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Exploring Houston’s Performing Arts Scene for the Holidays
Posted on · The performances that will bring holiday magic to your family this season.
Tag: Houston Theater District
Encore Houston
Encore Houston, Episode 111: Theater District Highlights
Posted on · Excerpts from Houston Theater District performances by Ars Lyrica, Apollo Chamber Players, Aperio, MUSIQA, Da Camera, and Mercury.
Houston Matters
Full Show: A New School Year At Wheatley High, Facilities For Migrant Teens, And Comedian Ali Siddiq On Prison Life (Aug. 26, 2019)
Posted on · On Monday's Houston Matters: Parents and students at Wheatley High discuss the upcoming academic year at the troubled school. We meet a former unaccompanied migrant who's now a psychologist in a facility for migrant teens. And comedian Ali Siddiq discusses life in prison.
News
Houston First Tightens Belt To Pay Off Harvey Damage
Posted on · The corporation in charge of Houston’s arts and entertainment venues has drained its reserves to rebuild the flooded theater district. CFO Frank Wilson estimates it will take at least five years for the organization to recover financially.
News
Stages Repertory Theatre Announces Plans To Build A $30.5 Million Complex In Montrose
Posted on · The company plans to move into the new complex in fall 2019
Houston Matters
Theater District Soldiers On After Harvey
Posted on · We talk with representatives from some of Houston’s theater organizations about the state of the district after the flood and learn how organizations are moving forward.
Houston Matters
Full Show: Houstonians Helping Puerto Rico, And Harvey’s Toll On The Theater District (Sept. 26, 2017)
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: We learn how Houston's Puerto Rican community is responding to the natural disaster there. And members of arts organizations within Houston's much-celebrated Theater District talk about the damage they and their colleagues suffered from Harvey and how they're foraging ahead.
News
After Nearly a Year of Searching, ‘TUTS’ Has a New Leader
Posted on · Theatre Under the Stars’ new Executive Director comes direct from Minnesota, but she’s really a Texas girl.
News
Jones Hall: Past, Present and Future – Part Three
Posted on · Fifty years after its opening, some say Jones Hall needs a makeover. But what should be changed?
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Jones Hall: Past, Present and Future – Part Two
Posted on · As Jones Hall celebrates its 50th anniversary this month, we look at its ups and downs through the decades.
News
Jones Hall: Past, Present and Future-Part 1
Posted on · The Jesse H. Jones Hall for the Performing Arts is celebrating its 50th anniversary this month. In the first of a three-part series, we start with the story of the venue’s creation.
Houston Matters
What Awaits in the New Season for Houston Performing Arts — A Preview of the Theater District Open House
Posted on · This Sunday (Aug. 28, 2016) from noon to 5 p.m. is the annual Theater District Open House, where Houston many theater and arts organizations showcase their upcoming seasons and allow patrons to get a behind-the-scenes view of how they operate. This week, Houston Public Media's arts and culture team has been talking with folks from […]
Arts & Culture
Theater District Open House: Bringing Broadway To Houston
Posted on · Ernie Manouse chats with Jennifer Mire from Broadway at the Hobby Center about the upcoming Broadway tours that will be coming to Houston this season.
Arts & Culture
Theater District Open House: A Performing Arts Prologue
Posted on · Ernie Manouse previews the upcoming Theater District Open House with Theater District CEO Kathryn McNiel.
Theatre & Film
Theater Under The Stars’ New Artistic Advisor Announces Programming Changes
Posted on · Sheldon Epps says the decision was based on bringing in a more diverse audience.