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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 ONTROSE CA LU ME MA T I N BINZ O Celebrating T IN IN N C N A EW A J F ING AN E S N H LI ER O MA R 95 years of memorable NN A IN H PA C C R T GA KI D S RA NG RI D G VE AN R E AU R NATURAL B O F FREE performances. Help us celebrate LA SCIENCE W A N MUSEUM R O H E C RM KS A N with a gift to Miller. It’s easy! SUNSET IN N AC PA J A RK M D PARKING R IV RIDE E Mobile: Text GIVE to 832-648-4304 PARKING METRORail MILLER TO MILLER HERMANN PARK/ OUTDOOR Online: milleroutdoortheatre.com RICE UNIVERSITY OUTDOOR STATION THEATRE By mail: Miller Theatre Advisory Board, THEATRE P.O. Box 66267, Houston, TX 77266-6267 HERMANN PARK At the Theatre: the box office window PARKING and other locations IN GOLF N PARKING COU RSE N A F CA M PARKING BRIDGE HOUSTON ZOO OR EG CGR A E NORTH MACGREGORM V I R UTH D O K S R TEXAS A P MEDICAL N N CENTER A M R E H Mayor Sylvester Turner The Miller Outdoor Theatre facility is managed by Houston First Corporation. Riding to Miller is Easy on METRORail! Your ticket to first-rate entertainment is just a rail ride away! Why worry about parking and traffic when you can ride METRORail to Miller Outdoor Theatre with ease? It’s fast, direct, and convenient. Taking the rail is easy. Simply park your vehicle at METRO’s Fannin South Park & Ride Lot (Fannin at West Bellfort) or one of the other public parking lots along Main Street and hop on the METRORail. With 24 stops along the line, you have access to a bevy of enjoyable opportunities in the city without the worry of expensive parking and traffic. To get to Miller Outdoor Theatre using METRORail, exit at the Hermann Park/ Rice U Station or the Museum District Station, and you’re just a short walk away from top-of-the-line entertainment. For more information about METRORail, visit ridemetro.org or call the METROLine at 713-635-4000 and get moving. www.ridemetro.org 281-FREE FUN (281-373-3386) milleroutdoortheatre.com august september october november s m t w t f s s m t w t f s s m t w t f s s m t w t f s 1 2 3 4 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 26 27 28 29 30 31 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 28 29 30 31 25 26 27 28 29 30 Performance dates in bold 30 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.