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Christmas with Great Aunt
tells the story of the Gilliam family, though modern in every means of current society, they stand to learn a lesson or two when they travel from their luxurious life in The Woodlands to the small hills of Bethlehem, Texas. While visiting their family matriarch known as Great Aunt, the Gilliam family encounters a community of proud farmers who've just lost their 150-year-old church in a fire, but are determined to uphold the tradition of having their annual Christmas play.
An event filled with history, song, messages of self-determination and reverence for the coming of the Messiah. The Gilliam family ultimately experiences an awakening that tests their faith and irrevocably changes their view of Christmas. BUY TICKETS NOW |
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Houston Ballet Presents - The Nutcracker
Wortham Center : Houston Featuring glorious scenery and costumes by Tony Award-winning designer Desmond Heeley, Ben Stevenson's breathtaking production of The Nutcracker is, in the words of The Houston Chronicle, "the crown jewel of holiday entertainment." Set in 19th century Germany, the ballet opens at a charming Christmas party at which the mysterious Dr. Drosselmeyer gives his little niece Clara a magical toy that takes her on an unforgettable journey. Dates Available: Friday, December 18 @ 7:30 PM FULL PRICE : $45.00 OUR PRICE : $22.50 |
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WIFTGONEWILD - The Boxmasters Featuring Billy Bob Thornton & JD Andrew
Fitzgerald's : Houston This is a Holiday Party fundraiser for Women In Film & Television Houston; Cash Bar; Door Prizes, Buffet 7 to 8 PM, Outdoor Screening of 2009 Texas Filmmaker Showcase presented by Houston Film Commission from 7 to 11PM; balcony seating for 11PM concert by The Boxmasters featuring Billy Bob Thornton and JD Andrew. There will be a meet and greet with the band from 8:00 - 8:30 PM! Dates Available: Friday, December 18 @ 7:00 PM FULL PRICE : $45.00 OUR PRICE : $30.00 |
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Society of the Performing Arts Presents STOMP
Jones Hall : Houston STOMP, the international sensation, is making its triumphant return to Houston. The return of the percussive hit also brings some new surprises, with some sections of the show now updated and restructured and the addition of two new full-scale routines, utilizing props like tractor tire inner tubes and paint cans. Dates Available: Friday, February 12 @ 8:00 PM Saturday, February 13 @ 5:00 PM Saturday, February 13 @ 9:00 PM FULL PRICE : $52.00 - $62.00 OUR PRICE : $42.00 - $50.00 |
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It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play
Unity Theatre : Brenham "It's a Wonderful Life" has become an essential, heartwarming favorite of the holiday season. See it now as you've never heard it before, as a radio play presented live on the Unity Theatre stage... with you in the studio audience. Mark your calendar, turn your clocks back to the 1940s, and set your dial on Radio Unity for a double-dose of Holiday nostalgia. Five actors perform all the parts and produce all the sound effects. Dates Available: Friday, December 18 @ 8:00 PM Saturday, December 19 @ 2:30 PM Saturday, December 19 @ 8:00 PM FULL PRICE : $25.00 OUR PRICE : $12.50 |
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Woodlands Repertory Theater presents White Christmas
Woodlands High School Theater : The Woodlands Borrowing liberally from the movie everyone loves and sprinkled with Irving Berlin�s best songs (Blue Skies, I Love a Piano, Count Your Blessings), this heart warmer about two war veterans turned vaudeville hoofers, the songbird sisters they can�t help but fall for, and the retired general whose upstate farm they all invade at Yuletide begins The Woodlands Rep tradition of a musical for all ages over the holidays...you�ve been dreaming of a WHITE CHRISTMAS. Come dream along with us! Dates Available: Thursday, December 17 @ 7:30 PM Friday, December 18 @ 7:30 PM Saturday, December 19 @ 2:30 PM FULL PRICE : $22.00 OUR PRICE : $11.00 |
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Houston Family Arts Center Presents - A Christmas Carol
Berry Center : Houston A family-friendly version of this timeless holiday classic will touch your soul and brighten your holiday season with its message of kindness and redemption. Dates Available: Thursday, December 17 @ 8:00 PM Friday, December 18 @ 8:00 PM Saturday, December 19 @ 3:00 PM FULL PRICE : $16.00 OUR PRICE : $8.00 |
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Miracle on 34th Street - A Heartwarming Look At Christmas
Texas Repertory Theatre : Houston A true holiday delight for the entire family, Miracle on 34th Street is a heart-warming look at what Christmas truly means, with Kris Kringle as the personification of good will and holiday spirit. As Macy's holiday Santa, he enchants children, shoppers, and employees so completely that he is deemed dangerous by fellow employees who question his competency and plot to ruin him. Dates Available: Thursday, December 17 @ 7:30 PM Friday, December 18 @ 8:00 PM Saturday, December 19 @ 8:00 PM FULL PRICE : $35.00 OUR PRICE : $17.50 |
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Musiqa Presents - FOCUS
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall : Houston In collaboration with Aurora Picture Show, Musiqa presents the second of its 2009-10 subscription concerts. The program features Mark Kilstofte's Ballistic Etude 3.1, Oliver Knussen's...upon one note..., Marcus Maroney's Mouvements Caches, Mark-Anthony Turnage's Two Baudelaire Songs and the world premiere of Anthony Brandt's Focus, a collaboration with lighting designer Christina Giannelli. Dates Available: Saturday, January 09 @ 7:30 PM FULL PRICE : $16.00 - $32.00 OUR PRICE : $8.00 - $16.00 |
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Christmas With Great Aunt
The Ensemble Theatre : Houston Christmas with Great Aunt' tells the story of the Gilliam family, though modern in every means of current society, they stand to learn a lesson or two when they travel from their luxurious life in The Woodlands to the small hills of Bethlehem, Texas. While visiting their family matriarch known as Great Aunt, the Gilliam family encounters a community of proud farmers who've just lost their 150-year-old church in a fire, but are determined to uphold the tradition of having their annual Christmas play. Dates Available: Tuesday, December 22 @ 7:30 PM Wednesday, December 23 @ 7:30 PM FULL PRICE : $25.00 OUR PRICE : $12.50 |
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Mrs. Bob Cratchit's Wild Christmas Binge
Crighton Theatre : Conroe Mrs. Bob Cratchit's Wild Christmas Binge is a musical parody of the Charles Dickens story, A Christmas Carol. The premise of the parody is the question, "What if Dickens' Mrs. Cratchit wasn't so goody-goody, but instead was an angry, stressed-out modern-day American woman who wanted out of this harsh London 1840s life?" Dates Available: Friday, December 18 @ 8:00 PM Saturday, December 19 @ 8:00 PM Sunday, December 20 @ 2:00 PM FULL PRICE : $24.00 OUR PRICE : $12.00 |
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Wonder Of The World - Presented by Theatre Southwest
Theatre Southwest : Houston 7-year marital itch and a shocking revelation prompt wife to leave her marriage to do all the things she's itching to do; joining forces with some real characters along the way, for a wild ride over Niagara Falls in a barrel of laughs. Dates Available: Friday, January 01 @ 8:00 PM Friday, January 08 @ 8:00 PM FULL PRICE : $15.00 OUR PRICE : $7.50 |
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The Sound of Music
Hobby Center - Sarofim Hall : Houston TUTS presents another holiday gift from the wish list of your favorite things...that classic show for all ages, THE SOUND OF MUSIC. The songs everyone loves, including "Lonely Goatherd," "Do Re Mi," "Sixteen Going on Seventeen," and "Climb Ev'ry Mountain" form a score still a top-seller for nearly five decades. THE SOUND OF MUSIC, last and greatest success of Rodgers & Hammerstein, will charm you once again just in time for the holiday season. Your "heart will be blessed"... and you'll "sing once more!" Dates Available: Wednesday, December 16 @ 8:00 PM FULL PRICE : $60.50 - $94.50 OUR PRICE : $49.20 - $64.40 |
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Mildred's Umbrella Presents - Margo Veil
Midtown Art Center : Houston Margo Veil is a young actress whose strange adventures lead her into an ever-changing landscape of dream and reality. After she gives up on New York and takes a detour on the way home, she finds herself on a journey through offices in nameless skyscrapers, trains going nowhere, art house movie theaters in Louisville and tattoo parlors in Albuquerque. Dates Available: Thursday, December 17 @ 8:00 PM Friday, December 18 @ 8:00 PM Saturday, December 19 @ 8:00 PM FULL PRICE : $15.00 OUR PRICE : $7.50 |
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O Little Town of Bagels Teacakes and Hamburger Buns - A. D. Players
Grace Theater : Houston A Hotel coffee shop and baker plays host to a variety of characters, both new and long-time regulars, on Christmas Eve. Long an audience favorite, this story returns to Grace Theater with lots of humor, tender romance, and strong characterizations. Dates Available: Wednesday, December 16 @ 7:30 PM Thursday, December 17 @ 7:30 PM Saturday, December 19 @ 2:30 PM FULL PRICE : $27.00 - $33.00 OUR PRICE : $13.50 - $16.50 |
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The Nerd - A Hilarious Comedy at The Company OnStage
The Company OnStage : Houston How much does Willum Cubbert owe the man he's never met who saved his life in Vietnam? He'll have a chance to find out when Rick Steadman shows up unexpectedly at his birthday celebration. When the hero turns out to be a hopeless and annoying nerd, Willum's undying gratitude is hilariously put to the test. Dates Available: Friday, December 18 @ 8:00 PM Saturday, December 19 @ 8:00 PM FULL PRICE : $15.00 OUR PRICE : $7.50 |
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Dave and Donna's Improv & Variety Show - Third Coast Comedy
Third Coast Comedy : Houston Dave and Donna invite you to experience funny family entertainment...improv (not stand-up), sketches, monologues and some of Houston's Home-Grown Talent. Come to the place where it's fun to be part of the show! Dates Available: Saturday, December 19 @ 8:00 PM FULL PRICE : $15.00 OUR PRICE : $7.50 |
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The Laff Spot Comedy Club Presents : Jeff Burghart
Laff Spot Comedy Club : Houston Jerry Lewis called him, "One of the craziest people I've ever seen in my whole life!" With a blend of characters and impressions including Ozzy and Bernie Mac, Jerry was right! Lampooning life with an energetic style that is distinctively Jeff Burghart, this is the hottest show of the year! Come feel the heat. Dates Available: Saturday, December 26 @ 7:00 PM Saturday, December 26 @ 9:00 PM Saturday, December 26 @ 10:45 PM FULL PRICE : $15.00 OUR PRICE : $7.50 |
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Ron Kenny - Laff Spot Comedy Club
Laff Spot Comedy Club : Houston Ron has been performing professionally for over twenty years in almost every venue imaginable. Known as "Mr Las Vegas", you may have seen him on A&E's Evening at the Improv, VH-1's Comedy on the Road, or on his numerous appearances on MTV and Comedy Central. Dates Available: Friday, January 01 @ 8:00 PM Friday, January 01 @ 10:30 PM Saturday, January 02 @ 7:00 PM FULL PRICE : $15.00 OUR PRICE : $7.50 |
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Broomstick Adventure : Saturday Night Special
Discover Houston Tours : Houston Join Sandra Lord on a three-hour fun and fact-filled bus and walking tour. History buffs will learn about the city's earliest cemeteries, historic buildings, and famous (and infamous) citizens. Bring your digital cameras and EMF meters to capture the evidence of some of Houston's most famous ghosts & spirits. Dates Available: Saturday, January 09 @ 7:00 PM FULL PRICE : $40.00 OUR PRICE : $25.00 |
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Urban War Zone Paintball : Sunday Special
urban war zone : houston Urban War Zone Paintball is downtown Houston's finest paintball field! Located deep in the heart of Houston, we are just 2 blocks off I-45 South - inside loop 610! The field is virtually minutes from anywhere in Houston. We have created an exciting paintball field - accessible to anyone in Houston metro area. We hope you'll enjoy playing our fields as much as we do. Dates Available: Sunday, December 20 @ 12:00 PM FULL PRICE : $27.00 - $44.50 OUR PRICE : $13.00 - $25.00 |
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ComedySportz 4 Kidz
ComedySportz Arena : Houston Created for our younger fans and their families, our ComedySportz 4 Kidz show features three all-star performers who invent the performance with the help of the audience. Dates Available: Saturday, January 02 @ 4:00 PM FULL PRICE : $8.00 OUR PRICE : $4.00 |
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Jack Mayberry - Laff Spot Comedy Club
Laff Spot Comedy Club : Houston Jack Mayberry has made over twenty-five appearances on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson and then Jay Leno. He can be remembered for his numerous appearances as Ross Perot in The Tonight Show sketches. Jack has appeared on numerous other television programs such as, A & E's "Evening at the Improv" and NBC's "Hot Country Nights." Dates Available: Friday, December 18 @ 8:00 PM Friday, December 18 @ 10:30 PM Saturday, December 19 @ 7:00 PM FULL PRICE : $15.00 OUR PRICE : $7.50 |
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Mystery Cafe's - Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre
Sheraton Suites Hotel : Houston Enter the glittering and cutthroat world of the professional Karaoke Singer in Mystery Cafe Houston's world premiere show! Someone is stalking the contestants of the Gulf Coast Regional Semi-Final Three Steps Before National Silver Microphone Karaoke Competition and it's up to you to find out who.....while there are still some crooners living! Dates Available: Saturday, January 09 @ 8:00 PM FULL PRICE : $54.95 OUR PRICE : $35.00 |
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ComedySportz Houston - Clean Comedy For Everyone
ComedySportz Arena : Houston Houston's longest running improv comedy show, ComedySportz features teams of improv comedians who compete for laughs as they make up scenes and songs on the spot. Not comedy about sports, but rather comedy played as a sport, similar to "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" on t.v. Dates Available: Friday, December 18 @ 8:00 PM Saturday, December 19 @ 8:00 PM Saturday, December 26 @ 8:00 PM FULL PRICE : $16.00 OUR PRICE : $8.00 |
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