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Dear Evan Hansen
Dear Evan Hansen
9/10 - 9/22/2024


The winner of 6 Tony Awards®, the Grammy® Award and the Olivier Award for Best Musical, Dear Evan Hansen is the deeply personal and profoundly ...

Brazil Samba Jazz: Raquel Cepeda and Marvio Ciribelli in Concert


Jazz singer Raquel Cepeda and pianist Marvio Ciribelli bring Brazil to Houston with “Brazil Samba Jazz.” The concert will feature the sensual and energizing rhythms ...

Dear Edwina Jr
9/13 - 9/13/2024


At last a musical that features a cast of nearly all girl performers! Follow the adventures of advice- giver extraordinaire, Edwina Spoonapple as she directs ...

Lions
Lions
9/6 - 9/13/2024


With her last breath, Pharaoh's Daughter recounts what it was like to raise the most famous adoptee the world has ever known, Moses.  A puppet ...

Those Summer Nights: A Musical Revue


Enjoy the last days of summer at CAST with an enchanting musical revue, with everything from sunny musical theatre and pop tunes to yacht rock ...


The Houston Chamber Choir opens its 30th season with the world premiere of The Son of Man, conducted by Robert Simpson. This new work by ...

Annie Jr
9/22 - 9/22/2024


It's upbeat plot and flamboyant characters have made Annie one of the most beloved musicals in history--what girl hasn't dreamed of performing the title role ...

Dear Evan Hansen (Non-Equity)


Declared “one of the most remarkable shows in musical theater history” by the Washington Post, DEAR EVAN HANSEN is the first musical to take a ...

The Circadian Project
The Circadian Project
9/19 - 9/22/2024


THE CIRCADIAN PROJECT   Director: Adam Noble Overview : A world premiere embodied storytelling event that exemplifies the expression, “leap, and the net shall appear,” ...

The Odd Couple
The Odd Couple
9/13 - 9/22/2024


Neil Simon’s classic comedy opens as a group of the guys are in the midst of their weekly poker game in the apartment of divorced ...

The Odd Couple
The Odd Couple
9/13 - 9/22/2024


Neil Simon’s classic comedy opens as a group of the guys are in the midst of their weekly poker game in the apartment of divorced ...

Dear Edwina Jr
9/26 - 9/26/2024


At last a musical that features a cast of nearly all girl performers! Follow the adventures of advice- giver extraordinaire, Edwina Spoonapple as she directs ...

Lucia di Lammermoor
Lucia di Lammermoor
9/20 - 9/28/2024


Experience the heart-wrenching tale of passion, betrayal, and madness in Donizetti’s masterpiece, LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR . Torn between allegiance to her family and herlove to ...

Lucia di Lammermoor
Lucia di Lammermoor
9/20 - 9/28/2024


Experience the heart-wrenching tale of passion, betrayal, and madness in Donizetti’s masterpiece, LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR . Torn between allegiance to her family and herlove to ...

Spring Awakening
Spring Awakening
9/5 - 9/28/2024


A story of adolescent anarchy, of teenagers silenced and controlled by a censoring society, and the devastating consequences of the freedom students find outside of ...

Houston Symphony presents Ain’t No Mountain High Enough: The Music of Motown


Jones Hall is filled with the sounds of Soul, as the Houston Symphony opens its 2024–25 Season with “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough: The Music ...


In a magical kingdom fathoms below, the beautiful young mermaid Ariel longs to leave her ocean home to live in the world above. But first, ...


Buckle up for a whirlwind adventure with Matilda, the telekinetic little girl with a rebellious spirit. Based on Roald Dahl's beloved book, Matilda the Musical ...

LIBERTY
10/5


Apollo Chamber Players presents LIBERTY, featuring narration by George Takei, who shares his personal experience as a Japanese-American interned during World War II. The program ...

By the Way, Meet Vera Stark
By the Way, Meet Vera Stark
9/27 - 10/6/2024


BY THE WAY, MEET VERA STARK by Lynn Nottage Guest Director : ShaWanna Renee Rivon  Overview : This witty comedy draws upon the screwball films ...

Peter Pan (Non-Equity)
Peter Pan (Non-Equity)
10/1 - 10/6/2024


This high-flying musical has been delighting audiences of all ages for close to 70 years and is now being brought back to life in a ...

The Wedding Singer
10/3 - 10/6/2024


The Wedding Singer takes us back to a time when hair was big, greed was good, collars were up and a wedding singer might just ...


From the producer of The Lion King comes the timeless story of ALADDIN, a thrilling new production filled with unforgettable beauty, magic, comedy and breathtaking ...

Spirits to Enforce
Spirits to Enforce
9/20 - 10/12/2024


A group of telefundraisers attempt to raise money for an upcoming production of Shakespeare’s The Tempest , to be performed by local superhero team “The ...

Spirits to Enforce
9/20 - 10/12/2024


Spirits to Enforce follows a group of telefundraisers struggling to secure funding for a production of Shakespeare’s The Tempest, performed by the local superhero team, ...

Seussical Jr.
10/17 - 10/17/2024


Horton the Elephant, the Cat in the Hat, and all of your favourite Dr. Seuss characters spring to life onstage in Seussical jr, a fantastical ...


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by Brett Cullum - August 22, 2024

It’s an amazingly intimate and unforgettable experience that covers topics such as racism, women’s issues, and artists’ rights. And did I mention it’s a whole lot of funky fun that will have you clapping and cheering along the way?...

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by Brett Cullum - August 03, 2024

MELVILLE AND HAWTHORNE makes for an intriguing evening of theater that made me want to run back home and pull out MOBY DICK and perhaps THE BLITHEDALE ROMANCE and start my summer reading. As a student, I never knew of this possible affair between two literary giants....

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by Armando Urdiales - July 22, 2024

Boy, I wanted to enjoy this way more. I have been an ardent fan of the Gilbert and Sullivan Society of Houston since I moved to Houston in 2021, and their post-pandemic performance of HMS Pinafore left me excited for future G&S Society of Houston productions. In 2023, they followed up HMS with Pirat...

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by Brett Cullum - July 13, 2024

The stage does not bind the performers, and the show remains an immersive experience like no other. It is akin to climbing into a cart at the Disney amusement park and turning in an E-ticket for an all-out assault on your senses. Kids will love it, and the adults will marvel at the elegant design....



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