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Right here the highest theater productions coming to Houston this season

The excessive variety of world, regional and native premieres this season testifies to Houston’s lofty standing as a theater hub. Even past the plentiful Broadway blockbusters, native levels provide an astonishing quantity of depth and variety that stretches effectively into subsequent summer time.

SEPTEMBER

Sept. 16-18 — “Scrambled”: For Mildred’s Umbrella, Israeli actress/playwright Rotem Nachmany recounts journey to conception. DeLuxe Theatre

16-25 — “The Snow Queen”: Hans Christian Andersen’s winter fable, produced by Pearland Theater Guild, may appear acquainted to “Frozen” followers. Pearl Theater

Sept. 16-Oct. 1 — “Bell, Ebook and Candle”: Witch’s attraction to writer causes issues. Theatre Southwest

Sept. 16-Oct. 9 —“Ken Ludwig’s Lend Me a Soprano”: Esteemed comedian playwright gender-flips his “Lend Me a Tenor”; world premiere. Alley Theatre

Sept. 17-Oct. 16 — “Hassle In Thoughts”: Regional premiere of Alice Childress’ comedy-drama — initially written in 1955 — a couple of Black actress who refuses to play the sport. Principal Avenue Theater

Sept. 20-Oct. 2 — “Ain’t Misbehavin’”: Jazz forefather Fat Waller get the Theatre Beneath The Stars remedy. Pastime Middle

Sept. 21-Oct. 23 — “Miss Maude”: Midwife and Life journal photographer bond in Martin Casella’s pre-Broadway premiere, introduced by A.D. Gamers. George Theater

 

OCTOBER

7-30 — “The Addams Household”: Gomez, Morticia and the brood host Wednesday’s date. Stageworks

Oct. 13-Nov. 5 — “The Skinny Place”: Lady communes with spirits in Lucas Hnath’s 2021 drama, produced by 4th Wall Theater Co. Studio 101

Oct. 13-Nov. 13 — “Plumshuga: The Rise of Lauren Anderson”: Ex-Houston poet laureate Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton odes longtime Houston Ballet principal in tune, dance, spoken phrase. Gordy Theater

Oct. 14-Nov. 13 — “Edward Albee’s Seascape”: Seaside-strolling middle-age couple has life-changing encounter. Alley Theatre

Right here the highest theater productions coming to Houston this season

The Alley Theatre will stage “Edward Albee’s Seascape.”

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Oct. 20-Nov. 12 — “Put Your Home in Order”: Most {couples} don’t have to avoid wasting the world on their first date; this one does. Rec Room

Oct. 21-Nov. 5 — “Coyote on a Fence”: Bruce Graham’s drama, produced by Grime Canines Theater Co., follows the difficult relationship of two loss of life row inmates. Midtown Arts & Theater Middle Houston

Oct. 21-Nov. 6 — “The Legend of Sleepy Hole”: Pearland Theater Guild scares up Washington Irving’s hoary Halloween story. Pearl Theater

Oct. 25-Nov. 6 — “The Secret of My Success”: Musical adaptation of 1987 Michael J. Fox yuppie flick; regional premiere. Pastime Middle

10-29 — “Pleasure & Prejudice”: Jane Austen’s Georgian satire, plus dancing, from London’s Aquila Theatre. The Grand 1894 Opera Home

 

NOVEMBER

4-19 — “Outdoors Mullingar”: Introverts on neighboring Irish farms ever so slowly fall in love. Theatre Southwest

8-20 — “Six”: Henry VIII wives reborn as drop-dead pop divas. Pastime Middle

In the musical “Six,” coming to the Hobby Center in November, Henry VIII’s six wives are reborn as drop-dead pop divas.

Within the musical “Six,” coming to the Pastime Middle in November, Henry VIII’s six wives are reborn as drop-dead pop divas.

Joan Marcus

10-26 — “The Marriage of Figaro”: Classical Theatre Firm levels Pierre de Beaumarchais’ precursor to Mozart’s opera. DeLuxe Theater

18-27 — “Merciless Intentions”: The ’90s Musical: Step-siblings are as much as no good in adaptation of guilty-pleasure movie from 2000. Midtown Arts & Theater Middle Houston

Nov. 18-Dec. 30 — “A Christmas Carol”: Six weeks of Dickens’ vacation chestnut; Houston loves it that a lot. Alley Theatre

19 — “A Charlie Brown Christmas: Reside on Stage”: The beloved TV particular accomplished dwell, Vince Guaraldi rating included. The Grand 1894 Opera Home

Nov. 17-Dec 24 — “A Motown Christmas” Houston’s latest vacation theater custom radiates ’60s and ’70s soul. Ensemble Theatre

Nov. 19-Dec. 18 — “The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley”: Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon’s continuation of “Pleasure and Prejudice” has turn into a Houston vacation favourite. Principal Avenue Theater

Nov. 24-Dec. 24 — “Houston for the Holidays”: Levels welcomes residence Broadway actress Dequina Moore (“Legally Blonde”) for just a little Christmastime cabaret. Gordy Theater

Nov. 30-Dec. 23 — “A Texas Carol”: A household gathers for the vacations at Mee-Maw Jane’s East Texas ranch, with one tiny hitch. George Theater

 

DECEMBER

1-24 — “Panto Snow White and the Seven Dorks”: The Brothers Grimm meet Silicon Valley amid Levels’ Panto silliness. Gordy Theater

2-18 — “The Finest Christmas Pageant Ever”: Younger couple casts the hellacious Herdmans; chaos ensues. Pearl Theater

2-24 — “What-a-Christmas!”: Isaac Gómez’s world premiere transplants Scrooge to Whataburger, and why not? Alley Theatre

6-24 — “Disney and Cameron Waterproof coat’s Mary Poppins”: TUTS brings P.L. Travers’ magical nanny residence for the vacations. Pastime Middle

9-18 — “Vacation Follies”: Ring within the season with festive throwback revue. Stageworks

17 — “The Midtown Males: Vacation Hits”: “Jersey Boys” breakout quartet do some Christmas crooning. The Grand 1894 Opera Home

 

JANUARY

3-8 — “Fairly Lady”: “Summer season of ’69” rocker Bryan Adams-scored adaptation of 1990 Garry Marshall movie, itself a tackle “La Traviata.” Pastime Middle

Look for the stage production of “Pretty Woman” in January.

Search for the stage manufacturing of “Fairly Lady” in January.

Broadway on the Pastime Middle

6-21 — “Everyone Loves Opal”: Center-aged recluse’s kindness abides. Theatre Southwest

12-28 — “The College for Scandal”: Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s intrigue-ridden play is Classical Theatre Firm’s first Restoration-era comedy. DeLuxe Theater

17-22 — “Jesus Christ Celebrity”: Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Bible story marks fiftieth anniversary. Pastime Middle

“Jesus Christ Superstar” comes to the Hobby Center in January.

“Jesus Christ Celebrity” involves the Pastime Middle in January.

Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman

Jan 19-Feb. 11 — “The Sound Inside”: 4th Wall’s Houston premiere of Adam Rapp two-hander exploring precarious professor-student relationship. Studio 101

20-29 — “A Midsummer Night time’s Dream”: Appropriately, the Backyard Theater levels Shakespeare’s forest romp. Midtown Arts & Theater Middle Houston

Jan. 20-Feb. 12 — “Cambodian Rock Band”: Khmer Rouge survivor heads residence as his daughter prepares to face a warfare legal in Lauren Yee’s world-premiere musical drama. Alley Theatre

Jan. 26-Feb. 26 — “Paradise Blue”: A jazzman ponders promoting his membership in Dominique Morisseau’s fashionable interval drama set in 1949 Detroit. Ensemble Theatre

Jan. 26-March 5 — “Roe”: Playwright Lisa Loomer follows Norma McCorvey — “Jane Roe” of Roe v. Wade — and her legal professional, Sarah Weddington, by way of the years. Gordy Theater

Jan. 27-Feb. 11 — “Skeleton Crew”: Pearland Theater Guild turns to finale of Dominique Morriseau’s Detroit trilogy, as autoworkers navigate the Nice Recession. Pearl Theater

Jan. 31-Feb. 12 — “Chicago”: TUTS revives Kander and Ebb’s Tony-winning story of lust, homicide, headlines … in different phrases, all that jazz. Pastime Middle

 

FEBRUARY

1-19 — “Each Good Factor”: Duncan MacMillan and Jonny Donahoe’s heartfelt have a look at psychological well being, particularly melancholy, introduced by A.D. Gamers. George Theater

Feb. 11-March 5 — “Everlasting Assortment”: African American basis head confronts sculpture-related dilemma. Principal Avenue Theater

Feb. 16-April 2 — “cullud wattah”: Three generations of Black girls face up to the Flint, Mich., water disaster. Gordy Theater

Feb. 22-March 12 — “Moulin Rouge! The Musical”: Glitzy Parisian cabaret from 2001 Baz Luhrmann movie leaps onstage. Pastime Middle

Feb. 24-March 11 — “Silent Sky”: Girl astronomer shakes up Harvard Observatory within the early 1900s. Theatre Southwest

 

MARCH

3-18 — “Distress”: Grime Canines does Stephen King (by way of William Goldman); disturbed fan holds bestselling creator hostage. RIP James Caan. Midtown Arts & Theater Middle Houston

3-26 — “Cowboy Bob”: Dallas waitress turns financial institution robber, plus songs. World premiere. Alley Theatre

4 — “An Night With Jaston Williams”: Two reveals from the smaller half of the “Larger Tuna” dynasty. The Grand 1894 Opera Home

10-26 — “Potato Gumbo”: Mismatched retiree duo plans New Orleans highway journey in Pearland Theater Guild’s darkly comedian manufacturing. Pearl Theater

March 16-Might 14 — “Denise Fennell’s The Bride: Or, Does This Gown Make Me Look Married?”: Pre-wedding laughs from creator of “Sister’s Late Night time Catechism.” Gordy Theater

March 23-April 15 — “Sanctuary Metropolis”: Two Dreamers navigate American life in Martyna Majok’s well timed drama, one other 4th Wall native premiere. Studio 101

March 23-April 16 — “Clyde’s”: Truck cease cooks dream of turning their lives round in Lynn Nottage’s 2021 comedy. Ensemble Theatre

March 24-April 23 — “The Odyssey”: Nobel winner Derek Walcott’s Homeric adaptation. Alley Theatre

March 30-April 15 — “The Circle”: Shenanigans at Swanky English nation home in Classical Theatre Firm’s Somerset Maugham comedy. DeLuxe Theater

 

APRIL

1-23 — “The Oldest Boy”: An American mom should determine the most effective path for her son, probably the following Dalai Lama, in Sarah Ruhl’s drama. Principal Avenue Theater

4-16 — “Legally Blonde”: TUTS rolls out the pink carpet for Harvard Regulation’s pluckiest coed. Pastime Middle

14-23 — “Magnificence and the Beast, Jr.”: Menken/Ashman songs spotlight Pearland Theater Guild’s kid-focused manufacturing. Pearl Theater

14-29 — “The Deer and the Antelope”: Free spirit teaches East Texas household to savor life. Theatre Southwest

15 — “An Night With Renee Elise Goldsberry”: “Hamilton” Tony winner reveals off her expertise in one-woman present “Revive.” The Grand 1894 Opera Home

April 19-Might 14 — “The Play That Goes Mistaken”: A.D. Gamers brings the wildly common British play — half thriller, half farce — to Houston. George Theater

April 24-Might 7 — “Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Jersey Lily”: World’s best detective sleuths round Oscar Wilde’s actress muse. Alley Theatre

21-30 — “Metal Magnolias”: Robert Harling’s Southern belles keep sturdy within the Backyard Theater’s new manufacturing. Midtown Arts & Theater Middle Houston

25-30 — “To Kill a Mockingbird”: Aaron Sorkin and Bartlett Sher’s closely lauded adaptation of Harper Lee’s novel. Pastime Middle

 

MAY

4-13 — “Tooth & Tail”: Mildred’s Umbrella levels fantasy/journey world premiere by Houston playwright Elizabeth A.M. Keel. DeLuxe Theater

6-7 — “Fiddler on the Roof”: Touring manufacturing of tradition-minded 1964 Broadway smash. The Grand 1894 Opera Home

Might 11-July 2 — “The Legend of Georgia McBride”: Elvis impersonator turns drag queen. Gordy Theater

Might 11-June 4 — “Brother Toad”: Black Kansas Metropolis household grapples with gun violence. Ensemble Theatre

12-28 — “Driving Miss Daisy”: Acerbic widow and kindly chauffeur strike interracial friendship. Pearl Theater

Might 12-June 11 — “Torera”: Younger Mexican woman goals of changing into a bullfighter in Monet Hurst-Mendoza’s world premiere. Alley Theatre

16-28 — “Hire”: East Village meets “La bohéme,” courtesy of Jonathan Larson and TUTS. Pastime Middle

Might 20-June 11 — “The Better of Every part”: Primarily based on the Rona Jaffee novel a couple of ’50s typing pool, Julie Kramer’s modernization winks at long-outdated mores. Principal Avenue Theater

25-28 — “Sin Muros: A Borderless Teatro Pageant”: Sixth iteration of forward-looking pageant. Gordy Theater

Might 25-June 17 — “Fairview”: A Black household’s birthday dinner for grandma will get bizarre in 4th Wall’s manufacturing of Jackie Sibblies Drury’s Pulitzer-winning comedy. Studio 101

Might 25-July 2 — “Drag Wonderettes”: ’50s and ’60s pop bliss of “The Marvelous Wonderettes,” with a twist. Gordy Theater

Might 26-June 10 — “August: Osage County”: Oklahoma household’s secrets and techniques fly quick and livid in Grime Canines’ manufacturing of Tracy Letts’ Pulitzer and Tony winner. Midtown Arts & Theater Middle Houston

Might 31-July 2 — “Depraved”: Ozs witches inform their aspect, defy gravity. Pastime Middle

 

JUNE

2-17 — “The Ebook of Will”: Two actors rescue Shakespeare’s performs for posterity. Theatre Southwest

June 9-July 2 — “The Servant of Two Masters”: Alley creative director Rob Melrose adapts, directs commedia dell’arte traditional. Alley Theatre

15-25 — “Alley All New Pageant”: Tomorrow’s performs onstage at the moment, a lot of it free to the general public. Alley Theatre

June 16-July 2 — “Virtually, Maine”: Northern lights play cupid for residents of Maine hamlet. Pearl Theater

June 22-Aug. 6 — “Thunder Knocking on the Door”: Grammy-winning bluesman and co-author Keb’ Mo’ lends music to Levels’ story straight out of Robert Johnson. Gordy Theater

June 28-July 23 — “Smoke on the Mountain”: A Saturday-night singalong in 1938 North Carolina will get deep. George Theater

June 29-July 30 — “Phenomenal Lady”: A have a look at the lifetime of celebrated poet Maya Angelou. Ensemble Theatre

 

JULY

July 15-Aug. 6 — “Current Laughter”: An actor unravels, with good motive, in Noel Coward’s lighthearted however pointed 1942 play. Principal Avenue Theater

 

AUGUST

8-13 — “Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Instances of the Temptations”: Motown marvels’ life story will put you on “Cloud 9.” Pastime Middle

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