MILLER OUTDOOR THEATRE IN HERMANN PARK
CALENDAR OF EVENTS AUGUST – NOVEMBER 2018
281-FREE FUN (281-373-3386) milleroutdoortheatre.com INFORMATION unmanned or remote controlled vehicles (such as Location drones, quadcopters, etc.) within Miller Outdoor 6000 Hermann Park Drive, Houston, TX 77030 Theatre grounds— including the hill and plaza— is prohibited by park rules. Something for Everyone Miller offers the most diverse season of professional Accessibility entertainment of any Houston performance venue — Look for and symbols indicating performances musical theater, traditional and contemporary dance, that are captioned for the hearing-impaired or opera, classical and popular music, multicultural audio described for the blind. Listening devices/ performances, daytime shows for young audiences, headsets are available at no cost at the Miller and more! Oh, and it’s always FREE! Security Desk one hour prior to curtain time. A valid Texas Driver License or state-issued ID Seating is required as a deposit. For information, visit ALL performances at Miller are FREE. Evening milleroutdoortheatre.com. events (excluding movies) require tickets for assigned seating in the covered area. Tickets are There are easily accessible wheelchair spaces in available while supplies last at the Miller Box the covered seating area. For information on Office from 10:30 AM to 1:00 PM on the day these and other seating accommodations, of the performance. Limit 4 per person age 16 call 832-487-7107 in advance. or older. Any remaining tickets are available one Visit Other Hermann Park Venues hour before the performance begins. No tickets Here are some of the highlights in beautiful are needed for daytime children’s performances. Hermann Park: The show goes on rain or shine. McGovern Centennial Gardens FREE For ticketed performances, all unoccupied seats are released five minutes before the performance The Houston Zoo 713-533-6500 begins. At management’s discretion all unoccupied Train Ride 713-526-2183 seats may be released at any time for any reason. Pinewood Café 713-429-5238 Hillside seating does not require tickets. The left Golf Course 713-526-0077 side of the hill is designated for lawn chairs Museum of Natural Science 713-639-4629 and the right side for blankets. (Including Planetarium and Giant Screen Theatre) Picnics Donors A picnic on the hill is a tradition at Miller. Bring your Miller Outdoor Theatre’s season of free performances is own or purchase food and beverages from the sponsored by the City of Houston under the supervision Miller concession stand and help support the of the Miller Theatre Advisory Board. Special thanks to theatre. Go to milleroutdoortheatre.com for a the following for their generous support: complete menu. Glass containers are prohibited in all City of Houston parks. If you are seated in the The Brown Foundation covered seating area, please ensure that your cooler The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts George & Mary Josephine Hamman Foundation is small enough to fit under your seat in case an The Albert and Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation emergency exit is required. Houston Endowment, Inc. Smoking The Humphreys Foundation Smoking is prohibited in Hermann Park and at Robert W. & Pearl Wallis Knox Charitable Foundation Miller Outdoor Theatre, including the hill. National Endowment for the Arts Kathrine McGovern / McGovern Foundation Recording, Photography, Texas Commission on the Arts & Remote Controlled Vehicles The Wortham Foundation Audio/visual recording and/or photography of any portion of Miller Outdoor Theatre presentations require the express written consent of the City of Houston. Launching, landing, or operating M
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BOLLYWOOD BLAST— LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO SHINYRIBS OM SHANTI: ONCE UPON A TIME 2018 season – part 2 August 17, 8:15 PM August 25, 8:00 PM IN BOLLYWOOD august CENTERPOINT ENERGY PRESENTS September 2, 8:15 PM KIEFER SUTHERLAND BAND Houston Shakespeare August 11, 8:30 PM Festival 2018 Produced by University of Houston The king of country-soul and Grammy Award-winning acapella swamp-funk-and-tickle delivers a group and South Africa’s Cultural hip shaking, belly laughing, Ambassadors to the World brings soul-singing, song-slinging, Court dancer, Om, is madly in their famous harmonies to Miller. down-home house party. love with the princess, Shanti, Presented by Miller Outdoor Theatre Presented by Miller Outdoor Theatre whose soul was song and dance HAMLET HEB PRESENTS THE until everything changed... Captioned July 31; INCREDIBLE INDIA: CULTURAL Expect a little country, rock, GREATEST LOVE: A TRIBUTE Produced by Indian Performing Arts-Samskriti Audio-described August 2 CONNECTIONS blues, and Americana driven by TO WHITNEY HOUSTON July 27, 29, & 31; August 2 & 4, August 18, 8:15 PM 30TH ANNIVERSARY PRODUCTION Sutherland’s gritty vocals and gift STARRING BELINDA DAVIDS 8:15 PM OF ALWAYS…PATSY CLINE of storytelling. August 26, 8:00 PM A young prince is summoned Captioned September 7; Presented by Miller Outdoor Theatre home to find his world turned Audio-described September 8 inside out, his mother remarried JOURNEY THROUGH CHINA VIII September 7 & 8, 8:00 PM to his uncle, and a ghost haunting August 13 & 14, 11:00 AM Based on a the battlements. Learn about the culture, tradition, true story of THE COMEDY OF ERRORS and history of China through Indian, Spanish, Sri Lankan, the friendship Captioned August 3; authentic Chinese dance! Thai, and African dances are all between beloved Audio-described August 1 Produced by Dance of Asian America connected through rhythmic country singer July 28, August 1, 3, & 5, 8:15 PM Don’t miss your chance to relive cadences and movement. Patsy Cline and a Double trouble comes to the port the magic of Whitney Houston! Produced by Indian Performing Arts-Samskriti devoted Houston city of Ephesus when two sets of Movies at Miller Starring the breathtaking voice of fan, Always…Patsy Cline features twins, separated as infants, pop up. Presented by Miller Outdoor Theatre Movies at Miller Belinda Davids with full band and GREASE dancers live on stage. 27 of her biggest hits! Mayhem and mirth ensue! Presented by Miller Outdoor Theatre August 14, 8:30 PM Presented by Miller Outdoor Theatre Produced by Stages Repertory Theatre COCO Grease is the THE WORLD IS DANCING: August 21, 8:00 PM THE LEGEND OF DRUMS— HOUSTON BALLET PRESENTS word! And it’s the AN INTERNATIONAL CELEBRATION 2017 Disney DRUMMING THE SKY AND EARTH AN EVENING OF STARS August 10, 11:00 AM 40th anniversary animated film August 31, 8:00 PM September 13–15, 8:00 PM Take a trip around of the film that about a boy Taiwan Ten-Drum Enjoy selections from some of the the world through launched the who journeys Art Percussion most recognizable and beloved this celebration careers of John into the Land of Group makes classical ballets of dance and Travolta and the Dead to seek its U.S. debut featuring Houston Ballet’s highest music from Olivia Newton-John. forgiveness from and only 2018 ranking dancers. JURASSIC PARK Mexico, Bolivia, his ancestors and to lift a curse. U.S. appearance Produced by Houston Ballet August 15, 8:30 PM India, and more! BEAUTY & THE BEAST at Miller with 25th anniversary EL GRITO AT MILLER: Produced by Ambassadors August 22, 8:00 PM a powerful performance of International Ballet Folklorico of the Steven LOS LIGADITOS It’s truly “A Tale Taiwanese drumming. Spielberg original. September 16, 7:30 PM as Old as Time” Presented by Miller Outdoor Theatre, Ministry CLASSIC ALBUMS LIVE PRESENTS Genetically PINK FLOYD: THE WALL with this 1991 of Culture in Taiwan, Taiwan Academy/Taipei engineered dinos August 10, 8:30 PM Disney classic… Economic and Cultural Office, Houston. run amok on a the most beautiful remote island. love story ever september told. VIVALDI VS. PAGANINI September 1, 8:00 PM Celebrate Mexican Independence REMEMBER WHEN ROCK WAS Day with the stirring Grito YOUNG: THE ELTON JOHN TRIBUTE ceremony followed by a rousing STARRING CRAIG A MEYER performance from Los Ligaditos! Note for Note…Cut for Cut, August 24, 8:00 PM audience favorite Classic Albums Presented by Miller Outdoor Theatre in partner- ship with the Consulate General Live returns with an exact replication of Mexico in Houston of the iconic double album. Presented by Miller Outdoor Theatre Mercury presents the multimedia orchestral concert, Vivaldi vs. Paganini. This is Mercury at its Where Houston takes Craig A Meyer as Almost Elton best—exuberant, welcoming, John and The Rocket Band star in and innovative! center stage! a magical musical journey Produced by Mercury celebrating the chart-topping hits of Sir Elton John. Denotes ticketed event for covered seating area. Presented by Miller Outdoor Theatre Denotes captioned performance. Denotes audio described performance. See website for details.
Schedule subject to change. Please visit milleroutdoortheatre.com for updates or call 281-FREE-FUN (281-373-3386). AFRICA RISING! NO BULLY HERE 39TH ANNUAL MOVING MYTHS: november September 18, 11 AM CELEBRATION CONCERT FESTIVAL CHICANO STORY TELLING THROUGH DANCE HORSES IN THE SKY BY September 27, 11:00 AM October 4–6, 7:00 PM October 24, 11:00 AM KIBBUTZ CONTEMPORARY See September 19 for description. DANCE COMPANY Produced by METdance November 3, 7:00 PM
LET’S MAKE A PLAY TODAY! October 25, 11:00 AM Discover the rhythms, rhyme and movement of the world’s second-largest continent! An informative and inspirational Presented by Young Audiences Houston celebration with music, dance, A cultural celebration of Chicano and celebrity appearances for music, from Tejano to Conjunto, With its technically strong and MOVING MYTHS: physically eclectic cast of dancers, STORY TELLING THROUGH DANCE students and schools committed to Mariachi and Orchestra— KCDC characterizes Israeli dance September 19, 11:00 AM to non-violence. one of the longest-running free at its best. Produced by Foundation for Modern Music events of this kind! Presented by Miller Outdoor Theatre Produced by Festival Chicano Taking suggestions from the CLASSIC JOURNEY LIVE audience, the Express Improv Players ANIMANIACS IN CONCERT September 28, 8:00 PM DIA DE LA HISPANIDAD create a spontaneous children’s November 9, 7:30 PM October 12, 7:30 PM play with costumes, props, and spur-of-the-moment songs! Produced by Express Children’s Theatre
Telling tales beside a campfire, RED BARAAT four travelers teach us about the October 26, 7:30 PM importance of honoring our Re-live your childhood and unique cultures while sharing and A tribute to Journey unlike any other. Take a ride with Journey Argentina’s culture shines through experience your favorite celebrating them together. Animaniacs live on stage in this Produced by METdance from their San Francisco roots the music of Ceibales de Salta, a to superstardom. popular musical group from the musical revue starring original cast and songs! RIVER OAKS CHAMBER Presented by Miller Outdoor Theatre birthplace of the Tango. ORCHESTRA: SEASON 14 Presented by Miller Outdoor Theatre Presented by Institute of Hispanic Culture Brooklyn-based Red Baraat brings OPENING CONCERT RHYTHM & WIND Houston, Inc. September 21, 8:00 PM September 29, 8:00 PM together Indian Bhangra beats A MUSICAL SALUTE RAMSEY LEWIS & and New Orleans Jazz for a TO VETERANS URBAN KNIGHTS raucous party! November 10, 7:00 PM October 13, 7:30 PM Produced by Asia Society Texas Center
THIS JOINT IS JUMPIN’: BIG BAND FAVORITES WITH THE
RICHARD BROWN BIG BAND Featuring guest conductor Paul October 27, 8:00 PM A concert to celebrate our Watkins, ROCO opens its 14th Wind and percussion nation’s veterans with a message season with a World Premiere instrumentalists take inspiration of healing, hope, inspiration, Commission by Maxime Goulet. patriotism, and peace. from Radiohead, Sigur Ros, A Miller debut! An iconic jazz Produced by River Oaks Chamber Orchestra Produced by Texas Medical Center Orchestra and other indie artists. leader for over 50 years with an SALSA Y SALUD! Produced by WindSync unforgettable sound and personality. INNER CITY NUTCRACKER September 22, 8:00 PM Special performance by Jazz Houston. November 14, 11:00 AM WELLS FARGO PRESENTS Houston Chamber Choir boasts a Presented by Miller Outdoor Theatre & 7:00 PM BALLET FOLKLÓRICO DE MÉXICO program of hits from the Big Band In this DE AMALIA HERNANDEZ 1,000 LIGHTS FOR PEACE Era that have won the hearts of September 30, 7:30 PM classic holiday October 14, 6:00 PM listeners over many decades. production of the Produced by Houston Chamber Choir Nutcracker ballet, children from the Texas’ biggest live Salsa and Dance PINOCCHIO October 30, 11:00 AM community show! Featuring international, audition, train, regional, and local artists. An and perform with elite dancers. original production guaranteed to Produced by City Ballet of Houston make you dance! The internationally-acclaimed, Beginning with a 5K Walk for Peace, Produced by Foundation for Modern Music award-winning folkloric dance the evening concludes with a I AM KING: THE MICHAEL company from Mexico returns to candle-lighting ceremony for peace. JACKSON EXPERIENCE DAVID GONZALEZ’ CUENTOS: TALES Produced by Mahatma Gandhi Library November 16, 8:30 PM FROM THE LATINO/X WORLD Miller with a spectacular production for the entire family. September 25, 11 AM OPEN DANCE PROJECT’S Presented by Miller Outdoor Theatre ENGINuity! october October 16, 11 AM Join Pinocchio on an adventure full of magic and wonder as he sings CINDERELLA IN SPAIN and dances his way to becoming a October 1–3, 11:00 AM real boy. Presented by Miller Outdoor Theatre The closest you’ll get to the King Cuentos paints a vivid picture of Experience the fun of spark plugs of Pop live in concert! Featuring the people and rich cultures of and pistons in this hyperphysical Halloween Jackson’s biggest hits including the Spanish-speaking world with performance. Movies at Miller “Bad”, “Billie Jean”, “Thriller”, colorful tales from the Caribbean, Presented by Young Audiences Houston and many more. Presented by Miller Outdoor Theatre Prince Paulo falls in love with a Presented by Miller Outdoor Theatre South America, and the Bronx! POLTERGEIST mysterious señorita at the fiesta— SPLENDID CHINA XIII Presented by Young Audiences Houston October 31, 7:00 PM but can he find her with no other October 19 & 20, 7:30 PM THE DIVINE MISS BETTE STARRING Ghosts commune CATHERINE ALCORN clue than the glass slipper she with an average November 17, 8:00 PM leaves behind? family through Don’t miss Aussie Produced by Houston Grand Opera the TV. Celebrate diva Catherine Halloween at Alcorn in her Miller with this critically acclaimed A spectacular collaboration of creepy classic! performance outstanding artists from China and Presented by Miller Outdoor Theatre channeling the Houston. great Bette Midler. Produced by Dance of Asian America It’s Divine! Presented by Miller Outdoor Theatre Schedule subject to change. Please visit milleroutdoortheatre.com for updates or call 281-FREE-FUN (281-373-3386).