Silver anniversary memories
Rise of the Wortham Theater Center: How it all began
Jun 2, 2012 | 4:30 pm

Photo by Jia Li
In the 1980s, everyone agreed that Houston needs a new performing arts center. Even a recession couldn't stop the Wortham Center from rising in downtown Houston.
The bricks and mortar have been in place at the Wortham Theater Center [https: /www.houstonfirsttheaters.com/worthamcenter.aspx] for 25 years. During those two-and-a-half decades, a whole new generation of Houston Ballet [https://www.houstonballet.org/]dancers and Houston Grand Opera [https://www.houstongrandopera.org/] singers, new artistic directors and new audiences have come to enjoy the two-theater complex. Many of them know little of the need and struggle to create this massive building, which has become a landmark in Houston’s vibrant Theater District.