Following the opening night of “Life of Pi” at the Hobby Center, a panel discussion was held on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025, to discuss “Life of Pi” and the making of it. The panel was moderated by Sheri Johnson, general manager, Broadway at the Hobby Center. The panel consisted of the U.S. associate Puppetry &...
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...
Photo by Jeremy Daniel, The Wiz Ensemble in Emerald City Ballad in The Wiz First National Tour 2025 The Emerald City sparkled in a new age take on the cult classic “The Wiz.” Inside Houston’s Hobby Center, a vibrant spirit of magic and optimism and a captivating love affair filled the atmosphere. The first...
Photo by Lynn Lane, featuring the cast of Alley Theatre’s production of Ken Ludwig’s “Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery” The Alley Theatre makes a point to welcome everyone. In true Alley Theatre fashion, Ken Ludwig’s “Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery” is for everyone. Whether you’re a theatre lover or...
Cover: Company – HAMILTON National Tour – (c) Joan Marcus 2024 The revolution returns to Houston with “Hamilton” at the Hobby Center, now through March 23. The Pulitzer Prize-winning, Broadway musical chronicles the rise and fall of the founding father, Alexander Hamilton. With original music and lyrics by...
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,...
Last week, a renowned romantic comedy play came to Houston for a few days, just in time for Valentine’s day. “Almost, Maine” was written by John Cariani. It first premiered in 2004 and has become one of the most popular plays in the country, often noted for its whimsical but natural depictions of human...
“To know how it ends and still begin to sing it again, as if it might turn out this time.” We tell the tale of Orpheus and Eurydice over and over again, in different languages, in different circumstances and with different characters. Hadestown is such a story, taunting the audience to suspend their disbelief for...
In the true spirit of Christmas, the widely renowned Houston Alley Theatre has decided to forgo their usual in-person performance of “A Christmas Carol” and has instead released a free production of the classic that is available to view online now until Dec. 27. All audiences need to do is register on the Alley...
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