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A new, exciting year begins
By Randall Jobe The Alley Theatre finishes its run of Houston’s seasonal favorite, A Christmas Carol – A Ghost Story of Christmas, through December 30. Also, the tumultuous beginning of
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Beatles tribute, Miss Bennet and more bring ‘ho ho ho’ to Houston stages
By Randall Jobe Another offbeat holiday treat finds 4th Wall Theatre Company in, sadly, its final production before the theatre closes) performing Reckless. Written by Craig Lucas and directed by
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The holiday edition
By Randall Jobe Music Box Theater brings Emmy Award winner Ernie Manouse from Houston Public Media on board with regulars Rebekah Dahl, Brad Scarborough and Luke Wrobel in Three-Part Harmony:
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Let the holidays begin!
By Randall Jobe The Holidays are upon us and several Houston theatres are willing to put the Scrooge among us in the best of spirits with a variety of options.
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Theatre Suburbia presents Norm Foster’s ‘A Snow White Christmas’
Once upon a time, Prince Charming was riding through the forest when he found Snow White fast asleep. He leaned over and kissed her. She opened her eyes and sat
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Rock, Broadway and humor take the stage
By Randall Jobe Mildred’s Umbrella Theatre Company presents Charise Castro Smith’s horror comedy, Feathers and Teeth. The story is about a factory town in the late 1970s and a teenager,
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Behind the ‘Angry Inch’
By Randall Jobe Actors often have stories of how they fell into the theatre almost by accident, or possibly through some predestined acts of fate. Blake Jackson, who revives his
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Rich’s Houston and Obsidian Theater present ‘Hedwig and the Angry Inch’
By Randall Jobe You’ll need to hurry, but worthy viewing is Classical Theatre Company’s production of Mrs. Warren’s Profession, written by George Bernard Shaw (who knows something about wordsmithing) and
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Balls, feathers, teeth, talk and more take the stage
By Randall Jobe Main Street Theatre in Rice Village presents Enemies, directed by Rebecca Greene Udden. Maxim Gorky’s extraordinary play, written in exile and banned in his home country, presents
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Presidio: Bringing the Valley to the Heights?
By Jim Ayres Well, maybe. Could be. If they say so. OK, I’ll bite. And boy, did I bite! Kidding aside, Presidio is one of the newest hot spots in