Friday
December 24th, 2021

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From Houston's Weekend Planing Guide

Disney’s The Little Mermaid
@Hobby Center
Sarofim Hall

Performing now
through December 24, 2021

(From The Hobby Center.org) Based on one of Hans Christian Andersen’s most beloved stories and the classic animated film, The Little Mermaid is a hauntingly beautiful love story. With music by eight-time Academy Award winner, Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater and a compelling book by Doug Wright, this Broadway gem will capture your heart with its irresistible songs, including “Under the Sea,” “Kiss the Girl” and “Part of Your World.”

Ariel, King Triton’s youngest daughter, wishes to pursue the human Prince Eric in the world above, bargaining with the evil sea witch, Ursula, to trade her tail for legs. But the bargain is not what it seems, and Ariel needs the help of her colorful friends, Flounder the fish, Scuttle the seagull and Sebastian the crab to restore order under the sea.

Music by Alan Menken
Lyrics by Glenn Slater and Howard Ashman
Book by Doug Wright
Directed by Dan Knechtges

Show Times and Tickets
via Ticket Liquidator.com
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The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts
800 Bagby Street
Houston, TX 77002
(713) 315-2525
Directions (Map)

Weekend Book Read
Will  by Will Smith,
Mark Manson
This memoir is the product of
a profound journey
of self-knowledge . . .

(Click Here)

The Nutcracker
@The Wortham Center

Performing now
through December 24, 2021

The Houston Ballet brings back The Nutcracker to the Wortham Center this year after the covid hiatus.

The ballet's marketing people tells us, "Bring the family back to the theater to share the joy of Clara’s magical journey to the Kingdom of Sweets this holiday season!

Stanton Welch’s The Nutcracker is a grand spectacle of opulence and one of the most splendid versions of this holiday classic ever staged. With hundreds of roles and a myriad of exquisite details that will leave you discovering something new in every performance, Welch’s The Nutcracker is a positively joyous treat for ballet lovers of all ages. Rejoice in the return of this time-honored tradition!"

SOUL

Charles Dickens’
A Christmas Carol
@Alley Theatre

Performing now
through December 29, 2021

(From Alley Theatre.org) A highly inventive adaptation of the Dickens classic pared down to its essential elements. A resident company of actors assemble to perform a new production of the heartwarming Christmas story. When two of the troupe’s actors can’t arrive in time for the performance, others step in to create a magical world of holiday make-believe. It will be  A Christmas Carol  like no other

Elizabeth Bunch and David Rainey
in A Christmas Carol

Alley Theatre
615 Texas Avenue
Houston, Texas 77002
Directions (Map)
713.220.5700

Cirque du Solei
Alegria
@Sam Houston
Race Park

Playing Now thru January 1, 2022

Cirque de Soleil - Alegria show has been reimagined for a new generation to fall in love with. A wind of change hangs in the air, as the aristocratic ideals of the old guard are challenged by the revolutionary ideals of a youth in revolt.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Event  Venue Listings

The Heights Theatre
339 W 19th St.
Houston TX 77008
Directions (Map)
214-272-8346
Website

Houston Arena Theatre
Arena Towers
7326 Southwest Fwy
Houston, TX 77074
Directions (Map
(713) 772-5900
Website

Smart Financial Center
18111 Lexington Blvd,
Sugar Land, TX 77479
Directions (Map)
Phone: (281) 207-6278
Website

Stereo Live
6400 Richmond Ave.
Houston, TX 77057
Directions (Map)
(832) 251-9600
Website

Wortham Theater Center
501 Texas Avenue
Houston, Tx 77002
Directions (Map)
713-524-5050
Website

Scout Bar
in Marinagate
18307 Egret Bay Blvd.
Houston, TX
Directions (Map)
(281) 335-0002
Website

713 Music Hall
401 Franklin Street
Suite 1600
Houston, TX 77201
Directions (Map)
Website

Discovery Green
1500 McKinney Street
Houston, TX 77010
(713) 400-7336
Directions (Map)
Website

White Oak Music Hall
2915 N Main Street
Houston, TX 77009
Directions (Map)
Phone: (713) 237-0370
Website

Miller Outdoor Theatre
Hermann Park
6000 Hermann Park Dr
Houston, TX 77030
Directions click here
(832) 487-7102
Website

Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
2005 Lake Robbins Drive
The Woodlands, TX 77380
Directions (Map)
(281) 364-3010
Website

Rise Rooftop
2600 Travis St Suite R
Houston, TX 77006
Directions  Map)
(832) 767-0513
Website

Inside Birraporetti's
Downtown Houston
500 Louisiana Ave
Houston, TX 77002
Directions (Map)
832-592-7464
Website

Market Square Park
301 Milam Street
Houston, Texas 77002
(713) 650-3022
Directions (Map)
Website

Jones Hall
615 Louisiana Street
Houston, TX 77002
Direction (Map)
Website

Warehouse Live
813 St Emanuel Street
Houston, TX 77003
Directions (Map)
(713) 225-5483
Website

The Improv
Marq-E Entertainment Center

7620 Katy Freeway
455 Houston, TX 77024
Directions

Buy tickets over the phone:
713-333-8800
Website

HOB Houston
in GreenStreet

1204 Caroline St.
Houston, TX
(888) 402-5837
Directions (Map)
Website

  NRG Center
1 NRG Pkwy
Houston, TX

Directions (map)
Website

Toyota Center
1510 Polk Street
Houston, Tx  77002
Directions (Map)
713-758-7200
Website

The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts
800 Bagby Street
Houston, TX 77002
(713) 315-2525
Directions (Map)
Website

Ensemble Theatre
3535 Main Sttreet
Houston, TX 77002

(713) 520-0055
Directions (Map)
Website

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