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( 713-315-2525; www.thehobbycenter.org ; 800 Bagby St) Hobby Center for the Performing Arts is
home to the acclaimed Theatre Under the Stars ( www.tuts.com ) , which produces big-budget,
Broadway-style musicals (actually inside and in air-conditioned comfort, despite the com-
pany's name).

Jones Hall for the Performing Arts
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( www.houstonfirsttheaters.com ; 615 Louisiana St) Jones Hall hosts the Houston Symphony Orchestra (
713-224-7575; www.houstonsymphony.org ) and the Society for the Performing Arts ( 713-227-4772;
www.spahouston.org ) , which brings world-class dance troupes to town. Contact the organiza-
tion, rather than the theater, for tickets.

Wortham Center
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( www.houstonfirsttheaters.com ; 501 Texas Ave) Wortham Center is an impressive, multi-venue com-
plex that is home to the Houston Ballet (

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713-227-2787; www.houstonballet.org ) and the Houston

tickets 713-228-6737; www.houstongrandopera.org ) , both highly regarded nationally. Grand Opera (

Bayou Music Center
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( 713-230-1666; http://bayoumusiccenter.com ; 520 Texas Ave, Bayou Place) This massive venue lures an
interesting array of entertainers, from Sesame Street Live to LL Cool J to the Houston
Roller Derby girls.

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