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BWW Interview: Joe Palmore Blends Poetry and Theater in DISTURBING THE PEACE at 4th Wall Theatre Company

The fascinating aspects of the Houston theatre are almost too numerous to count. One of them is witnessing the amazing BIPOC and diverse range of people, places and theaters that inhabit Space City USA. One individual who is the personification of the best of Houston theater is Joseph “Joe P.” Palmore, who is mounting a poetic theatrical experience with the help of Houston staple, 4th Wall Theatre Company. We, as audience members, last saw Joe P., in the remount of 4th Wall’s of Stephen Adly Guirgis, Between Riverside and Crazy, and his performance then was stellar. Now, we get to witness Joe P.’s exquisite poetry along with his peers in Disturbing the Peace.
BWW Review: MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS Satisfies at Alley Theatre

This one has everything you could want - broadly drawn characters, exotic settings, and a spectacular murder with no shortage of suspects. It's a great thriller to chill you off this summer. 
The Landing Theatre Company presents the Regional Premiere of IN DARFUR by Winter Miller

Without Winter Miller, you might not know about the genocide that is occurring in Darfur. Commissioned by the Guthrie Theater and the Playwrights Center in Minneapolis, and presented at The Public Theater in NY, IN DARFUR is the provocative account of three intertwined lives at a camp for internally displaced persons in Darfur.
The Landing Theatre Company Presents the Regional Premiere of IN DARFUR

Without Winter Miller, you might not know about the genocide that is occurring in Darfur. Commissioned by the Guthrie Theater and the Playwrights Center in Minneapolis, and presented at The Public Theater in NY, IN DARFUR is the provocative account of three intertwined lives at a camp for internally displaced persons in Darfur.
BWW Review: PASSING STRANGE Rocks Out at Standing Room Only Productions

This story is universal, but the intricate score and stellar cast are unique and astounding.
Photo Flash: Lyricist Stew Visits SRO's PASSING STRANGE at the Obsidian Theater

Stew, who wrote the book and lyrics for PASSING STRANGE, recently attended Standing Room Only Productions' presentation of PASSING STRANGE at the Obsidian Theater. BroadwayWorld has a peek at photos from his visit below!
Photo Flash: Obsidian Theatre's PASSING STRANGE Rocks the Stage

Obsidian Theater in association with SRO Productions will stage the Tony and Drama Desk award-winning Broadway rock musical PASSING STRANGE for 14 performances  - February 9 though March 4.   Written by Stew and with music by Heidi Rodewald and Stew, PASSING STRANGE is a comedy-drama rock musical about a young black man's journey of self-discovery about family, cultures, spirituality, love, drugs, sex and music.
Photo Flash: Obsidian Theater Presents PASSING STRANGE

A young black man leaves his California home to find his art and what is real in Europe.
Obsidian Theater to Open 2017 Season with PASSING STRANGE

Theater in association with SRO Productions will stage the Tony and Drama Desk Award winning Broadway musical PASSING STRANGE for 14 performances at Theater - Feb 9 though March 4. Written by Stew and with music by Stew and Heidi Rodewald, PASSING STRANGE is a comedy-drama rock musical about a young black man's journey of self-discovery about family, cultures, spirituality, love, drugs, sex and music.
BWW Review: THIS IS MODERN ART at The Landing Theatre Company

BWW Review: THIS IS MODERN ART Sheds Light On The World Of Graffiti
The Landing Theatre Company Opens the Regional Premiere of THIS IS MODERN ART!

Following Houston's 2nd Annual Mural Festival, The Landing Theatre Company opens their first full production of the 2016-17 season with Idris Goodwin and Kevin Coval's This is Modern Art, originally commissioned by Steppenwolf Theatre and work shopped at The Kennedy Center for Performing Arts.
BWW Interview: Stephen Miranda Talks THE REDEMPTION SERIES

THE REDEMPTION SERIES at the Landing Theatre Company delves into the delicate topics of race relations, ethnicity, and diversity through short plays from across the country directed by some of Houston's finest theatre professionals. The production opens Thursday September 22, 2016 at The Docks in Houston, TX. I got the opportunity to ask Stephen Miranda questions surrounding the production and get his take on these hot button issues. Miranda is Landing Theatre Company's Interim General Manager and also happens to be on of the directors working on the production.
Photo Flash: First Look at SATCHEL PAIGE AND THE KANSAS CITY SWING

Tonight, The Ensemble Theatre begins its celebration of Satchel Paige and Negro League Baseball with season ender SATCHEL PAIGE AND THE KANSAS CITY SWING by Trey Ellis & Ricardo Khan. The production runs through July 31.
The Ensemble Theatre to Conclude Season with SATCHEL PAIGE AND THE KANSAS CITY SWING

?The Ensemble Theatre presents its season finale Satchel Paige and the Kansas City Swing by Trey Ellis & Ricardo Khan with Opening Night and Media reception, Thursday, June 30, 2016.

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