Music & Theater
in Houston, TX (showing 1 - 10 out of 20)

The Tony-award winning Alley Theatre in Downtown Houston is the crown jewel in H-Town's thriving stage arts scene. The talented cast, crew and producers never fail to challenge themselves with a wide variety of plays each season.

The Alley Theatre company was founded in 1947 and has thrived by staging new plays, classics, unearthed pieces that have regained new life, and modern musical theater pieces.

The professional theater company uses a 75,000-square-foot facility to build sets and rehearse. The Alley Theatre Center for Theatre Production is the largest facility of its kind.

The result is season after season of highly regarded productions that rival the original Broadway and off-Broadway runs.

As one of the most prestigious resident theaters in the U.S, the Alley Theatre typically stages 11 productions each season. The theater seats 824 for the main stage and 310 for the more intimate Neuhaus stage.

Plays previously performed include: "The Mousetrap," "St. Nicholas," "A Behanding in Spokane," "A Christmas Carol," "Peter Pan," "Amadeus" and "Pygmalion."

The Alley continues its educational and outreach efforts each year, encouraging young playwrights, performers and future patrons to participate and explore. Programs include From Stage to Page, HYPE (Houston Young Playwrights Exchange) and the Young Performers Studio.

The Children's Museum of Houston sets the standard for today's hands-on, interactive museums of learning and discovery, built especially for younger patrons.

The 90,000-square-foot museum has a 5-star rating on social network sites, was voted "Ultimate Kid-Friendly Attraction" in a Houston Chronicle readers' poll, and tied for the No. 1 spot as the nation's best children's museum in Child magazine.

The exhibits are bilingual and the museum serves children ages birth to 12 years.

Permanent exhibits include:

• FlowWorks - This exhibit unleashes the power of water for children to explore and research the concept of energy flow. Plus, it's got plenty of wild, wet fun that young imaginations can't resist!
• Kidtropolis, USA - Finally, a chance for kids to rule the world! Here at Kidtropolis, the under-12 bunch do everything adults do, and more! Youngsters can start a business, hold a job, elect each other into city government and get a business loan. Learn about real life in a game-style atmosphere.
• Power Play - This newest exhibit teams up to teach kids about health and physical fitness. While they're jumping around and having fun, kids learn that exercise is fun and good for you.
• CYBERCHASE - The Chase Is On! - It's up to kids to thwart the evil Hacker who's on a mission to take over the Internet! This exciting math exhibit takes kids on a technical adventure and shows them how to play digital detective.
• Invention Convention - Gadgets and gizmos galore are laid out for kids to connect, create and construct anything their heart desires. Here they'll learn to imagine it and create it!
• EcoStation - Kids naturally care about the Earth, and this exhibit teaches them to understand how our actions impact the environment - and what we can all do about it! Kids become empowered after learning about water quality testing, soil exploration and other tests they can take home and perform in their own backyards.
• How Does It Work? - Answers to the most pressing questions of the day, like "How does a wireless phone work?" and "Why can't people see in the dark?" Explore a real '66 Mustang to discover what makes a car go, and lift yourself 5 feet into the air to learn how a simple pulley system can move even the heaviest of objects.

The Contemporary Arts Museum Houston is a museum of passion and honesty, committed to providing the best in contemporary new art and exploring the advent of modern art through the years.

Founded in 1948, the museum features international, national and regional art in rotating exhibits. New artwork is presented along with educational materials and scholarly publications, all meant to enrich the visitor's overall experience, appreciation and understanding.

The institution is located downtown in the heart of the Houston Museum District. Its building is a widely recognized stainless steel structure created by award-winning architect Gunnar Birkerts. The new location opened in 1972.

Ongoing exhibits have included "Perspectives," a series of works by emerging and well-known artists that have not yet shown in Houston.

Thematic presentations recently have included Finders/Keepers, where the museum has asked patrons to lend back pieces of art that were originally shown years ago at the museum; Elvis + Marilyn: Two Times Immortal; Abstract Painting Once Removed; and Other Narratives.