Pix of the Day

Oh, what a night! Jersey Boys fan George H.W. Bush visits with cast of hit musical

By Whitney Radley

03.30.13 | 8:00 am

Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons have hit Houston for a week-and-a-half-long run of Jersey Boys at the Hobby Center, and there was a special guest in the audience for last Saturday's mat ...

Gexa Energy Broadway at the Hobby Center presents Sister Act

Hobby Center for the Performing Arts

05.28.13 - 06.02.13

Sister Act is Broadway's feel-amazing musical comedy smash. Featuring original music by eight-time Oscar winner Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, Little Shop of Horrors), S

On tap for 2013-14

Book of Mormon, flying cats & a War Horse highlight new Gexa Energy Broadway season

By Joel Luks

01.27.13 | 12:01 am

Gexa Energy Broadway at the Hobby Center is going big for its 2013-14 season, which officials announced on Sunday. A melange of something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue ( ...

The Arthropologist

Lucky lady: Cathy Rigby never has to grow up in Peter Pan, but she can reveal her secrets of flying

By Nancy Wozny

12.12.12 | 10:49 am

Once, while playing with my then 4-year old, I couldn't fit through a tunnel on the playground. "Too many birthdays," replied my son, nodding his head sadly. Growing up means neve ...

Shelby's Social Diary

Latino entrepreneurs honored in a big name gala celebrating 35 years of difference making

By Shelby Hodge

11.17.12 | 7:32 am

While the spotlight was on Latinos at the Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce 35th anniversary gala, it was Mayor Annise Parker who received the Chairman's Award before a gathering of 1,200 at ...

Be An Arts Ambassador

The ultimate guide to Theater District Open House: Free fest packed with shows, deals & fun

By Joel Luks

08.23.12 | 12:02 pm

If drama is what you enjoy, there has been plenty of that this year on and off the stage for art companies that call downtown Houston home. Amid leadership shifts, promoted stars and sadly som ...

Reaching for the Stars

New artistic director Bruce Lumpkin thinks small — and creative — to expand TUTS' future

By Tarra Gaines

08.22.12 | 10:15 am

There’s a new creative sheriff in town at Theatre Under the Stars, but his name might be familiar to Houston musical theater lovers. Last month, award-winning director Bruce Lumpkin was named ...

Gexa Energy Broadway at the Hobby Center presents Disney's Beauty and the Beast

Hobby Center for the Performing Arts

09.25.12 - 09.30.12

Disney's Beauty and the Beast is the classic story of Belle, a young woman in a provincial town, and the Beast, who is really a young prince trapped in a spell placed by an enchantress. If the

The Arthropologist

What it's like to be inside The Lion King: Performer spills the secrets, from puppets to stilts to that cheetah

By Nancy Wozny

07.19.12 | 3:44 pm

How many ballet dancers can say they have performed as a herd of gazelles? Kendra Moore, co-dance captain for The Lion King, can. Julie Taymor's iconic musical running is through ...

The Big Show

How Hakuna Matata works: Behind the scenes with The Lion King, a musical power

By Karen Burd

07.10.12 | 11:30 am

With the whole elaborate Lion King production in Houston for a run that begins Tuesday night and runs through Aug. 12, it's time for a behind-the-scenes look at the details that help ...