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It might be tough times and diminished expectations now, but from 1918 to 1957, Galveston Island was known as a "wide-open" town, where prostitution, smuggling, bootlegging...
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One of actress Lauren Bacall’s most recent roles was playing herself on an episode of “The Sopranos.” She got memorably cold-cocked by a swag bag-thieving...
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Whatever Taiwan and China’s political history, one thing’s for sure: The region is beautiful, as seen in “Nation of Splendor.” The exhibit pulls photos...
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Meet Serge A. Storms, the lead character in Tim Dorsey’s latest title, Nuclear Jellyfish. Serge is a bit of an oddball. He’s a tour guide, history nut and, oh yeah,...
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In this season’s first installment of the Wordsmyth Play Reading Series, Stop, Traveler, it’s been ten years since Shawn Alexander left his hometown in the Midwest....
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How do you live after you lose the person you can’t live without? Robin Romm tells us in The Mother Garden — A Memoir of Three Weeks. Using the days just before her...
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It might be difficult to find an International Women’s Day greeting card to send to a friend, but you can still mark the holiday at Dancepatheatre’s International...
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The woman at the center of Madeleine has one too many lovers. After an affair with a Frenchman, she becomes engaged to an Englishman. But the Frenchman isn’t giving up...
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The paintings featured in “Morris Chackas: Still Lives 1973-1982,” like the artist’s life, are quietly unusual. Upon return from World War II, the reclusive...
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You’ll get a good idea of the variety of Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo events at today’s Rodeo Uncorked. On one end of the spectrum, you have stinky cows and...
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The Wild West comes to the concert hall when the Houston Symphony performs Aaron Copland’s Rodeo for two lively shows. Robert Franz conducts the orchestra in the...
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It’s deadly fun in the black comedy Commissaire Badouz. The village of Cajarne sur Allon has its peaceful summer interrupted by a visit from Commissaire Badouz. Maybe...
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A gay hockey player, the fear of commitment and a crumbling aviary all play a role in the comedy Five Flights, Unhinged Productions’ latest offering. Siblings Ed, Bobby...
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One father with two sons, and hundreds of life-changing decisions. It’s a common story, but the trio of characters in The Value of Men has an uncommon willingness to...
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Mavis Hollister isn’t going to get any Wife of the Year awards in British farce The Murder Room. For one thing, she’s having an affair. For another, she and her...
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Comedian Bruce Bruce walks a fine line between adult humor and N-word-laden urban humor. Instead of an endless stream of bitches and F-bombs, Bruce Bruce relies on his...
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With all apologies to agents Mulder and Scully, you may never find out if the truth is really out there. But you can get a bit out-of-this-world at Murder by the Book’s...
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The Vaughan Christopher Gallery welcomes spring with “Midnight in the Garden of Warhol and Haring.” The exhibit features -garden-themed avant-garde works by the...
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"Don't Ask, Just Watch," should be the motto of the postmodern Suchu Dance, whose choreographer, Jennifer Wood, rarely explains her work. That’s a smart choice, because...
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Off the streets and into the gallery, “The Boardroom,” Art League Houston’s first-ever graffiti exhibition, isn’t your average scrawl on the bathroom wall....
