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Video: THE PIGEON GETS A BIGTIME HOLIDAY EXTRAVAGANZA! at Main Street Theater


by Michael Major - December 02, 2025

Main Street Theater has released a first look video of World Premiere of Mo Willems’ newest musical, The Pigeon Gets A Bigtime Holiday Extravaganza! Willems has adapted his popular book Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus into a musical....

THE PIGEON GETS A BIGTIME HOLIDAY EXTRAVAGANZA! Comes to Main Street Theater


by Stephi Wild - October 31, 2025

Main Street Theater is part of the rolling World Premiere of Mo Willems’ newest musical, The Pigeon Gets A Bigtime Holiday Extravaganza! Learn more about the show here!...

Review: PURLIE VICTORIOUS at Main Street Theater


by Brett Cullum - September 20, 2025

PURLIE VICTORIOUS: A NON-CONFEDERATE ROMP THROUGH THE COTTON PATCH is certainly a curiosity, a satire of Jim Crow life written during the throes of the equal rights movement of the early sixties. I feel like it should seem more creaky, more antiquated, and backwards. Unfortunately for us, it is not....

THE GRIPPE to Have Developmental Staged Reading at Main Street Theater


by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 16, 2025

Main Street Theater will present a developmental staged reading of a new play with music, The Grippe, by James P. Mirrione. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets. ...

PURLIE VICTORIOUS to Open Main Street Theater 50th Season


by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 28, 2025

Main Street Theater will open its 50th Season with the regional premiere of Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp through the Cotton Patch by Ossie Davis. Learn more!...

Photos: 39 STEPS at Main Street Theater


by Emmy Rice - July 19, 2025

Main Street Theater is bringing the hilarity of The 39 Steps to its Rice Village stage this summer. Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python and you have The 39 Steps. See the photos here!...

Elephant & Piggie's WE ARE IN A PLAY Comes to Main Street Theater This Summer


by A.A. Cristi - June 25, 2025

Main Street Theater is bringing Mo Willems’ beloved characters to life this summer in Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are in a Play!”, now running at MST’s MATCH location (3400 Main St., Houston) through July 26, 2025....

Performance Added For KIM'S CONVENIENCE at Main Street Theater


by Stephi Wild - May 30, 2025

Due to popular demand, Main Street Theater has added a performance of Kim's Convenience on Sunday, June 8 at 7:00pm. Learn more about how to get tickets here!...

Review: MEMORIAM at Main Street Theater


by Brett Cullum - March 31, 2025

This show is an amazing achievement where the right script, cast, and creative team come together to produce something unique and visionary. MEMORIAM is a blend of the best of all the theatrical arts combined and sparks a fiery storm of emotions....

Photos: THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS At Main Street Theater


by A.A. Cristi - March 21, 2025

Main Street Theater will present Kenneth Grahame’s beloved classic, The Wind in the Willows, on stage through April 5. Check out photos from the production....

Past Shows


Main Street Theater opens its 50th season with Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp through the Cotton Patch, a comedy by Ossie Davis. The story follows ...

Kim's Convenience
5/17 - 6/15/2025


Kim's Convenience, penned by Ins Choi, explores the life of Mr. Kim, a Korean immigrant running a convenience store in Toronto. As development encroaches on ...

Memoriam
3/23 - 4/19/2025


Memoriam, a world premiere by Noga Flaishon, explores a future where memories, including those of trauma, are commodified by a company called Memoriam Inc. The ...

The Year of Magical Thinking
10/13 - 11/17/2024


Main Street Theater presents Joan Didion's The Year of Magical Thinking, a poignant one-woman show featuring Pamela Vogel. Directed by Rebecca Greene Udden, the production ...

The Hard Problem
9/14 - 10/6/2019


Tom Stoppard; dir: Rebecca Greene Udden....

Alice in Wonderland
6/8 - 7/28/2013


Theater for Youth: - adapt: Sharon Holland; music: Hiram Titus; dir: Steven Jones, Jimmy Phillips....

Close Up Space
5/18 - 6/16/2013


MainStage: - Molly Smith Metzler....

Charlotte's Web
4/17 - 5/24/2013


The beloved story of a spider named Charlotte who devises a plan to save her friend, Wilbur, the pig. Charlotte’s Web has received numerous awards ...


Theater for Youth - Tour: - book: Doug Cooney; lyrics: Scott Elmegreen; music: Scott Elmegreen; dir: Andrew Ruthven....

Charlotte's Web
4/20 - 5/18/2013


Theater for Youth: - adapt: Joseph Robinette....

Henry V
3/16 - 4/14/2013


MainStage: - William Shakespeare; dir: Guy Roberts....

Miss Nelson Is Missing!
3/2 - 4/6/2013


“Where is Miss Nelson?” ask the students of Room 207. “Never mind that! Open those arithmetic books!” Their new teacher was Miss Viola Swamp, and ...

A Wrinkle in Time
1/26 - 2/16/2013


On a dark and stormy night…so begins the fantasy adventure sending three children across space and time. Along the way, they must rely on their ...

The Memory House
1/12 - 2/10/2013


MainStage: - Kathleen Tolan....

Dog Act
7/13 - 7/29/2012


THE SEEING PLACE THEATER (TSP) is celebrating its 10++ Season despite being forced online due to the Corona Virus Pandemic, The Body Politic. As their ...

Pinkalicious
6/3 - 7/29/2012


Pinkalicious can’t stop eating pink cupcakes despite warnings from her parents. Her pink indulgence lands her at the doctor’s office with Pinkititis, an affliction that ...

My Wonderful Day
5/24 - 6/17/2012


My Wonderful Day Regional Premiere By Alan Ayckbourn Directed by Jonathan Gonzalez Nine year old Winnie Barnstairs observes the whirlwind at her mother’s workplace - ...

Superfudge
4/21 - 5/19/2012

Schoolhouse Rock Live!
10/10 - 5/18/2012


This award-winning musical teaches history, grammar, math, science and politics through clever, tuneful songs, instructing a whole new generation to “Do the Circulation,” “Unpack Your ...

How I Became a Pirate
3/10 - 3/31/2012


AARRRRGH! Who doesn’t want to be a pirate? When young Jeremy Jacobs and his exceptional digging skills are recruited by Captain Braid Beard for treasure ...

The Coast of Utopia: Salvage
2/24 - 3/11/2012


The Ashby Stage: Tom Stoppard; dir: Patrick Dooley....


The Ashby Stage: - Tom Stoppard; dir: Patrick Dooley....

Jackie & Me
2/11 - 2/18/2012


Upperstage: - adapt: Steven Dietz; dir: Courtney Sale....

The Coast of Utopia: Voyage
1/12 - 1/29/2012


The Ashby Stage: - Tom Stoppard; dir: Patrick Dooley....


It’s Christmas and Junie B. has a dilemma. Her first grade class has drawn for its Secret Santa exchange, and she has picked the name ...

Cakewalk
11/3 - 11/27/2011


Based on the books by Doreen Cronin....

Woof
9/15 - 10/9/2011

Videos


The 1968 Cherry Cola Pitts Christmas Special in Houston The 1968 Cherry Cola Pitts Christmas Special
Vincent Victoria Presents (12/12 - 12/21)
El Paso Symphony Orchestra at The Plaza Theatre Performing Arts Center in Houston El Paso Symphony Orchestra at The Plaza Theatre Performing Arts Center
The Plaza Theatre Performing Arts Center (11/8 - 5/25)
NYE Gala, featuring Murder on the Orient Express in Houston NYE Gala, featuring Murder on the Orient Express
Theatre Southwest (12/31 - 12/31)
The 1968 Cherry Cola Christmas Special in Houston The 1968 Cherry Cola Christmas Special
Vincent Victoria Presents Film & Theater Company (12/12 - 12/21)
Irving Berlin's White Christmas in Houston Irving Berlin's White Christmas
Theatre Under The Stars (12/9 - 12/24)
Million Dollar Quartet in Houston Million Dollar Quartet
Theatre Under The Stars (2/17 - 3/1)
Readers' Theatre in Houston Readers' Theatre
Theatre Southwest (1/18 - 1/18)
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