The month of June is quickly coming to a close, but before you start planning for the next three-day holiday weekend, don’t forget to make plans for this weekend first. From a classic album live on stage to the return of a beloved dance company, we’ve got some suggestions if you’re at a loss. Keep reading for these and more below.
Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, a dance company founded in 1974 by Peter Anastos, Anthony Bassae, and Natch Taylor with a simple goal – present “all-male parodies of classical ballets” – celebrated their 50th anniversary last year. The Trocks, now in the midst of their 50th anniversary season, will swing by Houston’s Wortham Theater Center, courtesy of Performing Arts Houston, on Thursday, June 26, at 7:30 p.m. Dancer Robert Carter has said, “We make it so that everyone can attend, from children to grown people. It’s strictly entertainment, not a political statement. They get to laugh, and for those two hours, let go of their cares for a while.” A second performance is scheduled for Friday, June 27, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets for either performance can be purchased here for $39 to $109.
Hilario “Larry” Ramos Jr. may not be a household name, but history remembers the late Filipino American musician as the first Asian American artist to win a Grammy Award. Several years later, in 1966, he joined sunshine pop outfit The Association, and on Friday, June 27, at 6 p.m., Asia Society Texas will welcome The Association for a live performance and screening of Along Comes Larry: The Larry Ramos Story. Following the film and a conversation with the artists, the concert will take place from 7 to 8 p.m. Tickets for the film screening and concert are available here for $50. VIP tickets, priced at $250, are also available and include reserved seating for the screening and concert, paid parking, entry to a VIP reception with dinner (from 8:30 to 10 p.m.), and a meet-and-greet with The Association.
When it comes to Houston institutions, you have to include Tamarie Cooper’s annual summer show for The Catastrophic Theatre, which will return for its 28th annual edition on Friday, June 27, at 7:30 p.m. at the MATCH under the name Another Ding Dang Tamarie Show. Cooper recently spoke with the Houston Press and shared that this year’s show, co-written by Cooper and writing partner Patrick Reynolds, “really sort of examines the creative process that I go through and also kind of downs to why do I do this great big show. Why do we do it year after year.” Performances will continue through August 2 and are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Thursdays and Monday, July 14, 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 2:30 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are pay-what-you-can and can be purchased here.
For the first time, you can experience the fourth film in the Harry Potter series with a live orchestra behind it when the Houston Symphony presents Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire in Concert on June 27, at 7:30 p.m. at Jones Hall. The film is the first in the series without a John Williams’s score, with Patrick Doyle taking the wheel from Williams following a scheduling conflict and shedding “a large portion of the quaint, jovial tunes Williams had created” to “dial in on haunting, spine-tingling compositions” – apt for the teenage wizard’s first face-to-face meeting with the evil Voldemort. The concert will be performed twice more, at 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 28, and Sunday, June 29. Tickets for any of the three performances can be purchased here for $57 to $97.
In Charles Blackwell, Henry Kreiger and Robert Lorick’s The Tap Dance Kid, which will open at The Ensemble Theatre on Friday, June 27, at 7:30 p.m., a 10-year-old girl wants to dance, and it puts her at odds with her father. Alde Lewis, who will play the part of the girl’s grandfather, recently told the Houston Press that The Tap Dance Kid is “a wonderful musical and a lot of kids will love the show. It’s a family show. So, the adults are going to love it, they’ll be able to reminisce in terms of the great tap dancers that they were able to watch on stage over the years.” Performances will continue at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays, 2 p.m. Saturdays, and 3 p.m. Sundays through July 27. Tickets can be purchased here for $40 to $65.
Celebrate the conclusion of Houston Contemporary Dance Company sixth season on Friday, June 27, at 8:30 p.m. when the company visits Miller Outdoor Theatre to present Resilience. The program will pull from the company’s signature repertoire as well as feature a world premiere by Houston-based choreographer Travis Prokop and new works from fellow Houstonian Stacey Allen and Jacob’s Pillow Choreographic Fellow Natasha Adorlee. Houston Contemporary 2, their second company, will also be on hand to perform. The performance is free, and you can reserve a ticket here starting at 10 a.m. today, Thursday, June 26, or you can plan to sit on the Hill, where no ticket is required. If you can’t make it out to Miller, the performance will be livestreamed on the Miller Outdoor Theatre website, YouTube channel, and Facebook page.
Pride Month festivities will culminate on Saturday, June 28, with the 47th Annual Official Houston Pride LGBT+ Celebration Festival and Parade downtown at City Hall. Singer-songwriter Asiahn will headline the festival, which also promises more live performances, DJs, a Family Fun Zone, and more. Following the festival, scheduled from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., one of the only night-time Pride parades in the country will kick off at 7 p.m. As always, the parade is free to view. General admission to the festival is free for children 12 and under and seniors 60 and over, with tickets for everyone else available here for $13.12 (and buy now, because ticket prices will increase day-of.) VIP tickets can also be purchased for $287.18, which include perks like a dedicated entrance, open bar, parade viewing from a grandstand, and more.
The story behind Fleetwood Mac’s 1977 Grammy Award-winning album Rumours “is one of rock’s most famous soap operas.” The behind-the-scenes drama “surfaced in brutally honest lyrics, transforming the album into a tantalizing he-said-she-said romantic confessional,” making everyone who listened to the record – which is practically everyone, as its one of the highest-selling albums of all time – “a voyeur to the painful, glamorous mess.” On Saturday, June 28, at 8:30 p.m., Classic Albums Live will return to Miller Outdoor Theatre to Rumours in its entirety, including iconic songs like “Go Your Own Way,” “The Chain,” and “Dreams,” followed by a set of Fleetwood Mac’s greatest non- Rumours hits. The performance is free, and you can reserve a ticket here starting at 10 a.m. today, Friday, June 27, or you can plan to sit on the Hill (no ticket required).
