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Browse Houston shows running now through Sunday, with direct links to official box offices.

Honky Tonk Laundry

Stages

July 25 – Aug 17, 2026

When Lana Mae inherits her grandmother’s laundromat, she teams up with her friend Katie to turn it into the town’s hottest honky-tonk.


Fueled by classic country hits, Honky Tonk Laundry is a feel-good musical filled with friendship, heartache, and laughter — a boot-scootin’ good time for country music fans everywhere.


Synopsis adapted from Stages Houston’s official 2025–26 season materials.

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Jagged Little Pill

Art Factory Houston

July 31 – Aug 9, 2026

Set behind the facade of a picture-perfect suburban family, ALANIS MORISSETTE’S JAGGED LITTLE PILL follows the Healys as their carefully constructed world begins to crack wide open. As secrets surface and tensions rise, this raw and emotionally explosive musical dives into addiction, trauma, identity, and the desperate human need to be heard.


Built around songs from Alanis Morissette’s era-defining album, JAGGED LITTLE PILL became a Tony Award-winning theatrical sensation for its fearless storytelling, electric score, and unflinching emotional power. Art Factory is proud to bring the first locally produced staging of this groundbreaking musical to Houston, creating a rare opportunity to experience this contemporary powerhouse in an intimate setting where every note and every revelation lands with breathtaking force.


ALANIS MORISSETTE’S JAGGED LITTLE PILL runs July 31 through August 9, with Friday and Saturday performances at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday performances at 5:00 p.m. Tickets are available at www.ArtFactoryHouston.com/tickets or at the door. Art Factory is located just north of downtown at The Docks at 1125 Providence Street, Houston, Texas. Free onsite parking is available.


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Late Nite Catechism Las Vegas: Sister Rolls the Dice!

Stages

Aug 4 – Aug 16, 2026

The church needs a new roof, so Father Murphy has decided that Sister, with her extensive gambling experience running the Church Bingo for the last 25 years, will organize a Las Vegas Night. Sister will tackle topics ranging from magicians to show girls. Don’t forget: what happens in Vegas may stay in Vegas, but God sees everything.

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Late Nite Catechism: Las Vegas

Stages

Aug 5 – Aug 16, 2026

The church needs a new roof, so Sister is throwing a Las Vegas Night! With her trademark wit and wisdom, she tackles everything from magicians to showgirls, reminding everyone that while what happens in Vegas might stay there — God sees everything.


This beloved audience-interactive comedy blends faith, fun, and a dash of sin for an evening of laughter.


Synopsis adapted from Stages Houston’s official 2025–26 season materials.

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Mean Girls The Musical

Queensbury Theatre

Aug 6 – Aug 16, 2026

Based on the hit 2004 film and the 2024 movie musical

Cady Heron may have grown up on an African savanna, but nothing prepared her for the wild and vicious ways of her strange new home: suburban Illinois. How will this naïve newbie rise to the top of the popularity pecking order? By taking on The Plastics, a trio of lionized frenemies led by the charming but ruthless Regina George. But when Cady and her friends devise a "Revenge Party" to end Regina’s reign, she learns the hard way that you can’t cross a Queen Bee without getting stung.

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Jesus Christ Superstar

Sankofa Collective

Aug 14 – Aug 17, 2026

A Man. A Movement.

In Jesus Christ Superstar, a revolutionary leader is elevated, scrutinized, and ultimately punished when his existence threatens systems of power. As Jesus rises as a leader in Jerusalem, friends, followers, and forces of power project their fears, hopes, and agendas onto his image, masking his humanity. Told through electrifying rock music, Sankofa brings this tried and true story to life by exploring who gets to remain human when the world demands a savior. Starring Nnandi Nwanwo as Jesus, Juan Sebastian Cruz as Judas, Raven Justine Troupe as Mary and featuring Christina Wells as King Herod.

Musical

A Steetcar Named Desire

Sankofa Collective

Aug 17 – Aug 20, 2026

Written by Tennessee Williams A Streetcar Named Desire introduces us to a mysterious woman, Blanche DuBois (Tene A. Carter), arriving in New Orleans clinging to memory because the truth feels too heavy to hold. As she reunites with her sister Stella (Briana Monet) and her brutal new beau Stanley (Leandro Salazar), the truth behind all performance is slowly exposed. This timeless American drama lays bare how fragile fantasy can be when reality refuses to play along.



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Proof

4th Wall Theatre Company

Sept 11 – Oct 3, 2026

After years caring for her father, a celebrated mathematician suffering from mental illness, Catherine must wrestle with her own legacy and the frightening question of what we inherit.

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Come from Away

Stages

Sept 18 – Oct 11, 2026

*This performance is only for Subscribers*


Nominated for seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical, this inspiring true story proves that everyday acts of kindness are heroic in themselves. On the morning of September 11, 2001, 7,000 travelers suddenly find their flights rerouted to Gander, Newfoundland, doubling the tiny town’s population overnight. A moment of fear and uncertainty soon becomes an extraordinary story of generosity, hospitality, and human connection.

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Romeo and Juliet

Alley Theatre

Sept 25 – Oct 11, 2026

Timeless Love, Eternal Risk. Set in timeless Verona, two star-crossed souls defy the forces that seek to keep them apart. This production of Shakespeare’s classic tragedy shows how each generation reinvents what it means to love and risk everything for it. Discover why this tale continues to inspire artists, dreamers, and lovers.

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Uhuru

Alley Theatre

Oct 16 – Nov 8, 2026

Who Belongs on the Mountain? An unlikely group takes on a “Tanzanian-only” ascent of Mount Kilimanjaro in this sharp satire. The dramedy follows a Tanzanian-American tourist, two missionaries, and their guide as they make their way toward the “Roof of Africa.” They must confront questions of access, identity, and who deserves a place on the mountain.

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The Roommate

Stages

Oct 22 – Nov 15, 2026

Fresh from a hit Broadway run starring Mia Farrow and Patti LuPone, this cheeky comedy centers on recently divorced, middle-aged, and quintessentially Midwestern Sharon who reluctantly rents out a room to Robyn, a worldly, spiritually hip vegan from New York. Polar opposites, the women initially clash but soon find themselves confiding their deep dissatisfactions with life to each other.

October 22 — 7:00 PM (Thu)
October 23 — 7:00 PM (Fri)
October 24 — 7:00 PM (Sat)
October 25 — 2:00 PM (Sun)
October 28 — 7:00 PM (Wed)
October 29 — 7:00 PM (Thu)
October 30 — 7:00 PM (Fri)
October 31 — 2:00 PM (Sat)
October 31 — 7:00 PM (Sat)
November 1 — 2:00 PM (Sun)
November 4 — 7:00 PM (Wed)
November 5 — 7:00 PM (Thu)
November 6 — 7:00 PM (Fri)
November 7 — 2:00 PM (Sat)
November 7 — 7:00 PM (Sat)
November 8 — 2:00 PM (Sun)
November 11 — 7:00 PM (Wed)
November 12 — 7:00 PM (Thu)
November 13 — 7:00 PM (Fri)
November 14 — 2:00 PM (Sat)
November 14 — 7:00 PM (Sat)
November 15 — 2:00 PM (Sun)

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Alley All New Festival

Alley Theatre

Oct 23 – Oct 25, 2026

Alley All New Festival is back this fall with three days of staged readings. Since its inception in 2016, the festival has become an incubator for world premieres and will feature new works by the boldest voices of American Theatre.

Festival

Frankenstein

Sankofa Collective

Oct 30 – Nov 2, 2026

Founding Artistic Director Alric Davis stars as Victor Frankenstein alongside acclaimed actor Steve Scott as the Creature in Tim Kelly’s adaptation of Frankenstein. Driven by ambition and a desire to conquer death, Victor Frankenstein creates life — and immediately rejects the being he has brought into the world. Shunned by his creator and feared by society, the Creature is forced into isolation, learning humanity only through observation while being denied it at every turn. Frankenstein challenges audiences to reconsider who the real monster is: the one who is feared, or the world that refuses to see his humanity.


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A Christmas Carol

Alley Theatre

Nov 15 – Dec 27, 2026

Houston's Holiday Tradition. Rediscover the timeless tale of Ebenezer Scrooge’s transformation as he encounters the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future. Be transported into Victorian England with dazzling costumes and stunning sets. Join us for a Dickensian celebration of love, redemption, and the true spirit of Christmas!

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Great American Trailer Park Christmas Musical

Stages

Nov 20 – Dec 27, 2026

Deck the halls, trailer park style. Set in the delightfully tacky town of Armadillo Acres, Florida, this holiday musical features a motley crew of feisty yet lovable townsfolk. With temperatures lowering and tinsel trees erected, the trailer park’s quirky inhabitants wrestle with family drama, romantic hijinks, and a sleigh-full of holiday chaos, made even more complicated by the sudden arrival of an unexpected visitor who threatens to upend the festivities. Adorned with outrageous humor, toe-tapping country-rock songs, and plenty of yuletide cheer, this fast-paced musical delivers big laughs and proves that underneath the tinsel and the southern twang lies a heartfelt reminder that even the most unconventional families can find love, forgiveness, and joy.

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Are the Bennet Girls Ok?

4th Wall Theatre Company

Nov 20 – Dec 19, 2026

In this hilariously unruly reimagining of Pride and Prejudice, the Bennet sisters take center stage as family chaos gets louder, stranger, and more irreverent than Jane Austen ever allowed. Dates listed on the season page: November 20 - December 19, 2026. Individual performance dates and times are not listed on this season page.

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The Night Shift Before Christmas

Alley Theatre

Dec 4 – Dec 24, 2026

Adult Holiday Comedy. Join Margot on her Christmas Eve shift, braving grumpy drive-thru customers until her late best friend’s ghost warns her of imminent spirits. Margot confronts her inner Scrooge in this holiday show packed with humor and heart.

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Womb 2.0

Alley Theatre

Jan 22 – Feb 7, 2027

Secure Clinic, Terrifying Gamble. In the not-so-distant future, an undetectable virus has turned childbirth into a terrifying gamble. Welcome to WMB, an ultra-secure, ultra-sterile, and ultra-exclusive birthing clinic. New recruit Claudia has one job: usher the world’s wealthiest expectant mothers into their nine-month sanctuary. Just make sure the wrong thing doesn’t get inside.

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The Mountaintop

Stages

Feb 5 – Feb 28, 2027

Winner of the 2010 Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play. On the night of April 3, 1968, as the heralded words delivered that afternoon during his Mountaintop speech still echo outside, Dr. King sits inside Room 306 at the Lorraine Motel. Wrestling with his next speech and desperately craving a coffee and cigarette, enters Camae, the motel’s quick witted, attractive maid supplied with refreshment and some down home, tell-it-like-it-is wisdom. Their teasing banter soon leads to powerful exchanges on family, race, love, mortality, and legacy. Funny, tender, and at times magical, Katori Hall’s play is a poignant reflection of the father, husband, and devoted man behind the legend.

February 5 — 7:00 PM (Fri)
February 6 — 7:00 PM (Sat)
February 7 — 2:00 PM (Sun)
February 10 — 7:00 PM (Wed)
February 11 — 7:00 PM (Thu)
February 12 — 7:00 PM (Fri)
February 13 — 2:00 PM (Sat)
February 13 — 7:00 PM (Sat)
February 14 — 2:00 PM (Sun)
February 17 — 7:00 PM (Wed)
February 18 — 7:00 PM (Thu)
February 19 — 7:00 PM (Fri)
February 20 — 2:00 PM (Sat)
February 20 — 7:00 PM (Sat)
February 21 — 2:00 PM (Sun)
February 24 — 7:00 PM (Wed)
February 25 — 7:00 PM (Thu)
February 26 — 7:00 PM (Fri)
February 27 — 2:00 PM (Sat)
February 27 — 7:00 PM (Sat)
February 28 — 2:00 PM (Sun)

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