See the latest performing arts productions and theater happenings opening across Houston from Monday, November 11 to Sunday, November 17, 2024.
A Houston holiday favorite returns this week, along with a new holiday revue.
And, for those not quite ready for decking the halls, there’s a popular string quartet offering its unique take on an even more popular superstar’s songs, the Houston Symphony performing one of classical music’s iconic pieces and two native Houstonians (and BFFs) bringing a special show to the Hobby Center.
Top Performing Arts Openings This Week: November 11 to 17, 2024
Performing Arts Houston: Vitamin String Quartet: The Music of Taylor Swift at Wortham Center | Tuesday – One of the world’s most popular string quartets, with soundtrack appearances on the Netflix smash Bridgerton, comes to Houston to perform their adaptations of music by Taylor Swift, along with Billie Eilish, BTS and more. $29 and up. 7:30pm.
Houston Symphony: Beethoven’s 9th at Jones Hall | Thursday – Michael Tilson Thomas, one of the world’s most-acclaimed conductors, leads the symphony in a towering masterpiece. The Houston Symphony Chorus joins the orchestra for this composition, which includes the iconic “Ode to Joy.” $38 and up. 7:30pm.
everyday more dystopian: entropic playground at Houston Met Dance | Friday – The multidisciplinary presentation/installation explores themes of destruction, nature, environmental impact, and human relationships. It invites the audience to consider “what’s next” while traveling a dystopian landscape incited by the kinetic energy in loss. $20 and up. 8pm.
Live at the Founders Club: Katie Rose Clark & Steven Jamail at the Hobby Center | Friday & Saturday – Long time besties and Houston natives Katie Rose Clarke and musical director Steven Jamail first met doing community theater in high school in Friendswood. The duo have created an evening of music specifically for this special Houston engagement, featuring Broadway classics and lesser-known tunes. Clark most recently starred in Broadway’s Merrily We Roll Along and is the longest-running Glinda in Wicked on Broadway. Jamail has served as music director and arranger on The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Rosie Show and more. $58 and up. 7pm both nights.
Shepherd School of Music: Fall Chamber Music Festival at Duncan Recital Hall | Friday to Sunday | FREE – Musicians in Rice’s Shepherd School of Music offer a full weekend of chamber works, showcasing the depth and breadth of the genre. The repertoire includes works by Hayden, Grieg, Dvořák and other composers. Showtimes vary.
A Christmas Carol at The Alley Theatre | Opens Friday – The holiday favorite based on Charles Dickens’ classic returns, telling the story of miserly Scrooge, who is visited by three ghosts on Christmas Eve. Will they compel him to change his ways before it’s too late? $33 and up. Times vary.
Catastrophic Theatre: Love Bomb at MATCH | Opens Friday – This world premiere by Brian Jucha is about, well, let’s say, taxi dancers. Even if it isn’t. It is about what people will do for love, and it features music by ‘70s folk pop star Melanie (think “the Roller Skates song”). Pay-What-You-Can; $35 suggested. Showtimes vary.
The Twelve Ways of Christmas at Ensemble Theatre | Opens Friday – The musical revue explores the various ways that Christmas is celebrated; with family, with friends, the importance of the religious significance of the holiday to some, the wonder of being a child receiving gifts, the longing of a soldier away at war, and even explores the reality of those experiencing grief during the holiday season. $45 and up. Showtimes vary.
Houston Chamber Choir: This Sky at Saint Philip Presbyterian Church | Saturday – The Grammy-winning choir stages a performance that includes a selection of pieces contemplating the heavens. The centerpiece is American composer Kile Smith’s breathtaking “Consolation of Apollo,” a breathtaking piece with texts pulled from the philosopher, Boethius, and from Apollo 8’s astronaut crew. $45. 7:30pm.
Lone Star Lyric: Broadway Cabaret at Ovations Night Club | Saturday – Ovations in Rice Village hosts an evening of show tune favorites from composers like Rodgers and Hart, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Cole Porter, Kander and Ebb, and many more. It’s a trip through Broadway history in song. $30 and up. 5pm.
Main Street Theater’s Theater for Youth: Sleeping Beauty: The Musical at MATCH | Sunday – This enchanting musical follows the story of courageous Aurora—cursed as a child, and raised in hiding until the day comes when she can return to the kingdom and take her rightful place as princess. The show’s run lasts through Sunday, December 22. Ages 5+. $31 and up. Showtimes vary.
Final Performances This Week
The Father closes at Theatre Southwest on November 16. You only have until November 15 to catch Pamela Vogel’s impressive performance in Main Street Theater’s The Year of Magical Thinking.
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