All Houston Theatre Shows

This dramatic comedy weaves together adoption, illness, baseball, and family secrets. Two sisters, former hard girls from south of Boston, revisit their youth as they face the future.

Written by Catherine Butterfield and directed by Joseph “Chepe” Lockett.

Harry Potter’s headstrong son Albus befriends Scorpius, the son of Harry’s longtime rival Draco Malfoy. Their friendship launches an extraordinary journey through time with the power to change the past and future forever. The Tony Award-winning play brings the wizarding world to the stage with theatrical magic and spectacular effects.

An estranged biracial couple must confront their feelings about race and bias after their son is detained by the local police following a traffic stop incident. Their disparate histories and backgrounds inform their assumptions as they try to find out what happened to their son.

Tamarie Cooper brings her original musical comedy to Houston, with tap-dancing tacos, outer-space hijinks, local rivalries, and an affectionate, outrageous look at what makes H-Town special. Written by Patrick Reynolds and Tamarie Cooper, this world premiere is directed and choreographed by Cooper.

Performances take place in MATCH’s Matchbox 3. Runtime is 90 minutes with no intermission. Recommended for ages 12 and older. General admission tickets are pay-what-you-can, with a $5 box office support fee per ticket at checkout.

This musical tells the story of the early Fisk Jubilee Singers as they tour to save Fisk University and share their music around the world. Their journey includes racism, danger, humor, heartbreak, and a performance for Queen Victoria.

Long before Dorothy arrives in Oz, a young woman born with emerald-green skin meets an exceptionally popular blonde. Their initial rivalry grows into an unlikely friendship until the world decides to call one good and the other wicked. The musical features songs including “Defying Gravity,” “Popular,” and “For Good.”

Disaster has never been so entertaining. When an overly earnest amateur troupe sets out to stage Peter and Wendy by J. M. Barrie, their grand Edwardian adventure quickly unravels into gloriously uncontained chaos. What begins with high hopes and heartfelt ambition soon spirals as lines are forgotten, cues are missed, and the set itself seems to rebel against the production. Props malfunction at the worst possible moments, scenery refuses to cooperate, and backstage tensions boil over into full view of the audience. At the center of it all is a determined director, unwavering in the belief that dignity can somehow survive the mounting catastrophe. Meanwhile, the cast presses on with increasing desperation, their commitment only heightening the hilarity as every attempt to recover makes things spectacularly worse. Neverland becomes less a magical escape and more a battleground of clashing egos, physical mishaps, and perfectly timed calamities. Blending razor-sharp physical comedy with pitch-perfect timing, this farce revels in everything that can go wrong in live theatre, and then gleefully raises the stakes. By the final curtain, you may find yourself wondering whether the real magic lies not in getting it right, but in watching it fall apart so brilliantly.

Four young men from New Jersey create a sound the world has never heard and become international music stars. Jersey Boys goes behind the music to tell the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, featuring hits including “Sherry,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Walk Like a Man,” “Beggin’,” and “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You.”