Arts and Culture Texas magazine

A Succession Story: Houston’s 4th Wall Theatre Company Secures its Future

Tarra Gaines·November 24, 2024

Texas contains multitudes when it comes to performing arts companies. Yet from the venerable city institutions to those one-then-done popup companies, many have similar origin stories.

Houston Theater

A Scandinavian Frozen Highlights the TUTS season

Tarra Gaines·October 10, 2024

Theatre Under The Stars holds a unique place in the Houston theater landscape. Since its founding over 55 years ago, the company has become one of the largest Houston theater companies by both producing its own versions of classic and contemporary musicals but also presenting the latest Broadway shows on national tours.

Houston Music Theater

Through An Inclusive Lens: Diversity and divas populate Uptown Players’ 2024-25 season

Lindsey Wilson·September 24, 2024

Regional premieres abound for Uptown Players’ 23rd season, offering Dallas audiences several new ways to view love, self-discovery, and diversity onstage.

Dallas/Ft Worth Theater

Classical Theatre Company’s 24/25 Season Digs into Their Niche

Emily Hynds·September 10, 2024

After years of turbulent flux, Classical Theatre Company has settled into a new routine.

Houston Theater

Theater with a Capital T: Big titles connect Stage West to the community in 2024-25

Lindsey Wilson·August 27, 2024

After an unprecedented 2023, where it grew and thrived in the face of post-pandemic uncertainty, Stage West is continuing to flourish.

Dallas/Ft Worth Theater

Sharing Our Stories: Cara Mía Theatre’s 2024-25 season strengthens connection across borders

Lindsey Wilson·August 17, 2024

It’s the largest Latinx theater company in Texas, but Dallas’s Cara Mía Theatre is making waves that ripple far outside the Lone Star State.

Dallas/Ft Worth Theater

From Page to Stage: Dallas Theater Center’s resident playwright Jonathan Norton is ready to lead

Lindsey Wilson·June 17, 2024

If you see Jonathan Norton at the theater, he wants you to stop and say, “Hi.”

Dallas/Ft Worth Theater

Top Arts: In 2024, the Dallas Arts District is finally crowned the best in America

Lindsey Wilson·June 11, 2024

I moved to Dallas in October 2009, the same month and year that the AT&T Performing Arts Center opened.

Dallas/Ft Worth Dance Music Theater Visual Art

Doing it all: Performing Arts Houston offers a big tent of arts experiences

Tarra Gaines·June 3, 2024

“Zero constraints” that’s how Performing Arts Houston executive director Meg Booth describes the programming possibilities when the organization puts together a season lineup like the recently announced 2024-2025 season.

Dance Houston Music Theater

Fresh Revivals & New Stories: Broadway Across Texas

Tarra Gaines·June 3, 2024

While the 2023-2024 Broadway touring season still has big productions left for Texas cities, we’ve also entered our favorite time of year, season announcement season.

Austin Dallas/Ft Worth Houston Music San Antonio Theater

Unexpected Interactions: Texas Performing Arts offers a revamp of the audience experience

Steven Brown·May 26, 2024

Arts lovers headed to performances know the drill: Enter the theater, settle into your seat and wait for the house lights to go down. Musicians, actors or dancers materialize onstage, and your adventure begins.

Austin Dance Music Theater

A Lifelong Exploration: Director Sasha Maya Ada navigates a new path for DFW theater

Lindsey Wilson·April 14, 2024

Listen to how she says “pecans,” and you’ll know immediately that Sasha Maya Ada is not a native Texan.

Dallas/Ft Worth Theater

Visual Art

Awe and Wonder: Space City at Asia Society Texas

Gallery Row: A Seasonal Spotlight on Six Texas Galleries

A Culture Examined: Kimbell Art Museum offers a window into Dutch art in the Global Age

Gallery Row

Gallery Row: A Seasonal Spotlight on Six Texas Galleries

Gallery Row: A Seasonal Spotlight on Six Texas Galleries

Gallery Row: A Seasonal Spotlight on Six Texas Galleries

Dance

Texas Studio: Jordan Fuchs Starts with Choreography

Engaging Audiences: Frame Dance’s 2024 Frame x Frame Festival Focuses on Screendance’s Unique Space in the Dance Ecology

Cheers to 15 Years: Bruce Wood Dance Dallas isn’t afraid to mix things up for 2025

Music

Kinetic at 10: Virtuosic Ensemble Grows Deep Roots in Houston

A Scandinavian Frozen Highlights the TUTS season

Art Thrives on the South Plains: A Survey of Lubbock’s Cultural Scene

Theater

A Succession Story: Houston’s 4th Wall Theatre Company Secures its Future

A Scandinavian Frozen Highlights the TUTS season

Through An Inclusive Lens: Diversity and divas populate Uptown Players’ 2024-25 season

Theater

A Succession Story: Houston’s 4th Wall Theatre Company Secures its Future

A Scandinavian Frozen Highlights the TUTS season

Through An Inclusive Lens: Diversity and divas populate Uptown Players’ 2024-25 season

Classical Theatre Company’s 24/25 Season Digs into Their Niche

Theater with a Capital T: Big titles connect Stage West to the community in 2024-25

Sharing Our Stories: Cara Mía Theatre’s 2024-25 season strengthens connection across borders

From Page to Stage: Dallas Theater Center’s resident playwright Jonathan Norton is ready to lead

Top Arts: In 2024, the Dallas Arts District is finally crowned the best in America

Doing it all: Performing Arts Houston offers a big tent of arts experiences

Fresh Revivals & New Stories: Broadway Across Texas

Unexpected Interactions: Texas Performing Arts offers a revamp of the audience experience

A Lifelong Exploration: Director Sasha Maya Ada navigates a new path for DFW theater