A Jerome Robbins Wonderland Comes to Houston
Houston gets a welcome blast of Robbins’ legendary work when Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS) presents Jerome Robbins’ Broadway, a sweeping anthology of the American choreographer’s work all on one night.
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Directing in Texas: Brandon Weinbrenner and Mitchell Greco
Five years ago, Arts and Culture Texas profiled a group of millennial theater artists striving to find creative roles for themselves offstage and to bring an innovative and fresh perspective onto Texas stages. Since then, two of those “Next Gen Leaders,” Brandon Weinbrenner, artistic associate at the Alley Theatre, and Mitchell Greco, artistic associate at Stages Repertory Theatre, have not only steadily risen to directorial prominence in Houston, they’ve also managed to carve out a personal life and marry each other.
Forward Facing Art: SPA’s Meg Booth Starts a New Chapter in Houston
“I do passionately believe that the arts are avenues of hope.” So says Meg Booth, the new CEO at Houston’s Society for the Performing Arts.
Immigration Remains Pressing Issue in Real Women Have Curves at Dallas Theater Center
As soon as Dallas Theater Center (DTC) announced its 2018-19 season, my group text with Houston theater writers began buzzing with excitement over productions of The Wolves and Sweat.
In a city filled with festivals, Fusebox forges its own path
This is how you might experience Fusebox Festival this year, running April 16-21.
A Playwright Rises: Jonathan Norton takes up residence at Dallas Theater Center
At the beginning of 2019, Dallas Theater Center announced Jonathan Norton as its new playwright in residence, but the history between the two actually goes back much farther:
Houston Arts Alliance Helps Artists and Organizations Get Ready & Resilient
Hurricane Harvey dumped some 15 trillion gallons of water on the Bayou City, creating havoc for the Downtown theater district, along with many artists and arts organizations.
The Company Model on Texas Stages
The plays change but the players remain the same: Such is the model of a resident acting company, a group of artists who create theater together as a team.
Dream with Them: The Sin Fronteras Festival Brings Theater for Young Audiences to Austin
What power do young people have to transform the very fabric of our nation? How can theater do this type of social justice work?
Houston Theater 2018: A Chat with Tarra Gaines
It was a big year on the Houston theater landscape. Most nights of the week ACTX’s trusted Houston theater writer Tarra Gaines can be found in a theater seat. Gaines visited with ACTX editor Nancy Wozny to sort out what happened on Houston stages in 2018.
REVIEW: Beauty and the Beast at TUTS
Twenty-five years ago, to the month, Theatre Under the Stars world-premiered Disney’s Beauty and the Beast in its pre-Broadway run and introduced this independent Belle to the stage. As a grand holiday offering (through Dec. 23), TUTS now revives the show for its 50th anniversary season.
REVIEW: ‘Pride and Prejudice’ at 4th Wall Theatre
The great grand dame of hate-becomes-love stories Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice always held a current of social commentary beneath the surface of the glorious romance.