Prime Theater & Performing Arts in Houston: January 2023

Catch among the metropolis’s most fun upcoming performances, occurring all month lengthy, with our roundup of theater and performing arts productions in January 2023.

It’s a brand-new yr, and which means loads of new openings everywhere in the metropolis.

From beloved musicals to groundbreaking performs, thrilling dance and beautiful music, Houston’s performing arts organizations are kicking off 2023 on a excessive observe.

We’ve gathered among the finest performing arts and theater occasions going down in Houston this month, which you’ll be able to try beneath.

Prime 15 Performing Arts Occasions in Houston: January 2023

Opening This Month

• Broadway Throughout America presents Fairly Lady at Interest Middle | Tuesday, January 3 to Sunday, January 8 – The Nineteen Nineties rom-com film will get a Broadway makeover on this feel-good present based mostly on a guide from the movie’s legendary director Garry Marshall. $35 and up. Showtimes differ.
• Ishida Dance Firm presents Stirs Up All Issues at MATCH | Thursday, January 5 to Sunday, January 8 – With choreography based mostly on Ishida’s unique poetry, this efficiency provides an exploration of affection and reminiscence. $45 and up. Showtimes differ.
• ROCO presents Beer and Brass at Saint Arnold Brewing Co. | Wednesday, January 11 – The annual brewery occasion returns with musicians providing a bunch of nice brass ensemble taking part in whilst you sip craft brews. Seize a VIP cross and take residence a ROCO memento glass. $50 and up. 6:30pm.
• Classical Theatre Firm presents College for Scandal on the DeLuxe Theater | Thursday, January 12 to Saturday, January 28 – Six actors painting 16 characters on this nice comedy from the traditional canon, the place gossip flies sooner than fact. $25. Showtimes differ.
• Houston Grand Opera presents The Marriage of Figaro at Wortham Middle | Friday, January 13 to Saturday, January 28 – The corporate’s tackle this glowing Mozart comedy units the opera in Sixties Francoist Spain, awash in colours and costumes that evoke the Moroccan affect on Muslim Spain. Figaro, a servant to the Depend Almaviva is about to marry the countess’ maid, Susanna after which, hilarity ensues. $20 and up. Showtimes differ.
• Houston Symphony presents Riots & Scandals Competition at Jones Corridor | Choose Fridays to Sundays – This two-week pageant provides live shows that includes beloved masterpieces. The primary week, working from Friday, January 13 to Sunday, January 15, brings Bartok’s Miraculous Mandarin paired with Rachmaninoff’s third piano concerto. And within the second and ultimate week, working from Friday, January 20 to Sunday, January 22, Stravinsky’s Ceremony of Spring and Tchaikovsky’s piano concerto function. $30 and up. Showtimes differ.
• Broadway Throughout America presents Jesus Christ Famous person at Interest Middle | Tuesday, January 17 to Sunday, January 22 – The Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice megahit involves Houston in its fiftieth anniversary manufacturing. Telling the story of the final weeks of Jesus’ life, this musical created a smash when it debuted in 1971, and eternally cemented the rock musical as a power to be reckoned with. $40 and up. Showtimes differ.
• 4th Wall Theatre Firm presents The Sound Inside at Spring Road Studios | Thursday, January 19 | Ongoing – Adam Rapp’s play tells the story of a writing professor, used to being alone, and what occurs when she crosses paths with a promising pupil. Their relationship proves surprising and can power troublesome decisions. This manufacturing runs by way of Saturday, February 11. $32 and up. Showtimes differ.
• The Backyard Theatre presents A Midsummer Night time’s Dream at MATCH | Friday, January 20 to Sunday, January 29 – Shakespeare’s love quadrangle explores 4 misguided lovers who journey into the forest, solely to have their fates within the palms of the fairies who dwell there. $20 and up. Showtimes differ.
• Cambodian Rock Band at Alley Theatre | Friday, January 20 | Ongoing – On this play that blends storytelling with music, we observe a Khmer Rouge survivor who travels again to Cambodia for the primary time in many years, as his daughter is about to prosecute an notorious battle felony. Pulsing with music from Dengue Fever and Cambodian oldies, it takes audiences on a journey to a darkish time in historical past to discover the triumph of the human spirit. Please observe: this play comprises violence, language, and descriptions and depictions of genocide. This manufacturing runs by way of Sunday, February 12. $26 and up. Showtimes differ.
• Phases presents Roe on the Gordy | Friday, January 20 | Ongoing – When Roe v. Wade made abortion authorized in the USA in 1973, the nation’s panorama modified dramatically, pitting these on either side in a multi-generational battle. This play by Lisa Loomer explores the choice’s repercussions, specializing in two Texas ladies; Sarah Weddington, who argued the case earlier than the Supreme Court docket; and Norma McCorvey, a/ok/a “Jane Roe”. This productions runs by way of Sunday, March 5. $30 and up. Showtimes differ.
• Paradise Blue at Ensemble Theatre | Thursday, January 26 | Ongoing – When gifted trumpeter Blue considers promoting his jazz membership in Detroit, the fates of many are thrown into query. This drama is infused with music, and explores the connections that make us human. This manufacturing runs by way of Sunday, February 26. $34 and up. Showtimes differ.
• Houston Grand Opera presents Werther at Wortham Middle | Friday, January 27 | Ongoing – Massanet’s elegant opera is a narrative of unrequited love that cascades to a tragic finish. Hardly ever seen, this opera is again on the HGO stage for the primary time in 40 years. This manufacturing runs by way of Friday, February 10. $20 and up. Showtimes differ.
• Important Road Theater for Youth presents The Lightning Thief at MATCH | Sunday, January 29 | Ongoing – Based mostly on Rick Riordan’s bestselling guide, this musical finds a teenage Percy Jackson discovering he’s a demigod. Now, he should discover Zeus’ lightning bolt and stop a battle among the many gods. Advisable for fifth grade and older. This manufacturing rungs by way of Sunday, February 19. $20 and up. Showtimes differ.
• TUTS presents Chicago at Interest Middle | Tuesday, January 31 | Ongoing – A shrewd commentary on homicide and celeb, this multi-award–profitable musical is amongst Broadway’s most beloved. See for your self why it’s nonetheless going sturdy on the Nice White Means…and all that jazz. This manufacturing runs by way of Sunday, February 12. $40 and up. Showtimes differ.