Hairspray is coming to the Hobby Center courtesy of Theatre Under the Stars on October 5, and as a bonus it’ll be starting its weekday shows half an hour earlier.

On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights, performances will start at 7:30 instead of 8 p.m., TUTS public relations coordinator Misty Robertson announced.

It’s something TUTS is doing for its patrons, which seemed to make sense, because a lot of its offerings are family-type shows, Robertson said. The 7:30 starts will benefit kids who go to the shows during a school week, as well as adults facing an early morning at their jobs the next day.

All this, and there’s still time to eat out.

Margaret Downing is the editor-in-chief who oversees the Houston Press newsroom and its online publication. She frequently writes on a wide range of subjects.