Tag: Wortham Center

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Dancing The Nutcracker 35 Times a Year: It’s Not for Wimps

Posted on · Since it debuted 27 years ago, the Houston Ballet’s annual staging of Ben Stevenson’s production of The Nutcracker has been seen by more than a million people. This year’s run, which began the day after Thanksgiving, goes through Dec. 28 at the Wortham Center’s Brown Theatre. Houston ballet soloist Nao Kusuzaki and dancer Aaron Sharratt […]

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How Do You Turn a Radio Program About Economics into a Live Stage Show?

Posted on · Frequent public radio listeners will know Kai Ryssdal as the host of the business and financial show Marketplace. Ryssdal and his team will broadcast their show live from Houston Public Media on Monday, Sept. 29, in advance of a sold-out live Marketplace stage show on Tuesday, Sept. 30, at Wortham Center. The stage show is […]

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Supreme Court, The Good The Bad and The Ugly, and Paula Poundstone: Houston Matters for Friday, June 27, 2014

Posted on · The Supreme Court's latest session has nearly drawn to a close. The High Court has issued opinions and decisions in the final weeks in several widely anticipated cases, involving ones involving cell phone privacy and buffer zones around abortion clinics. And by the end of the day Monday, the Court's expected to issue its decision […]

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Program Highlights Traditional Indian Dance and Music

Posted on · Dashavatar: The Ten Incarnations of Vishnu is a traditional Indian dance/theater production taking place Sunday, April 6, from 5-7 p.m. at the Wortham Center’s Cullen Theater. The program features dancers and music, all telling the story of the god  Vishnu’s many incarnations through time as he fights evil. We learn more about the program […]

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How to Get Through All Seven Harry Potter Books in 70 Minutes

Posted on · Want to get through all seven Harry Potter books but don’t have the time to read them all? If you’ve got 70 minutes you can speed through a summary of them all thanks to the off-Broadway show “Potted Potter: The Unauthorized Harry Experience – A Parody by Dan and Jeff,” which runs Nov. 26 through […]