The Princess Bride: An Inconceivable Evening with Cary Elwes

The Princess Bride: An Inconceivable Evening with Cary Elwes

Journey back to the lands of Florin and Guilder in an adventure filled with fencing, fighting, torture, revenge, giants, monsters, chases, escapes, miracles, and of course, true love. Join Cary Elwes (Westley) for a behind-the-scenes look at life on and off the set of...
Kronos Quartet and Sam Green: A Thousand Thoughts

Kronos Quartet and Sam Green: A Thousand Thoughts

Academy Award®-nominated filmmaker Sam Green (The Weather Underground), in collaboration with Emmy Award®-winning writer and editor Joe Bini (Roman Polanski Wanted and Desired, Grizzly Man), takes the stage with the legendary group Kronos Quartet to create a “live...
Bruce Liu, Piano

Bruce Liu, Piano

Since winning First Prize at the 18th Chopin International Piano Competition in Warsaw, Bruce Liu has toured the world. Recent debuts include the stages of the Theatre des Champs-Elysees in Paris, Vienna Konzerthaus, Tokyo Opera City, and Carnegie Hall, with major...
Manual Cinema: Leonardo!

Manual Cinema: Leonardo!

Leonardo is a terrible monster. He tries so hard to be scary, but he just…isn’t. Then Leonardo finds Sam, the most scaredy-cat kid in the world. Will Leonardo finally get to scare the tuna salad out of someone? Or will it be the start of an unlikely friendship?...
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

In its 57-year history, Performing Arts Houston has presented Alvin Ailey’s dance company more than any other artist. Designated “a vital American cultural ambassador to the world” by U.S. Congressional resolution, the company celebrates the uniqueness of the African...
Manual Cinema: Leonardo!

Manual Cinema: Leonardo!

Leonardo is a terrible monster. He tries so hard to be scary, but he just…isn’t. Then Leonardo finds Sam, the most scaredy-cat kid in the world. Will Leonardo finally get to scare the tuna salad out of someone? Or will it be the start of an unlikely friendship?...
Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo

Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo

Celebrating their 50th Anniversary, Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, the world’s foremost all-male comic ballet company, brings its beloved troupe to Jones Hall for a brilliant combination of skillful pointe work and hilarious parodying of classical ballet...
Time For Three

Time For Three

Defying convention and boundaries, Time For Three stands at the busy intersection of Americana, modern pop, and classical music. Bonded by an uncommon blend of their instruments and voices, Charles Yang (violin, vocals), Nicolas “Nick” Kendall (violin, vocals), and...
New/Now

New/Now

Supporting new multi-genre works by the artists of our city, New/Now is an evening alive with dreams made real—a mixtape of influences, backgrounds, and Houston stories waiting to be heard.
New/Now

New/Now

Supporting new multi-genre works by the artists of our city, New/Now is an evening alive with dreams made real—a mixtape of influences, backgrounds, and Houston stories waiting to be heard.
An Evening with Howie Mandel

An Evening with Howie Mandel

Howie Mandel makes his Performing Arts Houston stand-up debut! A constant force in show business for more than 30 years, Mandel is a judge on NBC’s flagship series America’s Got Talent and served as executive director and host of CNBC’s Deal or No Deal. In 2019,...
Vienna Boys Choir

Vienna Boys Choir

The Vienna Boys Choir has delighted music lovers across the globe for six centuries. Renowned for their purity of tone, distinctive charm, and diverse repertoire, these gifted musicians with voices of unforgettable beauty are part of four touring choirs that give over...
David Sedaris

David Sedaris

David Sedaris is a Houston favorite, which makes him one of our favorites. One of America’s pre-eminent humor writers, a master of satire and incisive social critique, Sedaris is beloved for his personal essays and short stories. He’s the author of Holidays on Ice,...
Dirty Dancing in Concert

Dirty Dancing in Concert

Join us for Dirty Dancing in Concert, the classic film’s first live film-to-concert experience. Enjoy the digitally remastered hit film like never before on a full-size cinema screen, with a live band and singers performing the film’s iconic songs. With a soundtrack...
Step Afrika!: Drumfolk

Step Afrika!: Drumfolk

Inspired by the Stono Rebellion of 1739, Drumfolk explores a little-known event in history that would forever transform African American life and culture. When Africans lost the right to use their drums, the beats found their way into the bodies of the people. New...
Step Afrika!: Drumfolk

Step Afrika!: Drumfolk

Inspired by the Stono Rebellion of 1739, Drumfolk explores a little-known event in history that would forever transform African American life and culture. When Africans lost the right to use their drums, the beats found their way into the bodies of the people. New...
John Waters: End of the World

John Waters: End of the World

False Negative sure has changed and so has John Waters’ spoken word show, now entitled End of the World. This all-new, fast-moving, comic monologue about today’s despair and diseases, desires and desperation breaks through with an insane optimism that welcomes all...
Lila Downs: Dia de Los Muertos

Lila Downs: Dia de Los Muertos

With “a stunning voice, a confident multicultural vision grounded in her Mixtec Indian roots” (LA Times), GRAMMY® and Latin GRAMMY®-winning singer Lila Downs is one of the most influential and representative artists of Mexican music in Latin America. She brings an...
MOMIX: Alice

MOMIX: Alice

Down the rabbit hole we go. Inspired by Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland, choreographer Moses Pendleton’s newest work explores Alice’s adventures with the Mad Hatter, the Queen of Hearts, the White Rabbit, and more. Having enchanted audiences for over 40 years,...
An Evening with Isaac Mizrahi

An Evening with Isaac Mizrahi

Isaac Mizrahi knows how to work a stage. The actor, host, writer, designer, producer, and Project Runway All-Stars judge delivers acclaimed cabaret performances “determined to challenge the cultural status quo and help blaze a path into a more liberated future where...