| uo;t quite find a way to beat the heat this summer? | | | | Definitely not the musical, this is another of the |
| We have put together the Top 10 Theatre Events for | | | | Pocket's audience-participation, popcorn-tossing, |
| you to attend in Texas this October. There have been | | | | comedy-spoofs. It is based on the legendary London |
| a lot of Performing Arts companies who have been | | | | barber, Sweeney Todd, who cut more than hair, and |
| affected by Hurricane Ike and are just now starting to | | | | his accomplice, Mrs. Lovett, who took care of the |
| get in full swing. Now is as good a time as any to get | | | | evidence by baking some very strange meat pies. |
| out of the house and into a great night out. | | | | Houston offers a wide variety of entertainment as |
| The Good Negro is now playing at the Dallas Theater | | | | well. Want to go and see a show with the kids? |
| Center. Alabama. 1962. When an African-American | | | | Created for younger fans and their families, |
| woman is beaten and arrested for taking her young | | | | ComedySportz 4 Kidz show features three all-star |
| daughter into a whites-only restroom, a trio of | | | | performers who invent the performance with the help |
| burgeoning civil rights leaders decides to make a stand. | | | | of the audience. |
| But first they must convince their community that now | | | | Another family fun event in Houston is Third Coast |
| is the time to throw off the shackles of being "good | | | | Comedy’s Family Fun Improv. With a similar |
| negroes" and to rise up against hate and injustice. | | | | format to "Who's Line is it Anyway?" with Drew |
| This is a can’t miss show. | | | | Carey, our in-house improv experts delight and |
| Just in time for Halloween the Granbury Opera House | | | | entertain you and your family. This is good old fashion |
| presents Bram Stokers Dracula. "I want your fear; for | | | | clean family fun at its best. Each week different |
| your fear, like a current, rushes through your body. | | | | audience members are invited on stage to participate |
| Your fear makes your heart pound; it renders your | | | | with the Improv Troupe. Young and old a like love the |
| veins rich and full. Your fear hemorrhages deliciously | | | | free form style of comedy and entertainment. |
| within you." This new adaptation restores the | | | | Want to see some fantastic performing arts then look |
| suspense and seduction of Bram Stoker's classic | | | | no further than Houston Metropolitan Theatre’s |
| novel to the stage. | | | | Quirky Works VI; A collaborative performance with |
| If you are in Irving you may want to catch the Las | | | | Eisenhower Dance Ensemble from Michigan running at |
| Colinas Symphony Orchestra’s J'aime Paris | | | | the Wortham Center in November. |
| Opera! Season highlights will focus on the music of the | | | | How about a little music that any Jazz lover would |
| most romantic city in the world... Paris! Among the | | | | consider a can’t miss! Jazz Education Inc. |
| concert offerings on November 15th will be an evening | | | | presents The Bubbha Thomas Holiday Jazz Concert |
| of excerpts and arias from great operas set in Paris, | | | | featuring Ayanna, Horace A. Young and Texas Brass |
| including Puccini's La Boheme, Massenet's Manon, | | | | Band at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston. |
| Charpentier's Louise, and Verdi's La Traviata! | | | | If film is your thing then you should head down to the |
| Here are two other shows that will not only entertain | | | | Museum of Fine Arts Houston for the 15th annual |
| but can also curb the appetite. Keith and | | | | Texas Filmmakers Showcase, organized by the |
| Margo’s Murder Mystery Dallas featuring | | | | Houston Film Commission, spotlights the best short |
| contemporary 21st Century plots involving murder, | | | | films and videos in the state. |
| mystery and mayhem and designed for sophisticated | | | | For something completely different, try tickets to Magic |
| adults. A hilarious evening featuring plots involving | | | | Island, a Houston institution. From the land of the Nile to |
| murder, mystery and mayhem designed for fun-loving | | | | Aladdin's Lamp... of the Wizard Merlin and the Maestro |
| guests. Enjoy a 3 course dinner during the show. | | | | Houdini...a legacy was born. It's a traveler's delight and |
| Pocket Sandwich Presents Sweeney Todd - Fiend of | | | | the locals retreat...a sanctuary for all. |
| Fleet Street at the Pocket Sandwich Theatre. | | | | So much to do and so little time to see it all. |