Wortham Theater Center
501 Texas Avenue
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Houston, TX 77002
713-237-1439
http://www.worthamcenter.org/|
District: Theater |
Wortham Center is home to Houston Ballet and Houston Grand Opera. Since its opening in 1987, Wortham has entertained audiences totaling more than 5 million people. It has also served as the backdrop for hundreds of social galas, civic meetings, corporate and group events, and even weddings, further underscoring its role as a community center as well as a performing arts venue.
Bold and beautiful, the Wortham is a facility like no other. A wonder of technology, it is a masterful, creative playground for performing artists, and unrestrained in the exuberance of its architecture. Eugene Aubry of Morris Aubry Architects designed Wortham Center.
The facility features two theaters, the Alice and George Brown Theater and the Roy and Lillie Cullen Theater.
At 2,423 seats, the Brown is the "big house" at Wortham. The 17,000-square foot stage is primarily used for major performances by Houston Ballet and Houston Grand Opera. Despite its size, no seat is more than 138 feet from the stage.
The 1,100-seat Cullen Theater hosts smaller opera and ballet productions and serves other arts groups, such as Society for the Performing Arts and Da Camera of Houston and Mercury Baroque. Its intimate size is ideal for solo artists, chamber music, small touring shows and recitals.
Wortham Theater Center is managed by Houston First Corporation, Dawn Ullrich, president, and Michael Williams, building manager.
- RESTAURANTS
- Encore Cafe at Wortham Theater Center0.02 miles
- Hard Rock Cafe0.05 miles
- The Blue Fish Sushi0.06 miles
- BARS+CLUBS
- Lucie's Liquors0.05 miles
- PBR Houston0.07 miles
- Shark Bar0.07 miles
- HOTELS
- The Lancaster0.11 miles
- Club Quarters 0.38 miles
- Downtown Houston0.39 miles
- SHOPS+SERVICES
- BB's Cafe0.12 miles
- Bocci0.17 miles
- Design by Dorli0.17 miles
- PARKS
- Sesquicentennial Park 0.1 miles
- Jones Plaza0.13 miles
- Tranquillity Park0.18 miles
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