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Alley Theatre Presents Shaw’s Classic Battle Between Mother and Daughter Over Sex, Love, Money and Morality, Mrs. Warren’s Profession

Mrs. Warren’s Profession
By Bernard Shaw
Directed by Anders Cato

Shaw’s ultimate test of a mother-daughter relationship is one of his most enduring and best-loved plays. Kitty Warren has worked hard to provide the comfortable upbringing she never had for her daughter Vivie. Now that Vivie is about to embark on her own career, her mother decides that it is time for the feminist daughter to finally learn the truth about her mother’s profession. Recommended for general audiences


Mrs. Warren’s Profession
runs January 9 through February 1, 2009 on the Hubbard Stage.


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Houston Ballet presents Marie: February 26 – March 8.
 
A child bride. A spoiled party girl. A doting mother. A controversial queen. Marie Antoinette has long fascinated historians and artists alike.
Inspired by the story of her life, artistic director Stanton Welch will create a new full-length ballet about the French monarch whose life culminated in the violent events of the French Revolution.

Save the date for Masters of Movement: March 12 -22.

Houston Ballet is pleased to introduce three important works into its repertoire, masterful works by master choreographers. The Leaves are Fading is a lyrical study in wistful dreaminess by famed English choreographer Antony Tudor. The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude is all Forsythe, a sexy and energetic work that fully lives up to its name. Jirí Kylián’s Soldiers' Mass is a poignant commentary on the destruction and devastation of war. This is a program not to be missed.
  
For more information call 713.227.ARTS or visit houstonballet.org.

Melody Herrera in Marie. Hair by Ceron, makeup by Cynthia Christ & Melissa Sellers, jewelry by De Beers, photo by Pam Francis.

Da Camera of Houston-chamber music and jazz.

Coming in 2009:
 
Jan. 20: Messiaen Centennial Concert featuring piano cycle Visions de l'Amen performed by Marilyn Nonken and Sarah Rothenberg.
 
Jan. 31: Songs of the Earth chamber music concert featuring works of Debussy, Mahler and Chinese American composer Zhou Long. Susanne Mentzer, mezzo-soprano
 
Feb. 7: Jazz trio The Bad Plus known for their originals and their takes on songs by Nirvana, Bjork, Black Sabbath and more.
 
Feb. 17: Brentano String Quartet performs wide-ranging music and poetry program including works by Kurt Weill, Arnold Schoenberg and Lee Hyla (a setting of Allen Ginsberg's Howl).
 
For more information call
713-524-5050 or go to  
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There is nothing as exciting, as entertaining, or as thrilling as a night at the opera – unless it’s a whole season of operas!

Subscribe now to Houston Grand Opera for the 2008–09 season, and you'll get six marvelous evenings (or matinées) of magnificent music, scenic magic and breathtaking drama created right here in Houston by our world-renowned company. You'll hear world-famous opera stars, fantastically talented young artists, and the incomparable Houston Grand Opera Chorus and Orchestra - six evenings of world-class entertainment for as little as $67.50

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Passion. Joy. Live Music.
And You. 
 
Welcome to the 2008-2009 Houston Symphony Season!

Join the Houston Symphony for a new season packed with a variety of concerts. Hear classical musicians such as Gil Shaham, Yuja Wang, Leila Josefowicz and a special one-night only performance by Yo-Yo Ma. Relive your favorite swing hits with Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, laugh the night away with Wayne Brady and take a ride on a yellow submarine with the Music of the Beatles with Classical Mystery Tour. The 2008-2009 season is sure to entertain you.

For more information, call 713. 224.7575 or houstonsymphony.org 

 
Society for the Performing Arts' 2008-2009 Season
 
Whether you long to travel to faraway destinations or yearn for voyages of the imagination, join SPA on the journey of a lifetime. From South Africa's awe-inspiring  Ladysmith Black Mambazo to Russia’s St Petersburg Ballet Theatre and its passionate Bizet’s Carmen, it is a season for the adventurer in all of us.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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It's guaranteed to snow inside the Hobby Center! TUTS’ own dazzling production of Irving Berlin’s White Christmas is part of the 2008-2009 “Wow, What a Season!”

The musical is based on the 1954 movie, “White Christmas” starring Danny Kaye and Bing Crosby, who play war-buddies turned vaudeville showmen.

The plot thickens when they meet two song-bird sisters and romantic antics ensue.

With a cast of 32, nearly two-dozen musicians, elaborate staging, choreography and costumes, the show is a true spectacle and serves as the perfect framework for the presentation of Berlin’s hit songs “Blue Skies,” “Count Your Blessings” and the title song, “White Christmas.”

For more information call 713.558.2600 or TUTS.com 
Broadway’s most talked about new musical and the biggest Tony Award®-winner in years Spring Awakening is coming to Houston January 6-18, 2009.
 
Presented by Cadillac Broadway Across America-Houston, Spring Awakening, the 8-time Tony Award® winning Broadway musical, will open at the Hobby Center.
 
With music by Grammy award nominated singer–songwriter Duncan Sheik and a book and lyrics written by Steven Sater, Spring Awakening is the groundbreaking fusion of morality, sexuality and rock & roll that has awakened Broadway like no other musical.

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Musiqa Houston offers a program of modern music inspired by older music with Music About Music on Saturday, January 10.
 
Music includes works by
Karim Al-Zand, David Crumb, Marcus Maroney and Steven Stuckey.
 
In partnership with Inprint, the concert also features a ready by renowned writer Antonya Nelson.  Rebecca Miller conducts.

Show tickets: $10-$32

For more information on Musiqa Houston visit musiqahouston.org.
 
For more information call 713.315.2525 or
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HOUSTON SYMPHONY TO PERFORM FOR THE METHODIST HOSPITAL PATIENTS Full Orchestra heads to Medical Center to Warm Spirits This Holiday Season WHO: The Methodist Hospital patients and visitors WHAT: The Houston Symphony’s full orchestra will warm the hearts of patients, family members and visitors of The Methodist Hospital with a more

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