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The latest standings as of Monday, December 12th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Houston Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

The latest standings as of Monday, December 5th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Houston Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

The Alley Theatre has announced the cast of Alley’s holiday tradition, Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. This brand-new adaptation by Artistic Director Rob Melrose is now coming to life on stage under his direction. Performances of A Christmas Carol begin Friday, November 18 and run through Friday, December 30 in the Hubbard Theatre.

The Guthrie Theater will present Born With Teeth by Liz Duffy Adams, directed by Rob Melrose, following its world premiere at the Tony Award-winning Alley Theatre in Houston, Texas. Born With Teeth completes the theater’s 2022–2023 subscription season, which will celebrate 60 years of artistic excellence.

The Tony Award-winning Alley Theatre is presenting Liz Duffy Adam's world premiere Born with Teeth. The play is directed by Artistic Director Rob Melrose and runs through June 5, 2022 in the Neuhaus Theatre. Developed in the Alley All New Reading Series, Born with Teeth now makes its world premiere this season.

Now open at McNay Art Museum, The Great Stage of Texas celebrates 13 contemporary designers from the Lone Star State through a dynamic presentation of set, costume, lighting, and projection designs created for theatre productions around the world.

A jovial spirit permeates the Alley Theatre as people pack in for the opening night performance of Dead Man’s Cell Phone, MacArthur Genius Sarah Ruhl’s effervescent, acerbic and poignant play. Director Brandon Weinbrenner offers a talented cast of six actors staged in the circular thrust Hubbard Theatre, actors with a wealth of talent who bend, break, and bow selflessly with brevity to get every single laugh they can out of the audience. And boy, did we laugh! This deliciously delirious production proudly combines surrealism and existentialism with knowing wit and gut-busting physical comedy. 

The Alley Theatre and Artistic Director Rob Melrose present Sarah Ruhl’s offbeat comedy, Dead Man’s Cell Phone. 

The Tony Award-winning Alley Theatre has announced the cast and creative team of Liz Duffy Adam’s world premiere Born with Teeth. The play is directed by Artistic Director Rob Melrose and runs May 6 – June 5, 2022 in the Neuhaus Theatre. Developed in the Alley All New Reading Series, Born with Teeth now makes its world premiere this season.

The Tony Award-winning Alley Theatre announces the cast and creative team of Sarah Ruhl's Dead Man's Cell Phone.

The Tony Award-winning Alley Theatre has announced the cast and creative team of Kate Hamill’s romance Sense and Sensibility. The play is based on Jane Austen’s beloved novel and directed by Adriana Baer and runs March 4 – March 27, 2022 in the Hubbard Theatre.

The Tony Award-winning Alley Theatre presents Vichet Chum's world premiere comedy High School Play: A Nostalgia Fest.

The Tony Award®-winning Alley Theatre has announced the cast and creative team of Chisa Hutchinson’s world premiere drama Amerikin. The play is directed by former Resident Acting Company Emeritus member James Black and runs February 11 – March 13, 2022 in the Neuhaus Theatre.

The Tony Award-winning Alley Theatre announces the cast and creative team of Texas-born and raised playwright Vichet Chum's world premiere comedy High School Play: A Nostalgia Fest. The play is directed by native Houstonian Tiffany Nichole Greene and runs January 21 – February 13, 2022 in the Hubbard Theatre.  

The Alley Theatre is presenting a variety of contemporary plays as a part of the Alley’s Spring 2021 Digital Season. Plays now available to view include Man. Kind. by Don X. Nguyen (April 9 – May 9, 2021), and For Steve Wozniak, on His 67th Birthday by Jiehae Park (April 9 – May 9, 2021). 

 The Alley Theatre will present a variety of contemporary plays as a part of the Alley’s Spring 2021 Digital Season. Written by Alley All New alumni and a Houston-based author, the plays include El Chuco Town Forever by Isaac Gómez (April 2 – May 2, 2021), Man. Kind. by Don X. Nguyen (April 9 – May 9, 2021), and more.

The Alley Theatre's Artistic Director Rob Melrose has translated three classic short plays and adapted them for the Alley@Home 2021 Digital Season.

The Tony Award®-winning Alley Theatre and Artistic Director Rob Melrose have announced updates to the Theatrea??s 74th season. The 2020-21 season programming, the second season curated by Rob Melrose, will feature world premiere plays developed as a part of the Alley All New program, a twist on a holiday favorite, a major world classic, and plays by award-winning contemporary voices. 

The Tony Award-winning Alley Theatre is delighted to share the filmed production of 1984 with its patrons and supporters.

The Alley Theatre and Artistic Director Rob Melrose will present Sarah Ruhl's offbeat comedy, Dead Man's Cell Phone. The play will be directed by the Alley's Associate Producer & Casting Director, Brandon Weinbrenner and runs April 17 - May 10, 2020 in the Hubbard Theatre. Tickets are available at alleytheatre.org or by calling the Box Office at 713.220.5700.