The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts

Clue

Jun 9 – Jun 14, 2026

Havana Grooves

Jun 11 – Jun 12, 2026

Get ready for an evening of vibrant rhythms and dynamic musicianship with the Alfredo Rodriguez trio. Led by the internationally acclaimed Cuban pianist, the trio...

Breaking Bread: A Conversation hosted by Chris Shepherd: A Michelin Roundtable with Felipe Riccio, Emmanuel Chavez and Mayank Istwal

Jun 5

Breaking Bread is a new series presented by the Hobby Center in partnership with James Beard Award-winning chef and TV host Chris Shepherd. He trades...

Breaking Bread: A Conversation hosted by Chris Shepherd with Joe Kwon

May 16

Breaking Bread is a new series presented by the Hobby Center in partnership with James Beard Award-winning chef and TV host Chris Shepherd. He trades...

& Broadway

May 7 – May 8, 2026

Teal Wicks, most recently seen starring at the Hobby Center in the National Tour of & Juliet, sings from her career on Broadway and beyond....

Raise the Curtain Annual Gala

May 2

An exclusive one-night-only event supporting arts access for Houston studentsIncluding a showcase performance by Tony Award Winner DARREN CRISSThis special celebration combines a spectacular showstopping...

SIX

Apr 7 – Apr 12, 2026

From Tudor Queens to Pop Icons, the SIX wives of Henry VIII take the microphone to remix five hundred years of historical heartbreak into a...

Wild Woman

Apr 9 – Apr 10, 2026

Wild Woman is breakout jazz-vocalist, Kate Kortum’s, sophomore album. The record features reimagined standards and originals that explore a woman’s relationship with complex emotions like...

Some Like It Hot

Mar 24 – Mar 29, 2026

Set in Chicago when Prohibition has everyone thirsty for a little excitement, SOME LIKE IT HOT is the “glorious, big, high kicking” (Associated Press) story...

Sincerely, Sondheim

Mar 26 – Mar 27, 2026

A Musical Love Letter to the Stephen SondheimDirect from the Tony Award Winning Revival of “Company”, Nicholas Rodriguez (One Life to Live, Sex and the...

The Great Gatsby

Mar 3 – Mar 8, 2026

THE PARTY’S ROARING IN HOUSTON!THE GREAT GATSBY is a “Broadway extravaganza that explodes with life and energy” (Entertainment Weekly). Based on the classic American novel...

The Great Gatsby: A New Musical

Mar 3 – Mar 8, 2026

The party's roaring on Broadway! THE GREAT GATSBY is a “great, big Broadway extravaganza that explodes with life and energy” (Entertainment Weekly). Directed by Marc...

Hadestown

Feb 10 – Feb 15, 2026

COME SEE HOW THE WORLD COULD BE.Welcome to HADESTOWN, where a song can change your fate. Winner of eight 2019 Tony Awards® including Best Musical...

LOVE ALWAYS: Celebrating the Romance of Nat King Cole

Feb 12 – Feb 13, 2026

Love Always is Jumaane Smith’s musical valentine to the intimate romanticism of Nat King Cole. Smith and his trio will sweep audiences off their feet...

Water for Elephants

Jan 27 – Feb 1, 2026

The critically acclaimed bestselling novel comes to “thrilling, dazzling” life (Time Out New York) in a unique, spectacle-filled new musical! Hailed as a Critic’s Pick,...

Modern Folk – Multicultural Roots

Jan 30 – Jan 31, 2026

Starring American Patchwork QuartetGrammyAward–winning musicians from four cultures breathe new life into beloved American folk songs. Luminous Indian vocals, jazz infused bass lines, soulful drumming,...

Disney's Beauty and the Beast

Jan 6 – Jan 18, 2026

Be Our Guest at Disney’s 30th Anniversary production of DISNEY’S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, the breathtaking musical filled with the romance and grandeur audiences know...

A Beautiful Noise: the Neil Diamond Musical

Nov 4 – Nov 9, 2025

Presented in association with and endorsed by Neil DiamondTHE UNTOLD TRUE STORY OF A BROOKLYN KID WHO BECAME A CHART-BUSTING, SHOW-STOPPING, AWARD-WINNING AMERICAN ICONCreated in...

Divas Across the Decades

Nov 6 – Nov 7, 2025

Join Christina Wells for an intimate night of music celebrating the iconic divas who have shaped the soundtrack of our lives—from the 1940s to today!...

A Flamenco Journey

Oct 10 – Oct 11, 2025

“Flamenco en Travesía”, translates to ‘Flamenco Voyage’ or ‘Flamenco on a Journey’. Through powerful singing, virtuosic guitar playing, and expressive dance; the audience is taken...

Vanguardia Subterránea: Latin American Perspectives in Jazz

Sep 12 – Sep 13, 2025

Join us for Grammy Award winner Miguel Zenón’premiere of his new album, Vanguardia Subterránea (Underground Vanguard), first live album by the Miguel Zenón Quartet recorded...

Life of Pi

Aug 19 – Aug 24, 2025

A THEATRICAL EVENT UNLIKE ANYTHING ELSE!Winner of three Tony Awards® and the Olivier Award for Best Play, the Broadway and West End sensation LIFE OF...

PARADE

Jul 15 – Jul 20, 2025

Winner of the 2023 Tony Award® for Best Revival of a Musical, PARADE has been proclaimed as “a work of art! As commanding as any...

An Evening With Broadway’s DeQUINA Moore

Jun 20 – Jun 21, 2025

Come experience DeQUINA Moore singing the awesome Broadway, R&B, and Gospel hits that are the major highlights of her illustrious career; and hear the fascinating...

Luciane Dom

May 9 – May 10, 2025

Luciane Dom, multilingual singer, songwriter and producer, is part of the new generation of contemporary artists from Rio de Janeiro who bring poetic themes such...

FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: Merrily We Stole A Song

Apr 24 – Apr 26, 2025

Direct from a smash New York Engagement Gerard Alessandrini’s hit new musical FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: Merrily We Stole A Song is a hilarious musical spoof of...

Storm Large: Inside Voice

Apr 3 – Apr 4, 2025

What happens when you tell Storm Large to use her Inside Voice? Storm, accompanied by her longtime music director and collaborator James Beaton on piano,...

An Evening With Sally Mayes

Mar 28 – Mar 29, 2025

Sally Mayes is pulling all the stops out!! For her first concert at the Hobby Center she is coming in with her amazing repertoire and...

Dragons and Mythical Beasts

Feb 27

Calling all brave heroes! Enter into a magical world of myths and legends in this fantastical show for all the family.Unveil a myriad of dark...

Honky Tonk Hearts–The Best of Country Duets starring Ben Hope & Katie Barton Hope

Feb 14 – Feb 15, 2025

Step into a night of pure country magic with Ben Hope and Katie Barton Hope in Honky-Tonk Hearts. This enchanting acoustic show features the incredible...

Over the Moon: Broadway Reimagined starring Teresa Zimmerman

Jan 17 – Jan 18, 2025

Step into an unforgettable evening with Teresa Zimmermann in her one-woman cabaret show, Over the Moon: Broadway Reimagined. Known for her dazzling vocal prowess, Teresa...

The Book of Mormon

Jan 7 – Jan 12, 2025

The New York Times calls it “the best musical of this century.” The Washington Post says, “It is the kind of evening that restores your...

Shucked

Nov 19 – Nov 24, 2024

SHUCKED is the Tony Award®–winning musical comedy The Wall Street Journal calls “flat out hilarious!” And nobody knows funny like economists. Featuring a book by...

Live at the Founders Club: Katie Rose Clarke featuring, Steven Jamail, Music Director and Piano

Nov 15 – Nov 16, 2024

Houston natives Katie Rose Clarke and musical director Steven Jamail first met doing community theatre in high school in Friendswood. Fast forward a “few” years,...

Paw Patrol Live! A Mighty Adventure

Nov 9 – Nov 10, 2024

Get ready to PAW-ty like never before in a fun-tastic new PAW Patrol Adventure!After Chase, Marshall, Skye and the gang save Adventure City with their...

C.S. Lewis' The Screwtape Letters

Oct 16 – Oct 20, 2024

A battle for your soul is being waged from an office in hell!Don’t miss The Screwtape Letters, the provocative, faithful and wickedly funny theatrical adaptation...

Live at the Founders Club: Celebrating Max Roach and Abbey Lincoln with Camille Thurman and Darrell Green

Oct 17 – Oct 18, 2024

Celebrating Max Roach and Abbey Lincoln delivers an evening of beautiful, soulful sounds which spotlight both the centennial year of Max Roach, and the music...

Peter Pan

Oct 1 – Oct 6, 2024

This high-flying musical has been thrilling audiences of all ages for close to 70 years and is now being brought back to life in a...

Brazil Samba Jazz: Raquel Cepeda and Marvio Ciribelli in Concert

Sep 6 – Sep 7, 2024

Jazz singer Raquel Cepeda and pianist Marvio Ciribelli bring Brazil to Houston with “Brazil Samba Jazz.”The concert will feature the sensual and energizing rhythms of...

Funny Girl

Aug 20 – Aug 25, 2024

WELCOME TO MUSICAL COMEDY HEAVEN!Featuring one of the most iconic scores of all time by Jule Styne and Bob Merrill, an updated book from Harvey...

Disney’s The Lion King

Jul 11 – Aug 4, 2024

Giraffes strut. Birds swoop. Gazelles leap. The entire Serengeti comes to life as never before. And as the music soars, Pride Rock slowly emerges from...

FeaturedNext to Normal

Jul 26 – Jul 28, 2024

Next to Normal explores how one suburban household copes with crisis and mental illness. Dad's an architect; Mom rushes to pack lunches and pour cereal;...

Desde El Alma: Songs from the Heart starring Camille Zamora

Jun 21 – Jun 22, 2024

The Founders Club sizzles with irresistible Spanish classic tangos, boleros, and canciones performed by three of the Latin music world’s most acclaimed artists.Renowned soprano and...

The Barricade Boys West End Party!

Jun 5 – Jun 16, 2024

Get ready to have your socks knocked off and your heart racing with The Barricade Boys! These four dazzling performers are taking the world by...

Houston Symphony presents The Music of ABBA

Jun 15

Conductor Lucas Waldin leads world-renowned a cappella sensation Rajaton as they join forces with the Houston Symphony for an electrifying tribute to the legendary Swedish...

Sinatra & Beyond starring Tony DeSare

Jun 14 – Jun 15, 2024

A quintessential cabaret evening featuring the music of legendary crooner Frank Sinatra! Singer, pianist and composer Tony DeSare will transport audiences with his renditions of...

Hairspray

Jun 4 – Jun 9, 2024

You Can’t Stop the Beat! HAIRSPRAY, Broadway’s Tony Award-winning musical comedy phenomenon is back on tour! Join 16-year-old Tracy Turnblad in 1960s Baltimore as she...

Girl from the North Country

Apr 30 – May 5, 2024

Girl From The North Country is the Tony Award®-winning new musical that the Chicago Tribune declares is “a Broadway revelation!”Written and directed by celebrated playwright...

Caetano Veloso performs Meu Coco

Mar 24

Brazilian superstar Caetano Veloso’s Meu Coco in concert.Winner of 13 Latin Grammys and two Grammy Awards in the “Best World Music Album” category, Caetano Veloso...

Patti LuPone: A Life in Notes

Mar 21

A musical touchstone of a lifeConceived and directed by Scott Wittman. Musical director Joseph Thalken.Music has the power to crystallize a moment in time and...

Beetlejuice

Mar 5 – Mar 10, 2024

He earned his stripes on Broadway… now the ghost-with-the-most is coming to Houston. It’s showtime! Based on Tim Burton’s dearly beloved film, this hilarious musical tells...

Beyond Broadway Series: Alan Cumming Is Not Acting His Age

Mar 6 – Mar 7, 2024

In Alan Cumming Is Not Acting His Age, he covers all the bases: sex, death and bacchanalia, with a set list as eclectic as the...

Les Misérables

Jan 23 – Jan 28, 2024

STILL THE WORLD’S MOST POPULAR MUSICAL. Cameron Mackintosh presents the acclaimed production of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg’s Tony Award®-winning musical phenomenon, Les Misérables.This brilliant...

Beyond Broadway Series: Renée Elise Goldsberry in Concert

Jan 20

Renée Elise Goldsberry is a multi-hyphenate actress and singer who has delivered award winning performances both on Broadway and on the screen. She is perhaps...

TINA – The Tina Turner Musical

Jan 2 – Jan 7, 2024

THERE IS ONLY ONE. HER VOICE IS UNDENIABLE. HER FIRE IS UNSTOPPABLE. HER TRIUMPH IS UNLIKE ANY OTHER.An uplifting comeback story like no other, TINA...

MJ

Nov 14 – Nov 19, 2023

The music. The moves. He is one of the greatest entertainers of all time. Now, Michael Jackson’s unique and unparalleled artistry comes to you as...

PAW Patrol Live! “Heroes Unite”

Nov 2 – Nov 5, 2023

Calling all good citizens! The PAW Patrol is yelping for help as they face their greatest challenge yet. Mayor Humdinger has dognapped Robo Dog and...

Houston Symphony presents Star Wars: A New Hope in Concert

Jul 28 – Jul 29, 2023

Friday, July 28 and Saturday, July 29, the Houston Symphony performs John Williams’s epic score for Star Wars: A New Hope in Concert. The Symphony...

Houston Symphony presents Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone in Concert

Jul 14 – Jul 15, 2023

The Houston Symphony will perform Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone in Concert on Friday, July 14 and Saturday, July 15, 2023 at the Hobby...

Houston Symphony presents Music of Queen

Jul 7 – Jul 8, 2023

On July 7 and 8, Houston Symphony kicks off its 2023 Summer Sounds Series by celebrating one of the greatest bands of all time—Queen! With...

The Thorn

Mar 21 – Mar 23, 2023

The Thorn offers audiences a unique theatrical experience in a show that has been hailed as “Cirque meets ‘The Passion’” thanks to its compelling mix...

FeaturedAin't Misbehavin'

Sep 20 – Oct 2, 2022

ITS THE MUSIC OF FATS WALLER AND THE VIBRANT BEAUTY OF THE HARLEM RENAISSANCEA hot new production by Theatre Under The Stars of this Tony-Award-winning...

Distant Worlds: Music from Final Fantasy

Jul 22 – Jul 23, 2022

On July 22 and 23, 2022, *Houston Symphony* and AWR Music Productions, LLC present *Distant Worlds: Music from FINAL FANTASTY,* a symphonic tribute to one...

Common with the Houston Symphony

Jul 29 – Jun 30, 2022

Academy Award, Golden Globe, Emmy and three-time Grammy Award-winning hip-hop artist, actor and activist Common returns by popular demand to join Houston Symphony at Sarofim...

DACAMERA presents Sharon Isbin and Jessica Rivera

Jan 4 – Feb 4, 2022

DACAMERA continues its 202122 chamber music series with a performance by *guitarist Sharon Isbin and soprano Jessica Rivera on Friday, February 4, 2022*, at 7:30...

DACAMERA presents Davóne Tines Recital No. 1: Mass

Jan 25

DACAMERA continues its 202122 chamber music series with a performance by bass-baritone *Davne Tines *on Tuesday, January 25, 2022, at 7:30 p.m. at Zilkha Hall,...

Rent

Aug 6 – Aug 11, 2019

In 1996, an original rock musical by a little-known composer opened on Broadway and forever changed the landscape of American theatre. Two decades later, Jonathan...

Disney's Aladdin

Jun 26 – Jul 14, 2019

Aladdin, adapted from the Academy Award-winning animated Disney film and centuries-old folktales including One Thousand and One Nights, is brought to fresh theatrical life in...

Miss Saigon

May 7 – May 12, 2019

Experience the acclaimed new production of the legendary musical Miss Saigon, from the creators of Les Misérables. This is the epic story of a young...

The Play That Goes Wrong

Mar 26 – Mar 31, 2019

The time is right to see The Play That Goes Wrong, Broadway’s funniest and longest-running play! Co-written by Mischief Theatre company members Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry...

Anastasia

Mar 5 – Mar 10, 2019

Inspired by the beloved films, the romantic and adventure-filled new musical ANASTASIA is on a journey to Houston at last!   From the Tony Award®-winning creators of...

Waitress

Jan 29 – Feb 3, 2019

Brought to life by a groundbreaking all-female creative team, this irresistible new hit features original music and lyrics by 6-time Grammy® nominee Sara Bareilles ("Brave,"...

The Book of Mormon

Jan 15 – Jan 20, 2019

The New York Times calls it "the best musical of the century." The Washington Post says, "It is the kind of evening that restores your...

The Phantom of the Opera

Nov 7 – Nov 18, 2018

Cameron Mackintosh’s spectacular new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA will make a triumphant return to Houston as part of its North...

Les Miserables

Sep 25 – Sep 30, 2018

Cameron Mackintosh presents the new production of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg’s Tony Award- winning musical phenomenon, Les Misérables, direct from an acclaimed two-and-a-half-year return...

Love Never Dies

Jul 17 – Jul 22, 2018

Love Never Dies is a dazzling new production, which takes audiences on a thrilling rollercoaster ride of intrigue, obsession and romance. Audiences will seduced by...

Riverdance

Mar 9 – Mar 11, 2018

BBVA Compass Broadway at the Hobby Center announced individual tickets for Riverdance – The 20th Anniversary World Tour are on sale now for the international...

MAMMA MIA! The Farewell Tour

Oct 6 – Oct 9, 2016

Set in a beach resort in the Mediterranean, Mamma Mia! tells the story of Sophie, a bride-to-be with one wish: to have her absent father...