Theater

Photo by Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman, featuring the cast of “The Great Gatsby” at the Hobby Center In the Houston Theater District, a talented cast came together to showcase a musical adaptation of the novel “The Great Gatsby.” Through writing, acting, choreography, costumes and music, the production...

Photo featuring cast of “English,” courtesy of the Alley Theatre “English” is a theatrical play exploring belonging, identity and colonization.  Set in Tehran, Iran in 2008, the show opens up with a scenic design of a classroom, created by Afsaneh Aayani.  The classroom is used to teach students English for the...

Cover Photo by Matthew Murphy, featuring the cast of “Hadestown” at the Hobby Center The Tony award winning musical “Hadestown” premiered at Houston’s Hobby Center on February 10th as part of the Memorial Hermann Broadway at the Hobby Center 2025-2026 Season. The musical follows Orpheus and Eurydice, using nuances...

Cover Photo by Matthew Murphy, featuring the cast of Water for Elephants at the Hobby Center “Water for Elephants” premiered at Houston’s Hobby Center on Jan. 27, 2026, as part of the Memorial Hermann Broadway at the Hobby Center 2025-2026 Season. The critically acclaimed Broadway musical follows Jacob, a young...

Cover Photo by Matthew Murphy, featuring the cast of Beauty and the Beast at the Hobby Center Disney’s Beauty and the Beast premiered at Houston’s Hobby Center on January 6th as part of the Memorial Hermann Broadway at the Hobby Center 2025-2026 Season. Beauty and the Beast, based on the 1991 critically...

Cover Photo by Lynn Lane, featuring the cast of Alley Theatre’s production of “A Christmas Carol” Opening night at Alley Theatre felt like stepping straight into the holiday season. Before the curtain even rose, the annual Christmas tree lighting set the tone for the evening, creating the perfect entry into one of...

Cover Photo Courtesy Melisa Unlu The Honors Club Theater at the University of Houston is not like most theater programs. It is entirely student-written, student-directed and student-run. With limited funding, a rotating roster of directors each semester and an ever-changing ensemble of beginners and veterans,...

Cover Photo by Melissa Taylor, featuring Alley Theatre’s production of “The Da Vinci Code“ “The Da Vinci Code” premiered Wednesday, Sept. 24 at the packed Alley Theatre. This stage adaptation of the critically acclaimed book follows symbologist Robert Langdon and cryptographer Sophie Neveu as they adventure...

Cover Photo by Lynn Lane, featuring Robert Lenzi as Patrick Bateman in “American Psycho: The Musical.” Houston Broadway Theatre at the Hobby Center. Entering the lobby of the Hobby Center’s Zilkha Hall, showgoers were met with a bar menu of themed drinks. Afterward, they headed toward their seats, passing a video...

Cover Image by Ellie Kurttz The “Life of Pi” made its five-night tour stop in Houston at the Hobby Center on Tuesday, Aug. 19. Running until Sunday, Aug. 24, the show is based on the best-selling novel by Yann Martel. The beauty of “Life of Pi” is that different people can take away different messages within...