The Houston Theater District, a 17-block area in the heart of DowntownHouston, Texas, United States, is home to Houston's nine professional performing arts organizations, the 130,000-square-foot (12,000 m2) Bayou Place entertainment complex, restaurants, movies, plazas, and parks. More than two million people visit the Houston Theater District annually.
Houston is recognized as an important city for contemporary visual arts. The city is a prime stop for touring companies from Broadway; concerts and shows, from The Rolling Stones to Cirque du Soleil; and exhibitions for a variety of interests, ranging from the nation's largest quilting show to auto, boat, and home shows.
The Houston Grand Opera is the only opera company in the U.S. to win a Grammy, a Tony, and an Emmy. In 2007, Da Camera of Houston was awarded the CMAcclaim Award from Chamber Music America, for significant contribution to the cultural life of its region.
The Tony Award winning Alley Theatre, founded in 1947, is Texas’ oldest professional theatre company. The Alley is the third oldest continually operating theatre in the United States. It is considered to be one of the foremost theatre companies in the United States outside of New York City and was a pioneering company of the regional theatre movement.
One of the several attractions in the district is the Bayou Place Entertainment Complex—a large multilevel building that is home to full-service restaurants, bars, live music, billiards, multiple theaters, and art house films. The Revention Music Center - Formerly Houston Bayou Music Center and the Verizon Wireless Theatre- stages a variety of live concerts, and the [Sundance Theatre - Formerly the Angelika Theatre] presents the latest in art, foreign, and independent films.
Jones Plaza is in the district; it will be renamed Lynn Wyatt Square For The Performing Arts after Lynn Wyatt, in 2019, gave $10 million for a renovation.[4]
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^Ortiz, Alvaro "Al"; Elizabeth Trovall (October 7, 2019). "Houston Philanthropist Lynn Wyatt Gifts $10 Million To Renovate Jones Plaza". Houston Public Media. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
houston, theater, district, other, theater, districts, same, name, theater, district, disambiguation, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, ch. For other theater districts of the same name see Theater District disambiguation This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Houston Theater District news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Houston Theater District a 17 block area in the heart of Downtown Houston Texas United States is home to Houston s nine professional performing arts organizations the 130 000 square foot 12 000 m2 Bayou Place entertainment complex restaurants movies plazas and parks More than two million people visit the Houston Theater District annually Theater DistrictNeighborhood of HoustonMarker indicating the Theater districtTheater DistrictLocation within Downtown HoustonCoordinates 29 45 43 N 95 21 58 W 29 762 N 95 366 W 29 762 95 366CountryUnited StatesStateTexasCountyHarris CountyCityHoustonZIP Code77002Area code713Websitewww wbr theaterdistricthouston wbr org Contents 1 Rankings and recognition 2 Venues 3 Attractions 4 History 5 Parks 6 Transportation 7 References 8 External linksRankings and recognition edit nbsp Jesse H Jones HallThe district with 19 341 seats for live performances and 1 580 movie seats and is one of only five American cities with permanent professional resident companies in all of the major performing arts disciplines the Houston Grand Opera the Houston Symphony Orchestra the Houston Ballet Theatre Under the Stars and The Alley Theatre 1 2 3 nbsp The Wortham Theater CenterHouston is recognized as an important city for contemporary visual arts The city is a prime stop for touring companies from Broadway concerts and shows from The Rolling Stones to Cirque du Soleil and exhibitions for a variety of interests ranging from the nation s largest quilting show to auto boat and home shows The Houston Grand Opera is the only opera company in the U S to win a Grammy a Tony and an Emmy In 2007 Da Camera of Houston was awarded the CMAcclaim Award from Chamber Music America for significant contribution to the cultural life of its region The Tony Award winning Alley Theatre founded in 1947 is Texas oldest professional theatre company The Alley is the third oldest continually operating theatre in the United States It is considered to be one of the foremost theatre companies in the United States outside of New York City and was a pioneering company of the regional theatre movement Venues edit nbsp The Alley TheatreAlley Theatre Hubbard Stage Neuhaus Stage Hobby Center for the Performing Arts Sarofim Hall Zilkha Hall Jones Hall Bayou Place Wortham Theater Center Brown Theater Cullen TheaterAttractions editOne of the several attractions in the district is the Bayou Place Entertainment Complex a large multilevel building that is home to full service restaurants bars live music billiards multiple theaters and art house films The Revention Music Center Formerly Houston Bayou Music Center and the Verizon Wireless Theatre stages a variety of live concerts and the Sundance Theatre Formerly the Angelika Theatre presents the latest in art foreign and independent films History editEarly venues in the district were the Sam Houston Coliseum and the Houston Music Hall Parks editJones Plaza is in the district it will be renamed Lynn Wyatt Square For The Performing Arts after Lynn Wyatt in 2019 gave 10 million for a renovation 4 Transportation editThe district is served by METRORail light rail service at Theater District Station References edit Houston Arts and Museums City of Houston eGovernment Center Retrieved February 7 2007 About Houston Theater District Archived December 9 2006 at the Wayback Machine Houston Theater District Retrieved on December 16 2006 Performing and Cultural Arts Houston Downtown Organization Retrieved November 4 2007 Ortiz Alvaro Al Elizabeth Trovall October 7 2019 Houston Philanthropist Lynn Wyatt Gifts 10 Million To Renovate Jones Plaza Houston Public Media Retrieved October 11 2019 External links edit nbsp Texas portal nbsp Theater portalTheater District Houston Alley Theatre Da Camera of Houston Theatre Port Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Houston Theater District amp oldid 1164978851, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
