Arts & Entertainment
February 22, 2023
The Cross-dressing, Bank-Robbing, Outlaw Tale of Cowboy Bob Is Now a Musical
An all-female creative team set Peggy Jo Tallas’s story to a score of country, folk, and riot grrrl punk.
Alley Theatre
Arts & Entertainment
January 17, 2020
A New Quixote Adaptation Reimagines the Borderlands
El Paso-born playwright Octavio Solis’s 'Quixote Nuevo' rides into Houston’s Alley Theatre this month.
Arts & Entertainment
August 20, 2019
At Houston’s Embattled Alley Theatre, a Breath of Fresh Air
Artistic director Rob Melrose ushers in a new era for the storied institution with the upcoming fall season, from Shakespeare to Octavio Solis.
Art
January 21, 2013
Is the Dallas Theater Center the Most Important Theater in Texas?
There are whispers that the company's production of a musical version of Giant could leap to Broadway.
The Culture
August 31, 2011
Drama King
Less than two years after moving into the Wyly Theatre, the Dallas Theater Center has become the state’s drama darling. Is it the final curtain on the Alley Theatre’s time at the top?
The Culture
November 1, 1998
Alley Catty
There’s nothing civil about the debate over The Civil War. Since the announcement in August that the musical re-creation of the War of Northern Aggression was Broadway bound next spring, critics have directed more than a few rebel yells at Houston’s Alley Theatre, where the production originated. As was the
Business
February 1, 1997
Mixed Review
Houston has every reason to be proud of the Alley Theatre: After fifty years in the business, it has national clout and a Tony award. Still, not everyone is pleased with its direction.