Hobby Center

Located in the heart of downtown Houston, a premier entertainment complex in the Theater District

The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts is managed and operated by the Hobby Center Foundation, formerly known as the Houston Music Hall Foundation. The Foundation is organized as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. The Hobby Center opened its doors to theatre goers in May 2002. The mission of the Hobby Center Foundation is to expand Houston's reputation as a world-class cultural center by provi

MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG and WICKED star Katie Rose Clarke walks through her Broadway resume 11/04/2024

Katie Rose Clarke walks us through her incredible Broadway resume...and how lucky are we to have her on OUR stage in the Founders Club Nov. 15-16.

(peep the shout out to her hometown Friendswood!)

MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG and WICKED star Katie Rose Clarke walks through her Broadway resume Broadway.com editor-in-chief Paul Wontorek talks with the popular Broadway star as they walk through her career on a beautiful day in New York City. A segmen...

11/03/2024

Live at the Founders Club is back Nov. 15-16 only! Great seats are still available at thehobbycenter.org. Bring a group or meet new friends at intimate table seating! Full bar and light bites available before and during the show.

Presenting Sponsor: ExxonMobil

Photos from Hobby Center's post 11/02/2024

Fresh photo drop compliments of . Check out the cast coming our way in this brand new musical comedy Nov. 19-24.

Photo by Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman

11/01/2024

Katie Rose Clarke is the longest running Glinda in Broadway history and she is coming to OUR Founders Club stage November 15-16 only.

Photo (c) Joan Marcus

https://www.thehobbycenter.org/events/katie-rose-clarke-featuring-steven-jamail-music-director-and-piano/

10/31/2024

What a fun day! We loved hosting these students and Partnerschools.

10/31/2024

No matter the form, we celebrate corn! And YOU can celebrate National
Candy Corn Day by getting tickets to Shucked Musical!

https://www.thehobbycenter.org/events/shucked/

10/29/2024

We can't corntain our excitement! Shucked Musical opens in 3 weeks. Pop by the box office or our website for tickets!🍿

Photos from Apollo Chamber Players's post 10/28/2024
10/26/2024

With homecoming weekends happening all across Houston we are thinking about one Houston homecoming in our Founders Club cabaret November 15-16: Katie Rose Clarke and Steven Jamail!

Houston natives Katie Rose Clarke and musical director Steven Jamail first met doing community theatre in high school in Friendswood. Fast forward a “few” years, they are still partnering together writing music and playing cabarets around North America. These long time besties have created an evening of music specifically for this two night event on the Founders Club stage.

https://www.thehobbycenter.org/events/katie-rose-clarke-featuring-steven-jamail-music-director-and-piano/

Cheyenne Jackson | “Song For You” 10/24/2024

Want to know just what kind of vocal power and talent this big stage and screen star is bringing to our intimate concert environment...we have a sneak peek for you!

Great seats are still available for Cheyenne Jackson's "Signs of Life" on Saturday!

Cheyenne Jackson | “Song For You” Cheyenne Jackson: Signs of LifePart of the Glick Philanthropies Broadway at The Cabaret SeriesFriday & Saturday, March 8 & 9, 2024 | 8 PMEmmy and Grammy Awar...

Cheyenne Jackson Brings Signs of Life to Houston's Hobby Center 10/22/2024

Houston Press chats with Cheyenne Jackson about his very personal performance coming to our Zilkha Hall this Saturday night.

"It's me telling stories and singing some of my favorite songs and talking about life and lessons I've learned and telling a bunch of jokes....I do a version of Lady Gaga's 'Edge of Glory.' I do a song by Sam Smith. I sing a song from the Broadway musical 'The Full Monty' which I really love, has a lot of personal meaning."

Cheyenne Jackson Brings Signs of Life to Houston's Hobby Center Saying he wanted to branch out beyond concerts and cabaret work, performer Cheyenne Jackson (American Horror Story, Glee) explained how he came to write "a riskier" act that not only showcases his singing talents but allows his audiences to know so much more about him. "I felt much more exposed,...

Miki Abraham From the Shucked National Tour Slays Lulu's 'Independently Owned' 10/21/2024

We are definitely all ears for this! Shucked Musical is the next show in our Broadway at the Hobby Center season, playing November 19-24.

Miki Abraham performs an exclusive rendition of "Independently Owned," for Broadway.com The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal

Miki Abraham From the Shucked National Tour Slays Lulu's 'Independently Owned' Shucked is spreading its corn-fed message of love and community across the country in a newly launched national tour, and Miki Abraham is the nation's …

10/20/2024

One night only - this coming Saturday! Cheyenne Jackson, stage and screen star live in concert.

Tickets at https://www.thehobbycenter.org/events/cheyenne-jackson-signs-of-life/

Take a Peek at Rehearsals for & Juliet's North American Tour 10/18/2024

Ahead of tomorrow's on sale, check out this behind-the-scenes look at rehearsals for And Juliet Broadway North American Tour, playing here January 21-26.

Take a Peek at Rehearsals for & Juliet's North American Tour & Juliet, the musical that combines the pop hits of Max Martin with a feminist sorta sequel to Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, embarked on …

10/16/2024

A sneak peek at the soulful sounds and incredible talent on saxophone that Camille Thurman - Green will be bringing to our Founders Club performances tomorrow and Friday only!

Great seats still available at: https://www.thehobbycenter.org/events/celebrating-max-roach-and-abbey-lincoln-with-camille-thurman-and-darrell-green/

Interview: Cheyenne Jackson Performs SIGNS OF LIFE at The Hobby Center 10/16/2024

Our Beyond Broadway series is back this month with Cheyenne Jackson - live in concert!

Get to know the Grammy®-nominated, multi-talented stage, television and film actor, singer, and songwriter in this intimate concert evening.

Learn more about the performance here from his interview with BroadwayWorld:

Interview: Cheyenne Jackson Performs SIGNS OF LIFE at The Hobby Center I mean, my influences growing up? I went through a phase of everything was jazz! And it had to be old-school jazz! When I was about twelve or thirteen, I went to a yard sale. I found this CD. It was actually a tape. Billie Holiday, Lena Horn, Sarah Vaughn, Ella Fitzgerald. I'd never heard of any of....

10/14/2024

Meet Camille Thurman - Green and Darrell Green! They are performing in our Founders Club cabaret this Thursday and Friday.

Camille brings not only an original vocal style but also incredible skills on the saxophone, while Darrell is sure to impress audiences with his groove and good feeling on the drums!

After joining forces both personally and professionally, they have delivered musical magic together across the world for a number of years, and promise an elegant, amazing evening of Jazz at the Founders Club.

Presented with Jazz Houston

Tickets at www.thehobbycenter.org

10/11/2024

Join us in the Hobby Center's Founders Club for an intimate cabaret club experience.

Back for two nights only Oct. 17-18 in partnership with Jazz Houston.

Featuring Camille Thurman one of today’s most important saxophonists, but also one of our most skilled vocalists and drummer Darrell Green who provides groove and good feeling with every bandstand he is a part of.

Great seats still available at thehobbycenter.org.

A sneak peek of the club here from a previous Jazz Houston performance featuring Belinda Munro!

Photos from Hobby Center's post 10/10/2024

Enjoy priority access to And Juliet Broadway right now before the general public on October 18.

Use code: 21POP at https://bit.ly/AndJulietHOU

This hilarious new musical flips the script on the greatest love story ever told!

Photos by Matthew Murphy

Losers Cirque Company Showcase: Konkurz a Kolaps 10/10/2024

We are thrilled to be welcoming the internationally acclaimed Losers Cirque Company to the Hobby Center on Saturday for their only stop in Texas on this U.S. Premiere Tour.

Learn more about this incredibly talented group and their work:

Losers Cirque Company Showcase: Konkurz a Kolaps Děkujeme týmům Czech Contemporary Circus Showcase, CIRQUEON a PerformCzech. Autor videa: Jakub Dušek

Photos from Hobby Center's post 10/04/2024

Experience a fusion of acrobatics, dance and theatrical narrative with Losers Cirque: The Audition. A high-flying and ambitions show from an internationally acclaimed company of performers.

Saturday, Oct. 12 | The Hobby Center

Tickets at thehobbycenter.org.

Photos from Hobby Center's post 10/03/2024

Fly Dance Company is bringing breaking to our stage in a brand-new show - TOMORROW NIGHT ONLY!

Featuring special guest Olympian and FLY alum Jeffrey Louis “BBoy Jeffro”

PLUS GONZO247 will create a brand-new mural LIVE on stage!

Great seats still available at: https://www.thehobbycenter.org/events/i-will-fly-a-new-hip-hop-experience/

10/02/2024

Headed here to see Peter Pan this week?! Make sure to capture your musical moment with this new mural brought to us by our friends and venue sponsor Houston Area Lexus dealers. Northside Lexus Westside Lexus Sterling McCall Lexus Clear Lake Sterling McCall Lexus.

'Peter Pan' musical flies into Houston with multiracial cast 09/30/2024

Opening tomorrow Peter Pan The Broadway Musical!

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