{"id":622205,"date":"2026-02-28T11:57:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T11:57:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/622205\/"},"modified":"2026-02-28T11:57:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T11:57:20","slug":"theatre-under-the-stars-reveals-2026-27-season-with-broadway-tours-local-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/622205\/","title":{"rendered":"Theatre Under The Stars reveals 2026-27 season with Broadway tours &#038; local shows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><strong>HOUSTON<\/strong> \u2013 A blockbuster lineup for Houston Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS) is rolling out a season designed to please every theatre fan: The Music Man, Mrs. Doubtfire, Disney\u2019s The Little Mermaid, The Who\u2019s Tommy, Kinky Boots and Oh, Mary! <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Artistic Director Dan Knechtges joined Houston Life for a sneak peek, promising \u201cmust-see\u201d moments across touring hits and homegrown productions. Oh, Mary! \u2014 currently one of the hottest tickets in New York \u2014 will close the season. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><b>A holiday show with local heart <\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">TUTS will present Disney\u2019s The Little Mermaid as its holiday production. The company is self-producing this title and plans to showcase students and local cast members, continuing TUTS\u2019 tradition of pairing professional storytelling with Houston talent. While TUTS typically self-produces about half of each season, next year\u2019s abundance of exceptional tours persuaded the artistic team to bring more Broadway productions to the city.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><b>How TUTS curates and supports Houston artists<\/b> <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Selecting touring shows is an artistic and practical process: TUTS evaluates availability, artistic fit and what will resonate with local audiences. The season reflects a balance between crowd-pleasing classics, contemporary favorites and boundary-pushing works. Beyond touring hits, TUTS invests in development and local artists by including students and area performers in self-produced work and by offering performance and training opportunities throughout the year. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><b>Why subscribe \u2014 the perks of becoming a TUTS subscriber<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Subscribers typically enjoy benefits such as priority seating, subscriber discounts, flexible exchanges and exclusive event invitations \u2014 perks that make it easier and more affordable to see multiple shows. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">To learn more or to become a subscriber, visit <a rel=\"sponsored nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tuts.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tuts.org\/\">www.TUTS.org<\/a> or call 713-558-8887. <\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 by KPRC Click2Houston &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HOUSTON \u2013 A blockbuster lineup for Houston Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS) is rolling out a season designed&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":622206,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5130],"tags":[648,19607,171,266230,4345,358,1148,91038,3187],"class_list":["post-622205","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-houston","tag-arts","tag-broadway","tag-entertainment","tag-hobby-center-for-the-performing-arts","tag-houston","tag-texas","tag-theater","tag-tuts","tag-tx"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116148138724250111","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/622205","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=622205"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/622205\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/622206"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=622205"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=622205"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=622205"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}