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Events in January, 2026

January 2026

Cruel Intentions: The '90s Musical

The Garden Theatre

Cruel Intentions: The '90s Musical

Created by Jordan Ross & Lindsey Rosin

The Garden Theatre is excited to be celebrating our 5th season! In honor of our anniversary, the first half of this monumental season will consist of audience favorites from previous seasons. From our second season, we are thrilled to bring back a show BroadwayWorld called "the most fun you'll have in any theatre this holiday season." Join us for the return of one of the most popular shows we've ever produced: Cruel Intentions: The '90s Musical. With this return engagement in a larger venue, we are BACK and BIGGER than ever!

Based on the iconic film starring Reese Witherspoon, Ryan Phillippe and Sarah Michelle Geller, Cruel Intentions: The ’90s Musical pulls you into the manipulative world of Manhattan’s most dangerous liaisons: Sebastian Valmont and Kathryn Merteuil. Fueled by revenge and passion, the diabolically charming step-siblings place a bet on whether or not Sebastian can deflower their incoming headmaster’s daughter, Annette Hargrove. As the two set out to destroy the innocent girl— and anyone else who gets in their way — they find themselves playing a perilous game with only one rule: Never fall in love.Read more

Twisted: The Untold Story of a Royal Vizier

From the Ashes Theatre Company, Inc.

Twisted: The Untold Story of a Royal Vizier

Originally produced by StarKid Productions; Music by A.J. Holmes; Lyrics by Kaley McMahon; Book by Matt Lang, Nick Lang, & Eric Kahn Gale; Arrangements by Justin Fischer; Orchestrations by Andrew Fox

Become a part of the MAGIC (Kingdom) as From the Ashes Theatre Company presents this fan-favorite musical, originally produced by StarKid Productions. Join us in this hilarious reimagining of a certain House of Mouse fairy tale with heart, wit, and unforgettable songs.Read more

Снегурочка и Кошмарочка против Зла

Performed in Russian

Новогодняя сказка для детей и взрослых 

Уважаемые зрители!

Ещё один год близится к своему финалу!

Нас вновь ждёт череда ярких Новогодних праздников! 

По традиции Театр ARTC подготовил для детей и взрослых свой Новогодний сюрприз.

В этот раз вы увидите спектакль «Снегурочка и Кошмарочка против Зла»!

Это загадочная Новогодняя сказка о внучках Деда Мороза и Бабы Яги.

Приглашаем вас отправиться вместе с актёрами театра ARTC в Новогоднее путешествие, где вас ожидают невероятные приключения и неожиданные встречи с обитателями сказочного леса.Read more

Mehfil-e-Magic

Magic Bus USA

Mehfil-e-Magic

An intimate evening of music, culture, & giving, featuring Riyaaz Qawwali

Mehfil-e-Magic is an intimate Qawwali evening that weaves together soulful music, culture, and community in support of Magic Bus USA’s youth empowerment mission. Featuring Riyaaz Qawwali, the night invites guests to experience the transformative power of music while contributing to meaningful impact through life skills and opportunity for young people in South Asia.Read more

2026 Mix-MATCH

MATCH Presents

2026 Mix-MATCH

A Mixed Arts Festival

FESTIVAL PASSES and SINGLE TICKETS ON SALE NOW!

MATCH is thrilled to announce the 3rd Annual Mix-MATCH: A Mixed Arts Festival, a one-day celebration of Houston’s vibrant creative community. The event will take place on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, at MATCH, from 3 to 10 p.m. The festival will feature an extraordinary lineup of local performances, installations and exhibits that showcase the depth and diversity of the city’s cultural landscape.Read more

Fade to Black Reading Series

Shabach Enterprise's Fade To Black Reading Series returns for its 9th year. 

Fade To Black is Houston's first and only short play festival to showcase the new works of Black playwrights. Each year, as we bring more programs to life, the Fade To Black movement grows! We have already produced the plays of over 400 amazing playwrights and utilized the talents of our culturally diverse theatre community of local actors and directors.Read more

Free Rein

Musiqa & NobleMotion

Free Rein

a fusion of music, dance, multimedia design, and cutting-edge neuro-engineering

Musiqa and NobleMotion Dance, known for their innovative collaborations, present Free Rein - a fusion of music, dance, multimedia design, and cutting-edge neuro-engineering. Performances run January 23-25, 2026, at MATCH-Midtown Arts and Theater Center Houston.

The evening features music by Anthony Brandt, Pierre Jalbert, Badie Khaleghian, and Max Vinetz; choreography by Andy and Dionne Noble; and neuroscience research by the University of Georgia’s Creativity and Imagination Lab, directed by Anna Abraham, and the University of Houston’s Nordin Lab, directed by Andrew Nordin.Read more

Know the Place for the First Time

Christa M. Forster

Know the Place for the First Time

Fall back in love with your life.

Know the Place for the First Time is a solo show that centers imaginative vision — our birthright and a means of staying alive. In an era of disconnection and machine logic, this performance calls us back to the body, the senses, the breath — and to hope, to the gift of being human.Read more

LUCES, DIPLOMAS Y ACCION:

Red and Green Connections & Teatro Insight

LUCES, DIPLOMAS Y ACCION:

Noche de Teatro sobre lo que nos mueve, nos detiene y nos transforma.

Presentaciones de egresados del Taller Experimental de Actuación Superior - T.EX.A.S. de la Escuela Teatro Insight de Mirna C. González

Esta noche, nuevos actores presentan monólogos breves, sensibles y poéticos que recorren emociones, preguntas y verdades humanas. “Luces, Diplomas y Acción” celebra no solo una graduación, sino el coraje de mostrarse, de habitar la propia voz y de compartir humanidad desde el escenario. Es una experiencia íntima donde el teatro se vuelve conciencia, encuentro y transformación. La Escuela Teatro Insight entiende el arte como un camino de sensibilidad, presencia y expansión humana que acompaña, ilumina y despierta.Read more

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Open Dance Project

A Midsummer Night's Dream

a dance theater adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic comedy.

VIDEO-ON-DEMAND

Open Dance Project presents A Midsummer Night’s Dream, a dance theater adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic comedy. Join Hermia as she runs away from an overbearing father into a forest filled with hapless young lovers, a feuding Fairy King and Queen, a mischievous sprite, and an uproarious band of amateur actors. Great for all ages, this humorous and poignant coming-of-age tale features an original score by Two Star Symphony’s Kirk Suddreath and John Duboise, puppets by Afsaneh Aayani, and Open Dance Project’s signature athleticism, theatrical antics, aerial silks, acrobatics, and good old fashioned family fun. ODP invites young audiences to experience the magic of Shakespeare through a dance theater production that celebrates the power of the imagination and the indomitable spirit of youth.Read more

Benise - "Spanish Nights by Candlelight"

Emmy award winning and world-renowned guitar virtuoso BENISE, “The Prince of Spanish Guitar,” takes audiences on an intimate and romantic journey through fiery Spanish guitar and dance.

Benise creates an unforgettable evening filled with a beautiful tapestry of guitar arrangements that stem from influences around the world. All your favorite classics in a romantic candlelight setting. “Moonlight Sonata,” “Aranjuez,” “Thunderstruck,” “Malaguena,” “Hotel California,” and “Kashmir,” to name a few.Read more

4 Corners

Karen Stokes Dance

4 Corners

a new evening length work by Choreographer Karen Stokes

4 Corners considers life as an on-going ebb & flow of time and space within a contained box. Audience members, seated around the edges of the box, view scenes of a continuous shifting journey. Life is perceived as being on a threshold. Movement considers time/space widening and closing, slowing and quickening, within the four corners of the earth. Choreographer Karen Stokes leans into the liminal, pulling back from tangibility to explore uncertainty, transition, and spaciousness.Read more