THEATER DISTRICT
The Bayou City is one of only a few cities that can boast resident companies in theater, ballet, symphony, and opera. http://www.downtownhouston.org/district/theater/
The district features nine renowned performing arts organizations, and many smaller ones, in four venues – Jones Hall, Wortham Theater Center, Alley Theatre and Hobby Center for the Performing Arts.
Outside of the Theater District, you can also find high quality performances for free at Miller Outdoor Theatre (http://milleroutdoortheatre.com/) and, on occasion, at Discovery Green Park (http://www.discoverygreen.com/ebevents).
The sculpture of the cello player above can be found on the plaza at The Lyric Center Office Tower.
The district features nine renowned performing arts organizations, and many smaller ones, in four venues – Jones Hall, Wortham Theater Center, Alley Theatre and Hobby Center for the Performing Arts.
- Alley Theater: Founded over 60 years ago, it provides audiences with the highest quality theater, offering a wide variety of work including new plays, classics, the re-discovered and the rarely-performed, and new musical theatre, with an emphasis on new American works. http://www.alleytheatre.org/
- Houston Ballet: Founded in 1969, it is America's fourth largest ballet company featuring 54 dancers who have won gold and silver medals at international ballet competitions. They perform at Wortham Theater Center. http://www.houstonballet.org/
- Houston Symphony: Founded in 1913, the Houston Symphony is one of America's oldest performing arts organizations, with a distinguished musical history. They perform in Jones Hall. http://www.houstonsymphony.org/
- Houston Grand Opera: Founded in 1955, it is an internationally-renowned opera company with a reputation for commissioning and producing new works. http://www.houstongrandopera.org/
- Da Camera of Houston: One of America's leading presenters and producers of ensemble music. They perform at the Wortham Theater Center, The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts and The Menil Collection. http://www.dacamera.com/
- Society for the Performing Arts (SPA): SPA was born 40 years ago and, as a largest nonprofit presenting organization of its kind in the Southwest, it presents internationally acclaimed artists from the entire performing arts spectrum, traditional to avant-garde alike. http://www.spahouston.org/
- Theatre Under the Stars (TUTS): Houston's acclaimed nonprofit musical theater company whose mission is to enrich life through the experience of quality musical theater and to positively impact lives beyond the state through innovative education and community engagement programs. http://www.tuts.com/
- Broadway at the Hobby Center: They bring the finest national touring productions - blockbuster musicals, plays and family shows, etc. http://houston.broadway.com/
- The Hobby Center: A must-see, must-attend, state-of-the-art entertainment complex. They have an onsite restaurant called Artista. http://www.thehobbycenter.org/
Outside of the Theater District, you can also find high quality performances for free at Miller Outdoor Theatre (http://milleroutdoortheatre.com/) and, on occasion, at Discovery Green Park (http://www.discoverygreen.com/ebevents).
The sculpture of the cello player above can be found on the plaza at The Lyric Center Office Tower.