See the latest performing arts productions and theater happenings opening across Houston from Monday, October 14 to Sunday, October 20, 2024.
The first opening this week provides an excellent way to support emerging talent. The kids at Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts launch their all-school musical, 9 to 5, based on the wildly popular 1980s movie. The Houston Chamber Choir takes to the stage at Miller Outdoor Theatre for some sounds of the 1970s. Dirt Dogs Theatre and Main Street Theater open their 2024-25 seasons this week, and
Top Performing Arts Openings This Week: October 14 to 20, 2024
- Kinder High School for the Performing & Visual Arts presents 9 to 5 in the Denney Theatre | Opens Wednesday – Head Downtown and cheer on the talented students in their all-school fall musical. Based on the 1985 movie and featuring the classic Dolly Parton song, it’s the story of three secretaries trying to move up the career ladder. $18 and up. Times vary.
- Czech Center Museum Houston presents Czech Heritage Month Concert | Thursday | FREE with RSVP – Enjoy music from Apollo Chamber Players with special guests Lauren Spaulding, viola, and Norman Fischer, professor of Cello at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music. The program features a selection of beloved Bohemian composer Bedrich Smetana. RSVP required. 7pm.
- Houston Symphony presents Hocus Pocus Pops at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion | Thursday | FREE – Adults and kids alike will love this concert with songs that are just the right amount of scary. Trick or treating on the plaza, a costume parade across the stage and fun on the Pavilion highlight the evening. 7:30pm.
- Gente de Teatro presents Three Short Plays at MATCH | Opens Thursday – Spend an evening watching three short plays that focus on life, love and family. Cuánto vale una heladera (How much is a refrigerator worth) is a funny and touching story about a woman who demands a new refrigerator after the one she bought burns out due to a power surge. Verona humorously portrays a hilarious encounter of three sisters during their mother’s 80th birthday. Mesa de Saldos (Sale Table) is the story of a man who searches for books written and dedicated by hand by his deceased grandfather, whom he deeply admires. $27 and up. Times vary.
- Performing Arts Houston presents Aida Cuevas: The Queen of Mariachi at Jones Hall | Friday – The Grammy and Latin Grammy Award-winner leads a mariachi spectacular celebrating Mexico’s best selling artist, Juan Gabriel. She’ll perform some of his greatest hits, including Te Lo Pido Por Favor, Te Sigo Amando and others. $29 and up. 7:30pm.
- Dirt Dogs Theatre presents Race at the MATCH | Opens Friday – David Mamet’s searing commentary on the legal system opens Dirt Dogs’ 2024 – 2025 season. It’s the story of a white businessman accused of sexually assaulting a Black woman. As his legal team begins its defense, the evidence doesn’t add up. How far will they go to protect their client? $30. Times vary.
- Houston Contemporary Dance Company & Open Dance Company present Butterfly Effect at Asia Society Texas Center | Friday & Saturday – Bringing together Houston’s two leading contemporary dance companies, the performances include original work by ODP Artistic Director Annie Arnoult. This is a chance to see a world premiere laced with athleticism and artistry in an exceptional setting. $35. 7:30pm.
- Musiqa presents Sound & Light at Miller Outdoor Theatre | Friday | FREE – The ensemble makes its Miller debut with this marriage of live contemporary chamber music and visual art that’s unlike anything else on Houston stages. During the performance, the conductor and pianist will be wearing mobile brain-body imaging caps, monitored through a brain-computer interface (BCI), by a team of neuro-engineers from the University of Houston’s BRAIN Center, and images of what’s happening neurologically will be shown on screens. 7:30pm.
- Houston Chamber Choir presents I Just Want to Celebrate at Miller Outdoor Theatre | Saturday | FREE – Come out to Hermann Park, where the choir helps you relive the 1970s, with music by Roberta Flack, the Bee Gees, Carly Simon, ABBA, the Jackson 5 and many others. Rock and roll and sing along at this concert that’s got something for the whole family. 7:30pm.
- Main Street Theater presents The Year of Magical Thinking | Opens Saturday – Based on Joan Didion’s memoir of the same name, this one-woman play stars one of Houston powerhouse Pamela Vogel in a story of compassion, bewilderment and the power of love. Moving from grief to acceptance, the play follows a year in Didion’s life where she copes with the unexpected death of her husband and the prolonged illness of her daughter. $45 and up. Times vary.
- Performing Arts Houston: Disney / Pixar’s Coco Live to Film Concert at Jones Hall | Saturday & Sunday – The 20-member Orquesta Folclórica Nacional de México performs the beloved Pixar film’s score live as the movie plays. It’s the story of a Mexican boy named Miguel, who finds himself in the Land of the Dead after a series of mysterious events. $19 and up. Times vary.
- Houston Masterworks Chorus presents Gabriel Fauré Requiem at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church | Sunday – The El Sistema Symphony Youth Orchestra joins the choir to sing one of classical music’s most-loved compositions. Fauré’s stirring Requiem features glorious passages like Libera me and In Paradisum. $25. 4pm.
Final Performances This Week
Rachmaninoff and the Tsar closes at the Gordy on Sunday, October 20. 2024.
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