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M I L LER
O U T D O O R T H E AT R E
I N H E R M A N N P A R K
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
AUGUST – NOVEMBER 2019
281-FREE FUN (281-373-3386)
milleroutdoortheatre.com
INFORMATION unmanned or remote controlled vehicles (such as
drones, quadcopters, etc.) within Miller Outdoor
Location
Theatre grounds— including the hill and plaza—
6000 Hermann Park Drive, Houston, TX 77030
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
hour before the performance begins. No tickets
Visit Other Hermann Park Venues
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 The Brown Foundation
in all City of Houston parks. If you are seated in the The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts
covered seating area, please ensure that your cooler 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.
The Humphreys Foundation
Smoking Robert W. & Pearl Wallis Knox Charitable Foundation
Smoking is prohibited in Hermann Park and at National Endowment for the Arts
Miller Outdoor Theatre, including the hill. Edward & Helen Oppenheimer Foundation
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 Cover Photo: Jeff Myers Photography
portion of Miller Outdoor Theatre presentations
require the express written consent of the City
of Houston. Launching, landing, or operating
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P.O. Box 66267, Houston, TX 77266-6267
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The Miller Outdoor Theatre facility is managed by
Houston First Corporation. Riding to Miller is Easy on METRORail!
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.
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)
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Performance dates in bold
2019 season – part 2 CLASSIC ALBUMS LIVE PERFORMS
THE WHO: WHO’S NEXT
August 30, 8:00 PM
WELLS FARGO PRESENTS
EL GRITO AT MILLER
September 15, 7:30 PM
NO BULLY HERE
CELEBRATION CONCERT
September 26, 11:00 AM
august DA CAMERA PRESENTS
Note for note, Celebrate Mexican An informative
THE MINGUS BIG BAND
August 17, 8:30 PM cut for cut— Independence day and inspirational
Houston Shakespeare it’s all about the with the stirring concert of
Festival 2019 sound for Grito ceremony music, dance,
Produced by University of Houston this group of musicians who followed by a and celebrity
Kathrine G. McGovern College of the Arts bring to life this classic 1971 tribute to Don appearances for
rock & roll album. Antonio Aguilar students and
Presented by Miller Outdoor Theatre with Antonio Aguilar, hijo, and schools committed to non-violence.
BACH & PIAZZOLLA special guest Sandra Echeverria. Produced by Foundation for Modern Music
Featuring Houston’s own August 31, 8:00 PM Presented by Miller Outdoor Theatre in partnership IN CONCERT: TIME FOR HOPE
Helen Sung on piano, this with the Consulate General of Mexico in Houston
September 27, 8:00 PM
Grammy Award-winning LIFE: L’CHAYIM! THE BEST LITTLE
JULIUS CAESAR Big Band celebrates the music KLEZMER BAND IN TEXAS
August 2, 4, 6, 8, & 10, 8:15 PM of legendary composer and September 17, 11:00 AM
Captioned August 6; bassist Charles Mingus.
Audio Described August 8 Presented by Da Camera
Mercury restages its popular
Civic duty multi-media orchestral experience,
wrestles with Movies at Miller combining seductive tango with
political ambition Presented by Miller Outdoor Theatre
the perfection of J.S. Bach.
in this fast BLACK PANTHER Produced by Mercury Chamber Orchestra ROCO opens its 15th season
and furious with Time for Hope, featuring a
production of Julius Caesar.
August 20, 8:00 PM september Try to escape the infectious spirit
world premiere commission
2018’s multi- AAJA – A TALE OF and high energy of Klezmer
AS YOU LIKE IT by Lisa Biewala, and guest
award-winning KARMIC DESTINY music: you’ll find it irresistible!
August 3, 7, 9, & 11, 8:15 PM conductor Mei-Ann Chen.
superhero September 1, 8:15 PM Presented by Young Audiences of Houston
Captioned August 9; Produced by River Oaks Chamber Orchestra
Audio Described August 7 film! The Black STORIES IN SOUND:
Panther defends SALSA Y SALUD
Adventure! PETER AND THE WOLF
Wakanda, a September 28, 8:00 PM
Romance! September 19, 11:00 AM
Mistaken technologically
Identity! An advanced country in Africa that
escape to the has hidden itself away from the
Forest of Arden takes lovers and rest of the world. PG-13
TOP GUN A flawless combination of
madcaps on a hilarious journey.
August 21, 8:00 PM Bollywood, Cirque and
9TH ANNUAL JOURNEY A beloved contemporary dance creates
THROUGH CHINA action-classic an intriguing and beautifully WindSync performs the
August 14 & 15, 11:00 AM where Tom Cruise, told story. Texas’ biggest live Salsa and
much beloved music for
Fun and a maverick Navy Presented by Indian Performing Arts-Samskriti dance show with international,
Sergei Prokofiev’s classic
interactive fighter pilot, regional, and local artists in an
LIFE COULD BE A DREAM Peter and the Wolf and acts
performance romances his all-original production!
September 6 & 7, 2019, 8:00 PM as narrators and characters in
instructor in an Produced by Foundation for Modern Music
of authentic Captioned September 6; this fully staged adaptation.
Chinese dance. elite training program. PG STREGA NONA
Audio Described September 7 Produced by WindSync
September 30, October 1 & 2,
Produced by Dance of
A TRIP TO THE MOON 11:00 AM
Asian America
FORMOSA CIRCUS ART September 20, 7:30 PM
August 23 & 24, 8:00 PM A kindly Witch
JEREMY MCQUEEN’SBLACK IRIS hires a new
PROJECT
helper—but
August 16, 8:30 PM
can he resist
temptation and
leave her magic
This feel-good jukebox musical pasta pot alone?
features doo-wop hits from the Presented by Houston Grand Opera
‘50’s and ‘60’s. A music and multimedia concert
Produced by Stages Repertory Theatre experience that celebrates the
H-E-B PRESENTS 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11
THE GREATEST LOVE OF ALL: moon landing.
A TRIBUTE TO WHITNEY HOUSTON Produced by WindSync
STARRING BELINDA DAVIDS
U.S. debut and only HOUSTON JAZZ FESTIVAL
September 13 & 14th, 7:30 PM September 21, 7:30 PM
2019 U.S. appearance of this
Texas debut of this NYC classical once-in-a-lifetime musical Houston jazz
ballet company that celebrates circus art experience, direct Masters Hubert
diversity and Black history from Taiwan. Laws and Shelley
through original works. Presented by Miller Outdoor Theatre, Ministry of Carrol lead an
Produced by Miller Outdoor Theatre Culture in Taiwan, Taiwan Academy/Taipei Economic all-star cast Denotes ticketed event for
and Cultural Office, Houston
of musicians, covered seating area.
performing on a set featuring the Denotes captioned performance.
Schedule subject to change. Please visit Whitney Houston’s musical sculptures, drawings, collages,
Denotes audio described
legacy is brought to life in this and paintings of critically
milleroutdoortheatre.com for updates or critically acclaimed tribute show. acclaimed visual artist Jesse Lott. performance.
call 281-FREE-FUN (281-373-3386). Presented by Miller Outdoor Theatre Produced by Houston Jazz Collective See website for details.
october LUNADA GRAND TAPESTRY THE HANDS OF LIBERACE
CIRQUE MECHANICS:
40TH ANNUAL 42 FT – A MENAGERIE OF
October 19, 7:30 PM October 25, 7:30 PM FEATURING PHILIP FORTENBERRY
FESTIVAL CHICANO MECHANICAL MARVELS
November 8, 7:00 PM
October 3, 4, & 5, 7:00 PM November, 16, 7:00 PM
A celebration of
Chicano music,
from Tejano
and Conjunto,
to Mariachi and
Orchestra in
one of the oldest
ongoing free cultural events Celebrate the Night of the
of its kind. Full Moon and the traditions of Rap and world music merge as
Latin America in this concert Grand Tapestry, an intriguing
Produced by Festival Chicano 42FT is full of theatricality and a
by Houston Symphony. new trio from California, create
1000 LIGHTS FOR PEACE modern sensibility, with a galloping
Presented by Mexican Institute of an epic tapestry of sound.
October 6, 6:00 PM Greater Houston, Inc.
mechanical metal horse and a
Presented by Asia Society Texas Center Award-winning Philip Fortenberry rotating tent frame for strongmen,
SYMPHONIC SPOOKTACULAR JUKEBOX SATURDAY NIGHT recounts Liberace’s life and work acrobats and aerialists.
October 20, 7:00 PM October 26, 7:30 PM through story and song. Presented by Miller Outdoor Theatre
Presented by Miller Outdoor Theatre
GEORGIA ON MY MIND:
DREAM OF AMERICA CELEBRATING THE MUSIC OF
November 9, 7:00 PM RAY CHARLES
November, 22, 7:00 PM
Celebrate the 150th birthday
of Gandhi with a 5K Walk for
Peace at Miller Outdoor Theatre, Experience Halloween chills
concluding with a candle lighting with an evening of horrifying
for peace ceremony. horns, bewitching bassoons,
Produced by Mahatma Gandhi Library and creepy classics courtesy of
14TH ANNUAL SPLENDID CHINA Houston Symphony. Return to a time when sock hops
October 11 & 12, 7:30 PM Produced by Houston Symphony and doo wop were all the rage The Houston premiere of
ALL ABOUT DANCE! – with the great rock ‘n roll music Ellis Island: The Dream of America,
FEATURING THE KINDER HSPVA of the ‘50’s! a composition for orchestra Celebrate the life and work of
CONCERT DANCERS Produced by Houston Chamber Choir by Peter Boyer with dramatic the incomparable Ray Charles
October 21, 11:00 AM performances from the Theater with Grammy Award winning
singers Take 6, Clint Holmes,
Movies at Miller Program of Houston’s Emery
Nnenna Freelon, saxophonist
Presented by Miller Outdoor Theatre Weiner School.
Produced by Texas Medical Center Orchestra
Tom Scott, and more!
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD
Presented by Miller Outdoor Theatre
October 31, 7:30 PM NATIONAL DANCE COMPANY
The original 1968 OF SIBERIA ANN HAMPTON CALLAWAY: THE
film restored and November 10, 7:00 PM LINDA RONSTADT SONGBOOK
remastered. After November 23, 7:00 PM
a man is killed
Stunning international by a zombie, his
collaboration between dancers Explore various dance forms— sister runs to a
from China’s top-ranking including ballet, modern dance, house where a
companies and Dance of jazz, and tap— and their distinct group of people are holed up
Asian America! characteristics. Great for all ages! trying to figure out their escape
Produced by Dance of Asian America Presented by Young Audiences of Houston from the flesh eaters.
Inspired by the history and
RUMPELSTILTSKIN SLIDES & SWING: A CELEBRATION
TOY STORY natural wonders of Siberia, this
October 16 & 17, 11:00 AM OF MUSIC IN TEXAS & BEYOND
November 2, 7:00 PM international dance company
October 22, 11:00 AM
To infinity enchants the audience Platinum award-winning artist
and Beyond! with traditional folk dances Ann Hampton Callaway celebrates
This critically accompanied by a melodic the many faces of love in Ronstadt’s
acclaimed CGI orchestra. iconic songs and career.
animated film Presented by Miller Outdoor Theatre Presented by Miller Outdoor Theatre
tells a fantastic
BORN TO DANCE
tale where toys come to life and
STARRING LOS VIVANCOS
adventures ensue. Rated G November, 15, 7:00 PM
Two powerhouse groups,
Paragon Brass and Jazz Houston, november
come together for a unique CONCERT BAND & SOLDIER’S
The classic fairy tale is brought program that blends tunes from CHORUS OF THE U.S. ARMY
to life with original music, wild early Texas to modern Jazz. FIELD BAND
antics, and audience participation Presented by Young Audiences of Houston November 3, 6:00 PM
as only the Panto Co USA can do. ALI BABA AND THE 40 THIEVES
Presented by Miller Outdoor Theatre October 24, 11:00 AM Extreme flamenco fusion of
DIA DE LA HISPANIDAD spectacular athleticism, great
October 18, 7:30 technical virtuosity, and artistic
razzle-dazzle from these 2019
“World’s Best” semi-finalists.
Presented by Miller Outdoor Theatre
A magical tribute to the culture of
Venezuela featuring musicians,
An original hip-hop spin on the
classic about a boy who learns
about consequences the hard Enjoy the Musical Ambassadors of
Where Houston takes
vocalists, and dancers in this 35th
annual dance and music program.
way when he decides to steal
from thieves.
the Army as they perform to serve
and inspire the American people.
Presented by Miller Outdoor Theatre
center stage!
Produced by Institute of Hispanic Culture Produced by Express Children’s Theatre
Schedule subject to change. Please visit milleroutdoortheatre.com for updates or call 281-FREE-FUN (281-373-3386).
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