Long Legs, Doublewides and Bush
- May 17, 2018
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By Randall Jobe |Â
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. May 20 and June 10 Sunday matinees, 2:30 p.m. Tickets: 713-522-7722.
The Great Trailer Park Musical, one of the most requested (and repeated!) musicals in Stages Repertory Theatre’s history is back for the 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 and 8 p.m. Sunday, 2:30 p.m. 3201 Allen Parkway. Tickets: boxoffice@StagesTheatre.com or 713-527-1023.
Picasso at the Lapin Agile is 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. ActOUT performance Thursday, May 24 offers a pre-show party with complimentary food, drink and door prizes with ticket purchase. 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. May 17 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? May 18 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.
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. May 19 through June 17. Wednesday through Saturday, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, 3 p.m. Children under 5 not permitted in theater. 2540 Times Boulevard. Tickets: 713-524-6706.
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