Theatre Under the Stars

ANNOUNCING THE 2024/25 SEASON!

A NEW STAGING OF DISNEY’S FROZEN IS AMONG THE MANY DELIGHTS OF THE THEATRE UNDER THE STARS 2024/25 SEASON!

Today, Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS) announced the shows that make up the musical theatre company’s 2024/25 Season.

The National Tour of the Tony Award-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen starts the season off in September. In October, celebrate spooky season with a new production of Little Shop of Horrors.

For the holiday season, TUTS has the best magical treats to make the holidays bright. Theatre Under The Stars has been chosen by Disney to create one of the first regional productions of Frozen. Directed and choreographed by TUTS Artistic Director, Dan Knechtges, the new staging and new designs will feature all the magic of this iconic musical and allow audiences to experience Arendelle in a whole new way.

Returning this season is what has become Houston’s favorite new holiday tradition, The Ugly Xmas Sweater Musical! Audiences can once again wear their ugliest Christmas sweaters and walk the runway with the show’s hilarious characters. Filled with all the holly jolly joy that audiences loved last season, this musical will be is the perfect way to celebrate the holidays with friends, coworkers and family.

The 2025 half of the season kicks off with the National tour of Mean Girls in January, followed by a new TUTS production of Waitress in collaboration with The 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle. The season will wrap up with a new production of Lin Manuel Miranda’s first hit musical, In The Heights, created by Theatre Under The Stars. Before there was Hamilton there was In The Heights.

“The 24/25 Season is the perfect delight for theatergoers of all ages. Your friends, family, colleagues, everyone is going to love it. Most of all you’re going to love the experience you have seeing all of these shows with Theatre Under The Stars,” said TUTS Artistic Director, Dan Knechtges.

2024 TOMMY TUNE AWARD FINALISTS

Outstanding Musical Finalists:

G.W. Carver High School — The Bodyguard

Bridgeland High School — Follies

Kinder HSPVA — After Midnight / The Prom

Pasadena Memorial High School — Disney’s Newsies

Ridge Point High School – Mamma Mia!

Stratford High School — 42nd Street

The Kinkaid School — Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella

THEATRE UNDER THE STARS ANNOUNCES THE FIRST TUTS TEXAS ALL-STATE MUSICAL!

HOUSTON – Today Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS) announced the first-ever TUTS Texas All-State Musical production!  

The TUTS Texas All-State Musical is a special event which brings together like-minded, talented high school students from across the state of Texas to celebrate theatre in a fully produced stage musical produced by Theatre Under The Stars.

“The TUTS Texas All-State Musical is an extraordinarily unique opportunity for top talented high school performers across Texas to perform in a high caliber musical at a statewide level” said Laura Peete, TUTS Artistic Line Producer who is directing the production. “Being selected for the TUTS Texas All State Musical is something many young artists throughout the nation won’t experience. Spending two weeks day/night with committed, talented, and invested young actors creates such an empowering space that will be unlike anything you have experienced before.”

The first TUTS Texas All-State Musical production will be Les Misérables School Edition. The TUTS Texas All State Musical Les Misérables cast will spend two overnight weeks staying on University of Houston’s campus with daily rehearsals and specialty programming, leading up to their performances in 2600 seat Sarofim Hall at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts.

As previously mentioned, the musical will be directed by Laura Peete. Joining her will be Jacob Shideler as Music Director, Colleen Grady as Costume Designer, Hudson Davis as Lighting Designer, Andrew Harper as Sound designer, and Stephanie Britton as Stage Manager.

Tickets for the event will go on sale after casting has been announced.


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