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Artistic Director Gregory Boyd announced the Alley Theatre's 65th Season which includes Theresa Rebeck's black comedy WHAT WE'RE UP AGAINST, the Outer Critics Circle Award-winning rock musical THE TOXIC AVENGER, 2010 Best Play Tony Award Winner RED by John Logan, the haunting comedy drama THE SEAFARER, Michael Frayn's brilliant farce NOISES OFF and Chekhov's masterpiece THE SEAGULL. The Alley Theatre is located at 615 Texas Avenue, Houston Texas USA 77002. For tickets and information please log onto www.alleytheatre.org or call the Box Office at ph. 713-220-5700.
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Artistic Director Gregory Boyd announced that the Alley Theatre's 64th season, will combine two world premieres, including Rajiv Joseph's psychological thriller THE MONSTER AT THE DOOR (formerly titled THE MEDUSA BODY) and Herbert Siguenza's new solo play A WEEKEND WITH PABLO PICASSO, with new large-scale productions of PETER PAN, or THE BOY WHO WOULD NOT GROW UP; PYGMALION, George Bernard Shaw's great romantic comedy and AMADEUS, Peter Shaffer's Tony Award-winning play. In addition, the Alley will create new productions of two recent explosive comedies from New York, Tracy Letts' Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY and Martin McDonagh's outrageously funny A BEHANDING IN SPOKANE. Season subscriptions may be purchased at www.alleytheatre.org, by phone at 713-220-5700, or in person at the Alley Theatre Box Office, 615 Texas Avenue Houston Texas.
ALLEY THEATRE's Artistic Director Gregory Boyd says "The upcoming season has a huge personal resonance for me, and I hope it will thrill and excite our audiences. We have large new sweeping productions of famous but seldom seen plays that I have loved for a long time and new work by American playwrights Tracy Letts, Rajiv Joseph and Herbert Siguenza that represent some of the best new writing for the American theatre. We have a season with great theatricality and emotional sweep - and with wonderful, extraordinary characters and brilliant opportunities for the Alley artists to create. We think this is one of the most exciting seasons we have ever produced." All tickets are available for purchase at www.alleytheatre.org at the Alley Theatre Box Office, 615 Texas Avenue or by calling 713-220-5700.
ALLEY THEATRE: THE LAST 10 YEARS
BROADWAY ACROSS AMERICA 2011 - 2012 SEASON Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles performs the full range of The Beatles' discography live onstage, including the most complex and challenging songs that The Beatles themselves recorded in the studio but never performed for an audience. RAIN: A Tribute to the Beatles is showing from November 18 - 19, 2011 at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts located at 800 Bagby Street, Houston TX 77002-2525. To Order online http://www.broadwayacrossamerica.com or to speak to a Ticketing Associate call ph. 1-800-952-6560.
After breaking
box office records and selling out in record time in 2005 and 2007,
WICKED,
the smash-hit musical, will return to
Broadway Across America musicals are held at the Hobby Center Sarofim Hall at 800 Bagby Street, Houston Texas, USA. BROADWAY ACROSS AMERICA - HOUSTON: PAST SEASONS
THEATRE UNDER THE STARS' 2012 SEASON THEATRE UNDER THE STARS (TUTS) President and CEO John C. Breckenridge announced TUTS’ 2011-2012 Season: Seeing Is Believing, running through June 2012 at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts. “Moving into our 44th season, we’re excited to showcase the biggest, boldest and best musical theatre in Houston. Our upcoming season includes a little of something for everyone. With such an amazing line-up – everything from the beloved classics to the most dynamic new productions – you really will have to see it to believe it,” says Breckenridge.
9 TO 5: THE MUSICAL was nominated for four 2003 Tony Awards including Original Score and received a record-breaking 15 Drama Desk nominations including Outstanding Musical. Who-Ville comes to Houston this Holiday Season thru December 5, 2010 with the TUTS and Houston premiere of the record-breaking Broadway sensation DR. SEUSS' HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS! TUTS' 2010 - 2011 Sensational Season are available by phone 713-558-8887, outside the Houston area at ph. 888-558-3882. Or in person at the TUTS Box Office (800 Bagby at Walker) or online at www.TUTS.com. For a subscription brochure, call TUTS at ph. 713-558-2600.
Theatre
Under The Stars (TUTS) presents
ROCK OF AGES
at Hobby Center for the Performing Arts
from May 31 to
June 12, 2011. In 1987 on the
Sunset Strip, a small-town girl met a big-city dreamer – and in L.A.’s most
legendary rock club, they fell in love to the greatest songs of the ‘80’s.
ROCK OF AGES is a hilarious, feel-good love story told
through the hit songs of iconic rockers Journey,
Styx,
REO Speedwagon, Foreigner, Pat Benatar,
Whitesnake, and many more. Don’t miss this bodacious good time where
big hair meets big dreams and the result is totally awesome.
THEATRE UNDER THE STARS' PAST SEASONS
2008 Interview with FRANK YOUNG Founder and Producing Artistic Director of TUTS TUTS' FOREVER YOUNG GALA April 27, 2007 Theatre Under The Stars' FOREVER YOUNG GALA raises more than $1 million towards TUTS Education and Outreach programs, during its star-studded event held at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts Friday April 27, 2007.
Chaired by Leticia and Steve Trauber
THEATRE UNDER THE
STARS'
FOREVER YOUNG GALA
the evening of April 27, 2007 featured a tribute to TUTS Founder / Producing
Artistic Director
FRANK M. YOUNG
which included Honorary Chairs President and Mrs. George H. W. Bush awarding
Young with the American Musical Theatre Award (AMTA) and performances by
Broadway and TV stars Debbie Reynolds, Robert Goulet and Austin Miller, among
others.
Cirque Du Soleil presents Michael Jackson IMMORTAL World Tour in February 10 - 12, 2012 at the Toyota Center TX - Houston, Texas located at 1510 Polk Street, Houston Texas USA 77002. For tickets and information please log onto the official Cirque Du Soleil website www.cirquedusoleil.com or Toyota Center http://center-tickets.com or call 1-888-583-6038.
DRALION November 30 - December 04, 2011
Fusing
the 3000 year-old tradition of Chinese acrobatic arts with the
multidisciplinary approach of
Cirque du
Soleil,
Dralion draws its inspiration from Eastern
philosophy and its never-ending quest for harmony between humans and nature.
The show's name is derived from its two emblematic creatures: the dragon,
symbolizing the East, and the lion, symbolizing the West.
In Dralion, the four elements that govern the natural order take on a human form. Thus embodied, each element is represented by its own evocative colour: air is blue; water is green; fire is red; earth is ochre. In the world of Dralion, cultures blend, Man and Nature are one, and balance is achieved.
The Musical Theater of Houston
BLUES IN THE NIGHT is a Tony-nominated scorching Broadway musical set in a seedy 1930s Chicago hotel. A compilation of blues songs that interweave stories of life, loss and love through the unrivalled tunes and lyrics of Bessie Smith, Duke Ellington, Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen, Alberta Hunter, Ida Cox and more. The music is raunchily forthright, infectiously good-humored and always classically blues. Following the lives of three colorfully characterized women and a male saloon singer, songs include “When A Woman Loves A Man”, “ Lover Man”, “I’m Just A Lucky So-and So”, and the compelling song that spotlights the essence of Blues music. BLUES IN THE NIGHT is Now Showing at the Ensemble Theatre located at 3535 Main Street, Houston Texas. For tickets, information and season subscriptions please call the main office at 713-520-0055. THE ENSEMBLE THEATRE 2010 - 2011 SEASON Set in 1977, JITNEY tells the story of a group of men in Pittsburgh's Hill District who drive unlicensed "gypsy" cabs that for years have served as a vital means of transportation for the working class in Pittsburgh and other urban centers. The men must ban together in their struggle to earn a living (and respect) as urban redevelopment threatens their livelihood with demolition. They struggle to overcome their personal conflicts in order to foster a sense of solidarity against a backdrop of diminishing opportunities. Check out the Interviews with Byron Jacquet and Jordyn Lorenz of JITNEY Now playing through April 24, 2011. For tickets and seating availability call ph. 713-520-0055 or visit the Ensemble Theatre at 3535 Main Street, Houston Texas or at www.ensemblehouston.com.
THE ENSEMBLE THEATRE Past Seasons
THE HOUSTON BALLET'S 2010 - 2011 SEASON "Dance is music made visible."----- Geoge Balanchine. The Houston Ballet's Artistic Director Stanton Welch presents the 2010 - 2011 Season with a Houston Premiere of George Balanchine's JEWELS; an energetic tribute to the music of George Gershwin's THE CORE and a new perspective on the controversial and fascinating life of MARIE ANTOINETTE. "High Theater with all the trimmings." says Dance Magazine in regards to THE SLEEPING BEAUTY, recognized as one of the supreme achievements of classical ballet. THE SLEEPING BEAUTY is an exquisite interpretation of the classic story of good versus evil. RAISING THE BARRE, a world premiere by Finnish-born Jorma Elo, one of the most sought-after choreographers in the US and Europe. "Funny, touching, breathtakingly physical..." says Dance Magazine of THE TAMING OF THE SHREW which pays tribute to the brilliance and wit for which Shakespeare is known. For tickets and subscriptions, call ph. 713-522-5538 or online at www.houstonballet.org. HOUSTON BALLET: The Last 10 Years
Interview with a Living Doll AMY FOTE performing as SWANILDA in Houston Ballet's COPPELIA Listen Up Kiddies! Forget Cinderella Barbie and Lara Croft the Tomb Raider. If you want to have a hard body like AMY FOTE you're going to have to start eating your vegetables every day. Check Out the INTERVIEW WITH AMY FOTE. She stars as SWANILDA in HOUSTON BALLET'S Production of COPPELIA. HOUSTON BALLET and Artistic Director Stanton Welch presents COPPELIA from June 7th through the 17th, 2007 at the Brown Theater of the Wortham Theater Center. Considered the great comedy of classical ballet, COPPELIA tells the story of a doll so enchantingly lifelike that she mesmerizes an entire village, captures the heart of a young swain named Franz, and inspires the eccentric toymaker Dr. Coppelius to attempt to transform her into a living, breathing human being. HOUSTON BALLET'S Production of COPPELIA features breathtaking scenery by Tony Award winner Desmond Heeley, including a picturesque German village and a magical toy workshop whose treasures include a goat, a ballerina and a wizard. For tickets and general information, call 713-227-2787 or click to www.houstonballet.org.
STAGES REPERTORY THEATRE 2009 - 2010 SEASON On July 16th, 2009 a 36-year old actor named JIM PARSONS was nominated for an Emmy Award for "Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series." The achievement was mainly due to his Television role as the persnickety physicist SHELDON COOPER on the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory. Born and bred in Houston, Texas JIM PARSONS also went to the University of Houston where he was a member of the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity. In August 2009, he won the Television Critics Association or TCA award for the highest individual achievements in comedy. But before all these recent accolades, JIM PARSONS starred in the 1998 Stages Repertory Theatre production of BELOW THE BELT. Check out the 1998 interview with NASA Astronaut Trainer and Flight Controller JERRY MILLER entitled "You Don't Have to be a Rocket Scientist...But If You Just Happen To Be One....."
STAGES' 1998 Production of BELOW THE BELT starring Jerry Miller and Jim Parsons
BROTHER TADPOLE is a story about friendship and love, ending with a positive resolution of conflict between friends. Written and created by Loreta Kovacic, BROTHER TADPOLE premiered on March 28th, 2009 at the new Discovery Green Park in Downtown Houston. In BROTHER TADPOLE, Mary and Jack are friends (AMIGOS) but they are always quarreling and fighting. Why can't they just get along?!! They come to the magical land inhabited by Cyclops, cute little bunnies and other strange creatures. They become friends with the popular Cyclops Hans and his friend BROTHER TADPOLE. Jack falls in love with the goddess Dama, but she is out of reach. Mary and Jack become better friends to each other. They learn how to live in peace like the two fun loving Cyclops. It's all good in the land of Balvaria.
A rock singer travels to a small Ohio town to make his "farewell" television performance and kiss his biggest fan before he is drafted. Travis High School Theatre Arts Program will present the musical BYE BYE BIRDIE on January 30, 31 & February 6 and 7, 2009. All shows begin at 7 p.m. All performances are in the Travis High School Auditorium located at 11111 Harlem Road, Richmond TX 77406. Tickets are $7 if purchased in advance and $10 at the door. For reservations call ph. 281-634-7138.
Check out THE
CHILDREN'S THEATRE Section of HoustonTheatre.com featuring
Children's Theatres in the Houston Area. Also featured is Travis High School's
Production of
GODSPELL presented January, 2008 with
Interviews with the Cast and Director of GODSPELL. Also
included is
YOU'RE A GOOD MAN CHARLIE BROWN Presented February, 2007 with
Interviews with the Cast and Director of YOU'RE A GOOD MAN CHARLIE BROWN.
Visit one of Houston Theatre's
CHILDREN'S THEATRES and Get Swept Away with Magic, Music and
Enchanting Stories of Love and Forgiveness. Interview with
CINDERELLA
with Director and Playwright Laura Weinberg Williams.
CINDERELLA
was Presented at
THE COMPANY ONSTAGE November, 2001.
THE HOUSTON GRAND OPERA CREATOR OF HEAVEN AND HELL ON EARTH Announces their 2006 - 2007 SEASON General Director Anthony Freud on the THE HOUSTON GRAND OPERA'S 2006-2007 SEASON'S new productions: “The musical and theatrical range of the season’s new productions will, I am sure, delight and stimulate our audiences,” says Freud. “The very different fairy-tale world of Hansel and Gretel will be created with specially devised puppets by one of the world’s most inventive puppet artists, Basil Twist. La Cenerentola will be fanciful new production by a team that pairs great theatrical flair with technical know-how, a refreshingly human re-telling of the classic fairy tale. The stunning Zandra Rhodes designs for Aïda evoke a magical dream of Egypt in which Verdi’s unforgettable score will thrill and captivate.” Interview with International Rising Star MARIUSZ KWIECIEN Starring as the Supernova Lover DON GIOVANNI by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart THE HOUSTON GRAND OPERA
revives its acclaimed Francesca Zambello production of GOUNOD'S French masterpiece FAUST
with a stellar cast, led
by one of America’s most gifted tenors, William Burden (The Coronation of Poppea, 2006) as the man who sells his
soul to the devil for a second chance at youth. Burden’s FAUST
, hailed as “superb…beautiful French, with fine
line and glowing tone,” (Philadelphia’s City Paper), is lured into eternal damnation by Mephistopheles, sung by
the incomparable American bass Samuel Ramey (Boris Godunov, 2005) in one of the roles that has made him world
famous. Georgian soprano Tamar Iveri makes her house debut as Marguerite, the naïve young woman who falls for
FAUST . Her devoted brother Valentin is sung by American baritone Earle Patriarco (The Barber of Seville, 2004).
FAUST is presented at the
HOUSTON GRAND OPERA's
Wortham Theater Center in Downtown Houston, Texas from January 20th - February 3rd, 2007.
 Premier Houston Social and Musical Event in 2004: MUSICAL BRIDGES: A MUSICAL CELEBRATION OF THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIRST POLISH SETTLEMENT IN AMERICA held Friday, October 22nd, 2004. With the honorable presence of former President of Poland MR. LECH WALESA, and music by the Acadiana Symphony Orchestra under the musical direction of conductor Mariusz Smolij and guest pianist Adam Golka, the Polish National Alliance (Chicago) and the Polish American Congress - Texas Division and the Houston Polish community celebrated THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF PANNA MARIA, TEXAS the birthplace of American Polonia at the Wortham Theater Center in Houston, Texas. Another Polish celebration held March, 2004 was Przechadzki - O Krakowie at the University of St. Thomas Jones Hall. Check out The HoustonTheatre.com Parties Section where you will find the best musical parties in Houston, including the HOUSTON GRAND OPERA BALL 2001, The Hottest Rock N' Roll Party for THE SUMMER OF 2000 at the Grand Opening of the Hard Rock Cafe at Bayou Place in Downtown Houston, and CHRISTMAS BANQUET 2000, A festive evening of Holiday Fun featuring an interview with A.D. Players Founder and Artistic Director Jeannette Clift George at the Copperfield Baptist Church.
The 43rd WorldFest - Houston International Independent Film Festival is being held from April 9 - 18, 2010. WorldFest Opening Night Premiere is THE JONESES starring Demi Moore, David Duchovny and Lauren Hutton. Other Feature Films include THE BURNING DESIRE about the annual football rivalry between Texas A&M and the University of Texas, GENERAL NIL from Poland, RISE UP from Japan, VELMA from Italy, and TOBRUK from the Czech Republic. THE LOST ROAD OF THE POPES (VIA PAPALE) is the Documentary Feature about the resurgence of Pilgrimage of the Catholic Church narrated by Brian Dennehy. For tickets and information please click on the Official WorldFest - Houston International Independent Film Festival Website www.WorldFest.org. The Official Festival Theater is at the AMC Studio 30 at 2949 Dunvale (Westheimer at Dunvale), Houston Texas USA.
The Annual Houston International Film Festival 
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