The world premiere blends spoken word, dance, music and theater for a look at Anderson’s life, and an exploration of what it means to follow your dreams. Stages presents Plumshuga: The Rise of Lauren Anderson at the Gordy | Friday, October 7 to Sunday, November 13 – With a story that is at once perfectly Houston and absolutely universal, Plumshuga explores the life and legacy of Lauren Anderson, the first Black woman to be named a principal artist for a major American dance company.Get ready for a wild ride of passion, hope and the triumph of the human spirit. Now, the musical Variety called “spellbinding” hits the Houston stage, weaving together the Greek myths of the lovers Orpheus and Eurydice, and King Hades and his wife Persephone. Broadway Across America presents Hadestown at Hobby Center | Tuesday, October 4 to Sunday, October 9 – It dazzled audiences on Broadway and ran home with eight Tony Awards.Opening This Month DeQuina Moore (right) portrays Houston’s Lauren Anderson (left) in “Plumshuga” in October | Courtesy of Stages Players presents Miss Maude at the George Theater | Ongoing | Through Sunday, October 23 – There’s big buzz around this pre-Broadway play based on the real-life friendship between a Life magazine photographer and a South Carolina midwife. Trouble in Mind at Main Street Theater | Ongoing | Through Sunday, October 16 – The Rice Village theater opens the 2022-23 season with this regional premiere, the story of a gifted Black actress on the cusp of having all she’s dreamed of-but what principles will she have to sacrifice to get it? $44 and up.In a production that incorporates contemporary music, the show offers a story of passion, jealousy and love.

Love and Southern Discomfort at Ensemble Theatre | Ongoing | Through Sunday, October 16 – When a matriarch passes away, her heirs must deal with the crisis and family drama left behind.As the play progresses, she’s further consumed by the earth, but shoulders on, firm in her belief that each new day will be happy. Catastrophic Theatre presents Happy Days at MATCH | Ongoing | Through Saturday, October 15 – The Samuel Beckett tragicomedy explores the story of a woman buried, literally, to her waist in dirt.Ludwig based the show on his own smash hit Lend Me A Tenor. The soprano turns up late, her husband is jealous, and it falls to the manager’s assistant to figure out how the show can go on. Lend Me A Soprano at Alley Theatre | Ongoing | Through Sunday, October 9 – In this world premiere by Ken Ludwig, the manager of the Cleveland Grand Opera Company is ready to welcome a preeminent soprano to town for a single show of Carmen.

This month, the 2022-23 seasons gets rolling for Houston Grand Opera, Performing Arts Houston, DaCamera and 4th Wall Theatre, while you still have a little remaining time to catch several exciting, acclaimed works by other Houston arts companies.Ĭheck out more of our highlights for the city’s performing arts events this month: Top 19 Performing Arts Events in Houston: October 2022 Closing This Month Catch virtual and live performances all month long with our roundup of theater and performing arts productions happening in October 2022.

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