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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 café in 1904. The play is surprising and provocative, jumping from the notion that these two great men were close in age and in Paris at the same time. Martin leaps into a fantastical contemplation of what they might have discussed and who else might have joined them at the Lapin Agile bar. Through June 3. Tuesday through Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 8 p.m. Sunday, 3 p.m. Alley Theatre’s Hubbard Theatre, 500 Texas Avenue. Tickets: AlleyTheatre.org or 713-220-570.
Catastrophic Theater present The Strangerer by Mickle Maher. George W. Bush wants to kill newsman Jim Lehrer onstage at his first presidential debate with John Kerry. In a more-than-nifty-turn, the reason for the attempted murder is revealed to us and Bush himself near the play’s end. The play explores the fascinating ground between murder and philosophy. Directed by Charlie Scott. Through June 3. MATCH Arts Center, 3400 Main Street. All tickets are pay-what-you-wish. Tickets: 713-521-4533.
4th Wall Theater Company presents the regional premiere of Shakespeare in Vegas. This new comedy tells the story of a wise guy with a dream and a discouraged New York actress who attempt to bring legit theatre to Sin City. A New York producer brings a classical actress to Vegas who was cast in a season of Shakespeare, but as roles go to showgirls and other questionable locals, will a generations old family curse threaten to bring their dream to an end? Through June 9. Thursday and Friday, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, 3 p.m. Spring Street Studios, Suite 101, 1824 Spring Street. June 4 performance is pay-what-you-wish. Tickets: 832-786-1849.
Obsidian Theater and Landing Theatre Company present Wanda, Daisy and The Great Rapture by Alexis Schaetzle. It is a sticky summer in the swamplands of Pawley’s island, South Carolina. Stepsisters Wanda and Daisy struggle to get by as the people they love disappear. Wanda’s mother has recently died and Daisy’s father is fading away as his Alzheimer’s disease worsens, and his obsession with an impending rapture intensifies. The girls summon dark memories as they try to repair their relationship. A magical story about family, the past and ourselves. Directed by David Rainey. Through June 9. 3522 White Oak Drive. Tickets: ObsidianTheater.org or 832-889-7637.
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 stars ensemble members Rebekah Dahl, Brad Scarborough, Cay Taylor and Luke Wrobel, with special guest John Gremillion. Through June 10. Friday and Saturday, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, June 10 matinee, 2:30 p.m. Tickets: 713-522-7722.
Stages presents Replica, from the creator of CBS’s series Extant and NBC’s upcoming series Reverie. It’s a sci-fi thriller that tackles the fundamental question, “What does it mean to be human?†A terminally ill mom volunteers for an experimental procedure that would allow her to live on through a clone. Through June 10.
Also, Stages’ The Great Trailer Park Musical, one of the most requested (and repeated!) musicals in Stages’ history, continues celebrating the theater’s 40th anniversary season. There is a new tenant at Armadillo Acres, and she’s wreaking havoc all over Florida’s most exclusive trailer park. The doublewide divas of this fine housing establishment have survived everything from kidnapping to no-good men to bad perms. But when Pippi, a “stripper-on-the-run†comes between agoraphobic housewife Jeanine and her tollbooth collector husband, a storm begins to brew that will shake these manufactured homes to their foundations! Through July 22. Wednesday through Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 2:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. Sunday, 2:30 p.m. 3201 Allen Parkway. Tickets: stagestheatre.com or 713-527-0123.
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. This two-person musical is the “rags-to-riches†love story of a bright young woman and her mysterious benefactor. Through June 17. Wednesday through Saturday, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, 3 p.m. Children under five not permitted in theater. 2540 Times Boulevard. Tickets: 713-524-6706.
Theatre Under the Stars presents Guys & Dolls, Frank Loesser’s musical comedy about rolling the dice & falling in love. After recently igniting Houston with In the Heights, director Nick DeGruccio returns with a Latin inspired reimagining of this musical comedy classic. Travel back to a time when gangsters and gamblers ruled the underworld of New York City. June 12 through 24. Tuesday through Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Friday, 8 p.m. Saturday, 2:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. Sunday, 7:30 p.m. Hobby Center for the Performing Arts, 800 Bagby Street. Tickets: TUTS.com or 713-550-8807.
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