SPRING AWAKENING And More In Hobby Center Upcoming Events

The mission of the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts is to serve the community as a privately operated and maintained institution that will provide premier venues for resident companies and other professional and community attractions; to broaden the range, quality and accessibility of cultural fare available to the public; to encourage distinctive arts education and outreach programs; to contribute to the cultural quality of life in Houston, Harris County and the region.

The Hobby Center Presents:
SPRING AWAKENING

January 6 - 18, 2009
Sarofim Hall
Tickets: $23 - $61
For tickets please call 713.622.SHOW(7469).

Broadway's most talked about new musical is now the biggest Tony Award Winner in years. SPRING AWAKENING is the groundbreaking fusion of morality, sexuality and rock & roll that has awakened Broadway like no other musical in years. Winner of 8 Tony Awards including BEST MUSICAL, SPRING AWAKENING celebrates the unforgettable journey from youth to adulthood with a power, a poignancy and a passion you will never forget. We agree with the NY Times "Broadway may never be the same again!" "HAUNTING AND ELECTRIFYING! This brave new musical has a shivery sensual allure unmatched by anything in the theatre right now." - Charles Isherwood, The New York Times

Audio Descriptive Performance: Thursday, January 15, 2009 8:00 PM
Captioned Performance: Saturday, January 10, 2009 - 8:00 PM

For more information please visit www.broadwayacrossamerica.com/Houston

Friday, January 9, 2009 - 8:00 PM

THATS LOVE
At Zilkha Hall
Tickets: $20

For tickets please call 713.315.2525 

That's Love is an original musical comedy stage play and is filled with energy, song, dance and inspiration! It's a modern day Bonnie & Clyde love tale that erupts on the grounds of an abandoned church, presumed abandoned for 80 years. Is love stronger than hate? The events that unfold are sure to test the principles of love.

Love is in the air but something else lurks within these abandoned church walls. Two unsuspecting souls are on the run in an abandoned church. Eighty years of silence is about to turn into eighty minutes of hell.

MUSIQA
On Saturday, January 10, 2009 - 7:30 PM
At Zilkha Hall

Tickets - $32, $24, $18
Student / Seniors Tickets - $24, $18, $10
For tickets please call 713.315.2525 

Musiqa offers a program of modern music inspired by older music, including works by Karim Al-Zand, David Crumb, Marcus Maroney and Steven Stuckey. In partnership with Inprint, the concert also features a reading by renowned writer Antonya Nelson. Rebecca Miller conducts.

For more information, please visit www.musiqahouston.org

And coming Later This Month:

Houston Chamber Symphony
The Art of The Piano Recital
Monday, January 26, 2009 - 7:30 PM
Zilkha Hall
Tickets - $30
Students / Seniors (With Valid ID) - $15
KUHF Members - $24
For tickets please call 713.315.2525 

The Houston Chamber Symphony proudly presents Andreas Klein in concert. Andreas is renowned to audiences around the world for pianism of the highest caliber. Zilkha Hall is an intimate and acoustically superior concert hall, a perfect place for you to hear Andreas in recital. His blockbuster program of masterpieces will include the Schubert B Flat Sonata, Beethoven's opus 110, and Liszt's B Minor Sonata

For more information, please visit www.houstonchambersymphony.org

Masquerade Theatre PResents
Man of La Mancha
January 30 - February 8, 2009
Zilkha Hall
Tickets - $50, $40, $30
Students / Seniors (With Valid ID) - $40 , $30, $20
For tickets please call 713.315.2525 

This classic allegory of the struggle of good versus evil is highlighted at times by the sometimes comedic, sometimes dramatic attempts of Don Quixote to right all the wrongs in the world. While his exploits are occasionally chided by onlookers (assaulting windmills and extolling the virtue of the kitchen wench Aldonza, whom he views as the beautiful and pure Dulcinea), the hero never wavers in his quest, and the purity of his self-imposed crusade becomes more and more evident. Containing one of the most powerful moments in musical theatre ("The Impossible Dream"), Mitch Leigh's score highlights an entertaining and moving story of personal triumph. Man of La Mancha gives audiences an uplifting and emotional look at the power of ideas and the strength to follow one's dreams.

For more information, please visit www.masqueradetheatre.com

Masquerade Theatre PResents
Man of La Mancha
The Brilliant Lecture Series and Capitol One Bank present
A Conversation with Dr. Maya Angelou
Saturday, January 31, 2009 - 7:30PM
Sarofim Hall
Tickets: $25, $42, $52, $62, $82
Students/Seniors/Groups (15 or More): $22.30, $36.75, $45.25, $53.75, $70.75
For tickets please call 713.315.2525 

Dr. Maya Angelou is hailed as one of the great voices of contemporary literature and as a remarkable Renaissance woman. A mesmerizing vision of grace, swaying and stirring when she moves; Dr. Angelou captivates her audiences lyrically with vigor, fire and perception. She has the unique ability to shatter the opaque prisms of race and class between reader and subject throughout her books of poetry and her autobiographies

VIP patrons are invited to attend a pre-event reception with Dr. Maya Angelou and will receive a signed copy of her new best selling book, Letter to My Daughter together with front orchestra seating.

Groups of 15 or more, students and seniors who present valid identification will receive a 10% discount.

For more information about the Brillaint Lecture Series, please visit www.brilliantlectures.org.

 

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