Lisa Birnbaum as Cleopatra

Theatre & Film

New Play At The Alley Depicts A Love Affair As Epic As The Film ‘Cleopatra’

Posted on · 'Cleo' tells the story of the torrid, on- and off-screen love affair between Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, the stars of the 1963 epic 'Cleopatra.' Writer Lawrence Wright and director Bob Balaban discuss the project, nearly a decade in the making.

Houston Matters

Full Show: What Houstonians Miss Most, And Cleopatra’s Backstory (April 6, 2018)

Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: Residents of a Houston development that flooded during Harvey are suing the designer. Then, longtime Houstonians discuss what long-lost elements of the city they miss the most. Plus, our non-experts discuss The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week's news. And we learn about Cleo, a new play at the Alley Theatre about the making of the 1963 film Cleopatra.