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Comic legend Jerry Seinfeld pops in to Houston for new concert

Jerry Seinfeld will perform in The Woodlands in June.

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One of America’s most successful comedians is returning to the Houston area this summer. Jerry Seinfeld will perform at The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in The Woodlands on Saturday, June 7.

Tickets go on sale this Friday, March 14 at 10 am on livenation.com. Various presales begin this Tuesday, March 11 and continue throughout the week.

For now, the dates appears to be a one-off without any other dates in Texas. Seinfeld is currently in the middle of a 24-city tour that runs from February 21 in Rockford, IL to May 30 in Madison, WI. He'll go back on the road in July and August with a few dates in Canada and New England. His most recent Houston-area appearance was in 2024 at the Smart Financial Centre in Sugar Land.

His eponymous TV show Seinfeld, made in collaboration with comedian Larry David, ran for nine seasons and earned countless awards, including 10 Emmy wins and 68 nominations; solidified iconic comedic acting careers like that of Julia Louis-Dreyfus; and has inspired other influential sitcoms as well as an ongoing list of increasingly odd parodies.

Seinfeld's big break came on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson in 1981, and like many comedians his best work has always revolved around others in show business, including the more recent (2012-2019) web series Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.

He has also ventured into writing films (Bee Movie) and books (Is This Anything?), and chairs for the Good+ Foundation, which addresses generational poverty and the role of fathers.

Fans can see Seinfeld's most recent work in the 2024 Netflix movie Unfrosted. A 2017 Netflix special called Jerry Before Seinfeld also gives fans a closer look at other parts of the comedian's career.

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Brianna Caleri contributed to this article.

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teamwork makes the dream work

Arizona-based interactive venue opens in Houston with 24 challenges

Two players in the Cat Burglar room at Bam Kazam.

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Physical and mental tasks are part of the fun at Bam Kazam.

Houston's live action arcade boom continues with the opening of Bam Kazam, a massive new challenge room facility located in the former Railway Heights Market space in Lazybrook/Timbergrove (8200 Washington). Opening this Saturday, September 12, it is the company's third location since starting in Scottsdale, Arizona, in 2021 and the first one in Texas.

Catering to adults, the idea of Bam Kazam is to roleplay big budget cinematic adventures like solving puzzles in ancient tombs or being part of a heist. The facility contains 24 different levels across 25,000 square foot of space. Players are given up to two hours to complete rooms, with most rooms requiring between 1-5 minutes. Teamwork is key to succeeding.

“If you’ve ever watched an action movie and thought, ‘I could do that,’ well come find out,” Bam Kazam founder Victor Blake said in a statement. “Bring the friend who thinks they’re the brains and the one who thinks they’re the athlete. You’re going to need each other.”

Rooms in the Houston location include Rat Trap, where players navigate through a giant mousetrap to avoid an equally giant cat; a Cat Burglar scenario that involves rope walks to steal a priceless painting; and a ruined city full of logic puzzles inspired by the Indiana Jones franchise.

Tickets for Bam Kazam are $39 per player with a three-player minimum per team. Every possible room is available with a ticket, and players have unlimited tries per room to solve them. Tickets are half-off ($19.50) during opening weekend when purchased through the website.

Houston has been enjoying a boom in live-action themed gaming since the end of COVID. Sandbox VR opened earlier this year, following Activate debuting in the city in 2023 and the Department of Wonder in 2022.

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Physical and mental tasks are part of the fun at Bam Kazam.

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