Shelby's Social Diary

Symphony young professionals soar on the sounds of Idina Menzel to party wicked at Brenner's

By Shelby Hodge

10.19.11 | 10:23 am

Blue, the swinging patio bar, at Brenner's on the Bayou was packed with members of the Houston Symphony's Young Professionals Backstage Friday night when the group partied post-concert, hav ...

"Wicked" Halloween Party at House of Blues

House of Blues Houston

10.30.10

Flying monkeys, talking trees, and a hot air balloon — are just a few treats waiting for you behind these doors. House of Blues is giving a $10,000 cash prize to the winner of the costume con

The Fame Monster

Want to be famous? Theater District Open House turned out to be a great place to start

By Fayza A. Elmostehi

08.30.10 | 2:04 pm

Spending muggy Sunday afternoons outdoors in August never makes any sense to me. Unless I'm mashing the pedals and crashing into trees while falling off my mountain bike on some out-of-town tra ...

The Houston Symphony presents "Broadway Rocks!"

Jones Hall

09.03.10 - 09.05.10

Hear show-stopping numbers from the latest generation of Broadway musicals including Wicked, Mamma Mia, Lion King, Rent and more. Providing the vocal presence on stage, The Gay Men's Chorus joi

The Wizard and her

There's a new Wicked witch in town: Jackie Burns debuts as Elphaba

By Sarah Rufca

07.07.10 | 11:29 am

Anyone who has already seen Wicked in its Houston stint at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts has no doubt walked out humming a tune sung by the talented and captivating Donna Vivino. But ...

It's gonna be popuuuuular

Seven years in, Wicked still casts a spell

By Sarah Rufca

07.02.10 | 5:05 pm

Gone are the days when traveling musical productions were a pale imitation of the Broadway versions. They've been banished, at least from the land of Oz. Wicked, running at the Hobby Center ...

Houston a better venue than Dallas

Defying gravity (and dragons): Backstage with Wicked production stage manager Peter Van Dyke

By Sarah Rufca

06.29.10 | 1:36 pm

Walking into the grandeur of the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts, there's a man pulling on a rope to adjust a giant metal dragon holding court over the stage. It's all part of the mara ...

What are the odds?

It's not too late for chance: Wicked goes to a Hobby Center ticket lottery

By Caroline Gallay

06.23.10 | 4:30 pm

Seats for the Hobby Center's Wicked, which runs June 30 to July 25, are selling fast, but if you're worried about scoring tickets you just might have hit the jackpot. For every performa ...

Wicked at the Hobby Center

Hobby Center for the Performing Arts

06.30.10 - 07.25.10

Every wonder what really happened in Oz? As a prequel to The Wizard of Oz, Wicked gives the backstory of Glinda and the misunderstood Elphaba (Wicked Witch of the West). The musical was released in

The summer's toughest ticket?

The Lady Gaga of Broadway Shows: A Wicked return to the Hobby Center

By Caroline Gallay

04.21.10 | 6:14 pm

Broadway's most successful blockbuster ever, Wicked, is returning to the Hobby Center June 30 through July 25. The untold story of the wicked witches of Oz is based on the 1995 novel of the ...