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University of Houston School of Theatre & Dance brings you At Home at the Zoo. America's greatest living playwright pairs his provocative classic A Zoo Story with a new prequel titled Homelife. Peter and his wife Ann survive a confessional that shakes their 15-year marriage. Homelife ends with Peter going to read a book in Central Park, where a chance meeting with a stranger named Jerry will change his life in an alarming way. Experience the intensity and honesty for which Albee is known. "...tight dialogue, a challenging premise and an unsettling ending." - New York Times Edward Albee is a member of the Dramatist Guild Council, has received three Pulitzer Prizes for drama, a Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement, as well as the Kennedy Center Honors and the National Medal of the Arts. He taught playwriting at the University of Houston from 1989 – 2003. |
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 Houston Grand Opera Presents - Chorus!Wortham Theater Center : Houston It takes two to tango...but hundreds to Chorus! This fully costumed and staged production, on the scale of the grandest of grand operas, stars the world-renowned Houston Grand Opera Chorus. With the Houston Grand Opera Orchestra under the baton of Music Director Patrick Summers, Chorus! is an unforgettable evening of music and spectacle. Dates Available: Friday, February 13 @ 7:30 PM FULL PRICE : $75.00 OUR PRICE : $49.00 |
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 19th Annual Battle Of The Sexes MatchComedySportz Arena : Houston Show your sweetie who's the boss by joining us in an all-out battle of the sexes at ComedySportz! On Valentine's Weekend ComedySportz will pit the burly men of ComedySportz against the lovely ladies of ComedySportz in a gender-bending competition. Dates Available: Friday, February 13 @ 8:00 PM Saturday, February 14 @ 8:00 PM FULL PRICE : $16.00 OUR PRICE : $8.00 |
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 Houston Single Source Presents - TGIF In Clear LakePapa Fajitas : Clear Lake This month we're happy to bring you a great party in your area on a night where you don't have to worry about work the next day – more time to party means more fun. come have a yummy margarita, and let Houston Single Source help you meet other Clear Lake Singles through fun ice-breaker games and caliente drinks from Mama Ninfas. Dates Available: Friday, February 13 @ 6:00 PM FULL PRICE : $10.00 OUR PRICE : $5.00 |
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 The Pie Dialogues - A World PremiereMain Street Theatre : Houston Dawn and Sean are the parents of Pie. She is the center of their world, the tie that binds these seeming opposites, even when the rest of life is tearing them apart. The Pie Dialogues follows Dawn and Sean through their lives as parents and individuals. Through a series of eight scenes representing eight different junctures in their lives, the play traces Pie's journey - and that of her parents - from toddlerhood to womanhood. Dates Available: Saturday, February 28 @ 8:00 PM Sunday, March 01 @ 3:00 PM Thursday, March 05 @ 7:30 PM More Dates: FULL PRICE : $20.00 - $30.00 OUR PRICE : $10.00 - $15.00 |
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 Alice in Wonderland - Company OnStageCompany OnStage : Houston A group of performers look for Alice in order to retell her story in Wonderland. Come fall down the rabbit hole with us in this exciting version of Alice's adventures - so close to the original in intention and feeling that you might suspect that Carroll himself had written it. Dates Available: Saturday, March 07 @ 11:00 AM Saturday, March 07 @ 1:00 PM Saturday, March 14 @ 11:00 AM More Dates: FULL PRICE : $8.00 OUR PRICE : $4.00 |
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 Musiqa Presents Lighting The WayHobby Center : Houston Musiqa and Stages Repertory Theatre collaborate on a program that includes musical works by Mary-Ellen Childs, George Crumb, Pierre Jalbert and a world premiere music-and-light show by Anthony Brandt and lighting designer Christina Giannelli, intertwined with scenes from past Pulitzer Prize winning plays. Dates Available: Saturday, March 21 @ 7:30 PM FULL PRICE : $16.00 - $32.00 OUR PRICE : $8.00 - $16.00 |
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 Doubt: A ParableCompany OnStage : Houston Sister Aloysius, the school principal, suspects that popular young Father Flynn is showing improper attention to the school's first black student. Set in 1964, this Pulitzer prize-winning drama explores how moral certainty and truth can collide with shattering results. A thought provoking evening of exciting theater. Dates Available: Friday, March 06 @ 8:00 PM Saturday, March 07 @ 8:00 PM Friday, March 13 @ 8:00 PM More Dates: FULL PRICE : $15.00 OUR PRICE : $7.50 |
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 A Room With a View PartyRA Sushi Bar : Houston Houston Single Source brings you A Room With A View. Meet new friends while gazing out over the Highland Village cityscape. Houston is big, sprawling and cosmopolitan - what better place to make new connections and mingle? Dates Available: Friday, February 27 @ 6:00 PM FULL PRICE : $15.00 OUR PRICE : $7.50 |
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 Bourne-Kylian-Walsh : A Masterful Mixed RepertoireZilkha Hall : Houston This red hot mixed rep program features the Houston premiere of the White Swan duet from British choreographer Matthew Bourne's smash hit Swan Lake-the longest running ballet on Broadway; a reprise of Jiri Kylian's powerful male solo Double You; and revivals of Walsh's romantic For the Two of You and his beloved Bello, winner of three 2005 Dance Europe Critic's Choice awards including best premiere. Dates Available: Thursday, February 12 @ 7:30 PM Friday, February 13 @ 7:30 PM Saturday, February 14 @ 7:30 PM More Dates: FULL PRICE : $17.00 - $42.00 OUR PRICE : $8.50 - $21.00 |
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 A Lesson Before DyingHCC Theatre One : Houston "Why, I would just as soon put a hog in the electric chair as this." That's the defense strategy offered for an uneducated young black man, falsely accused of murder and sentenced to die. When his family recruits a college educated man, a teacher to talk to the doomed prisoner and help him face his death with dignity, the two develop a friendship that transforms their lives. Dates Available: Thursday, February 26 @ 8:00 PM Friday, February 27 @ 8:00 PM Saturday, February 28 @ 8:00 PM More Dates: FULL PRICE : $8.00 OUR PRICE : FREE |
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 Harold & Maude - Museum of Fine Arts FilmsBrown Auditorium Theatre : Houston A disillusioned twenty-year-old (Bud Cort) obsessed with death-he stages suicide attempts and attends strangers' funerals-meets a lovable, eccentric eighty-year-old (Ruth Gordon) at a memorial service. Their friendship turns into a taboo romance, and together they explore the meaning of life. A cult favorite in the 1970s, Harold & Maude has now been embraced by a new generation of filmgoers. Dates Available: Friday, February 20 @ 7:00 PM FULL PRICE : $7.00 OUR PRICE : $3.50 |
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 Houston Brazilian Carnaval CelebrationBar Rio : Houston Celebrate Mardi Gras "Brazilian Style Carnaval" with the dynamic rhythms and non-stop entertainment at the Planeta Bar-Rio on Friday February 20. Featuring the Carnaval mix of Samba and Pagode of Sambajah. Dates Available: Friday, February 20 @ 9:00 PM FULL PRICE : $20.00 OUR PRICE : $10.00 |
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 bobrauschenbergamericaWortham Theatre UH Campus : Houston The U of H School of Theatre & Dance Present, bobrauschenbergamerica. Experience live-action poetry that explores the American landscape in a play that one of our greatest artists, Robert Rauschenberg, might have conceived if he had been a playwright instead of a painter. Dates Available: Friday, February 20 @ 8:00 PM Saturday, February 21 @ 8:00 PM Sunday, February 22 @ 2:00 PM More Dates: FULL PRICE : $20.00 OUR PRICE : $10.00 |
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 TGIF In The WoodlandsBrio Tuscan Grille : The Woodlands We're bringing parties to your area of town on a night when you don't have to worry about the next day. More time to mingle means more time to meet that someone special. Join us at Brio Tuscan Grille, where we spice up your winter with fun ice-breaker games and other fun singles from The Woodlands. Dates Available: Friday, February 20 @ 6:00 PM FULL PRICE : $10.00 OUR PRICE : $5.00 |
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 City Of God - Museum of Fine Arts Film SeriesBrown Auditorium Theatre : Houston This powerful true story of crime and redemption has won worldwide acclaim and numerous prestigious awards. The streets of the world's most notorious slum, Rio de Janeiro's "City of God," are a place where combat photographers fear to tread, police rarely go, and residents are lucky if they live to the age of twenty. Dates Available: Friday, February 13 @ 7:00 PM FULL PRICE : $7.00 OUR PRICE : $3.50 |
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 DJ Hype's Latin Stage Presents Frankie JPlaneta Bar Rio : Houston Blessed with a Love Man's passion and a B Boy swagger, singer/songwriter Frankie J is making his moves on stage at Planeta Bar Rio with sounds of both his sexy and soulful featured songs during his live stage production. Frankie will blend his lush R&B, hip-hop infused club tracks and an emotional directness that will touch your heart. Dates Available: Thursday, March 12 @ 10:30 PM: FULL PRICE : $50.00 OUR PRICE : $25.00 |
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ComedySportz 4 KidzComedySportz 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: Friday, Saturday, March 07 @ 4:00 PM FULL PRICE : $8.00 OUR PRICE : $4.00 |
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 Stages Repertory Theatre - Taking FlightStages Theatre : Houston Just weeks before serving as a bridesmaid in her best friend Rhonda's wedding, Adriana Sevan instead becomes Rhonda's bedside companion after Rhonda is horrifically injured on 9/11. For the next year Adriana devotes herself to aiding Rhonda's painful recovery—and risks losing herself in the process. In this unforgettable one-woman show, Adriana recounts her true-life experience with compelling honesty, earthy humor and vivid theatricality. Dates Available: Wednesday, February 11 @ 7:30 PM Thursday, February 12 @ 7:30 PM Friday, February 13 @ 8:00 PM More Dates: FULL PRICE : $30.00 OUR PRICE : $15.00 |
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 The Odd CoupleTexas Repertory Theatre : Houston The Texas Repertory Theatre Co., NW Houston's own critically-acclaimed professional theatre, launches its spring season with a classic comedy from the pen of Pulitzer-prize winning playwright Neil Simon, the hilarious and familiar The Odd Couple. Featuring performances by theatre founders Steven Fenley and Craig Miller as the mismatched Oscar and Felix respectively. Dates Available: Thursday, February 12 @ 7:30 PM Friday, February 13 @ 8:00 PM More Dates: FULL PRICE : $35.00 OUR PRICE : $17.50 |
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 Mildred's Umbrella - Compleat Female Stage BeautyMidtown Arts Center : Houston It is 1661, and the most famous portrayer of female roles on the London stage is Ned Kynaston. Like every other actor of this time, Kynaston is a man. A celebrity artist shining bright at the crest of the Restoration, Kynaston is applauded onstage and off for his interpretations of Shakespeare's ladies, especially his Desdemona and his famous "death scene.". Dates Available: Thursday, February 12 @ 8:00 PM Friday, February 13 @ 8:00 PM Saturday, February 14 @ 8:00 PM More Dates: FULL PRICE : $13.00 OUR PRICE : $5.00 |
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 It's Date Time! - Valentine's Day Cupid EventStag's Head Pub : Houston Looking for a Valentine? Come join the party! You will be matched up with other singles for a series of speed dates. It's the easiest & safest way to meet new people. So come out to Stag's Head Pub this Valentine's Day to find your match. Dates Available: Saturday, February 14 @ 1:30 PM FULL PRICE : $35.00 OUR PRICE : $17.50 |
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 A. D. Players Present - John, His StoryA. D. Players : Houston Performed off-Broadway in 1977, John, His Story chronicles the seven great signs performed by Jesus Christ in the Gospel of John. the come alive through people who bore witness to Him--His disciples, beggars, wedding guests, the wealthy, and the ordinary, everyday people. dynamic and lyrical, the drama of crises and the comedy of celebrations are astutely woven together in a telling tapestry of Christ's works. Dates Available: Sunday, February 15 @ 2:30 PM Wednesday, February 18 @ 7:30 PM Thursday, February 19 @ 7:30 PM More Dates: FULL PRICE : $29.00 - $35.00 OUR PRICE : $14.50 - $17.50 |
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Love Letters - Stage Right TheatreCrighton Theatre : Conroe A. R. Gurney's Pulitzer Prize nominated show about two lifelong friends who discover true love despite the distance between them. Using the epistolary form sometimes found in novels, they sit side by side at tables and read the correspondence - in which they discuss their hopes and ambitions, dreams and disappointments, victories and defeats - that has passed between them throughout their separated lives. Dates Available: Friday, February 13 @ 8:00 PM Saturday, February 14 @ 8:00 PM Sunday, February 15 @ 2:00 PM More Dates: FULL PRICE : $22.00 OUR PRICE : $11.00 |
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The Man Who Saved New OrleansEnsemble Theatre : Houston The Man Who Saved New Orleans tells the story of a family searching for life, love, and unity after Hurricane Katrina. The connection to their Creole heritage gave them strength, purpose, and a sense of family loyalty. Now they must rebuild their lives in Houston while facing raw truths that could crack their only foundation...each other Dates Available: Saturday, February 14 @ 2:00 PM Saturday, February 14 @ 8:00 PM Sunday, February 15 @ 3:00 PM More Dates: FULL PRICE : $18.00 - $27.00 OUR PRICE : $9.00 - $13.50 |
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Shecky's Girls Night Out HoustonThe Crystal Ballroom : Houston America's favorite shopping party, Shecky's Girls Night Out, returns to Houston! Shop up to 50 emerging designers on sale. Sip delicious cocktails & beverages. Sample cool products and services. Score Shecky's Famous Goodie Bag full of fashion, beauty, and fun goodies worth up to $100. Dates Available: Wednesday, March 04 @ 5:00 PM Thursday, March 05 @ 5:00 PM FULL PRICE : $25.00 OUR PRICE : $12.50 |
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Broadway Babies - Bayou City Performing ArtsJones Hall : Houston A concert supporting children's health programs. Act I features Bayou City Chorale (men and women) in their second stand-alone performance with Doctors Orchestra of Houston providing the music. BCC will sing a 35-minute choral work, The Old Turtle, based on the best-selling children's book of the same name.... Dates Available: Tuesday, March 17 @ 7:30 PM FULL PRICE : $22.00 OUR PRICE : $11.50 |
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The Hero Squad vs. the Princess SnatchersA. D. Players Childrens Theatre : Houston A Texas Premiere: The Hero Squad of Metro Valley, Iowa is a superhero team on the rise. After stumbling onto a nefarious plan by the evil Nikolai Oshkoshbgoshikov, the Hero Squad learns that you can't judge people by their appearance. It's a comic book show of adventure, friendship, acceptance, and dreams. Dates Available: Friday, February 13 @ 11:30 AM Friday, February 13 @ 7:00 PM Saturday, February 14 @ 1:00 PM More Dates... FULL PRICE : $11.00 OUR PRICE : $5.50 |
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Mystery Cafe's : Murder Mystery Dinner TheatreSheraton 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, February 21 @ 7:30 PM FULL PRICE : $54.95 OUR PRICE : $35.00 |
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Houston Family Arts Center Presents: The Diary of Anne FrankTexas Repertory Theatre : Houston Adapted from Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, edited by Otto Frank. Winner of the 1956 Pulitzer Prize, Tony Award, Critics Circle Award, and virtually every other coveted prize of the theatre. Dates Available: Friday, February 27 @ 8:00 PM Saturday, February 28 @ 8:00 PM Sunday, March 01 @ 3:00 PM More Dates... FULL PRICE : $14.00 OUR PRICE : $7.00 |
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The Sorcerer's Other ApprenticeCompany OnStage : Houston Chip wants to be a genuine wizard, not just an apprentice. Merwyn, a wise Sorcerer, sends Chip on a special quest to meet a very independent princess, a fiercely funny dragon, and to discover that he is a real wizard after all. Dates Available: Saturday, February 14 @ 11:00 AM Saturday, February 14 @ 1:00 PM FULL PRICE : $8.00 OUR PRICE : $4.00 |
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Arms and The ManCompany OnStage : Houston When an idealistic young lady from Bulgaria duels with a Swiss mercenary soldier can romance be far behind? In Shaw’s enchanting comedy concepts of honor, valor, war and romantic love are challenged with surprising results. A timeless play from the great G.B.S. Dates Available: Friday, February 13 @ 8:00 PM Friday, February 14 @ 8:00 PM FULL PRICE : $15.00 OUR PRICE : $7.50 |
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ComedySportz HoustonComedySportz 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, February 20 @ 8:00 PM Friday, February 21 @ 8:00 PM Friday, February 27 @ 8:00 PM More Dates: FULL PRICE :$16.00 OUR PRICE : $8.00 |
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Jammie Lissow- Laff Spot Comedy ClubLaff Spot : Houston Jamie is one of the youngest performers working the national comedy circuit. Lissow has written for Seinfeld and been a guest on the Tonight Show. Jamie entertainingly shares his diverse life experiences from being a bodybuilder to being a caliber drinker. A show you don't want to miss. Dates Available: Friday, February 13 @ 8:00 PM Friday, February 13 @ 10:30 PM Saturday, February 14 @ 7:00 PM FULL PRICE : $15.00 OUR PRICE : $7.50 |
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Urban War Zone Paintball : Sunday SpecialUrban 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! Dates Available: Sunday, February 15 @ 12:00 PM FULL PRICE : $27.00 - $44.50 OUR PRICE : $13.00 - $25.00 |
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Family Improv Houston at Third Coast ComedyThird Coast Comedy : Houston With a similar format to "Who's Line is it Anyway?" with Drew Carey, our in-house improv experts delight and entertain you and your family. This is good old fashion clean family fun at its best. Dates Available: Friday, February 13 @ 7:30 PM Friday, February 20 @ 7:30 PM More Dates: FULL PRICE : $10.00 OUR PRICE : $5.00 |
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Broomstick Adventure : Saturday Night SpecialDiscover 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, March 07 @ 7:00 PM FULL PRICE : $35.00 OUR PRICE : $20.00 |
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CrossroadsThird Coast Comedy : Houston Crossroads (Population 38) is the place where the chicken originally crossed the road. People that are hatched in Crossroads usually never fly the coop. They have done their best to hold on to their heritage while keeping up with an ever-changing world that does not understand the Crossroads lifestyle. Now the world is knocking, asking that they change or fall behind. What will they do? Dates Available: Saturday, February 14 @ 8:00 PM FULL PRICE : $15.00 OUR PRICE : $7.50 |
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Blues Revue - A Tribute to the Blues BrothersThird Coast Comedy : Houston Third Coast Comedy presents Houston's Own Blues Brothers in A Blues Musical Revue. The Blues Revue, A Tribute to the Blues Brothers Jake and Elwood. Starring Tom Sofka as Jake and Dave Howell-DePew as Elwood. Dates Available: Saturday, February 21 @ 8:00 PM FULL PRICE : $25.00 OUR PRICE : $12.50 |
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