Hotel Near Downtown Houston Texas USA Theatre District
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Home to Houston's nine world-class performing arts organizations, the 130,000 square foot Bayou Place entertainment complex in downtown Houston, also encompasses several restaurants, movies, plazas, and parks.
Click here for an interactive map powered by Google to Houston Theatre District from the Holiday Inn Reliant Park Medical Center Area Hotel.
With 12,948 seats for live performances and 1,480 movie seats, The Houston Theater District is ranked second in the nation behind New York City for the number of theater seats in a concentrated downtown location and is one of only five cities with permanent professional resident companies in all of the major performing arts disciplines of opera, ballet, music, and theater.
More than two million people visit the Houston Theater District annually to experience the best live theatre and cinema entertainment.
And the performing arts companies in the area are heavy-hitters. The Houston Grand Opera is the only opera company in the U.S. to win a Grammy, a Tony and an Emmy. Houston Ballet is the fifth largest ballet troupe in the country and the youngest of the major national dance companies in America. The Houston Symphony performs more than 200 concerts throughout the world for more than 300,000 people each year.
The Gus S. Wortham Center is a 437,000 square-foot facility that could fit a six-story building into the Grand Foyer and three football fields on the roof. There is the same amount of wiring in Wortham Center as would be found in a 75-story office building.
The Theater District's resident performing arts companies include:
- Alley Theatre Broadway in Houston
- Da Camera of Houston Houston Ballet
- Houston Grand Opera Houston Symphony
- Society for the Performing Arts Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS)
Uniquely Houston Performing Arts Halls Include:
- Alley Theatre
- Hobby Center for the Performing Arts
- Jesse H. Jones Hall for the Performing Arts
- Verizon Wireless Theater
- Wortham Theater Center (pictured above)
Bayou Place Entertainment Complex Venues Include:
- Angelika Film Center
- Bar Houston
- Slick Willie's Downtown
- Mingalone Italian Bar and Grill
- Sake Lounge
- Hard Rock Cafe
- Verizon Wireless Theater
Plaza and Parks Include:
Visit the official website linked at the bottom of this page for more information about Houston Theatre District including a complete listing of upcoming shows and special events.
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