18th Annual Houston Theatre District Open House
18th Annual Houston Theatre District Open House
For one day each year the downtown enthralled audiences with a open house of music and performances up-and-coming performances for 2012 seasons from the Alley Theatre, Hobby Center for the Performing Arts, Jones Hall and Wortham Theatre Center; AKA the Annual Houston Theatre District Open House.
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Our cultural hopping started out with a packed schedule in record high temperatures in Houston. First with ballet performances by the Houston Ballet II and then Houston Grand Opera, followed by a series of fantastic performances including the Broadway hit Chicago. The sexy temptress and black widow Velma Kelly always leaves the audience breathless and thinking “till death do we part”.
For the grand finale we walked a couple blocks through the heat to Jones Hall; where the Houston Symphony preformed from their 2012 repertoire of concerts John Williams “The Flight to Neverland” from Hook and Beethoven’s Overture to Corioland among several others. Robert Franz the conductor had a surprisingly charming sense of humor playing up to the packed house. I couldn’t help but think of “The Maestro” episode of Jerry Seinfeld; each such passionate conductors. My favorite was the romantic ending from Viva Puccini.
We applaud Capital One Bank for making this event possible. It is smart marketing on their part to provide people with an experience that is memorable, fun and entertaining. The next time I think of switching banks, Capital One Bank will surely be in my mind as a possible contender.
