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Tituss Burgess, Norbert Leo Butz and Audra McDonald Set for 26-27 Hobby Center Lineup
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 14, 2026

The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts has revealed the Beyond Broadway 2026-2027 season. Beginning October 2026, the fourth season will include Tituss Burgess, Norbert Leo Butz, and Audra McDonald.

BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE MUSICAL Will Come to the Hobby Center
by Stephi Wild - Mar 10, 2026

BACK TO THE FUTURE: The Musical will arrive in Houston as part of the TUTS 2025/26 Season. This live experience based on the Universal Pictures/Amblin Entertainment film comes to the Hobby Center from March 31 through April 5. 

Interview: Edward Staudenmayer of THE GREAT GATSBY at BROADWAY AT THE HOBBY CENTER
by Brett Cullum - Mar 3, 2026

What we deliver is that you really get your money's worth. That's what I thought when I first saw it on Broadway. It was like, my God, is this gorgeous, a spectacle, a big Broadway musical we haven't seen in a while, and it's just stunning visually. The design is so beautiful.

Joel Luks Named Marketing and Communication Director at Hobby Center for the Performing Arts
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 12, 2026

The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts has appointed Joel Luks as its new Marketing and Communications Director. Luks joins the Hobby Center with more than two decades of experience in arts leadership.

Interview: Darrell T. Joe of DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at Broadway At The Hobby Center
by Brett Cullum - Jan 6, 2026

'I went to school, did a couple of cruise ships, and then I moved to New York with two bags and a tube of Chapstick, and I've lived there for 15 years now. Which makes me official, I think.'

Houston Is Inspired Mural by GONZO247 Unveiled at the Hobby Center
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 15, 2025

The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts unveiled GONZO247’s “Houston Is Inspired” mural. This season’s mural provides a visual experience to ignite a sense of anticipation and excitement as audiences prepare to enter Zilkha Hall.

CJ EMMONS – I’M FREAKING TALENTED Comes to The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts 
by Stephi Wild - Nov 24, 2025

The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts will present CJ Emmons – I’m Freaking Talented in partnership with The Ensemble Theatre as part of the Houston Is Inspired 2025-2026 Season.

The Hobby Center Launches Open Call for 2026-27 Residency
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 29, 2025

The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts has shifted its timeline earlier to apply for participation in the Houston is Inspired initiative to better serve artists and arts organizations across Houston.

Interview: Julia Krohn of THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE at Theatre Under The Stars
by Brett Cullum - Oct 27, 2025

It is a show that is so close to my heart! When I was living in New York, from 2004 to 2008 was when it came to Broadway, and I saw it there. I was brought in quite a bit for Olive at the time. I'm too old for that [role] now!

Tickets On Sale Now for 'Houston Is Inspired' at Hobby Center for the Performing Arts
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 6, 2025

The Ensemble Theatre | CJ Emmons, [Jk] Creativ, and Silambam Houston have been carefully selected as the 2025-2026 season residency recipients. Single tickets as well as three-show ticket packages on sale now and are available.

Houston Is Inspired 2025-2026 Residency Recipients Unveiled
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 28, 2025

The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts swung the doors wide open for artists and arts organizations across Houston to apply for participation in the Houston is Inspired initiative. Learn about the recipients here!

Previews: AMERICAN PSYCHO THE MUSICAL at Houston Broadway Theatre
by Brett Cullum - Jul 30, 2025

Strip away the horror and the Patrick Bateman of it all, and it's ultimately a story about identity. The whole show is really about the bastardization of the American dream. It's about glamour, money, who's got the best clothes, and who goes to the best restaurants.

Review: IOLANTHE at Gilbert and Sullivan Society of Houston
by Armando Urdiales - Jul 26, 2025

What did our critic think of IOLANTHE at Gilbert And Sullivan Society Of Houston?

TAMARIE, MISS MARPLE, THE WIZARD OF OZ & More Lead BroadwayWorld's 2025 Houston Summer Theater Picks
by Brett Cullum - Jul 9, 2025

When you think of summer, you think of food, but rarely do you immediately think of thespians and theater. But why is that? Theaters are cool and dark, and they often seem like great places to escape the heat.

The Hobby Center Unveils 2025-26 Season for Discovery Series
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 6, 2025

The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts will once again welcome thousands of Houston-area students for the 2025–26 ExxonMobil Discovery Series. Learn how to attend.

The Hobby Center Holds First-Ever Open Call for HOUSTON IS INSPIRED RESIDENCY
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 30, 2025

Applications for The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts's 2025-26 Houston is Inspired initiative are officially open now through June 1, 2025. Learn more!

Interview: Adrienne Warren of the BEYOND BROADWAY SERIES at The Hobby Center!
by Brett Cullum - Jan 23, 2025

The luminous Broadway star, Adrienne Warren, comes to the Hobby Center on February 1st. You may know Adrienne from her Tony Award-winning turn as Tina Turner in the West End and on Broadway productions of TINA: THE MUSICAL or her role opposite Audra Mcdonald in SHUFFLE ALONG. She will have a “one night only” cabaret show that is part of the Beyond Broadway series.

Adrienne Warren to Perform at The Hobby Center in February
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 16, 2024

The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts will welcome musical theater triple threat Adrienne Warren Live in Concert as part of its Beyond Broadway series. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Grammy Award-Winner Gaby Moreno to Perform at The Hobby Center This Winter
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 12, 2024

The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts presents Grammy-winner Gaby Moreno in Concert for a limited one-show engagement. Learn how to purchase tickets!

FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: MERRILY WE STOLE A SONG Comes to the Hobby Center
by Stephi Wild - Nov 15, 2024

The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts will present the Tony Award®-winning FORBIDDEN BROADWAY, Gerard Alessandrini’s legendary and hilarious musical spoof of Broadway’s biggest shows and brightest stars.