Downtown's Wortham Theater Center was build entirely by through the largess of private sector in the 1980s, and today the multi-stage, multi-theater complex offerings works from some of Houston's most important arts groups, from heavy hitters like the Houston Ballet and Houston Grand Opera to scrappier outfits like Da Camera and Mercury Baroque.
Hurricane Harvey's unprecedented rains unleashed hell upon the Texas Gulf Coast, and Houston's Wortham Theater Center suffered brutal losses from the flooding.…