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WORTHAM THEATER CENTER

501 Texas Ave, Houston, TX 77002
Houston, TX 77070

Upcoming Shows

The Gondoliers
Jul 18 – Jul 26, 2026

The Gilbert & Sullivan Society of Houston presents The Gondoliers as part of its 75th season, marking a full-circle moment as the work was also...



Review: WHO ALL OVER THERE at The Ensemble Theatre


by Jonathan Netek - May 09, 2026

WHO ALL OVER THERE Balances Comedy With Honest Conversations on Race and Relationships...

Review: FENCES at The Alley Theatre


by Jonathan Netek - April 23, 2026

Building Fences, Breaking Bonds: A Powerful Portrait of Family and Fallout...

Review: OTHELLO at Classical Theatre Company


by Jonathan Netek - April 17, 2026

Widely considered one of Shakespeare’s greatest works, and typically ranked alongside tragedies like Macbeth and Hamlet, OTHELLO explores themes of jealousy, racism, and the destructive nature of unchecked emotion. The play follows its title character, a Moorish general in the Venetian army, as he...

Review: AN IDEAL MAN at CONE MAN RUNNING


by Brett Cullum - April 14, 2026

AN IDEAL MAN is a fun spin on the source material, and it’s charming and affable in its delivery. I like the idea of the cast of DYNASTY suddenly being thrust into Oscar Wilde’s England via River Oaks....

Review: COMPANY at THE GARDEN THEATRE


by Brett Cullum - April 13, 2026

You really need a talented group of singers, and THE GARDEN THEATRE has put together a stacked cast of musical actors who have appeared in their shows over the last five years....

Review: SIX at Broadway At The Hobby Center


by Jonathan Netek - April 08, 2026

From Tudor queens to pop princesses, the 6 wives of Henry VIII take the mic and remix 500 years of historical heartbreak into a euphoric celebration of 21st-century HERstory. ...

Review: TINY BEAUTIFUL THINGS at Stages Houston


by Jonathan Netek - April 05, 2026

The best kind of group therapy, TINY BEAUTIFUL THINGS at Stages Houston...

Review: LEOPOLDSTADT at Main Street Theater


by Brett Cullum - April 01, 2026

Sir Tom Stoppard’s last play, LEOPOLDSTADT, is his most personal. He wrote a narrative loosely based on his own family, changed the location to Austria, and finally wrote a Jewish script. The show debuted in London in 2020 and ran on Broadway from 2022 to 2023. It garnered the Tony for best play t...

Review: RED MAPLE at MIGHTY ACORN PRODUCTIONS


by Brett Cullum - March 28, 2026

The whole show is well-produced, well-acted, and a lot of fun to watch. It’s endearing, funny, and it actually speaks to something deeper than you would expect....

Review: SOME LIKE IT HOT at Broadway At The Hobby Center


by Jonathan Netek - March 25, 2026

Winner of four Tony Awards, including Best Choreography and Best Costumes, Some Like It Hot is set in Chicago during Prohibition, when everyone is thirsty for a little excitement. ...

Past Shows

Houston Ballet presents The Nutcracker
Houston Ballet presents The Nutcracker
Dec 26 – Dec 27, 2022

Houston Ballet presents Stanton Welch’s The Nutcracker from November 25 through December 27, 2022 at the Wortham Theater Center. The ultimate holiday tradition returns with...

Houston Ballet presents The Nutcracker
Houston Ballet presents The Nutcracker
Dec 22 – Dec 24, 2022

Houston Ballet presents Stanton Welch’s The Nutcracker from November 25 through December 27, 2022 at the Wortham Theater Center. The ultimate holiday tradition returns with...

Houston Ballet presents The Nutcracker
Houston Ballet presents The Nutcracker
Dec 21

Houston Ballet presents Stanton Welch’s The Nutcracker from November 25 through December 27, 2022 at the Wortham Theater Center. The ultimate holiday tradition returns with...

Houston Ballet presents The Nutcracker
Houston Ballet presents The Nutcracker
Dec 20

Houston Ballet presents Stanton Welch’s The Nutcracker from November 25 through December 27, 2022 at the Wortham Theater Center. The ultimate holiday tradition returns with...

Houston Ballet presents The Nutcracker
Houston Ballet presents The Nutcracker
Dec 19

Houston Ballet presents Stanton Welch’s The Nutcracker from November 25 through December 27, 2022 at the Wortham Theater Center. The ultimate holiday tradition returns with...

Houston Ballet presents The Nutcracker
Houston Ballet presents The Nutcracker
Dec 18

Houston Ballet presents Stanton Welch’s The Nutcracker from November 25 through December 27, 2022 at the Wortham Theater Center. The ultimate holiday tradition returns with...

Houston Ballet presents The Nutcracker
Houston Ballet presents The Nutcracker
Dec 17

Houston Ballet presents Stanton Welch’s The Nutcracker from November 25 through December 27, 2022 at the Wortham Theater Center. The ultimate holiday tradition returns with...

Houston Ballet presents The Nutcracker
Houston Ballet presents The Nutcracker
Dec 16

Houston Ballet presents Stanton Welch’s The Nutcracker from November 25 through December 27, 2022 at the Wortham Theater Center. The ultimate holiday tradition returns with...

Houston Ballet presents The Nutcracker
Houston Ballet presents The Nutcracker
Dec 11

Houston Ballet presents Stanton Welch’s The Nutcracker from November 25 through December 27, 2022 at the Wortham Theater Center. The ultimate holiday tradition returns with...

Houston Ballet presents The Nutcracker
Houston Ballet presents The Nutcracker
Dec 10

Houston Ballet presents Stanton Welch’s The Nutcracker from November 25 through December 27, 2022 at the Wortham Theater Center. The ultimate holiday tradition returns with...

Houston Ballet presents The Nutcracker
Houston Ballet presents The Nutcracker
Dec 9

Houston Ballet presents Stanton Welch’s The Nutcracker from November 25 through December 27, 2022 at the Wortham Theater Center. The ultimate holiday tradition returns with...

Houston Ballet presents The Nutcracker
Houston Ballet presents The Nutcracker
Dec 3 – Dec 4, 2022

Houston Ballet presents Stanton Welch’s The Nutcracker from November 25 through December 27, 2022 at the Wortham Theater Center. The ultimate holiday tradition returns with...

 ** Houston Ballet presents The Nutcracker
** Houston Ballet presents The Nutcracker
Nov 26 – Nov 27, 2022

Houston Ballet presents Stanton Welch’s The Nutcracker from November 25 through December 27, 2022 at the Wortham Theater Center. The ultimate holiday tradition returns with...

Houston Ballet presents The Nutcracker
Houston Ballet presents The Nutcracker
Nov 25

Houston Ballet presents Stanton Welch’s The Nutcracker from November 25 through December 27, 2022 at the Wortham Theater Center. The ultimate holiday tradition returns with...

Good Vibrations
Good Vibrations
Sep 22 – Oct 2, 2022

Starting on September 22, 2022, Houston Ballet presents Good Vibrations at Wortham Theater Center. Through October 2, audiences can catch this triple bill program full...

Peter Pan
Peter Pan
Sep 9 – Sep 18, 2022

Starting on September 9, 2022, Houston Ballet presents Peter Pan. Choreographed by Trey McIntyre, this reinterpretation of Sir James M. Barries classic tale is told...

Houston Ballet Presents La Sylphide
Houston Ballet Presents La Sylphide
Jun 16 – Jun 26, 2022

August Bournonvilles La Sylphide originally premiered in November 1836 by the Royal Danish Ballet in Copenhagen, Denmark, and is believed to be the oldest romantic...

Houston Ballet presents La Sylphide
Houston Ballet presents La Sylphide
Jun 16 – Jun 26, 2022

Dates:June 16, 2022, at 7:30 PMJune 18, 2022, at 7:30 PMJune 19, 2022, at 2:00 PMJune 24, 2022, at 7:30 PMJune 25, 2022, at 7:30...

Houston Symphony Presents Originals
Houston Symphony Presents Originals
Jun 2 – Jun 12, 2022

Known for cultivating dancer-choreographers, Houston Ballet fosters artists both on and offstage for Originals. The program will feature the premiere of Floreciente, a one-act ballet...

Houston Ballet presents Pretty Things
Houston Ballet presents Pretty Things
May 20 – May 29, 2022

Originally set to open in March 2020, audiences will finally see Pretty Things come to the stage after a two-year wait. The mixed repertoire, triple-bill...

DACAMERA presents Jason Moran: James Reese Europe and the Harlem Hellfighters
DACAMERA presents Jason Moran: James Reese Europe and the Harlem Hellfighters
Nov 6

DACAMERA kicks off its 202122 jazz series on November 6, 2021, with a performance by jazz composer, pianist and visual artist Jason Moran.Moran celebrates African-American...

DACAMERA presents Vijay Iyer Sextet
DACAMERA presents Vijay Iyer Sextet
Feb 29

DACAMERA continues its 2019-2020 jazz series with the Vijay Iyer Sextet. The Grammy Award nominee and MacArthur Fellowship recipient Iyer returns to the DACAMERA stage,...

DACAMERA presents American Mavericks: Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
DACAMERA presents American Mavericks: Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
Feb 21

DACAMERAs 201920 season continues with American Mavericks: Los Angeles Guitar Quartet. With nearly four decades of experience playing together, the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet (LAGQ)...

DACAMERA presents Branford Marsalis
DACAMERA presents Branford Marsalis
Jan 25

DACAMERAs 201920 season continues its jazz series with the return of NEA Jazz Master, renowned Grammy Award-winning saxophonist and Tony Award nominee Branford Marsalis. The...

Da Camera presents John Scofield Quartet
Da Camera presents John Scofield Quartet
Oct 4

Da Camera of Houstons 201920 season begins its jazz series with the long-awaited Da Camera debut of the John Scofield Quartet. A lauded powerhouse jazz...

Da Camera presents Weinberg and Mendelssohn
Da Camera presents Weinberg and Mendelssohn
May 10

Da Camera of Houston concludes its 201819 season with its unifying finale, Weinberg and Mendelssohn featuring the Daedalus Quartet in their Da Camera debut, along...

Da Camera presents Dave Douglas Dizzy Atmosphere: Dizzy Gillespie at Zero Gravity
Da Camera presents Dave Douglas "Dizzy Atmosphere: Dizzy Gillespie at Zero Gravity"
Apr 12

Da Camera of Houston's 201819 jazz series concludes with "Dizzy Atmosphere: Dizzy Gillespie at Zero Gravity," a one-of-a-kind tribute to John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie developed...

Da Camera presents Mark Guiliana SPACE HEROES
Da Camera presents Mark Guiliana SPACE HEROES
Mar 23

Da Camera of Houston presents the first Houston appearance of trailblazing jazz drummer Mark Guiliana with his newest project, SPACE HEROES. The group, which features...

Da Camera presents Tous les Matins du Monde: Jordi Savall
Da Camera presents Tous les Matins du Monde: Jordi Savall
Mar 1

Da Camera of Houston and Houston Early Music present early music titan Jordi Savall leading Le Concert des Nations in "Tous les Matins du Monde,"...

Da Camera presents Jazzmeia Horn Septet
Da Camera presents Jazzmeia Horn Septet
Jan 19

Da Camera presents Jazzmeia Horn, a Texas-born jazz vocalist and winner of the 2015 Thelonious Monk Competition. With an assured maturity and vocal confidence far...

Da Camera presents Richard Goode, piano
Da Camera presents Richard Goode, piano
Sep 29

Da Camera of Houston launches its 2018–19 season “Time Future Time Past” with Richard Goode, piano. In a rare Houston appearance, this legendary pianist brings...

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