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    best april theater

    10 best Houston plays and performances in April showcase world-class opera, mean girls, and timeless classics

    Tarra Gaines
    Apr 11, 2022 | 2:10 pm
    See beloved Broadway musical Fiddler on the Roof at Majestic Theatre this weekend only.
    See beloved Broadway musical Fiddler on the Roof at Majestic Theatre this weekend only.
    Photo by Joan Marcus

    Houston theaters get serious — and seriously funny — this April with quite the range of onstage dramas, comedies, and musicals.

    Stellar works from award-winning contemporary playwrights are all the rage across Houston theaters, but also look for as one world premiere from an up-and-coming Houston writer at Stages.

    Meanwhile, Houston Grand Opera continues to go bold in the grandest of finales of its 2021-2022 season.

    The Book of Grace from Catastrophic Theatre (now through April 24)
    After a COVID cancellation, Catastrophic Theatre is finally back at the MATCH to begin their spring season with some sharp drama from the Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks.

    The company founders have a long creative history and friendship with Parks, and say there are “thrilled” to bring her work back to town. Co-directed by two Houston favorite actors, Jeff Miller and Luis Galindo (Galindo also stars), the play tells a Texas border tale of a family torn by history and clashing beliefs.

    Grace is a waitress who lives in a small border town in south Texas with her husband Vet, a border patrol agent. She encourages Vet’s estranged son Buddy to return home and reunite with his father in time for a celebration honoring Vet’s service. What ensues is a battle for power and revenge.

    Single Black Female at Ensemble Theatre (April 9-May 8)
    This adult-focused show about finding love in urban America explores the lives of thirty-something, Black, middle-class women in urban America as they search for love, clothes, and dignity — often in a world that fails to recognize them among a parade of stereotypical images.

    But, after reviewing their escapades in past relationships and confessing mounting anxieties about future commitments will they realize their best chance at love may be found closer than they ever imagined?

    John, His Story by A. D. Players on Tour (April 13 and 15)
    For those who observe, John, His Story offers a fun way to celebrate the Easter Holy Week season. Created by the legendary Jeannette Clift George, founder of A.D. Players, the story retells the miracles of Jesus recounted in the Bible’s Gospel of John.

    More than a historical drama, this John centers on a perspective by John the disciple and common people, with moments of tense drama and light-hearted comedy. The intimate show runs at Bethany Christian Church (3223 Westheimer Rd.). The limited tickets are pay-what-you can (suggested minimum is $10) and can only be purchased via phone (713-526-2721).

    You Are Cordially Invited to Sit In at Stages (now through May 22)
    The Gordy really gets rocking in April when the world premiere of this jukebox musical from local playwright ShaWanna Renee Rivon opens the Rochelle and Max Levit Stage.

    This show will finally put all three Gordy stages in use, something that only happened before for one week before the pandemic shut down stages across the city. Rivon bases the musical on a real piece of Houston civil rights history, when in 1960, 13 students from Texas Southern University demonstrated with the first local sit-in, at Weingarten lunch counter in the Third Ward.

    Weaving in ’60s hits like “Heat Wave,” “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg,” and “Say a Little Prayer for You” — plus a show-stopping rendition of the gospel standard “His Eye Is on the Sparrow” — the musical tells the story of four college friends whose most dangerous and courageous act to fight the power is to sit down.

    Dead Man’s Cell Phone at Alley Theatre (April 15-May 8)
    Acclaimed contemporary playwright, Sarah Ruhl, brings a unique perspective to any subject and genre. Her work has become a favorite with Houston theater companies for many years.

    Now, the Alley sets out to break some comedy rules with Ruhl in this show that begins with a call on a dead man’s cell phone that changes an innocent, by-standing woman to confront her own assumptions about morality, redemption, and the need to connect in a technologically obsessed world.

    The Alley resident company once again spin into comedy with Alley associate producer Brandon Weinbrenner directing. This was another COVID-cut production scheduled for 2020 that the Alley loved so much, they had to bring it to Houston audiences.

    Turandot from Houston Grand Opera (April 22-May 8)
    In another visually stunning production from HGO this season, Texas director Robert Wilson gives new vision to Puccini’s masterpiece, the fantastic tale of a princess who goes to great heights and tricks to avoid matrimony.

    Internationally acclaimed soprano and HGO Studio alumna Tamara Wilson stars as Turandot, with celebrated tenor Kristian Benedikt making his HGO debut as Calaf.

    Principal guest conductor Eun Sun Kim, who made her U.S. debut in 2017 with HGO’s La Traviata, takes the podium. The production will surely prove to be opera on a global scale, as a co-production with Teatro Real of Madrid, Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre Vilnius, Canadian Opera Company of Toronto, and Opéra National de Paris.

    Black Super Hero Magic Mama from Stages (April 22-May 8)
    Magic Mama is yet another show originally scheduled during our lost pandemic years, this one from acclaimed playwright Inda Craig-Galvà. In this comic (as in superhero) take on national tragedies, a mother loses her son to a police shooting and retreats inward to a powerful technicolor universe.

    Sabrina creates a heroic alter ego named Maasai Angel. Compared to the pain of the real world, this battle is one Sabrina can handle. But will Sabrina stay in this dream world or return to reality and mourn her son?

    Fiddler on the Roof from Broadway at the Hobby Center (April 26-May 1)
    Another acclaimed revival of a Broadway classic that took a pandemic detour on its way to the Hobby finally arrives in Houston with its wealth of immortal songs like “If I Were a Rich Man” and “Sunrise, Sunset.”

    Tony-winning director Bartlett Sher brings a new vision to this story of family and faith. Look for Israeli choreographer Hofesh Shechter’s new dance and movement contributions, based on the original staging by Jerome Robbins.

    Romeo and Juliet from Houston Grand Opera (April 29-May 11)
    HGO’s new production of Charles Gounod’s opera, based on Shakespeare’s most famous and tragic young lovers, will transport audiences back in time to an evening at the London Globe.

    With a large chorus, big, rich harmonies, intricate dance numbers, and sumptuous costumes, this promises to be the grandest evening of French opera. Artistic and music director Patrick Summers conducts and soprano Adriana Gonzalez, the first-prize Operalia winner in 2019, makes her HGO debut as Juliet — with phenomenal tenor Michael Spyres as her Romeo.

    School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play from Garden Theatre (April 29-May 8)
    Houston’s newest theater company tackles this biting satire from Ghanaian-American playwright Jocelyn Bioh that proves teen girls hierarchy games are an international and timeless phenomenon.

    In this comedy set in a Ghanan boarding school in the ’80s, the reigning queen of the school has her sights set beyond her the classroom to the Miss Universe Pageant. That is, until an American, smart, and pretty face transfers into the school and threatens her social empire. Which queen will reign supreme?

    HGO's Turandot takes Puccini to great heights.

    HGO's Turandot
      
    Photo by Michael Cooper
    HGO's Turandot takes Puccini to great heights.
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    Start Me Up

    Immersive Houston art venue rocks out with new Rolling Stone experience

    Holly Beretto
    May 15, 2025 | 2:30 pm
    ​“Rolling Stone Presents: Amplified, The Immersive Rock Experience!”
    Photo courtesy of Artechouse
    “Rolling Stone Presents: Amplified, The Immersive Rock Experience!” opens at Artechouse in May.

    A new art exhibit puts viewers into the heart of rock and roll. Rolling Stone Presents: Amplified, The Immersive Rock Experience opens this Thursday, May 15 at Artechouse, the immersive art venue that opened last year in the Heights. With its 270-degree, floor-to-ceiling digital canvases in 18K-resolution and state-of-the-art surround sound, viewers will feel they’ve stepped into some of music’s most iconic moments.

    Narrated by Kevin Bacon, Amplified includes 1,000 photographs, 200 videos, 1,300 Rolling Stone covers, and features more than 300 artists whose music changed the world. Using sight, sound, and motion, this dynamic exhibit makes music history approachable and immediate for viewers. Here's a sneak peek:


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    Houstonians know our city has its own deep connections to genre-shaking music history. From The Beatles at the Sam Houston Coliseum, to Elvis at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, Bob Dylan’s “Night of the Hurricane” in 1976, and being the hometown of Beyoncé, Bun B, ZZ Top, Megan Thee Stallion, and many more, Houston has cultivated and welcomed artists with choruses of boisterous cheers and applause.

    "Given Houston’s deep connection to the evolution of rock and pop music over the decades, we were thrilled to partner with Rolling Stone to bring Amplified to Houstonians and continue the city’s tradition of supporting and celebrating musical acts from around the world," says Sandro Kereselidze, co-founder of Artechouse. "This exhibit aligns perfectly with our mission to connect the public with cultural and artistic storytelling through cutting-edge technology. We’re excited for guests of all ages to experience the history of rock ‘n’ roll like never before."

    The show was originally produced by Illuminarium Experiences and created by Brand New World Studios in partnership with Rolling Stone. Viewers who attend the Artechouse experience can keep their immersive experience going at the venue’s Reality (XR) Bar, serving cocktails and mocktails that dovetail with the exhibit. Blending cutting-edge XR technology with craft mixology, drinks come to life through exclusive XR activations, which are accessible via Artechouse’s XR mobile app. Guests can downtown the app from the App Store or Google Play.

    “Music imagery is about experiences,” said Jodi Peckman, executive producer and former creative director of Rolling Stone. “It’s about the unbridled joy of concerts and our connection to our favorite artists. Every picture tells a story and Rolling Stone Presents: AMPLIFIED has hundreds of stories to tell.”

    Timed tickets are available online and at the venue, and advanced reservations are strongly encouraged. Admission starts at $39 plus fees for adults and $29 plus fees for children, ages 17 and under. Tickets are currently available through August 31.

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