Cover graphic by Sammy Bates Houston’s Tony Award-winning Alley Theatre recently announced its 2025–2026 season. This will be Alley Theatre’s 79th season. Artistic Director Rob Melrose says, “This season is designed to ignite the imagination and stir the soul.” Whether it’s the well-known theatrical staples...
Patricia Duran and Luis Vega in Alley Theatre’sDecember: a love years in the making. Photo by Lynn Lane “December: a love years in the making” delivers a love story of missed connections and poetic longing between a college poetry professor Carolina and her pupil Benjamin. The play is shown in three acts,...
Patricia Duran and Leandro Salazar in Alley Theatre’s December: a love years in the making. Photo by Lynn Lane. After some delay from the snow, The Alley Theatre presents, “December: a love years in the making,” a love story between two people spread over twenty years and told within three scenes. Leandro...
Jenn Harris as Jane and Miriam A. Laube as Penelope in Alley Theatre’s The Janeiad. Photo by Lynn Lane. “THE JANEIAD” tells the story of Jane Winters’ journey of grief, hope and healing after losing her husband in the 9/11 attacks. Cooglife attended the Alley Theatre’s world premiere of the show. Here’s what...
I had the opportunity to watch ‘American Mariachi’ on Oct. 5. Written by José Cruz González, this play defines mariachi music in the perfect light. It is a beautiful way to commemorate the month-long celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. The Alley Theatre in downtown Houston will be showing ‘American Mariachi’...
“Crimes of the Heart” is a Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy that takes on some serious issues to make a thoughtful and entertaining show. The Alley Theatre’s performance of sisterhood through hardship is on point. Anyone with a sibling can relate to the rivalry, annoyance, and love between the three sisters. The...
Through his iconic work, Charles Dickens is credited with inventing the modern form of Christmas in the U.S. and England, and the Alley Theatre’s annual production of “A Christmas Carol – A Ghost Story of Christmas” keeps the holiday tradition alive in Houston. “A Christmas Carol” is a magical and heartwarming story which...
When Motor City breaks down, it seems like the American Dream is breaking down with it. The Alley Theatre offers Houston audiences a glimpse into what it was like to live through the Great Recession in a Detroit automobile factory with their new show “Skeleton Crew.” Skeleton Crew is set in 2008 at the start of the...
Picasso and Einstein walk into a bar. It’s not the beginning of a punchline, it’s the start of an evening of laughter and ideas for the future over drinks. In “Picasso at the Lapin Agile,” comedian turned playwright (sic) Steve Martin shows us what might have happened if these two giants of the 20th century walked into...
A play about the making of a terrible movie makes for great entertainment. You don’t have to be a fan of the 1963 film “Antony and Cleopatra” to enjoy the Alley Theatre’s production of “Cleo.” Even Cleo’s playwright Lawrence Wright calls it a terrible movie. “Cleo” is surprisingly funny for a show about an infamous love...
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