Houston Lifestyles & Homes June 2009
Dancers Connor Walsh and Barbara Bears perform in Swan Lake.
Nick Garrison stars as the Emcee in The 5th Avenue Theatre’s production of Cabaret.
SWAN LAKE
Wortham Theater, June 11 - 21
With the goal of making classical ballet relevant for a new generation of
audiences, artistic director Stanton Welch has put his 21st century signature
on this 19th century love story. Set to the hauntingly beautiful Tchaikovsky
score,
Swan Lake tells the classic tale of Odette, a beautiful maiden transformed into a swan by
an evil knight, and the prince who swears his enduring love for her. It
’s good and evil in black and white, danced on rich and spectacular sets by the
late, great Australian designer Kristian Fredrikson. To purchase tickets, call
713-227-2787 or go to
www.houstonballet.org.
Cabaret
Hobby Center, June 16 - 28
The decadent world of 1930s Berlin comes to life in this Tony Award-winning
musical masterpiece. An English nightclub singer, an American writer, a German
landlady and a Jewish shopkeeper find their destinies linked and their futures
uncertain as the Nazis struggle to overthrow Germany.
By turns defiant and melancholy, brazen and gleeful, Cabaret sizzles with thrilling songs that will make your heart pound. Join the seductive
master of ceremonies as he bids you to
“leave your troubles outside” and experience the entertainment of the Kit Kat Klub. For more information,
call 713-558-TUTS.
Phantom of the opera
Hobby Center, July 8 - Aug. 2
With some of the most lavish sets, costumes and special effects ever created for
the stage, Andrew Lloyd Webber
’s The Phantom of the Opera, directed by Harold Prince, traces the tragic love story of a beautiful opera
singer and a young composer shamed by his physical appearance into a shadowy
existence beneath the majestic Paris Opera House.
Adapted from Gaston Leroux’s classic novel of mystery and suspense, this award-winning musical has woven
its magical spell over standing room audiences in more than 100 cities
worldwide and is now the longest-running show in Broadway history.
John Cudia as The Phantom.
Fiddler on the Roof
Hobby Center, Through June 7
Cadillac Broadway Across America-Houston presents the farewell tour of Fiddler on the Roof starring Chaim Topol as Teyve. Topol returns to the role that made him legendary
with his award-winning film portrayal in one of the great masterpieces in
American musical theatre.
No other musical has so magically woven music, dance, poignancy and laughter
into such an electrifying and unforgettable experience. Based on the stories of
Sholom Aleichem,
Fiddler on the Roof will continue to delight audiences for generations to come. This is a family
musical about the bonds that hold husbands and wives and parents and children
together in times of hardship and times of joy.
THE FARNSWORTH INVENTION
Alley Theatre, June 10 - 28
In 1929, two ambitious visionaries race against each other to invent a device
called
“television.” Separated by 2,000 miles, each knows that if he stops working, even for a
moment, the other will gain the edge. Who will unlock the key to the greatest
innovation of the 20th century: the ruthless media mogul, or the self-taught
Idaho farm boy? The answer comes to compelling life in
The Farnsworth Invention, the new play from Aaron Sorkin, creator of The West Wing. Recommended for mature audiences.
Marlene Dumas: Measuring Your Own Grave
The Menil Collection, Through June 21
The exhibition Marlene Dumas: Measuring Your Own Grave will be the first mid-career survey of this critically acclaimed painter’s work to be mounted in the United States. The exhibition includes 65 paintings
and 25 drawings installed thematically in order to emphasize the serial nature
in which the work was conceived and realized.
target summer symphony nights
Miller Outdoor Theatre, Beginning June 20
Join the Houston Symphony for Target Summer Symphony Nights beginning on June 20
at 8 p.m. These free summer concerts will be held at Miller Outdoor Theatre in
Hermann Park
.
Upcoming events include: Pictures at an Exhibition, June 20; Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 1 on June 21 with conductor Julian Kuerti; Dvorák’s Seventh on June 27, Brett Mitchell, conductor; Respighi’s Pines of Rome on June 28 with conductor Andrew Grams; A Star-Spangled Salute on July 4 with
Michael Krajewski, conductor, and Kaitlyn Lusk, vocalist. Hear Tchaikovsky
’s stirring 1812 Overture and patriotic favorites followed by a spectacular fireworks display.
Reckless
Company OnStage, June 26 - July 25
This comedy by Craig Lucas begins on a snowy Christmas Eve as Rachel’s guilt-stricken husband urges her to flee the house before a hitman he hired
arrives. Thus begins a new chapter in her journey, leading Rachel to ponder
whether the modern world might not be a vast conspiracy designed to undermine
her grasp on reality.
Literally Figurative
Houston Center For Contemporary Craft Through July 3
The Houston Center for Contemporary Craft presents its first curated
invitational exhibition,
Literally Figurative, on view until July 3. Literally Figurative focuses on the many aspects of the human figure—complex, beautiful, humorous and quirky—as depicted by several craft artists through works made from ceramic, fiber,
glass, metal, wood or mixed media. These whimsical and offbeat objects are sure
to delight the viewer, while they demonstrate the conceptual and non-functional
side of contemporary craft.
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