Take the Soul Train to Christmas If you can disregard the paint-by-numbers plotting of Ekundayo Bandele’s Take the Soul Train to Christmas, now playing at Ensemble Theatre, you…
Read more Christmas Theater 2025, Part I – Houston PressFor a spooky play that traffics in grave robbing, fog-enshrouded nights, serious anatomy lessons, and what ethical lengths a loving father – a famous surgeon in 1899 London…
Read more Alley Theatre’s World Premiere of The Body Snatcher – Houston PressThis week, as Alley Artistic Director Rob Melrose settles in his seat to watch a play at London’s West End, it won’t be just any production he’s seeing.…
Read more Alley Theatre Sees its Investment in New Plays Pay Off – Houston PressGrave robbing was a real thing in Victorian times and not always for the very worst of reasons. Yes, the people who dealt in this trade were in…
Read more Body SnatchersDan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code is one of the bestselling books of all time, so successful that Hollywood brought it to the big screen with A-lister Tom…
Read more Alley Theatre Puts Together a Sleek Da Vinci CodeThe Alley Theatre knew back in July it had a winner on its hands, already adding five performances because of the high demand for The Da Vinci Code…
Read more Signs, Symbols and Biblical References: The Da Vinci Code Goes On Stage at Alley TheatreWhen Hurricane Harvey struck and much of the lower levels of Alley Theatre were under water and out of power including the elevators, Dean Gladden walked up 16…
Read more Alley Theatre Managing Director Dean Gladden Announces Retirement“Dear Reader…” If you would, allow me but a moment to…Okay, that’s as far as that intro’s going to go. But please do allow me to tell you…
Read more Love is in the Alley’s Charming Production of Brontë Classic Jane EyreAlley Theatre has announced several changes to its artistic company including the addition of Michelle Elaine, now part of a national tour of Clue, to its resident acting…
Read more Alley Theatre Announces a Few Changes to Its Artistic StaffWhen the august, Tony Award-winning Alley Theatre goes slumming it always goes swank. And Larry Shue’s crass sitcom, The Nerd (1981), needs all the swank it can muster.…
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