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In announcing a season with two regional premieres, the theatrical equivalent of comfort food and some biting comedy, Main Street Theater’s Artistic Director Rebecca Greene Udden says the common theme is that “all of these plays raise questions that I …
Read MoreWhat better way to celebrate a new season of live, in-person performances than to present a collection of Houston premieres as well as to bring back a Pulitzer Prize-winning show that got on stage here for a minute before COVID-19 shut it down? 4th Wal…
Read MoreThe spectacle and “a little bit of mystery,” were what first drew Raven McMillion to opera — or as she describes her initial reaction: “How are these people making these sounds which are almost otherworldly?” Now a Houston Grand Opera Studio Artist, so…
Read More“The deck was stacked against us from the get-go.” That was Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo’s assessment at a Friday press conference in which she protested the criteria used to determine what counties and cities would get what share of the federal fu…
Read MoreMillard House II, the director of schools for the Clarksville Montgomery school district in Tennessee was named the lone superintendent candidate for Houston ISD today by school board trustees in a unanimous vote. His selection still has to go through …
Read MoreIn a move born of optimism tempered with caution, Theatre Under the Stars today announces its readjusted 2021-22 Season, one that starts off in October with Rock of Ages and winds up with Jersey Boys in May, betting that audiences are ready to come bac…
Read MoreMayor Sylvester Turner at a Tuesday morning press conference revealed details of his proposed $5.1 billion city budget for the 2022 fiscal year that begins July 1, 2021, at the same time saying he will amend it by next week to include raises for the ci…
Read MoreAs a youngster, Michael Mayes would sometimes accompany his father to his job as an electronics technician working on pipelines stretching from Amarillo to South Texas. Along the way, they’d sing bluegrass and country music. “My dad taught me how to si…
Read MoreAfter more than a year away from live, in-person performances, Houston Ballet today announces its 2021-22 season, ready to welcome pandemic-weary audiences back to the Wortham stage to see the company present the same upper level work its dancers have …
Read MoreEffective immediately by executive order of Mayor Sylvester Turner, body camera footage from all police-involved shootings which involves a display of excessive force or the death of someone in custody, will be made public within 30 days. However, to t…
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