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
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
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
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
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,
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,
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
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
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
By Randall Jobe Mildred’s Umbrella Theatre presents Well, a play by Lisa Kron. Funny and touching, this comedy is about mothers and daughters, mind over body, social activism and theatre
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![A bearded person has their mouth taped shut with purple tape. Text reads "An Enemy of the People by Henrik Ibsen Directed by John Johnston" and "10 Seasons of Classical Theatre Company.]({"jaw_blog-16_9-small":{"file":"https:\/\/montrosestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/enemy-170x95.jpg","width":170,"filesize":0},"jaw_blog-16_9-middle":{"file":"https:\/\/montrosestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/enemy-270x152.jpg","width":270,"filesize":0},"jaw_blog-16_9":{"file":"https:\/\/montrosestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/enemy-475x267.jpg","width":475,"filesize":0},"jaw_blog-16_9-big":{"file":"https:\/\/montrosestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/enemy-875x494.jpg","width":875,"filesize":0}})
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