The Music Box Theater cast, now performing in its twelfth Houston season, is returning to its theatrical roots in “Broadway at the Box.” The crew will give tribute to some of the best songs that Broadway has to offer in this musical celebration, which debuts Oct. 14 and runs through Nov. 25. “Broadway at the […]
Audience favorite Jean-Yves Thibaudet applies his peerless technique and poetic touch to Ravel’s blues-tinged Piano Concerto in G. Music Director Juraj Valcuha and the orchestra perform the U.S. premiere of Pretty, a co-commission from Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Julia Wolfe. And, the Viennese waltz takes a walk on the wild side in Ravel’s showstopping La valse.
She Dead Now by Cynthia Garcia Directed by ShaWanna Renee Rivon A solemn occasion turns into a full-on farce as the bereaved family, friends, and church members show up to pay their respects to a beloved woman of faith—only to have everything go wrong! As the funeral goes off the rails, old grudges come to […]
The music. The moves. He is one of the greatest entertainers of all time. Now, Michael Jackson’s unique and unparalleled artistry comes to you as MJ, the multi Tony Award®-winning new musical centered around the making of the 1992 Dangerous World Tour, begins a tour of its own. Created by Tony Award-winning Director/Choreographer Christopher Wheeldon […]
Fridays, Nov. 17 – Jan. 26; 8 – 10 p.m. Whether you remember exactly where you were when you heard your favorite song or you are experiencing it all for the first time, travel through the decades with some of the top hits! · Nov. 17 and Jan. 5 1950’s Rock ’N Roll, B-bop, Big […]
Saturday, Nov 18 Workshop times 10 am, 11:15 am, 12:30 pm, 1:30 pm and 2:45 pm. Learn about simple circuitry and the foundation of how electronics work with Input Output artist and educator Alex Ramos! Each participant can create an interactive greeting card while learning about design, engineering, conducted materials and art. Recommended ages is […]
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Diabelli 200 Explorer is the interactive website accompanying Anthony Brandt’s February 24-25 premiere of Diabelli 200, commissioned by Performing Arts Houston for their New/Now performance series. This virtual component explores the historic and neuroscience inspiration behind this new work, which was developed in collaboration with University of Houston neuroscientist Dr. Jose Luis Contreras-Vidal. In 1819, […]
The Negro Motorist Green Book, a new exhibition developed by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) in collaboration with award-winning author, photographer and cultural documentarian, Candacy Taylor will be on display in Holocaust Museum Houston’s Josef and Edith Mincberg Gallery Sept. 1 through Nov. 26, 2023. The Green Book provided critical, life-saving information on […]
This exhibition presents more than one hundred portraits made over the past twenty years by Houston-based artist Nestor Topchy (b. 1963). The small paintings, with their gold backgrounds, resemble Byzantine icons; however, rather than representing religious figures, Topchy depicts friends and colleagues in the art community.
Tsherin Sherpa Spirits tells the stories of loss, struggle, and empowerment in this thought-provoking and participatory art experience by renowned Himalayan artist Tsherin Sherpa. Born and raised in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sherpa studied Tibetan Buddhist painting with his father from the age of thirteen. In his late 20s, he relocated to California, where he continued his traditional art practice […]
Diaspora is an exhibition that examines Caribbean influences on North American culture. Mathieu examines how exploitation and censorship of Caribbean politics impacts Caribbean nations and culture. Diaspora challenges the viewer to reimagine what achieving the American dream looks like aesthetically, financially, spiritually and emotionally as a first generation immigrant in the United States of America.
