stage Cleo, chronicling the titanic love affair between Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton that started during the filming of the 1963 movie
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A Texas Governor, Queen of the Nile and Sally Bowles
By Randall Jobe Stages Repertory Theatre presents local favorite, actress Sally Edmundson returning in the highly acclaimed one-woman tour-de-force, Ann, based on the explosive life of former Texas Governor Ann
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Funny man and tuneful woman pen ‘Bright Star’, a poignant musical
By Ron Jones For sure, Bright Star, co-written by iconic comedian, Steve Martin and country composer, Edie Brickell, is a melodramatic musical. But don’t take it for face value! Not
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Love, politics, gossip and sex
By Randall Jobe Dirt Dog Theatre Company’s production of The Exonerated is something different. Based on the true stories of six criminally convicted survivors of death row, interwoven stories move
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Laura Moreno eyes ‘Women in Theatre’ group
By Randall Jobe A HOUSTON WOMAN’S VISION Laura Moreno’s fascination with the theatre and movies was not about the make believe damsel-in-distress or the princess and her savior prince. Rather,
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‘Memphis’ is dancing, irresistible songs and a tale of fame and love
By Randall Jobe CatastrophicTheatre presents the world premiere of Leap and the Net Will Appear. Written by two-time Obie Award-winning playwright and director Craig Lucas and directed by Chana Porter,
![Three men are dressed in vintage attire: one in a detective's coat and hat, the second in a formal jacket and ascot, and the third in a suit and tie. They stand against a plain backdrop.]({"jaw_blog-16_9-small":{"file":"https:\/\/montrosestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/2.SherlockHolmesSpinsters-170x95.jpg","width":170,"filesize":0},"jaw_blog-16_9-middle":{"file":"https:\/\/montrosestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/2.SherlockHolmesSpinsters-270x152.jpg","width":270,"filesize":0},"jaw_blog-16_9":{"file":"https:\/\/montrosestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/2.SherlockHolmesSpinsters-475x267.jpg","width":475,"filesize":0},"jaw_blog-16_9-big":{"file":"https:\/\/montrosestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/2.SherlockHolmesSpinsters-878x494.jpg","width":878,"filesize":0},"large":{"file":"https:\/\/montrosestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/2.SherlockHolmesSpinsters-1024x685.jpg","width":1024,"filesize":0}})
Regional premiere of ‘Sherlock Holmes and the Spinsters of Blackmead’
Theatre Suburbia presents the regional premiere of C. P. Stancich’s Sherlock Holmes and the Spinsters of Blackmead, an exciting new look at Sherlock, his compatriots and all with a twist. Someone is murdering the women of
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Classical Theatre Company presents ‘An Enemy of the People’
By Randall Jobe CLASSICAL THEATRE COMPANY presents An Enemy of the People, Henrik Ibsen’s 1882 examination of the media and government corruption. John Johnston directs. Through February 25. 4617 Montrose Blvd. #100 Houston, 77006. Tickets: ClassicalTheatre.org. QUEENSBURY
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Mildred’s Umbrella Theater Company announces restructure and move to Montrose
Beginning with the 2018-2019 season this summer, Mildred’s Umbrella Theater Company (MU) will say goodbye to its longtime home in Spring Street Studios and move to Montrose, where The Classical